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Notre Dame beats eighth-ranked Kentucky 64-50
Notre Dame's experience and raucous home crowd were too much for eighth-ranked Kentucky and its heralded freshmen. Junior guards Eric Atkins and ...
NBA vows to sanction Spurs for resting regulars
The San Antonio Spurs will be punished by the NBA for their decision to send four top players home and not make them available to play in Miami ...
Nets' Lopez out 2 games with sprained right foot
Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez will miss the next two games with a mild sprain of his right foot. The Nets said Thursday that X-rays were negative, ...
Mavericks to sign veteran Derek Fisher
The short-handed Dallas Mavericks will sign 16-year veteran point guard Derek Fisher on Thursday, coach Rick Carlisle said after team's 101-78 loss ...
After Rondo ejected, Nets beat Celtics 95-83
Doc Rivers wants the Boston Celtics to be tough — not violent. The message came too late for Rajon Rondo. The Celtics point guard was ejected from ...
Wizards beat Blazers for 1st win after 12 losses
After their worst start in history, the Washington Wizards became a national punch line. On TNT, Charles Barkley compared them with the Washington ...
Rondo, Humphries, Wallace ejected for fight
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo was ejected in the second quarter of Wednesday night's game against Brooklyn when he shoved Kris Humphries ...
LeBron, Knicks top NBA jersey-sale lists
LeBron James is atop the NBA's jersey-sales list once again. The Miami Heat star has the league's hottest-selling jersey, marking the third time the ...
No. 1 Indiana rolls past No. 14 N Carolina 83-59
No. 1 Indiana had something to prove Tuesday night — that it could play defense. Just two days after the Hoosiers put together their best game this ...
Hill's clutch shot pushes Pacers past Lakers 79-77
Kobe Bryant is often at his most dangerous when he's fighting the flu, and the ailing superstar carried the Los Angeles Lakers to the brink of yet ...
Love grabs 24 rebs, Timberwolves beat Kings 97-89
Disgusted with his performance since coming back from a broken right hand, Kevin Love decided to play without his protective glove Tuesday night ...
Nets take 1st Brooklyn matchup with Knicks in OT
Playing the Knicks never looked or sounded so sweet for the Nets in New Jersey. The first matchup in Brooklyn was everything they could have hoped for
US federal mediators to join NHL labor talks
Federal mediators are entering the stalled NHL labor talks, with the season's first 2½ months already lost because of the lockout. George Cohen, ...
Thunder dominate first half, rout Bobcats 114-69
Russell Westbrook tipped away a pass, got into the open court all by himself and then braced for a big take-off and a signature throwdown dunk.
Serb sentenced for beating in US freed from jail
A former Serb college basketball player serving a two-year prison sentence for beating an American into a coma in New York state was freed Monday ...
New York, New York: Knicks, Nets meet Monday
From Madison Square Garden to the Garden State, the Knicks cast a shadow the Nets could never escape. The Knicks were considered first rate and the ...
Kevin McHale's daughter dies at 23
The daughter of Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale has died at 23. Alexandra "Sasha" McHale died Saturday, and the team disclosed no other details ...
No. 5 Duke beats No. 2 Louisville 76-71
Sometimes life is a fairy tale, even when it's a college basketball game. Quinn Cook directed No. 5 Duke on its run to the championship of the Battle ...
Ducks rebound with 48-24 win over Beavers
Kenjon Barner ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns despite leaving the game for a time with an injury and No. 5 Oregon defeated No. 16 Oregon State ...
No. 19 Memphis avoids 0-3 run at Battle 4 Atlantis
There isn't much more pressure a team could face this early in the season. No. 19 Memphis arrived in the Bahamas as one of four ranked teams playing ...
Hardaway scores 23, No. 4 Michigan beats K-State
Tim Hardaway Jr. brought the ball up the court, then dribbled between his legs and headed to the left. Then he flashed back to his right, rose up and ...
Andre Hollins leads Minnesota over No. 19 Memphis
Andre Hollins had a lot to deal with as he and his Minnesota teammate prepared to face Memphis in the Battle 4 Atlantis. His grandmother died last ...
Morehead State suspends Sean Woods for 1 game
Morehead State suspended coach Sean Woods for a game Friday after he pushed one of his players during a loss at No. 8 Kentucky. Woods will sit out ...
No. 5 Duke beats Minnesota 89-71
It sounds as if Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is putting together a screenplay: "The Maturation of Mason Plumlee." So far the reviews have been great.