Basketball: LeBron wins 2nd MVP award

AKRON, Ohio - LeBron James has won his second straight NBA MVP award, dominating the voting just as he dominated on court all season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers star received 116 of a possible 123 first-place votes to win in a landslide over Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant. Durant was picked first on four ballots.

James led the Cavaliers to 61 regular-season wins. He averaged 29.7 points, 8.6 assists and 7.3 rebounds. He is the 10th player to win consecutive MVP awards.

James had nearly double the point total of Durant in the voting and was way ahead of Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. Voting was done by a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. This year one ballot was cast by fans in an online vote.

- AP