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James the MVP of NBA Finals
LeBron James is the MVP of the NBA Finals. James finished with 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in Game 5 of the title series Thursday night, ...
LeBron gets his championship, at long last
LeBron James looked at the crowd, knowing he had just a few moments left on the court for the season. He waved his arms to them. They roared back.
Krzyzewski expects LeBron to play in Olympics
Mike Krzyzewski expects LeBron James to play for the U.S. Olympic team. Again balancing coaching duties between the U.S. and Duke, Krzyzewski also ...
James, Heat on brink of a title
The only thing that can stop LeBron James' championship coronation is another Thunder comeback. LeBron is on LeBrink, a victory from winning his first ...
APR scores get 10 basketball teams postseason bans
The NCAA's new academic requirements could give new meaning to the madness of March. On Wednesday, three-time national champion Connecticut and nine ...
Down 3-1 to Heat, Thunder vow to keep fighting
Down 3-1 in the NBA Finals, history says the Oklahoma City Thunder aren't coming back. Nobody has ever rallied from that deficit in the finals.
Bobcats introduce Dunlap as new head coach
Mike Dunlap's reputation as a 'crazy worker' was among the things that impressed the Charlotte Bobcats. The team formally introduced Dunlap as the ...
Column: Cavalry rides to LeBron's rescue in time
History is rarely this neat. We've been browbeating LeBron James for nearly two years, but a few minutes at the end of Game 4 was all it took to prove ...
NBA Game 4 preliminary TV rating best since 2004
The NBA Finals' Game 4 preliminary television rating is the highest since 2004. The Miami Heat's 104-98 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday ...
Heat on the verge of closing out a title
LeBron James played until his legs had nothing left. Mario Chalmers went from struggling to sensational in the span of about two quarters. Dwyane Wade ...
Game 4 loss puts Thunder title hopes on brink
Oklahoma City was more than OK at the start. At the end, not so much. The Thunder got an epic performance from Russell Westbrook. They ran out to a ...
Heat top Thunder 104-98, 1 win from NBA title
The pain was so great, LeBron James said, that his body practically shut down on him. He could hardly stand, certainly couldn't run. Good thing all ...
Williams tries to put fatal shooting behind
Jayson Williams wants to walk. After 26 months behind bars, Williams never squanders an opportunity to stretch the legs that once helped make him one ...
Riley selected as Chuck Daly Award recipient
Pat Riley was walking out of Chuck Daly's hospital room in 2009, got to the doorway and turned around for another word from his longtime colleague, ...
Wade dealing with custody issue during Finals
Dwyane Wade has asked a Chicago judge to suspend his ex-wife's right to visitation with their two children after a weekend incident that delayed the ...
Davis visits New Orleans, his expected NBA home
The New Orleans Hornets officially advertised Anthony Davis' visit as "pre-draft workout (hash)4," even though the 6-foot-11 Kentucky star wore jeans ...
Cuban players missing from Puerto Rican tournament
The president of the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation says five Cuban players are missing from an international tournament. Carlos Beltran says the ...
James, Heat take 2-1 lead in Game 4 vs. Thunder
The conversation was about LeBron James, and his Miami Heat teammate Udonis Haslem offered a rhetorical question. "Where would we be without him?" ...
AP Sources: Bobcats hire St. John's asst. Dunlap
The Charlotte Bobcats have hired former Denver Nuggets assistant Mike Dunlap to be their new head coach, two people familiar with the decision said.
NBA weighs retroactive penalties for floppers
David Stern is determined to stop the floppers, even if it takes until the next morning. The NBA commissioner believes too many players are deceiving ...
Heat back in familiar ground _ up 2-1 in Finals
LeBron James arrived for practice Monday wearing lime-green sneakers, a highly fluorescent shade. It was the fashion statement du jour for the ...
5 things to note from Game 3 of the NBA Finals
Back and forth they went in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with the Miami Heat finally pulling out a 91-85 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Here's a ...
Thunder deal with mistakes in Game 3 loss to Heat
The lead was 10, the building was quiet, it was late in the third quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder were on the cusp of grabbing command of the ...
James scores 29, Heat rally past Thunder 91-85
The Miami Heat have been here before, two wins from an NBA title. The difference now? LeBron James isn't letting his head get in the way of his talent