Basketball

Rasheed Wallace ends retirement to join Knicks
The quiet of Rasheed Wallace's retirement in North Carolina was interrupted last spring by a call from an old coach. "Out of the blue, coach Woody ...
Pat Summitt initially felt forced out by Tennessee
Pat Summitt said in an affidavit that she initially felt she was being forced to step down as the Lady Vols' basketball coach by Tennessee athletic ...
NBA sets flopping penalties; players may be fined
Stop the flop. The NBA will penalize floppers this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league official said Wednesday has "no ...
ACC sticking with 8-game football schedule in 2013
The Atlantic Coast Conference has dropped a plan to play nine conference football games starting next season and revised its scheduling setup for ...
Douglas, Larkins help Fever advance to East finals
The Indiana Fever responded to Atlanta's physical play by pushing back and overpowering the Dream. Katie Douglas scored 24 points and Erlana Larkins ...
Dwight Howard ready to learn from Kobe with Lakers
Dwight Howard flattened the creases across the chest of his brand-new gold jersey and joined his teammates for a group photo, joking around and ...
Lin, young Rockets ready for challenge
Jeremy Lin became a Broadway sensation, a coveted free agent and a merchandising magnet in Asia, all in less than a year. In Houston, Lin will return ...
Rose expects to come back better than ever
Derrick Rose isn't sure he'll be the same player once he returns from his knee surgery. He thinks he might be better. The superstar point guard's ...
Column: Decades-old debt erased in 10 seconds
The debt was outstanding for 21 years. It took less than 10 seconds to erase. Martin Kaymer stood 6 feet below the hole on No. 18 at Medinah Country ...
Danica Patrick could take Newman's crew in 2013
Danica Patrick appears set to work with Ryan Newman's crew for her fulltime Sprint Cup ride in 2013. Stewart-Haas Racing would like to ease Patrick's ...
Whalen scores 20 to lead Lynx past Storm 78-70
With Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore around, Lindsay Whalen's focus generally isn't on scoring. That doesn't mean she can't. Whalen scored 20 points ...
Q&A: Why marches trigger Northern Ireland strife
Belfast is seeing one of its biggest Protestant parades in years Saturday, with thousands participating amid fears that it will degenerate into street ...
Allen settling into new city, new role with Heat
Late Friday night, less than 12 hours before the first practice of Miami Heat training camp, reigning NBA MVP LeBron James updated his Facebook page ...
Column: A Ryder Cup debut decades in the making
Right guy, right time, and no better place on earth to drop an Ernie Banks reference. The few Ryder Cup fans who hadn't already fallen for Keegan ...
LeBron James: Champion Heat can be better
LeBron James looked at the assembled talent in the Miami Heat locker room, and one word came to mind. "Scary," he said. Translated, that means James ...
Texas to honor Jody Conradt with statue in arena
The University of Texas will honor former women's coach Jody Conradt with a 7-foot bronze statue inside the Longhorns' basketball arena.
Kansas signs hoops coach Self to $3.8M contract
Bill Self could be roaming the sideline at Allen Fieldhouse well into the next decade. The Kansas basketball coach agreed to a restructured contract ...
NBA finalizing flopping procedures
The NBA is about to act in hopes of stopping the floppers. Spokesman Tim Frank said Thursday the league is finalizing procedures to deal with ...
Rubio says he's on track but won't rush return
Ricky Rubio's return to the Minnesota Timberwolves is coming. His rehabilitation from reconstructive left knee surgery is on schedule. He's just not ...
Catchings would love to add title to resume
There's not much left for Tamika Catchings to accomplish. The 33-year old Indiana Fever forward was the WNBA's most valuable player last year, and she ...
Mercury eye Griner after winning WNBA's No. 1 pick
Phoenix Mercury president Amber Cox is an avid user of social media. She had just witnessed one of the greatest moments in team history when Phoenix ...
Thunder let veterans leave, count on youth
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook quickly went from being rookies to All-Stars, and now they're practically veterans on the increasingly youthful ...
Heat's Bosh: Ready for camp, injury 'behind him'
Heat forward Chris Bosh insists food tasted better this summer. People were friendlier to him and his family. Everything, he said, seemed more fun.
Column: A silhouette recalls why Ryder Cup matters
Every time a European player reaches for a club during the Ryder Cup, it's almost as if Seve Ballesteros were still looking on. A year after his ...
Seattle City Council approves new arena deal
A wealthy hedge-fund manager won approval Monday for his plan to bring professional men's basketball and hockey back to Seattle, with initially ...