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Newble draws attention to Darfur conflict
The children drew pictures of women with babies being shot in the back by soldiers, of helicopters and planes dropping bombs. Those pictures and the faces of the children who drew them remain sharp in the mind of Ira Newble, the Los Angeles Lakers forward who visited two refugee camps in Chad last August and heard stories from victims of the deadly conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. "They watched their family members being shot. They drew what they saw," Newble said. "It was emotional.

Lakers F Newble takes stand on Darfur (AP)
The children drew pictures of women with babies being shot in the back by soldiers, of helicopters and planes dropping bombs. Those pictures and the faces of the children who drew them remain sharp in the mind of Ira Newble, the Los Angeles Lakers forward who visited two refugee camps in Chad last August and heard stories from victims of the deadly conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.

Lakers sign forward Newble for rest of season
The Lakers signed Ira Newble for the remainder of the season Tuesday.



Lakers sign F Newble for rest of season (AP)
The Los Angeles Lakers signed Ira Newble for the remainder of the season Tuesday. The 33-year-old forward signed a 10-day contract March 21 and has played in one game for the Lakers, getting two points and one rebound in four minutes. Earlier in the season, Newble played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Seattle SuperSonics, averaging 4.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 15.5 minutes in 43 combined games...

James lifts short-handed Cavs over Hawks (AP)

LeBron James scored 26 points, Ira Newble added a season-best 18 and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 100-95 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. With Cleveland missing four of its top seven scorers to injuries, James came up huge at the end to help the Cavaliers bounce back after Atlanta rallied for the lead in the final quarter.

James helps Cavs hold off Celts 114-113 (AP)

LeBron James scored 33 points and barely missed a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston for the second time this season, downing the Celtics 114-113 on Tuesday night. James added 12 assists, nine rebounds and five steals to pace the Cavaliers, who improved to 15-4 since Dec. 25 and handed the NBA's best road team just its fifth loss away from home.

Ira Newble, G/F - CLE
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James' 24 help Cavaliers beat Mavs 88-81 (AP)

LeBron James had 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers avenge a lopsided loss to Dallas in the season opener by beating the Mavericks 88-81 on Thursday night. Despite the presence of James and reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki and this being a matchup of the last two NBA runners-up -- enough sizzle to draw a national cable audience -- the game was pretty brutal to...

Nuggets run away from Cavaliers
Allen Iverson scored a season-high 37 points and J.R. Smith added 29 to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-100 on Monday night. Iverson finished 14-for-20 from the field and added eight assists, and Carmelo Anthony had 22 points and nine rebounds as the Nuggets won their third straight. LeBron James led Cleveland, which was playing the second game of a back-to-back, with 27 points. Ira Newble added 17 points for the Cavaliers.