Jayhawks' Ben McLemore declares for NBA draft
The hardest decision of Ben McLemore's life turned out to be no question at all. Kansas coach Bill Self made sure of it. The talented guard announced ...
Pac-12 to commission review of officiating program
The Pac-12 announced plans Tuesday to commission an independent review of officiating during the league tournament after comments by the conference's ...
Anthony tops NBA's jersey sales list
Carmelo Anthony now tops the NBA's scoring race and its most popular jerseys list. Anthony took over the No. 1 spot on the league's sales list ...

Pitino leads class of 7 into Naismith Hall of Fame
Rick Pitino got the phone call of a lifetime and an incredible text at the same time. Last Wednesday, John Doleva, the president of the Naismith ...

Many fouls, few points as season draws to a close
Once the nets are down and the confetti stops flying, it will be safe to open your eyes again, basketball fans. Yes, 2012-13 has been one ugly season.

Clippers beat Lakers 109-95 to win division title
Chris Paul held up the red T-shirt reading 'Can't Stop Los Angeles' for a quick postgame photo. He didn't put it on, and neither did his Clippers ...

Good to be Louisville's Pitino these days
It's good to be Rick Pitino these days. Top-seeded Louisville is playing for the national championship, giving Pitino a chance to be the first coach ...

Knicks win 12th straight, 125-120 over Thunder
Driving to the basket in crunch time, Raymond Felton slipped to the floor and lost the basketball in the process. All he could do was lunge back at ...

Adelman gets 1,000th W in Wolves' 107-101 win
The final seconds ticked down on Rick Adelman's 1,000th career victory, and a season's worth of hardship and heartache quickly evaporated. As his ...

Rutgers scandal grows, even as AD Pernetti resigns
The burgeoning basketball scandal has cost Rutgers more than a popular, young athletic director, an interim general counsel, two coaches and a lot of ...

Anthony scores 41, Knicks win 11th straight
Carmelo Anthony gave fans his own reason to celebrate 40. On the night the Knicks honored the 40th anniversary of their last championship team, ...

Gallinari out for season with torn ACL
The Denver Nuggets will be without versatile forward Danilo Gallinari for the rest of the season after tests Friday showed he tore his left ACL ...

Ex-Pac-12 ref: I was trying to 'lighten the mood'
Former Pac-12 Conference coordinator of officials Ed Rush says he was just trying to "lighten the mood" in a tense locker room when he "jokingly" made ...

Finals Watch: Presidential shot, top coach, player
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games

James, Wade, Chalmers, Allen might sit Friday
The Miami Heat might be missing four key parts of the rotation when they visit the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and ...
Thieves steal $340K in jewelry from Bosh home
While Miami Heat star Chris Bosh was out celebrating his birthday at a Morocco-themed party complete with live camels, police said Thursday that ...

Clippers beat Suns 126-101 for record 50th win
The Clippers got their franchise-record 50th victory in their fourth try. It didn't come without some fireworks that had nothing to do with ...

Anthony scores 40, Knicks win 10th straight
Carmelo Anthony put on another scoring show, though he didn't have to do it alone. Anthony scored 40 points and the Knicks got key contributions from ...

Sacramento, Seattle groups present to NBA owners
The future home of the Kings may not be settled this month after all. With owners facing a difficult choice between a move to Seattle or the team ...

Wizards G Bradley Beal done for season with injury
Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal will miss the rest of his rookie season with a right leg injury. The Wizards announced before their ...

Lakers hang Shaq's No. 34 jersey in the rafters
When Shaquille O'Neal visited the Forum during the summer he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, general manager Jerry West encouraged him to look up at ...
Cuban says he is willing to draft Griner
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he would consider drafting Baylor All-American Brittney Griner. Cuban told reporters before Tuesday night's ...

Anthony scores 50 as Knicks beat Heat 102-90
Carmelo Anthony released his final shot of the night then skipped backward, already knowing the outcome. The shot was good. For Anthony and the New ...
Scott: Rush's remarks 'not a fireable offense'
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said Tuesday that comments made by the conference's coordinator of officials are "not a fireable offense" and have ...
44K season tickets requested for Seattle NBA team
The man who's trying to bring the NBA's Sacramento Kings to Seattle says fans have requested 44,000 season tickets in the event the team actually ...