Kim Coon

ZURICH (AP) — Latvian hockey player Vitalijs Pavlovs has been banned for 18 months after testing positive for a banned stimulant at the Sochi Olympics.

HEAT-BOBCATS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LeBron James scored 31 points, and the Miami Heat completed a first-round sweep of the Charlotte Bobcats with a 109-98 victory Monday night. James scored 19 points after injuring his thigh in the third quarter. He finished the game 10 of 19 from the field.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Princess Haya of Jordan will seek four more years as International Equestrian Federation president after members abolished a two-term limit she introduced.

UNDATED (AP) — The Miami Heat have completed a four-game sweep of their NBA first-round series as LeBron James scored 31 points and had nine assists to lead the two-time defending champions past the Bobcats 109-98 in Charlotte. Manu Ginobili (MAN'-oo jih-NOH'-blee) had 23 points and Boris Diaw (DEE'-ow) hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 32.9 seconds left to lift San Antonio past Dallas 93-89, giving the Spurs a 3-2 lead in that series. And Atlanta is up 3-2 in its series with the Pacers after Mike Scott made five 3-pointers during a 30-6 run in the second quarter of the Hawks' 107-97 victory at Indiana.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rene Rivera hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth to follow his two-run double for a career-high five RBIs, single handedly backing Tyson Ross in the San Diego Padres' 6-4 victory against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.