Report: NBA Considering Firing Tim Donaghy
NEW YORK—Saying allegations that veteran referee Tim Donaghy bet on and manipulated the games he officiated were "disappointing at best and...
Basketball
Donaghy's Warning Signs
Many NBA fans suspected that something was wrong with NBA officiating long before the Donaghy scandal broke. Official review of the games he...
Biggest Busts In NBA Draft History
As the NBA Draft approaches, Onion Sports looks at some of the historic mistakes teams have made picking new talent:
Tim Duncan Delivers Heartfelt Speech On Fiscal Responsibility During Spurs Victory Celebration
SAN ANTONIO—Following a Spurs Sunday victory parade during which Tim Duncan regaled the crowd with uncharacteristically exuberant...
Mike Brown Feels Cavs Are Being Outvictoried
CLEVELAND—Frustrated by the results of the first three NBA Finals games, Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown told reporters at a Tuesday press...
Isiah Thomas Asks Mike Brown If He Could Coach One Game Of Finals
CLEVELAND—New York Knicks coach and president of basketball operations Isiah Thomas, distraught over his team's failure to make the playoffs...
Tim Duncan Rooting For Cavaliers For Good Of NBA
SAN ANTONIO—San Antonio Spurs All-Star center Tim Duncan told reporters yesterday that he is rooting for the Cleveland Cavaliers to win this year's ...
God Wondering If He's Being Too Cruel In Allowing Cavaliers To Reach NBA Finals
PARADISE—God, the omnipotent and omniscient Creator of the Universe who recently saw fit to allow the Cleveland Cavaliers to advance to the...
Kobe Bryant Demanding Things Again
LOS ANGELES—Although Kobe Bryant is withholding comment on whether or not he recently demanded to be traded from the Lakers, the star...
Cleveland Sportswriter Compares LeBron James To Craig Ehlo
CLEVELAND—Plain Dealer columnist Brandon Long, attempting to grade the playoff performance of Cavaliers forward LeBron James in terms...
LeBron James Struggles To Name One Cavalier Aside From Himself
CLEVELAND—During a press conference following the first game of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron...
WNBA Apparently Giving It Another Shot
SACRAMENTO—Sports fans nationwide reported feelings of surprise, amusement, and grudging admiration after discovering that the Detroit Shock...
NBA Referees Turn Off 'Goaltending,' 'Out-Of-Bounds,' Turn On 'Unlimited Turbo' For Conference Finals
NEW YORK—In addition to their decision to allow goaltending and out- of-bounds for the duration of this year's NBA Conference Finals, NBA...
Kobe Bryant Still Shocked Every Time He Makes A Jump Shot
LOS ANGELES—Despite his above-average field-goal percentage and 31.5 points per game, nine-time NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant admitted that he is...
Tim Duncan's Sincere Apology Confuses Referee Enough To Eject Him From Game
DALLAS—Baffled by Tim Duncan's unexpected sincerity in apologizing following a technical foul, NBA official Joey Crawford responded by...
Tim Duncan's Sincere Apology Confuses Referee Enough To Eject Him From Game
DALLAS—Baffled by Tim Duncan's unexpected sincerity in apologizing following a technical foul, NBA official Joey Crawford responded by...
Young Knicks Player Keeps Asking About Patrick Ewing
NEW YORK—Sources within the New York Knicks organization report that outspoken Knicks guard Nate Robinson continues to ask pressing...
NCAA Tournament Intensifies As Florida Advances To Round Of One
ATLANTA—The NCAA tournament field narrowed a little further—and became much more intense—on Monday night as the University of Florida tallied a convincing ...
