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Carlesimo out as Nets coach after playoff ouster
After spending $350 million to upgrade their roster last summer, the Brooklyn Nets will start this offseason by looking for a coach. The Nets ...
Bulls beat Nets 99-93 in Game 7
Joakim Noah climbed over the baseline seats, his foot that hurt so much two weeks ago that he feared he couldn't play looking pain-free as he embraced ...
Nets, banged-up Bulls ready for Game 7 in Brooklyn
Time for the Nets' biggest game in Brooklyn. The Nets have brought their first-round series against Chicago to a Game 7, a victory away from equaling ...
Nets beat Bulls 95-92, force Game 7
The Brooklyn Nets wiped out their deficit. Now, they will try and finish off an improbable comeback. The Nets are one win away from overcoming a 3-1 ...
Bulls will try again to finish off Nets
The Chicago Bulls had a chance to put away the Brooklyn Nets. Instead, they stumbled. Their first-round series shifts back to Chicago for Game 6 on ...
'I'm gay': NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade
Nets top Bulls 110-91, trim series deficit to 3-2
The Nets were not ready for it to be over. Not the series. Certainly not their first season in Brooklyn. "We didn't want it to end. Nobody in this ...
Nets win 110-91, cut Bulls' lead to 3-2
Flourishing instead of fading in the fourth quarter, the Nets extended their first season in Brooklyn. They need one more victory to set up the ...
NBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay
With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major ...
Bulls without injured Hinrich in Game 5 Monday
The Bulls were without point guard Kirk Hinrich on Monday night against Brooklyn because of a bruised left calf. Game 4 star Nate Robinson started in ...
Robinson surge leads Bulls past Nets in triple OT
The Chicago Bulls were down and just about out in this one. Go figure, Nate Robinson led them back. Robinson scored 34 points, and Chicago wiped out ...
Nets sign GM Billy King to contract extension
Coming off their first season in Brooklyn in which the franchise ended a six-year playoff drought, the Nets have signed general manager Billy King to ...
Boozer helps Bulls beat Nets 79-76 in Game 3
Every play near the basket looked like a traffic accident. There were long scoreless stretches. Shooting from outside was a dicey proposition. It was ...
Johnson in starting lineup for Nets against Bulls
Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Johnson is in the starting lineup for Thursday night's playoff game against the Chicago Bulls despite a nagging left foot ...
Bulls shut down Nets 90-82, even series at 1-1
Joakim Noah gave a meek smile, looking as if he was hiding either the truth or the pain. Asked how his sore right foot felt, he replied ...
Nets crush Bulls in first playoff game in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn blackout was a blowout. Ripping apart the vaunted Chicago Bulls defense during an impressive second quarter, the Nets punctuated their ...
5 things to watch in the NBA's first round
Five things to watch in the first round of the NBA playoffs, which begin Saturday: GAME 3 IN BOSTON: April 26, 8 p.m., Knicks at Celtics. You won't ...
AP Source: Rutgers, Eddie Jordan reach agreement
Rutgers is turning to one of its greatest players to lead the basketball program past an embarrassing coaching scandal and into its future with the ...
Coaching carousel starts to spin in NBA
The first time Byron Scott was fired, Lawrence Frank took his job. Now they're both looking for work, and the NBA's coaching carousel is already ...
Is there a challenge for Heat in NBA playoffs?
Looking for a reason not to pick the Miami Heat to win another NBA title? Don't check the odds, where the Heat are such an overwhelming favorite that ...
Pistons fire coach Lawrence Frank after 2 seasons
Lawrence Frank's tenure in Detroit is over, and the Pistons are still searching for a coach who can revive the franchise. The Pistons fired Frank on ...
Major upcoming sports events will examine security
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, more toughened measures are expected as security is calibrated for major upcoming sports events that ...
Bruins, Celtics affected, security up after bombs
A few hours after the Boston Marathon bombings, and more than 1,000 miles away, a police officer with a German shepherd patrolled near an entrance to ...
Jay-Z references Cuba trip in song 'Open Letter'
Jay-Z is defending his recent trip to Cuba in a new song. The rapper released "Open Letter" Thursday after two Florida Republican lawmakers critical ...
As Jay-Z sells, Nets losing minor owner, big name
The Brooklyn Nets are losing one of their biggest names as they prepare for the playoffs. Jay-Z owned just a little piece of the team, but was a large ...