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Augustus, Lynx shake Fever 83-71, tie WNBA Finals
These WNBA Finals are not for the feeble. Seimone Augustus and the Minnesota Lynx toughened up after a rare loss and a soft performance at home in the ...
McJordan barbecue sauce fetches $10,000
A man who used to own McDonald's restaurants in North Dakota is about $10,000 richer after selling a 20-year-old container of McJordan barbecue sauce ...
Lynx star speaks out against MN marriage amendment
Seimone Augustus has always preferred to stay out of the public eye even as her basketball career has taken her to the heights of an Olympic gold ...
Griner focused on senior season with champ Baylor
Brittney Griner watched the Olympics and wished she was there. Thanks to the WNBA draft lottery, she might know where she's going. Before Rio in 2016, ...
Former NBA All-Star McGrady joins Chinese team
Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady says he is headed for China to play for the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in the Chinese Basketball Association.
Heat arrive in China for preseason games
LeBron James is visiting China for the ninth time, which makes him one of the resident Miami Heat experts about the world's most populous nation.
Fever even series with Sun on Zellous' jumper
The Indiana Fever are heading back to Connecticut thanks to Shavonte Zellous' last-second basket. Zellous' jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining lifted ...
Top rookie with anxiety issue joins Rockets' camp
Royce White finally got to focus on basketball Monday, joining the Houston Rockets after he missed the first week of training camp to form a long-term ...
LeBron expected to play when Heat open preseason
LeBron James will be among the Miami Heat players expected in the lineup on Sunday when the reigning NBA champions open their preseason schedule at ...
Sun beat Fever 76-64 in Eastern finals opener
A pair of Olympians took control on both ends of the court in the second half to help the Connecticut Sun pull away from Indiana in the opener of the ...
Lynx beat Sparks 94-77 in Western finals opener
Playing strong close to the basket has the Minnesota Lynx one win away from a return trip to the WNBA finals. Maya Moore scored 20 points, Rebekkah ...
AP Source: Mannings agree to join Grizzlies' group
NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and his wife, Ashley, and former NBA player Penny Hardaway have agreed to join the group of minority owners for the ...
Rasheed Wallace ends retirement to join Knicks
The quiet of Rasheed Wallace's retirement in North Carolina was interrupted last spring by a call from an old coach. "Out of the blue, coach Woody ...
NBA sets flopping penalties; players may be fined
Stop the flop. The NBA will penalize floppers this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league official said Wednesday has "no ...
Douglas, Larkins help Fever advance to East finals
The Indiana Fever responded to Atlanta's physical play by pushing back and overpowering the Dream. Katie Douglas scored 24 points and Erlana Larkins ...
Oracle CEO to experiment on his Hawaiian island
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison envisions his recently acquired Hawaiian island becoming a "little laboratory" for experimenting with more environmentally ...
Dwight Howard ready to learn from Kobe with Lakers
Dwight Howard flattened the creases across the chest of his brand-new gold jersey and joined his teammates for a group photo, joking around and ...
Lin, young Rockets ready for challenge
Jeremy Lin became a Broadway sensation, a coveted free agent and a merchandising magnet in Asia, all in less than a year. In Houston, Lin will return ...
Rose expects to come back better than ever
Derrick Rose isn't sure he'll be the same player once he returns from his knee surgery. He thinks he might be better. The superstar point guard's ...
Time Warner flips switch on new Lakers channels
A few months ago, Time Warner Cable Inc. was crying foul at the high price it had to pay to air Knicks and Rangers games in New York. Now, the shoe ...
Danica Patrick could take Newman's crew in 2013
Danica Patrick appears set to work with Ryan Newman's crew for her fulltime Sprint Cup ride in 2013. Stewart-Haas Racing would like to ease Patrick's ...
Whalen scores 20 to lead Lynx past Storm 78-70
With Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore around, Lindsay Whalen's focus generally isn't on scoring. That doesn't mean she can't. Whalen scored 20 points ...
Allen settling into new city, new role with Heat
Late Friday night, less than 12 hours before the first practice of Miami Heat training camp, reigning NBA MVP LeBron James updated his Facebook page ...
LeBron James: Champion Heat can be better
LeBron James looked at the assembled talent in the Miami Heat locker room, and one word came to mind. "Scary," he said. Translated, that means James ...