Basketball

Heat force Game 7 with 103-100 OT win over Spurs
When LeBron James' greatness almost wasn't good enough, officials began preparing for a San Antonio celebration. Miami's championship reign would be ...
James, Heat beats Spurs 103-100 in OT; Game 7 next
LeBron James saved a championship reign, canceled a celebration. The toughest part now might be topping this performance in Game 7. "It's by far the ...
Spurs' coach puts Pop into news conferences
During his team's Game 3 rout of the Heat, Gregg Popovich was shown on TV talking to his players while they were in the process of burying Miami with ...
5 things to watch for in Game 6 of NBA Finals
Five things to watch for in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, as the San Antonio Spurs try to clinch their fifth title and end the Miami Heat's reign on ...
Heat have no room for error versus Spurs in Game 6
They lost three times in three months in one of the most overpowering stretches the NBA has ever seen. Now the Miami Heat have lost three times in ...
Julie Hermann starts as Rutgers athletic director
Saying she has already rolled up her sleeves and is ready to work, Julie Hermann took over as Rutgers' athletic director with the promise that her No.
Scouting, development paying off for Spurs
The Spurs have long been the NBA's gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe ...
Heat back on familiar, and shaky, ground in Finals
LeBron James has been here before, with dire results. It was two years ago, the end of the first season of "Big Three" basketball in Miami.
Back home, Heat try to stop a 5th Spurs NBA title
The Miami Heat weren't supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway. Coming home from Texas with their season on the line in 2011 was one thing.
5 things to note from Game 5 of NBA Finals
Five things to note from Game 5 of the San Antonio Spurs' win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night: ___ MANU THE MAN: Spurs ...
Manu Ginobili sparks Spurs to Game 5 win
Across three NBA championships and more than 100 playoff victories together, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have built a bond most ...
Spurs' Green sets NBA Finals record for 3-pointers
San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green set an NBA Finals record for 3-pointers Sunday with his 23rd of this series against the Miami Heat. Green broke ...
Game 5 could be Ginobili's last Spurs home game
Win or lose, Sunday marked the final home game of this season for the Spurs. The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 on Tuesday night, and the ...
Spurs, Heat defined by stability at the top
Front offices across the NBA seem to be panicking a bit these days. Job security has long been an oxymoron for coaches in this league, but even by ...
Heat, Spurs set for pivotal Game 5 of NBA Finals
Tony Parker's hamstring, not Dwyane Wade's knee, is the current chief injury concern. Manu Ginobili, not Chris Bosh, is mired in the slump of the ...
A look at how the NBA Finals stacks up into Game 5
The swings in momentum in these NBA Finals have been so wild that it has been difficult to grasp just who is in control of the series. Maybe that's ...
Team source: Kings hire D'Alessandro as GM
The Sacramento Kings hired Denver executive Pete D'Alessandro as their new general manager on Saturday. D'Alessandro will replace the departing Geoff ...
Spurs' Parker: Sore hamstring can 'tear any time'
Spurs guard Tony Parker says his sore right hamstring can tear "any time now" heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.
Obama honors first time WNBA champ Indiana Fever
President Barack Obama honored the WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday, calling the players role models for young athletes — even those on his ...
In tied NBA Finals, Wade says Game 5 could be best
Dwyane Wade has never gone the distance in three previous NBA Finals trips. His first two appearances, a win and a loss, both went six games.
Authorities probe deck collapse at Fla. sports bar
Investigators began examining a twisted pile of concrete, metal and wood on Friday to determine why a waterfront deck at a popular sports bar ...
Heat even NBA Finals with Spurs after 109-93 win
LeBron James wanted the responsibility on his powerful shoulders. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh proved Thursday it doesn't have to be that way. James can ...
Fla. sports bar deck collapses, dozens into water
A packed outdoor deck behind a popular Miami-area sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals on Thursday night, sending dozens of patrons ...
Heat change Game 4 lineup, Miller in for Haslem
Mike Miller's uncanny play in these NBA Finals has earned him a spot in the Miami Heat's starting lineup. The Heat switched their rotation for Game ...