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LeBron James Says Goodbye to Miami; Going Home to Cleveland

"The Heat couldn’t put the right team together. That’s absolutely not true." James said.

(CLEVELAND) - After several days of hemming and hawing, LeBron James is going back to where his NBA career: the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Sports Illustrated‘s Lee Jenkins broke the story that had been at the forefront of the NBA nation’s mind with his report that was filed shortly after 12:20 p.m. EST.

Oregon State CB Nelson on Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List

Steven Nelson, who transferred to Oregon State in 2013, earned a starting spot five games into last season.

(CORVALLIS, Ore ) - Oregon State cornerback Steven Nelson has been named to the 2014 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, released Thursday by the Football Writers Association of America.

Nelson is among 17 players from the Pac-12 Conference and 81 overall nominated for the best defensive player in America.

Blazers Welcome Kaman, Blake to Rip City

“Having played 11 years already I’ve experienced the ups and the downs,” said Kaman, who played 39 games last season with the Lakers.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - Since assuming the role of Portland’s general manager in the summer of 2012, Neil Olshey has focused his efforts on keeping the players who are already on Portland’s roster happy while making cost-effective acquisitions that add talent while preserving flexibility.

Olshey continued that trend Thursday with free agent signings of veterans Chris Kaman and Steve Blake, moves which are expected to bolster Portland’s bench unit while not requiring the team to take on long-term, high-dollar value contracts.

Volcanoes Use 4-Run Rally to Defeat Eugene

The Volcanoes head north to Hillsboro to battle the first place Hops Friday night.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Thursday night provided a back and forth contest at Volcanoes Stadium, but Salem-Keizer was able to break through permanently with a four run rally in the bottom of the sixth, as the Volcanoes defeated the Eugene Emeralds 6-5.

Two of those runs came off the bat of Tyler Hollick, who slapped a double down the left field line with two outs.

Oregon Six Pack on Award Watch Lists

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(EUGENE, Ore. ) - Two awards watch lists released Thursday listed a total of six Ducks, including two making second appearances on the series of 2014 preseason watch lists being released this week and next.

Senior center Hroniss Grasu was one of three UO linemen named to the Outland Trophy watch list on Thursday, two days after Grasu received similar mention from the Rimington Trophy.

Cavs One Step Closer to LeBron James Return

James is scheduled to attend the World Cup final in Brazil this weekend.

(CLEVELAND) - The three-team trade that gave the Cavaliers salary cap space to possibly land LeBron James is official.

Cleveland sent guard Jarrett Jack and swingman Sergey Karasev to Brooklyn and center Tyler Zeller and a first-round draft pick to Boston.

Reports: Steve Blake Signs Two Year Deal with Blazers

The contract is worth a reported $4.2 million with a player option for the second year.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - Steve Blake is coming back to the Trail Blazers.

A person with knowledge of the deal who cannot comment until it is formally announced confirmed Thursday that the free agent point guard has signed a two-year deal with Portland.

Emeralds Hold Off Volcanoes, 8-6

Coming off of three impressive outings, Drew Leenhouts struggled from the get-go.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Through six innings at Volcanoes Stadium, the Eugene Emeralds had a comfortable eight-run lead largely in part to two early home runs.

However, Salem-Keizer's offense arrived in the seventh inning and gave the Em's a run for their money in front of a crowd of 2,192 on Wednesday evening.

Report: Carmelo Anthony Staying in New York

The Knicks offered Anthony a max deal of $129 million, some $33 million more than any other team could offer.

(NEW YORK) - Carmelo Anthony isn’t waiting on LeBron James or anyone else.

He is sticking with the New York Knicks, according to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. The official announcement is expected to come Thursday, the first day free agents can sign deals and trades can be stamped by the NBA.

Oregon Freshman Finalist for Bowerman Trophy

Cheserek made a significant splash on the collegiate scene in his freshman year, sweeping the indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meters national titles.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - Oregon track and field freshman Edward Cheserek was named one of three finalists for The Bowerman Trophy - collegiate track and field’s highest individual honor on Wednesday.

Cheserek joins Lawi Lalang of Arizona and Deon Lendore of Texas A&M.