Basketball

Report: Jerry Buss hospitalized with cancer
Lakers owner Jerry Buss has been hospitalized with cancer, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The 79-year-old Buss has spent time in the ...
Column: Finally, a punishment that fits the crime
Ejecting players on the spot for using their helmets to target opponents in college football is such a sensible idea that it's hard to believe the ...
With Rose's status still up in air, Bulls get by
Given all the gasps around Chicago after Derrick Rose indicated he might not play this season, the All-Star break appears to be coming at a good time ...
Profiles of 4 believed killed by ex-LA policeman
Fugitive ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner was charged Monday with killing a Riverside police officer. He also is suspected of killing ...
Plumlee, No. 2 Duke beat UNC 73-68
Mason Plumlee didn't mind much that he was on the bench when No. 2 Duke finally took a lead on North Carolina. When the Blue Devils' elite big man ...
Connecticut wins, parts ways with No. 6 Syracuse
There was no big ceremony. No showing of a highlight package on the scoreboard. When Connecticut's 66-58 victory over No. 6 Syracuse was official ...
Clippers beat Rockets 106-96 for 3rd straight win
Caron Butler scored 17 of his 19 points in the opening quarter when the Clippers shot 77 percent and Los Angeles led all the way in beating the ...
Plumlee leads No. 2 Duke past UNC, 73-68
With its star big man on the bench with foul trouble, Duke went small to beat its top rival — and one of its smallest players came up big. The run ...
Carter passes Bird as Mavs put away Kings 123-100
Move over, Larry Legend. Vinsanity still has a few special moments in him. Vince Carter scored 26 points to pass Larry Bird on the NBA's career ...
Anthony unsure about All-Star game with arm injury
Carmelo Anthony's All-Star game start could be in jeopardy after he received a deep bruise in his right arm that caused numbness. Anthony says he ...
No. 1 Indiana holds off Nebraska 76-47
Indiana spent the first 15 minutes Wednesday night contending with Nebraska's deliberate style. The Hoosiers spent the final 25 decimating it.
Turkoglu banned 20 games for positive steroid test
Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu was suspended 20 games by the NBA on Wednesday after testing positive for steroids. The NBA said Turkoglu tested ...
NBA All-Star break could be the end for union head
After 17 years fighting for NBA players, Billy Hunter might be down to his last, most difficult battle. This one is for his own job. A lengthy report ...
Kentucky's Noel out for season with torn ACL
Kentucky received the news it dreaded Wednesday when freshman forward Nerlens Noel was declared out for the season with a torn ligament in his left ...
Column: Swifter, higher, stronger? Or just dumber?
The motto of "swifter, higher, stronger" says little about the Olympics these days and everything about the lengths to which the clueless ...
Oregon 3-sport star sets sights on track team
It all began in 2011, when Oregon volleyball coach Jim Moore got a knock on his door shortly after the Ducks' season wrapped up. It was basketball ...
LeBron on a roll unlike any in NBA history
When LeBron James first heard about this streak of games with at least 30 points and 60 percent shooting, he did not immediately think about who was ...
No. 8 Michigan State routs No. 4 Michigan 75-52
Michigan State has muddled through much of its season, finding ways to win games short on style with gritty substance. The eighth-ranked Spartans, ...
Lakers beat Suns with 4 points from Kobe
Just when the Los Angeles Lakers thought their season was fully saturated with weirdness, Kobe Bryant made one shot and committed eight turnovers in ...
Late 3 spoils Stringer's bid for 900th win
C. Vivian Stringer will have to wait for another shot at her 900th career victory. And when it happens, the Rutgers coach will be happy to have it ...
LeBron sets mark, Heat top Blazers 117-104
It's not the type of streak that LeBron James ever thought about, this run of putting together at least 30 points and 60 percent shooting in six ...
No. 7 Florida handles No. 25 Kentucky, 69-52
If there were any questions about Florida's status in the Southeastern Conference following a loss at Arkansas last week, the Gators put those to rest ...
Pressure on Sacramento to speed up offer for Kings
The clock is ticking for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's efforts to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle. Speaking at his weekly City Hall news ...