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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State held its homecoming over the weekend when it named its king and queen. Brendan McKay Jersey .But the real homecoming for basketball fans was Monday night when The King came back to Columbus with the Cleveland Cavaliers.LeBron James received a thunderous ovation during the pregame introductions from the sellout crowd of 19,049 in Value City Arena on the OSU campus and the Cavaliers went on to defeat the Chicago Bulls 107-98.The excitement was there from the time we walked in the building, he said. It was a school night; we had a lot of kids, a lot of college kids here. That shows the support there is. The least we can do is try and put on a show.The two Eastern Conference rivals did and it was the dueling guards who stole the spotlight from James.Kyrie Irving led the Cavaliers with 20 of his 28 points coming in the second half while Derrick Rose continues to show hes well on his way back from a torn medial meniscus in his right knee that caused him to miss last seasons playoffs.He had 30 points in 24 minutes of play and said he liked the challenge of playing the Cavaliers.Im used to playing with very good people and very good talent, he said. Thats all theyve got on that team, is talent. You know when you play against them; you know youve got to come out here and ball.Irving took control in the third quarter when he scored nine points during an 11-0 run for a 75-65 lead in his second game back from an ankle injury.James had 18 points in 31 minutes before exiting to a standing ovation with 6:29 to play and the Cavaliers ahead 92-81.The ballyhooed trio of James, Irving and Kevin Love (nine points, 13 rebounds) played together for only the second time in six games.What I really liked obviously tonight is we had Kevin, Kyrie and LeBron on the court at the same time Cleveland coach David Blatt said. We got a fair view of that. I thought it went fairly well.Centre Anderson Varejao added 22 points for the Cavaliers.Were not the Big 3, James said. Were a team.TIP-INSIrving missed three games while recovering from a right ankle sprain. He played 38 minutes Monday after going 29 minutes Friday against the Dallas Mavericks ... Despite never attending college, James has an affinity for Ohio State and the school has given him a locker in the Buckeyes mens basketball locker room. ... Bulls forward Joakim Noah was the target of boos throughout the game. He helped the Florida Gators win NCAA championships in 2006 and 07, the latter by defeating Ohio State 84-75 in the title gameUP NEXTThe Cavaliers complete exhibition play Wednesday at the Memphis GrizzliesChicago plays its final preseason game Friday vs. Minnesota in St. Louis.THUMBS DOWNChicago coach Tom Thibodeau said starting guard Jimmy Butler, who did not play Monday, will have an MRI Tuesday on his sprained left thumb. Butler left the game Sunday after 11 minutes vs. the Charlotte Hornets. The Bulls are at 14 players, one below the maximum for the regular season.TAKE A SEATJames played his fifth preseason game Monday and is not expected to play Wednesday. I want my guys coming in healthy and happy and if LeBron needs to sit another game, hell sit another game, Blatt said. Thats the priority.QUOTESAs a basketball person, its great to see him back. He means something to this league. Its good for the NBA. I dont know if its good for us — Blatt on the return from injury of Rose. Evan Longoria Jersey . Solomon Elimimian did not make the trip with the team after suffering what appeared to be a right leg injury in the teams regular season finale against the Calgary Stampeders. Johnny Davis Rays Jersey .Tatjana Haenni, FIFAs head of womens competitions, told a FIFA Live Your Goals Tour news conference Friday that the artificial turf is being tested to make sure it meets standards. https://www.cheapraysonline.com/1216i-nick-anderson-jersey-rays.html . -- The San Francisco 49ers have re-signed cornerback Perrish Cox to a one-year contract.CORNER BROOK, N.L. - Kelsey Rocque has done it again.The 20-year-old Edmonton native captured her second straight womens gold medal at the Canadian junior curling championships on Saturday night as Alberta beat Ontarios Chelsea Brandwood 8-2. Rocque, who won last years title with a different lineup (all of whom exhausted their junior eligibility at the end of the season), will now take aim at her second straight world junior womens title.Shell be joined by third Danielle Schmiemann, second Holly Jamieson, lead Jessica Iles and coach Amanda-Dawn Coderre at the 2015 world junior championships, beginning Feb. 28 in Tallinn, Estonia.It definitely doesnt get tired, said Rocque. To wear that Maple Leaf on your back is absolutely incredible. To do it twice? Theres no words.The Albertans controlled most of the game, taking the lead with a deuce in the fourth end and then adding a steal of one in the sixth when Brrandwood was just heavy with her last-rock draw looking at two Alberta counters. Charlie Morton Rays Jersey. Brandwood had a shot to get a deuce back in the seventh but rolled a bit too far on her open hit and settled for a single. Alberta would respond with a deuce in the seventh and never looked back.Rocque became just the fourth skip to win back-to-back Canadian junior womens titles — the others being Albertas Cathy King (1977, 1978), Prince Edward Islands Suzanne Birt (2001, 2002) and Manitobas Kaitlyn Lawes (2008, 2009).In Estonia, shell try to match Scotlands Eve Muirhead as the only skips to repeat as world junior champions.The mens playoffs are scheduled for Sunday.In the semifinal, Saskatchewans Jacob Hersikorn plays 2014 silver-medallist Rene Comeau of New Brunswick.The semifinal winner moves onto the gold-medal medal game later in the evening against reigning champion Braden Calvert of Manitoba. ' ' '