
FINALS WATCH: Humble Laettner, '76 Hoosiers
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games

Laettner, '76 Hoosiers honored at Final Four
Christian Laettner will occasionally see a replay of his famous buzzer beater against Kentucky — and he tries not to look too excited about it.

Lakers hang Shaq's No. 34 jersey in the rafters
When Shaquille O'Neal visited the Forum during the summer he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, general manager Jerry West encouraged him to look up at ...

Heat's winning streak ends at 27 in Chicago
The streak is over. The big prize is still out there. That's what mattered most to LeBron James and the Miami Heat. The Heat's bid for NBA history ...

Heat set to hit the road riding 26-game win streak
Dwyane Wade's only on-court contribution of the night was grabbing a microphone for LeBron James' postgame interview. Chris Bosh was twice regaled by ...

Even huge deficits aren't derailing Heat
For the Miami Heat, it has been anything but an ordinary path along the way to this extraordinary 24-game winning streak. There have been blowouts, ...

With Heat rolling, Lakers recall their record run
Gail Goodrich knew Miami would beat Boston the other night. He knew even a 17-point deficit, the largest they had faced in six weeks, wouldn't stop ...

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 ...
Lakers owner Jerry Buss buried
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss was buried in a private ceremony on Friday. The team says Buss was buried in front of family and close friends at ...

Lakers owner Jerry Buss remembered at service
Magic Johnson considered himself to be the adopted son of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Shaquille O'Neal hailed Buss for his foresight, while ...

Bryant, Kupchak endorse Buss heirs
Kobe Bryant and general manager Mitch Kupchak endorsed the children of the late Jerry Buss as worthy heirs to running the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jerry Buss, Lakers' flamboyant owner, dies at 80
Jerry Buss had been a chemist and a mathematician long before he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. The self-made millionaire with a head for ...

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 ...

Lakers beat Knicks 100-94 to get to .500
The pieces of the puzzle that have been the Lakers' confounding season so far are starting to fall into place. Kobe Bryant engineered a second-half ...