
Cano switches agents to Jay-Z company from Boras
Rapper and recording producer Jay-Z is expanding into sports representation and has signed New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano away from ...

MTV's VMAs taking a road trip to Brooklyn in 2013
The Video Music Awards are taking a road trip to Brooklyn. MTV's showcase awards show is traditionally held in Los Angeles or Manhattan. This year the ...

Williams hits 11 3s, scores 42 as Nets top Wizards
Deron Williams sensed the disappointment from the crowd, strange as it seemed given how well he played. He gave the ball to the open man — just what ...

Williams' 11 3s, 42 points lead Nets past Wizards
Deron Williams already had five 3-pointers in less than five minutes when he pulled up in transition well behind the line, just to see how hot he ...
Deron Williams hits record 9 3s in first half
Deron Williams has set the NBA record with nine 3-pointers in a half in the first half of the Brooklyn Nets' game against Washington. Williams made ...

Johnson's OT buzzer-beater lifts Nets past Bucks
Joe Johnson came through twice with big shots and helped the Brooklyn Nets end a long losing streak to the Milwaukee Bucks. Johnson hit a tying ...

Without Williams, Nets rally, beat Pacers in OT
The Brooklyn Nets made it through one game without Deron Williams. They're hoping they won't have to play this way much more. By getting the ball ...

Northeast storm disrupts schedule for sports teams
The Tampa Bay Lightning were already in Boston when the blizzard shut down the roads, trains and airports. The Bruins and all of the game officials ...

Short-handed Lakers beat Nets 92-83
Kobe Bryant would have liked to celebrate more, maybe gloat about that highlight-reel dunk, but there were bigger concerns. Dwight Howard couldn't ...

World Peace suspended, Howard out for Lakers
Forward Metta World Peace has been suspended for one game because he hit Detroit's Brandon Knight in the face, and the Los Angeles Lakers also will ...

Heat blow out Nets in 2nd half, win 105-85
LeBron James arrived in Brooklyn to an unfriendly welcome from the Nets' Reggie Evans, who downplayed Miami's title and James' talents. Bad idea, ...

Brook Lopez replaces Rondo in All-Star game
Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez has been chosen to replace the injured Rajon Rondo on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Commissioner David Stern ...

Rubio works through frustration in comeback
Ricky Rubio swiped the pass in the open court and darted down the lane with Derrick Williams on his wing. Rubio zipped the kind of behind-the-back ...

Nets beat Knicks to split four-game series
Joe Johnson and the Nets left Madison Square Garden for the last time this regular season, even with the Knicks in the series and right behind them ...

Knicks win in London, beat Pistons 102-87
Back in London and back on the basketball court, Carmelo Anthony went right back to his winning ways. The Knicks star was the main attraction at the ...

Hawks suspend top-scorer Josh Smith for 1 game
The Atlanta Hawks suspended top-scorer Josh Smith for Wednesday night's home game against the Brooklyn Nets for "conduct detrimental to the team" ...

In London, Carmelo Anthony praises Knicks owner
If MSG chairman James Dolan is listening to what Carmelo Anthony has to say in London, he'll probably be happy to hear it. Two days after the Newark ...

Carlesimo has Prokhorov's trust and a win in debut
Skiing in Canada is postponed. Mikhail Prokhorov's new agenda calls for lunch with his basketball coach. Prokhorov can always reschedule his vacation.

Net loss: Brooklyn fires coach Avery Johnson
Coach of the month in November, out of a job by New Year's. The Brooklyn Nets have elevated expectations this season, and a .500 record wasn't good ...

Rondo leads Celtics past Nets 93-76
Rajon Rondo lost his cool, and any chance at history, in the second quarter when Boston last met Brooklyn. This time, the second period featured some ...

Anthony scores 45, Knicks rally to beat Nets
Now, this Knicks-Nets rivalry is really on. If it hadn't started when the Nets left New Jersey and set up shop in the Knicks' city, it surely arrived ...

Nets' Lopez out 2 games with sprained right foot
Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez will miss the next two games with a mild sprain of his right foot. The Nets said Thursday that X-rays were negative, ...

After Rondo ejected, Nets beat Celtics 95-83
Doc Rivers wants the Boston Celtics to be tough — not violent. The message came too late for Rajon Rondo. The Celtics point guard was ejected from ...

Rondo, Humphries, Wallace ejected for fight
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was ejected in the second quarter of Wednesday night's game against Brooklyn when he shoved Kris Humphries ...

Nets take 1st Brooklyn matchup with Knicks in OT
Playing the Knicks never looked or sounded so sweet for the Nets in New Jersey. The first matchup in Brooklyn was everything they could have hoped for