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James not worried about being top-paid player
LeBron James wants to win as many championships as he can. When it comes to the titles dictated by money, he's not that interested. The Miami Heat ...
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, ...
Obama honors NBA Champion Miami Heat
President Barack Obama honored the Miami Heat for winning the 2012 NBA Championship title after falling short just a year before. "Everybody doing ...
Loss of Rondo for year hurts Celts playoff chances
The Celtics' grip on the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference already was slipping. Now they'll have to hang on without Rajon Rondo.
Allen ready for his return to Boston _ with Heat
Ray Allen has played in Boston as an opponent 15 times before. He knows what it's like to play under the fabled Celtics banners, knows exactly how the ...
Computer tech wins LeBron's contest
A 50-year-old computer technician from McHenry, Ill., made a half-court shot to win $75,000 and a hug from LeBron James. As part of a contest ...
Duncan gets 14th NBA All-Star nod; 2 Bulls chosen
Tim Duncan was selected to his 14th All-Star game, Spurs teammate Tony Parker is joining him, and the Chicago Bulls also had two reserves chosen ...
LeBron's Heat hold off Kobe's Lakers 99-90
For a few exciting minutes in the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers resembled the championship-caliber dynamo everybody expected ...
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 James piling up milestones at historic pace
LeBron James has reached so many milestones in his NBA career it might be easy to lose track. He hasn't. Just a point shy of becoming the youngest ...
James eclipses 20K points, Heat top Warriors 92-75
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and team president Pat Riley took a moment in the locker room late Wednesday night to give LeBron James the game ball ...
James becomes youngest player to score 20K points
LeBron James has become the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. James eclipsed the milestone Wednesday night against the Golden ...
George scores 29 to lead Pacers over Heat 87-77
Paul George made no attempt to downplay the importance of his matchup with LeBron James. "It's a chance to for me to see where I'm at, going against ...
Kobe Bryant: I'm on Twitter now
Kobe Bryant is no longer a holdout. He's on Twitter. With five words — "The antisocial has become social" — the Los Angeles Lakers guard sent the ...
Boozer leads Bulls past Heat 96-89
Even when seated, the Chicago Bulls outrebounded the Miami Heat. Following one missed shot, the ball rolled between forward Carlos Boozer's legs as ...
Bynum, Pistons top short-handed Heat 109-99
LeBron James and the short-handed Heat were no match for Detroit's brilliant bench. Will Bynum had 25 points and 10 assists, leading another spirited ...
James leads Heat over Thunder in Finals rematch
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined to score 54 points, more than any set of teammates had managed in a game against Miami all season.
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 ...
AP photographers captured the year in sports
From London to Los Angeles, Miami to Medinah and just about everywhere else imaginable, Associated Press photographers captured countless images from ...
Michael Phelps voted AP male athlete of year
Now that he's away from the pool, Michael Phelps can reflect — really reflect — on what he accomplished. Pretty amazing stuff. "It's kind of nuts to ...
Wade, James carry Heat past Timberwolves, 103-92
The Miami Heat were outrebounded by 28, matching the second-largest margin in team history. They finished with only 24 boards, matching the ...
Athletes shaken by Connecticut shooting
When the Miami Heat players and coaches showed up for work Saturday morning, basketball was secondary. Newtown was the focus. Friday's massacre at an ...
Sports world shaken by Connecticut school shooting
Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant wrote "Newtown CT" on both of his shoes. Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott struggled with his composure as he ...
D'Antoni hopes Lakers start playing like Knicks
Mike D'Antoni never built the team he wanted in New York. Now he looks at the Knicks and sees what he would like his Lakers to become.
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 ...