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Rockets return home after rugged road swing
It's been an ugly new year so far for the Houston Rockets. They snapped a seven-game losing streak with an ugly win in Charlotte on Monday and were ...
Maloofs agree to sell NBA's Kings to Seattle group
Nearly five years after their colors, banners and history were packed away into storage and their franchise relocated, the SuperSonics are one ...
Bryant, Lakers at a loss after goring by Bulls
Off target all night, Kobe Bryant sure was on point when it was over. His frustration stood out like a breakaway dunk, his comments sharper than any ...
Cavs' Varejao done for season with blood clot
Anderson Varejao's season rapidly spiraled from a probable All-Star appearance to over. The Cavaliers' hustling center, who led the NBA in rebounding ...
Nets beat Knicks to split four-game series
Joe Johnson and the Nets left Madison Square Garden for the last time this regular season, even with the Knicks in the series and right behind them ...
Fair, No. 3 Syracuse edge No. 21 Cincinnati 57-55
With Cincinnati and Syracuse tied and the clock ticking down in the final minute, the Orange's Jerami Grant drove the lane, and when his shot didn't ...
Duke moves back to No. 1 in AP poll
Duke is No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll after dropping from the top spot for one week. The Blue Devils, who fell to No. 3 last ...
Former Miami baseball coach Ron Fraser dies
Ron Fraser coached the national teams from two different countries, is a member of 10 different Halls of Fame, won two NCAA baseball championships and ...
No. 13 Butler steals 64-63 win over No. 8 Gonzaga
All Roosevelt Jones wanted to do Saturday night was make a play. He wound up stealing the ball and a victory. The sophomore forward looped around ...
Former president Spanier attends Penn State game
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier attended the school's men's basketball game against Nebraska on Saturday, making a rare high-profile ...
Durant scores 52 as Thunder top Mavs 117-114 in OT
Kevin Durant's miserable fourth quarter ended with a final miss that gave Dallas a chance to finish a rally in overtime Friday night. The Oklahoma ...
Durant scores 52, Thunder top Mavs 117-114 in OT
Kevin Durant hardly seemed bothered by O.J. Mayo's tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation. It just gave the Oklahoma City star a chance ...
Bulls extend Friday road show, beat Celtics in OT
In the midst of a boisterous Bulls locker room, players talked about what a crazy game it was. It was only fitting that they won it on a tough, ...
Staggering Suns 'part ways' with coach Gentry
Alvin Gentry had a successful run with Steve Nash and the previous version of the Phoenix Suns, leading them to the 2010 Western Conference finals.
No. 8 Gonzaga, No. 13 Butler ready to square off
Gonzaga served as the model program for college basketball's non-power conference schools for more than decade. Butler took that blueprint, revised ...
New-coach success stories in college hoops
In his first season as Kentucky's coach, John Calipari led the Wildcats to 35 wins and a trip to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament.
LeBron's Heat hold off Kobe's Lakers 99-90
For a few exciting minutes in the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers resembled the championship-caliber dynamo everybody expected ...
Billy Hunter's actions deemed wrong, not criminal
NBA players should consider whether they want to keep Billy Hunter as executive director of the players' association after a series of wrongdoings, ...
Bryant gets record 15th straight All-Star start
Kobe Bryant has been voted to his NBA-record 15th consecutive All-Star start, leading four Los Angeles players into next month's game. Lakers teammate ...
Knicks win in London, beat Pistons 102-87
Back in London and back on the basketball court, Carmelo Anthony went right back to his winning ways. The Knicks star was the main attraction at the ...
Stern has no problem with teams miking players
NBA Commissioner David Stern has no problem with teams aiming microphones at their own players during games. If anything, he wants more mikes on the ...
LeBron James piling up milestones at historic pace
LeBron James has reached so many milestones in his NBA career it might be easy to lose track. He hasn't. Just a point shy of becoming the youngest ...
James eclipses 20K points, Heat top Warriors 92-75
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and team president Pat Riley took a moment in the locker room late Wednesday night to give LeBron James the game ball ...
James becomes youngest player to score 20K points
LeBron James has become the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. James eclipsed the milestone Wednesday night against the Golden ...