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Memento dispute settled, Kobe's parents say sorry
Kobe Bryant reached a settlement with a New Jersey auction house that allows his mother sell a small amount of his memorabilia, while also getting an ...
Ex-NBA star in jail, charged in fatal Ga. crash
Former NBA All-Star Daron "Mookie" Blaylock is out of the hospital and in jail, charged with vehicular homicide in a car crash south of Atlanta.
Heat beat Spurs in Game 2 to tie NBA Finals
For two days, the thought was that LeBron James needed to do more for his teammates. Turns out, it was Mario Chalmers and mates who did something for ...
AP Source: Kidd to discuss Nets' coaching job
Jason Kidd is interested in the Brooklyn Nets' coaching position and plans to talk to the team this week, a person familiar with the situation said ...
Defending champion Kings ousted in Western finals
The Los Angeles Kings kept playing through a slew of injuries. They kept coming when the Chicago Blackhawks jumped out to an early lead, and they ...
Kane hat trick sends Blackhawks to Cup finals
Patrick Kane skated toward the middle of the ice, dropped to his knees and pumped his right arm, surrounded by a sea of red jumping up and down in ...
Ref Cam makes debut in Mercury-Fever broadcast
Smile! You're on referee cam. The WNBA debuted a new camera Saturday worn by official Lamont Simpson during the Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever game ...
Down 1-0 to Spurs, Heat seek some NBA Finals fun
The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable — and miserable. And surprise, it's those supposedly stoic Spurs who are having more fun, while the ...
Gay pride parade march for NBA's Jason Collins
NBA veteran center Jason Collins, the first active athlete in one of the four U.S. major professional sports leagues to come out as being gay, marched ...
Man with a plan? LeBron eyes Game 2 adjustments
If LeBron James played for the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich might have a message for him. It's the same one he's occasionally delivered to Tim ...
Game 1 losses not enough to derail Heat confidence
Dwyane Wade's first three trips to the NBA Finals all were accompanied by a statistical oddity. The Game 1 winner in each of those series wound up ...
Magic, MJ and more: 5 great NBA Finals finishes
Tony Parker's shot to clinch Game 1 wasn't pretty, but it quickly took its place among some of the great NBA Finals finishes. From Michael Jordan's ...
Gun found by police when UNC player arrested
A police report says officers seized a 9mm handgun and ammunition when North Carolina's leading scorer last season, P.J. Hairston, was arrested on a ...
5 things to note in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Five things to note from San Antonio's 92-88 win over Miami in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night: ___ LEBRON'S NIGHT: LeBron James' stat line ...
Spurs rally to stun Heat in Game 1 of NBA Finals
The San Antonio Spurs still have that winning NBA Finals formula of good defense and a little luck on offense. Tim Duncan overcame a slow start to ...
Stern overseeing his last NBA Finals
David Stern thinks that when it comes to the NBA Finals, his last might be the best. Stern's 30-year reign as NBA Commissioner will end Feb. 1, making ...
George Karl out as coach of Nuggets
The starless Denver Nuggets just lost their biggest name on the bench. George Karl was ousted Thursday less than a month after winning the NBA's Coach ...
UNC leading scorer Hairston facing drug charge
Durham police have charged North Carolina leading scorer P.J. Hairston with marijuana possession following a traffic stop. In an email Thursday, ...
Five things to watch in the NBA Finals
And then there were two. For the third straight year, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat made their way to the NBA Finals. And for the first ...
Allen now 1 round away from a Miami ring
This is why Ray Allen came to Miami. Not for the money, because he already has plenty and could have gotten more by staying in Boston. Not for a ...
Chicago's Keith suspended for Gm 4 of West finals
If the Chicago Blackhawks are going to end the Los Angeles Kings' perfect postseason on home ice in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, they'll ...
Embattled Hermann addresses past in visit to RU
Incoming athletic director Julie Hermann believes her failure to deal professionally with players, on and off the court as a volleyball coach at ...
Back in NBA Finals, James can get back at Spurs
Before reaching the top of basketball, LeBron James was run over by the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs swept James' Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA ...
Time to take college presidents out of sports?
Holden Thorp is packing up after nearly five years as chancellor at the University of North Carolina, preparing for his next job as provost at ...
Parker's evolution lifts Spurs back to Finals
As Tony Parker arrived at the podium for an interview session Wednesday in Miami, he crossed paths with San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, who was just ...