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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James has been chosen Sports Illustrateds Sportsperson of the Year after leading the?Cleveland Cavaliers?to?an NBA title and ending the citys 52-year championship drought.I know its a great achievement, and Ive heard the history of it and how honored I should be to get it, James said Thursday. ... You guys know how I am about individual awards and things of that nature -- it doesnt hit me or nothing to that magnitude. But Im honored that they have chosen me.Im more happy for my family, my kids, for my wife, my mom and for my foundation, for the kids that I represent and the kids that use me as a role model and an inspiration. Im more happy for them. For me, its an honor -- Im happy about it -- but it doesnt hit me. I dont know. Seriously, I really dont know how to feel about it.James rallied the Cavs in the NBA Finals to defeat the favored Golden State Warriors, who won 73 games during the regular season. James was selected Finals MVP for the third time in his career after Cleveland became the first team to overcome a 3-1 deficit.James scored 41 points in both Games 5 and 6 and made a key block in the final minutes of Game 7.?James joins?Tiger Woods?as the only two-time winners of the award.Its hard to remember a year with such a crowded field of Sportsperson candidates, said Chris Stone, SIs editor in chief. But in the end, LeBron James was the clear choice.The 31-year-old James has won four league MVPs. He returned to Cleveland in 2014 after four seasons in Miami, where he led the Heat to four straight finals and two titles.ESPN staff writer Dave McMenamin and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Air Jordan Canada .Y. -- Jayna Hefford scored the winning goal Friday as Canada survived a scare with a 4-3 win over Sweden at the Four Nations womens hockey tournament. Air Jordan Canada Sale .4 million title. Ryan Riess emerged with the title after a session in which he started behind, but used expert skill to gather the chips to his side amid the unpredictability of no-limit Texas Hold em. Riess put his final opponent Jay Farber all-in with an Ace-King. http://www.canadaairjordan.com/ . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. Air Jordan Shoes Canada . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. Air Jordan Canada Store .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. PORTLAND, Ore. -- Andrew Jean-Baptiste scored in stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night. Jean-Baptistes header got past Los Angeles goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini as the game wound to a close after Ryan Johnson had evened the score at 1-all in the 27th minute. Jean-Baptiste doffed his shirt in celebration after his game-winner, his first goal of the season. First-year Timbers coach Caleb Porter flashed a thumbs-up to the crowd. With the victory, Portland moved into second place in the Western Conference behind Real Salt Lake. The Galaxy were without forward Landon Donovan, who is playing with the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Donovan scored his 53rd career international goal and the United States defeated Cuba 4-1 in Salt Lake City earlier on Saturday. The Timbers were without Will Johnson and Rodney Wallace, both playing for Canada in the Gold Cup. Frederic Piquionne, who played in Martiniques first two Gold Cup games, was listed as a reserve for Portland against the Galaxy. The Galaxy had won two straight, including aa 2-0 victory over FC Dallas at home last Sunday.dddddddddddd The Timbers were coming off a 1-0 road loss to the Columbus Crew last weekend, which snapped a 15-match undefeated streak for Portland under Porter. The Galaxy went ahead 1-0 on Marcelo Sarvas well-placed header in the 18th minute. The Timbers had not conceded a goal at Jeld-Wen Field in a league game since March 9. Portland tied it when Darlington Nagbe fed a free kick to a charging Ryan Johnson to beat Cudicini. It was Ryan Johnsons goal of the season, tying him with Will Johnson for the team lead. Portland goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts defended a dangerously close penalty kick from Juninho, tipping it over the goal in the 37th minute. A few moments later, Ricketts came far out of the goal for a sliding stop on Gyasi Zardes breakaway. He made another key save on another Zardes attempt in the 82nd minute Attendance was announced at 20,674 for the Timbers 43rd consecutive sellout. The two teams played to a scoreless draw on June 19 in Carson. The Galaxy is 4-2-1 all-time over the Timbers, who joined MLS in 2011. ' ' '