
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 ...

Heat B-team snags home court, tops Wizards 103-98
While LeBron James and Dwyane Wade chilled at the end of the bench — and with Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem also out of the lineup — the Miami Heat's ...

Knicks win 1st Atlantic division title since 1994
The Atlantic Division title has gone from preseason goal to late-season stepping stone. The New York Knicks celebrated their first division title in ...

Wizards G Bradley Beal done for season with injury
Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal will miss the rest of his rookie season with a right leg injury. The Wizards announced before their ...

Obamas welcome children to annual Easter Egg Roll
An amused President Barack Obama read a children's book to a gathering of boys and girls at the White House, then peppered them with questions: Had ...

Wall scores 47 as Wizards beat Grizzlies 107-94
John Wall finished Washington's last game on the bench after getting two technical fouls. He stuck around for the finish of his best NBA performance ...

Wizards rally for 103-100 win over Lakers
With Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol returning from injuries and the Washington Wizards owning one of the league's worst road records, it seemed like an ...

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 ...

Without Griffin, Clippers fall 98-90 to Wizards
The Los Angeles Clippers were missing Blake Griffin and Chris Paul. The Washington Wizards won the game. Tread carefully around Randy Wittman when ...

Wizards win 3rd straight, 120-91 over Magic
For most of the first half of the season, the Washington Wizards consistently lost. They're suddenly unbeatable, having won three straight.

Wizards stun Heat 105-101 for 2nd win of season
Before his NBA-worst, one-win Washington Wizards took on LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, coach Randy ...

Wizards beat Heat 105-101 for 2nd win of season
His feet soaking in a tub of ice, his eyes scanning a box score, LeBron James chuckled a bit at the notion that his Miami Heat might learn something ...