
Parity abounds so far in NBA conference semifinals
Parity has struck the NBA playoffs, where the conference semifinals are all tied. The four series are all drawn at one game apiece — the first time ...

James scores 27 as Heat top Bucks in Game 1
LeBron James scored 27 points, finishing two assists shy of a triple-double, as the defending champion Heat picked up where they left off in the NBA ...

Heat start to move on after streak ends
Take heart, Heat. Look out, NBA. When the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak ended, they hit a bit of a lull before rolling through the ...

Heat win 27th straight, run away from Magic 108-94
Late in the third quarter, the game was tied and the Miami Heat winning streak seemed to be in jeopardy. Then LeBron James got mad. And then the ...

Heat streak at 20 after 98-94 win over 76ers
With LeBron James by his side in the locker room, Dwyane Wade took a moment to admire Miami's streak. "Twenty is special," Wade said. "Win 20 games ...

No. 6 Miami beats Clemson for outright ACC title
Miami coach Jim Larranaga mounted the ladder last and went to the basket hard, scissors in hand. The net came off with one final snip, and he twirled ...

Column: Streaks are nice, championships are better
Blowouts. Narrow margins of victory. Lucky breaks. Overwhelming opponents with superior skills. It all adds up to a pair of remarkable streaks in ...

Heat win to put Spoelstra on East All-Star's bench
Both on the court and along the sidelines, the Miami Heat will be well represented at this month's NBA All-Star game. LeBron James scored 30 points, ...

Bryant gets record 15th straight All-Star start
Kobe Bryant has been voted to his NBA-record 15th consecutive All-Star start, leading four Los Angeles players into next month's game. Lakers teammate ...

LeBron about to become youngest to score 20,000
LeBron James was the youngest player in NBA history to win rookie of the year, to record a triple-double, to score 1,000 points, to score 10,000 ...

Plenty of intrigue on NBA's Christmas schedule
The NBA's hottest team will be playing at home in Los Angeles, and it's the Clippers, not the Lakers. There's a finals rematch in Miami, a holiday ...

Sports year: Sad sagas the story of 2012
Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away. Lance Armstrong ...

Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi
'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...

LeBron, Knicks top NBA jersey-sale lists
LeBron James is atop the NBA's jersey sales list again. The Miami Heat star has the league's hottest-selling jersey, marking the third time the NBA's ...