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CLEVELAND - This will be a season opener unlike any other — one that also brings closure.Part homecoming, part family reunion, part revival meeting and a huge party rolled into one.When LeBron James takes the court on Thursday night wearing a No. 23 Cavaliers uniform in a regular-season game for the first time in four years, an entire city will be able to wash away a painful past. Any lingering bitterness will give way to forgiveness and excitement about the future.For these fans, James said Wednesday, it means everything.Thats because he means everything to them.James and a Cavaliers team transformed over the summer by his return — plus the signing of All-Star guard Kyrie Irving to a contract extension and the acquisition of power forward Kevin Love — will open their NBA season on Thursday night against the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena.This is the night Cleveland has been waiting for.More than 20,000 fans, some paying more than $1,000 per ticket, will welcome James back home to where he began his basketball career. Hell again play before family, friends from Akron and the Cavs fans who feared he would never return after the 29-year-old bolted for Miami in 2010 to chase championships.Theres never been a night like it in this citys tortured sports history, and it promises to be emotional for everyone, including James.It means everything to be able to open our NBA campaign here in Cleveland with these fans. Its going to be a special moment, James said after practice at the Q. We cant take it for granted. You dont get moments like this, they dont come around every day.The game will be secondary to the spectacle surrounding James homecoming.In the hours before tipoff, Nike will unveil a new 10-story-banner of James where a previous one of his likeness became a treasured city landmark before being removed in the days after he left.A free concert featuring hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar and the rock band Imagine Dragons will take place across from the arena, and bars and restaurants will be overflowing with fans, thousands of whom cant get a ticket but want to celebrate something that in some ways feels bigger than a title.This is going to be one of the biggest nights ever, said Jasmine Latorres, a bartender at the Clevelander Bar and Grill, which only had a handful of patrons on a grey, late fall afternoon but will be packed on Wednesday night. LeBrons back. Its going to be nuts.It will seem like old times for Cleveland with James being back. On Wednesday night, he went on Twitter asking fans to vote on whether he should resume doing his pregame chalk toss, a signature routine during his first stint with the Cavs.James return has not only made the Cavs one of the top favourites to win a title but he has spawned a financial wave for the region that is still building.Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said James impact on the area is immeasurable — economically and emotionally. Its created new jobs and other growth, giving the city a substantial shot in the arm as it undergoes an urban renaissance. Beyond that, James has renewed hope that Cleveland can celebrate its first pro sports championship since 1964.There are generations of Clevelanders who have known only well-documented, nicknamed misery: The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, The Move, and, of course, The Decision.This is a chance to make it all feel better.And for James and Gilbert, who have patched up their differences after an ugly separation, this is all about taking Cleveland to the top after grinding through the painful times.For us, the thing that drives us the most is delivering this for the fans of Cleveland, Gilbert said. It will be 51 years, and thats what the emotion is really about that. Delivering for them, and hoping that day comes whether its this year, next year or the following year, whenever it comes, and we believe it will.A deafening roar will welcome James onto the court when hes introduced as the last member of Clevelands starting lineup. It may take several minutes for Cleveland fans to settle into their seats.James, on the other hand, wont be able to enjoy the celebration accompanying his comeback.Not now.I wish I could, he said. I havent had a moment to soak in anything Ive done. It continues to go and I continue to live in the moment. I think after Im done playing Ill be able to look back on a lot of great moments and tomorrow will be another one of those moments. Henrikh Mkhitaryan Jersey .com) - Delon Wright made all 12 of his free throws and finished with 21 points and six assists as No. Rob Holding Jersey . The Blue Jackets announced the injury through their official Twitter account Friday afternoon. Gaborik, 31, has scored five goals and six assists in 17 games with the Blue Jackets in 2013-14. http://www.footballarsenalstore.com/Women-Matteo-Guendouzi-Arsenal-Fc-Jersey/ . Marcus Olsson, 23, joins Blackburn on a free transfer from Swedens Halmstads. 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"Its important -- the shot goes up, we have to rebound the ball," Eastern Michigan coach Rob Murphy said. "I thought we did a great job of showing and forcing them into some contested shots. But we gave up 20 offensive rebounds. "To be successful, ultimately, the way we play, we have to rebound the basketball and we didnt do a great job of that tonight." Mike Talley scored 20 points to lead the Eagles (7-4), while Karrington Ward scored 11 points and Sims finished with 10. Eastern Michigan kept this a game into the second half, but went 6 minutes between field goals during the critical stretch when Duke pulled away. For Duke, Jabari Parker scored 23 points and Andre Dawkins had season highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers. With Rodney Hood fighting an illness that he said caused him to flee the court and throw up, Dawkins was summoned from the bench to make a surprise start moments before the opening tip. And the fifth-year senior who sat out last season sure made the most of it. He finished with his highest point total since scoring 22 and hitting six 3s in a win at Florida State in 2012. "Its a little bit different coming off, not playing for a year, and trying to play at this level," Dawkins said. "So, it took some time, but Im getting there. But its still a process." Rasheed Sulaimon added 13 for Duke (10-2) and came up with the key hustle play during the decisive second-half run that helped them polish off their fourth straight win. Duke shot 40 per cent against Eastern Michigans tough zone defence whiile hitting 10 3-pointers, and wrapped up the pre-ACC home schedule with its 101st straight nonconference win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.dddddddddddd "We knew they played zone, so we were going to get open looks on the offensive end, but we really wanted to focus on stopping them," Dawkins said. "It was a big task to try and stop them but I think we did a pretty good job." The Blue Devils led just 43-35 with 15 minutes left before breaking the game open with a 15-1 run. Quinn Cook and Hood hit 3-pointers roughly 25 seconds apart before Sulaimons key hustle play. He had Eagles guard J.R. Sims trapped near midcourt when Sims tried to spike the ball off Sulaimon and out of bounds -- but the ball instead rolled down the sideline toward the Duke basket. Sulaimon scooped it up, was fouled hard by Sims -- who received a flagrant foul -- on his way to the basket and hit the ensuing two free throws to stretch the lead to 53-35 with 13:12 left. Dawkins 3-pointer roughly 3 minutes later gave the Blue Devils their first 20-point lead at 56-36. Amile Jefferson -- who started the run with a free throw with 14:28 left -- hit a foul shot to push it to 58-36 with 10:25 remaining, and they pulled away from there. Jefferson finished with a career-high 14 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who have had at least one 20-point scorer in every game this season. Its the first time thats happened at Duke since the eventual national champion 2000-01 team did it in its first 17 games. Ten of those 20-point games now belong to Parker, who led or shared the teams scoring lead for the eighth time. He scored 14 of Dukes 37 points in the first half after hitting six of his first 11 shots, including a pair of thunderous alley-oop dunks. That helped make up for an off day for Hood, who averages 18.5 points but finished with eight on 3-of-8 shooting. He also had eight rebounds while playing through his unspecified illness. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said he received an IV at halftime. "He wasnt the same guy," Krzyzewski said. ' ' '