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LeBron James saved a championship reign, canceled a celebration. More>>
Years of talk about building an arena capable of hosting professional sports and big-name concerts yielded an announcement Tuesday that casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG will build a... More>>
During his team's Game 3 rout of the Heat, Gregg Popovich was shown on TV talking to his players while they were in the process of burying Miami with a stirring offensive display. More>>
Five things to watch for in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, as the San Antonio Spurs try to clinch their fifth title and end the Miami Heat's reign on Tuesday night: More>>
They lost three times in three months in one of the most overpowering stretches the NBA has ever seen. More>>
Saying she has already rolled up her sleeves and is ready to work, Julie Hermann took over as Rutgers' athletic director with the promise that her No. 1 job is to create an atmosphere for Scarlet Knights students to... More>>
The Spurs have long been the NBA's gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio. More>>
LeBron James has been here before, with dire results. More>>
The Miami Heat weren't supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway. More>>
Five things to note from Game 5 of the San Antonio Spurs' win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night: More>>
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: More>>
Across three NBA championships and more than 100 playoff victories together, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have built a bond most teammates will never share. More>>
Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed. More>>
San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green set an NBA Finals record for 3-pointers Sunday with his 23rd of this series against the Miami Heat. More>>
Win or lose, Sunday marked the final home game of this season for the Spurs. The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 on Tuesday night, and the winner will be decided on South Beach. More>>
Front offices across the NBA seem to be panicking a bit these days. Job security has long been an oxymoron for coaches in this league, but even by that what-have-you-done-for-me-lately standard, this offseason has been a... More>>
Tony Parker's hamstring, not Dwyane Wade's knee, is the current chief injury concern. More>>
The swings in momentum in these NBA Finals have been so wild that it has been difficult to grasp just who is in control of the series. Maybe that's because with San Antonio and Miami tied at two games apiece, neither... More>>
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer The Sacramento Kings hired Denver executive Pete D'Alessandro as their new general manager on Saturday. More>>
Spurs guard Tony Parker says his sore right hamstring can tear "any time now" heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. More>>
President Barack Obama honored the WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday, calling the players role models for young athletes - even those on his daughter Sasha's basketball team. More>>
Dwyane Wade has never gone the distance in three previous NBA Finals trips. More>>
The NCAA hearings to determine if the University of Miami committed major infractions involving former booster Nevin Shapiro ended Friday after 16 1/2 hours over two days. The Committee on Infractions typically releases its... More>>
President Barack Obama honored the WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday, calling the players role models for young athletes - even those on his daughter Sasha's basketball team. More>>
Investigators began examining a twisted pile of concrete, metal and wood on Friday to determine why a waterfront deck at a popular sports bar collapsed into shallow Biscayne Bay, injuring two dozen people gathered to cheer... More>>
At their best in the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat have forced turnover after turnover, finding a gear the San Antonio Spurs just can't reach. More>>
LeBron James wanted the responsibility on his powerful shoulders. More>>
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A packed outdoor deck behind a popular Miami-area sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals on Thursday night, sending dozens of patrons into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay. More>>
Miami Heat owner Micky Arison had a message as he walked to the winning locker room. More>>
An 11-year-old Latino boy whose singing of the national anthem at the NBA Finals set off a barrage of racist tweets earned a roaring ovation in an encore performance before Game 4 between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat... More>>
Mike Miller's uncanny play in these NBA Finals has earned him a spot in the Miami Heat's starting lineup. More>>
There have been times in these NBA Finals that Dwyane Wade has looked like the Dwyane Wade of old, attacking the rim, dropping the unblockable floater in the lane and jumpstarting the Miami Heat offense. More>>
The NCAA opened a key hearing in the massive infractions case against the University of Miami on Thursday, with school officials, former coaches and the ACC commissioner on hand to defend the Hurricanes against allegations... More>>
Meet the new guy, Jason Kidd. More>>
Maurice Cheeks is ready for a new challenge, undaunted by the fact that the Detroit Pistons have been a revolving door for coaches lately. More>>
Spurs guard Tony Parker said he will play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals after his availability was in doubt because of a mild right hamstring strain. More>>
Even after winning 27 in a row during the regular season, the Miami Heat don't want to rely on a three-game winning streak now. More>>
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer The Brooklyn Nets hired Jason Kidd as their coach Wednesday, bringing the former star back to the franchise he led to its greatest NBA success. More>>
Game 4 of the NBA Finals will tell more about the Miami Heat than a 66-win regular season ever could. More>>
A day later, LeBron James didn't back down. More>>
A day later, LeBron James didn't back down. More>>
Tony Parker, along with all of San Antonio, really, spent a restless night worrying about a gimpy right hamstring that hampered him in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and threatened the momentum the Spurs seized with a drubbing of... More>>
Five things to take away from the San Antonio Spurs' 113-77 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night: More>>
Gary Neal may have dreamed it, though it was nothing Danny Green ever could have imagined. More>>
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker is scheduled to have an MRI on a tight hamstring on Wednesday, leaving his availability for Game 4 of the NBA Finals very much up in the air. More>>
Danny Green and Gary Neal aren't NBA royalty like LeBron James. More>>
The new American Athletic Conference will hold its first men's basketball tournament at the FedExForum in Memphis next March. More>>
By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press Eighteen Division I teams will miss the postseason, and another 18 in men's basketball and nine other college sports will trade practice time for remedial classroom... More>>
From No. 1 to just one of many, Rory McIlroy's game has clearly hit a rocky patch. More>>
Despite being set up to shine, "The Voice" is limping to its finish. More>>
Connecticut's men's basketball team, which was barred from the 2013 postseason because of past problems with its Academic Progress Rate, has qualified academically for next year's NCAA tournament. More>>
The Boston Celtics will play a preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Montreal next season as part of the NBA's Canadian series. More>>
On a day of rest at the NBA Finals, Tim Duncan had work to do. More>>
Maurice Cheeks is getting a third shot to be an NBA head coach. More>>
Former University of Akron point guard Alex Abreu has pleaded guilty in a drug case. More>>
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer The Memphis Grizzlies have decided to part with the winningest coach in the franchise's history, telling Lionel Hollins they will not be renewing his contract as... More>>
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 apology from his parents, who thanked him for his financial support. More>>
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. More>>
For two days, the thought was that LeBron James needed to do more for his teammates. More>>
Mario Chalmers marched toward midcourt with a message. More>>
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: More>>
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 Sunday. More>>
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 tried everything to force another home game in the Western Conference finals. More>>
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 waves. More>>
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Smile! You're on referee cam. More>>
The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable - and miserable. More>>
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 Saturday for nearly three miles in Boston's gay pride parade with... More>>
If LeBron James played for the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich might have a message for him. More>>
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 watching the other team celebrate a championship. More>>
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. More>>
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 marijuana possession charge. More>>
Five things to note from San Antonio's 92-88 win over Miami in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night: More>>
Tim Duncan's NBA Finals game looks as good now as it did last decade. More>>
The San Antonio Spurs still have that winning NBA Finals formula of good defense and a little luck on offense. More>>
LeBron James had six points, four rebounds and two assists to help the Miami Heat take a 24-23 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. More>>
David Stern thinks that when it comes to the NBA Finals, his last might be the best. More>>
The starless Denver Nuggets just lost their biggest name on the bench. More>>
Former Auburn basketball player Varez Ward pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he conspired to fix a 2012 game that his team lost to Arkansas. More>>
Durham police have charged North Carolina leading scorer P.J. Hairston with marijuana possession following a traffic stop. More>>
And then there were two. More>>
This is why Ray Allen came to Miami. More>>
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 have to do it without their top defenseman. More>>
Incoming athletic director Julie Hermann believes her failure to deal professionally with players, on and off the court as a volleyball coach at Tennessee, has taught her much and that's part of the reason she is... More>>
Before reaching the top of basketball, LeBron James was run over by the San Antonio Spurs. More>>
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 departing. More>>
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 Washington University in St. Louis. More>>
The last time Chris Bosh played against the San Antonio Spurs, he was offensively brilliant. More>>
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