Basketball
Mavericks Free-Throw Coach Refers Player To Left-Handed-Lay-Up Coach
DALLAS—Mavericks free-throw coach Gary Boren decided Monday that he had "seen enough," realized he was unable to help backup center DeSagana...
Great Cinderella Stories From The Annals Of Sports
This year's NCAA Final Four is without a doubt an all-powerhouse spectacle featuring four highly seeded teams, but it leaves fans without an...
Vince Carter Hires On-Court Assistant
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—New Jersey Nets shooting guard Vince Carter announced Wednesday that he had hired an on-court assistant to handle all...
NBA's Eastern Conference Sends Four Players To All-Star Game
LAS VEGAS—With the teams comprising the NBA's Eastern Conference a combined 18 games below .500, fans and coaches saw it fit to only ...
Larry Brown To Trade Secretary Because She Is Unwilling To Conform To His Style Of Collating
PHILADELPHIA—New Philadelphia 76ers executive vice president and former Knicks head coach Larry Brown announced yesterday that plans to...
Kobe Bryant Mourns Passing Of Ball
LOS ANGELES—Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was visibly shaken, angry, and confused at center court of the Staples Center Tuesday night when the...
Healthy Grant Hill Schedules Season-Ending Surgery
ORLANDO—Injury-prone Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill announced yesterday that he has scheduled season-ending surgery despite being in the...
Memphis Grizzlies Ask For Two Weeks Off To Practice
MEMPHIS, TN—In order to improve their 3-10 record, the last-place Memphis Grizzlies requested permission from NBA officials yesterday to...
Bill Walton Spends Entire Lakers Broadcast Gushing About His Son
LOS ANGELES—Bill Walton, the former NBA Most Valuable Player and popular current NBA broadcaster, spent the entire running time of Tuesday night's Milwaukee ...
NBA To Honor Red Auerbach By Playing Defense
BOSTON—Commissioner David Stern announced at a press conference Monday that, in order to honor recently deceased basketball legend Red...
Portland Trail Blazers Get Hint After Being Left Off 2006-07 NBA Schedule
PORTLAND, OR—Claiming that it would "just make an awkward situation even worse," Portland Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan said in a...
Tim Duncan Releases Decade Worth Of Pent-Up Emotion After Spurs Preseason Loss
SAN ANTONIO—Star Spurs center Tim Duncan has issued a public
apology for his "unacceptable, inexcusable behavior" last Saturday night
following a preseason loss to ...
Experts Warn: NBA Season May Begin Sometime In Next Three To Six Weeks
BRISTOL, CT—Leading basketball experts predicted yesterday that many, if not all, of the teams in the National Basketball Association are...













