
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer The Cleveland Cavaliers are on top of the NBA draft yet again, only this time there is no LeBron James waiting to save them. There may not even be a Kyrie Irving. More>>
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Mike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. More>>
If the Western Conference finals seem the slightest bit over after two San Antonio wins, hold that thought for a minute. More>>
If the Western Conference finals seem the slightest bit over after two San Antonio wins, hold that thought for a minute. More>>
The San Jose Sharks barely held off the Los Angeles Kings at the end for a second straight home win. More>>
Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. More>>
When Tony Parker started running low on masterful plays, Tim Duncan was there to take over and lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. More>>
Oklahoma City isn't just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It's home. More>>
Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs. More>>
Dwyane Wade's rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference finals and certain that an NBA championship was in their sights. More>>
An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high... More>>
Amare Stoudemire will go into next season with $45 million left on his contract and no guarantee of a starting job. More>>
Bryan Colangelo is still president of the Toronto Raptors, but he's no longer the club's general manager. More>>
By The Associated Press The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players... More>>
Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately. More>>
This is the matchup Chris Bosh wanted in the Eastern Conference finals. More>>
Mike Conley wouldn't let Zach Randolph take the blame for the Memphis Grizzlies' blowout loss in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. More>>
The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who've been there so many times before. More>>
The Los Angeles Kings are now the team bemoaning a late penalty while the San Jose Sharks celebrate a dramatic win. More>>
Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defense. More>>
By The Associated Press Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team. More>>
Indiana Pacers guard George Hill has been cleared to play Saturday night against the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. More>>
Serbian police say Predrag Danilovic, who played for the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, is seriously injured after being stabbed in a fight. More>>
The Miami Heat have LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Spurs have dominated for years with the trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. More>>
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans Friday that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed. More>>
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Epiphanny Prince is headed to Russia. More>>
Carmelo Anthony made two jumpers to open the game, knowing it wouldn't stay that easy. More>>
Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight season with the same style that has carried them to four NBA titles. More>>
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer The Sacramento Kings' unsteady future finally seems to be settled. More>>
Slow at the start of the series and strong at the end, the San Antonio Spurs wore out the Golden State Warriors the way they have so many other opponents. More>>
For the New York Knicks, it was about playing harder, even if not really much better. More>>
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Ousted NBA players' association executive director Billy Hunter alleges in a lawsuit that president Derek Fisher had a secret deal with owners during the 2011... More>>
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson flashed a few smiles when his bid to save the city's NBA franchise finally succeeded. Just not too many. More>>
Midway through the season, the Memphis Grizzlies came through Oklahoma City and left with questions swirling about the franchise's future after leading scorer Rudy Gay was traded away in the club's second big deal in... More>>
The tape around Dwyane Wade's right knee was soaked with sweat and beginning to loosen, so he headed to the locker room to get the joint re-wrapped during the fourth quarter. More>>
With their trademark grit-and-grind mentality, the Memphis Grizzlies are making history for a franchise with little prior postseason success. More>>
Knowing his team needed him at his best, Dwyane Wade retreated to the Miami Heat locker room after the third quarter for some quick treatment on his aching right knee. More>>
The Kings are staying in Sacramento, and Seattle will have to wait for another NBA franchise. More>>
Pablo Prigioni could return to the starting lineup. Jason Kidd will remain in the rotation. More>>
Rutgers named Julie Hermann its new athletic director Wednesday, and the former No. 2 athletic administrator at Louisville promised a restart for the scandal-scarred program following the ouster of its men's basketball... More>>
The San Antonio Spurs got the added energy Gregg Popovich wanted against the Golden State Warriors and a stellar performance from Tony Parker that they desperately needed. More>>
Rangers manager Ron Washington kept calm and stuck with his reliable closer even as Joe Nathan pitched himself into serious trouble. More>>
The Los Angeles Kings hadn't held a two-goal lead in the entire postseason until Slava Voynov's shot fortunately caromed off Mike Richards' body and into San Jose's net midway through their second-round... More>>
After the marathon bombings, the cities of Boston and New York put aside their bitter rivalries and joined in their mutual love of sports and country. More>>
Carmelo Anthony tried to keep the New York Knicks in the game, even as his teammates missed shots all around him. More>>
Dave Bing's time in the turbulence of Detroit, its politics and immense urban problems will end after only four years. More>>
Gregg Popovich urged his San Antonio Spurs to raise their energy to almost maniacal levels, because winning the battle on the boards and for loose balls was critical against the athletic Golden State Warriors. More>>
A visibly frustrated Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he won't seek a second term and ripped Michigan officials for not giving him enough time to solve the financially strapped city's problems on his... More>>
The Memphis Grizzlies are showing a knack for closing out tight games against the Oklahoma City Thunder. More>>
Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. More>>
In Iran, Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs felt like Justin Bieber, LeBron James and Tom Brady all rolled into one. More>>
Kobe Bryant and an auction house that wants to sell memorabilia from his high school days and early pro career are heading for a trial next month, unless they can work out a deal before then. More>>
The left knee of Knicks guard Iman Shumpert doesn't appear to be getting any better and it could keep him out of Tuesday night's game at Indiana. More>>
Dwyane Wade is limping around in obvious pain. LeBron James' shooting percentage is down. Shane Battier and Ray Allen have struggled to get anything going from 3-point range. More>>
Tennessee plans to honor former Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt by building an on-campus statue in her honor. More>>
One week into their first training camp under Bill Laimbeer, the New York Liberty are full of excitement and optimism. More>>
Lionel Hollins demands a certain standard from his Grizzlies that he didn't get in the first half against Oklahoma City. More>>
The way this series is turning out, it's hard to believe the Miami Heat ever trailed the Chicago Bulls. More>>
The Grizzlies pulled off a huge rally to move within a victory of the franchise's first Western Conference final. More>>
LeBron James and the Miami Heat didn't even give the Chicago Bulls room to breathe, practically squeezing the playoff life out of them to take a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal. More>>
LeBron James scored 27 points and the Miami Heat nearly matched a franchise record for points allowed in a playoff game, pounding the listless and short-handed Chicago Bulls 88-65 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the... More>>
Bulls forward Luol Deng was activated before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat on Monday night but was not in the starting lineup after initially being ruled out because of an illness. More>>
The Golden State Warriors outshot, outrebounded and outplayed the San Antonio Spurs in the first two games of their Western Conference semifinal but left Texas with a disappointing split. More>>
His spirits down, his left ankle limp and his team's season hanging in the balance, Stephen Curry wondered whether he could recover for the biggest game of his career until a text message popped up on his phone around 2... More>>
The suggestion that he's a flopper drew a grin as wide as his wingspan from LeBron James. More>>
The NBA has fined Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau $35,000 for comments he made about the officiating following Friday's loss to the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. More>>
The Indiana Pacers kept everything in front of them Saturday night. More>>
The Memphis Grizzlies call it grit and grind, and it got them through another ugly game. More>>
If the NBA Board of Governors denies the pending sale and relocation of the Sacramento Kings, the Seattle group seeking to purchase the franchise has a backup deal with the Maloof family. More>>
Knicks guard J.R. Smith played against the Pacers in Game 3 on Saturday night after being iffy to go because of an illness. More>>
LeBron James was off target for most of the night and Dwyane Wade was a nonfactor. More>>
The San Antonio Spurs suddenly returned to form. The Golden State Warriors went cold, and Stephen Curry's sprained left ankle is once again a serious concern. More>>
Dustin Penner didn't exactly expect to score when he threw a 60-foot slap shot at the St. Louis net in the final second of the second period. More>>
Down and dominated during most of the first two games at home, the San Antonio Spurs once again showed why nobody should ever count them out. More>>
Dustin Penner could have simply dumped the puck and allowed the clock to run out on the second period of yet another dead-even game. More>>
So much for South Beach style. The Miami Heat showed again they can get down and dirty. More>>
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writer New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program still smarting from... More>>
Chris Hansen has increased his total valuation of the Sacramento Kings from $550 million to $625 million in another attempt to sway NBA owners to allow him to buy the franchise and move it to Seattle. More>>
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Parity has struck the NBA playoffs, where the conference semifinals are all fit to be tied. More>>
It started with the flu, and turned into a hospital stay. There were terrible headaches and weakness. Just walking was a chore. More>>
Kobe Bryant is playing some of his toughest defense yet, demanding his mother keeps her hands off his merchandise. More>>
Muneera al-Shatti has loved playing basketball since she was a child but it wasn't until Thursday that she had chance to show off her skills at a public arena in Kuwait. More>>
Luol Deng is excited to be back with the Chicago Bulls, even if he's only able to watch film and hoist a few jumpers. More>>
Even as Masai Ujiri accepted the NBA's executive of the year trophy from club President Josh Kroenke on Thursday, the Denver Nuggets general manager said he would have given it up gladly in exchange for a deep playoff... More>>
The way the Los Angeles Kings opened the playoffs is old news. The defending Stanley Cup champions are headed home where they've dominated, one win shy of surviving the first round. More>>
Carlos Boozer said the Chicago Bulls were feeling cheated. Mario Chalmers said the Miami Heat thought they were getting too many cheap shots. More>>
Golden State coach Mark Jackson insisted the Warriors' historic collapse in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals would only help his team's growth. More>>
The Los Angeles Kings had every reason to be deflated. More>>
For the first time in these playoffs, the Miami Heat were facing some real adversity. More>>
Penn State has 67 scholarship players on its football roster and coach Bill O'Brien sees no reason why that will change significantly by the time the season starts Aug. 31. More>>
Nobody ever really stops Carmelo Anthony. Not in his mind, anyway. More>>
Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock are eager to reconnect with Michigan. More>>
Selfless and starless. These were the staples of the exhilarating Denver Nuggets' NBA franchise-record 57-win regular season. More>>
George Karl is the NBA's Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins this season. More>>
Tony Allen thought it might have been out of desperation that he ended up guarding Kevin Durant in crunch time. More>>
Carmelo Anthony's shooting woes vanished as quickly as Indiana's lead. More>>
The Memphis Grizzlies wouldn't let Kevin Durant come through in the clutch for the second straight time. More>>
Carmelo Anthony hung from the rim, the helpless defender who tried to stop his dunk lying on the court below after falling down. More>>