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Who Needs 3-Pointers? Parker Leads Spurs to Sweep

Who Needs 3-Pointers? Parker Leads Spurs to Sweep

Through 28 minutes Monday Tony Parker had 20 points even though the Spurs team had not hit a single three-point shot. The table below documents each of Parker’s 37 points and six assists, starting with Parker overcoming the last deficit

Suns Look to Hornacek to Turn Team Around

Suns Look to Hornacek to Turn Team Around

It seems like just a short time ago that Suns were led by Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, and Amare Stoudemire as the top threat against the Lakers for Western Conference supremacy. This past season, the once proud franchise was fourth

Villains (Heat) Win in Indy

Villains (Heat) Win in Indy

The Miami Heat provided the two things that have sold sports tickets for more than a century in America – villains to beat and a lot of scoring. The villains were obvious to most of the 18,345 who attended the

Wade Not Suspended for Elbow

Wade Not Suspended for Elbow

The NBA will not suspend Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat for game three of the Eastern Conference finals after review his elbow to the back of Indiana’s Lance Stephenson head in game two on Friday. Wade was assessed a

Phil Jackson: I'd Take Bill Russell over Michael Jordan

Phil Jackson: I'd Take Bill Russell over Michael Jordan

If Phil Jackson could start a dream team, he would take legendary Boston Celtics and University of San Francisco center Bill Russell over Michael Jordan, whom he coached in Chicago.  “In my estimation, the guy that has to be there

French Open Preview: 10 Things to Watch

French Open Preview: 10 Things to Watch

(AP) 10 things to know for the French OpenBy HOWARD FENDRICHAP Tennis WriterPARISA look at 10 of the top topics at the French Open, the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Sunday and ends June 9: 1. WHY STOP

Mavericks Set to Make Howard a Priority

Mavericks Set to Make Howard a Priority

The Dallas Mavericks are not deterred by Dwight Howard’s drama, injuries, and the fact that the mercurial Lakers center is coming off of his worst scoring season since 05-06 and his worst rebounding performance since 06-07. The Mavericks are reportedly

Report: Coach K to Coach US Men's Team

Report: Coach K to Coach US Men's Team

(AP) AP Source: Coach K returning to US men’s teamBy BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterMike Krzyzewski had decided to remain coach of the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team. Krzyzewski will try to lead the Americans to a third straight gold medal,

Cleveland Cavaliers Win Draft Lottery

Cleveland Cavaliers Win Draft Lottery

For the second time in three years, the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Draft Lottery and will have the first pick in this year’s NBA Draft. The Draft will be on June 27, and Nerlens Noel, out of Kentucky, is

Clippers Part Ways with Del Negro

Clippers Part Ways with Del Negro

(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Clippers have decided to part ways with head coach Vinny Del Negro, announcing on Tuesday they will not offer him a new contract to lead the National Basketball Association team. The Associated Press adds more

Phil Jackson's Book Will Fuel Kobe's Comeback

Phil Jackson's Book Will Fuel Kobe's Comeback

As Kobe Bryant works this offseason to prove his critics and doubters wrong–as always–and make a comeback from the same type of ACL surgery that has forced NBA greats–like his rival Shaquille O’Neal–into retirement, he will have some grueling days

Big NCAA Lacrosse Weekend: Preview of Quarterfinal Matches

Big NCAA Lacrosse Weekend: Preview of Quarterfinal Matches

This weekend, the NCAA Lacrosse Championship Tournament heats up with the quarterfinals at University of Maryland’s Byrd Field and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.  Owing to the growth and dynamism of the sport, we’re now seeing a trending parity amongst

MLB Hoping to Expand Instant Replay in 2014

MLB Hoping to Expand Instant Replay in 2014

(AP) MLB hoping for large replay expansion in 2014By RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKMajor League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls and strikes

Knicks Stay Alive Against Pacers, Force Game 6

Knicks Stay Alive Against Pacers, Force Game 6

(AP) Anthony has 28, Knicks beat Pacers to stay aliveBy BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterNEW YORKCarmelo Anthony made two jumpers to open the game, knowing it wouldn’t stay that easy. The defenses in this series are too good, so the difference

NBA Owners Reject Sacramento Kings Move to Seattle

NBA Owners Reject Sacramento Kings Move to Seattle

(AP) NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to SeattleBy SCHUYLER DIXONAP Sports WriterDALLASNBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Sacramento Kings’ proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise.

California Teams Could Face Strikes, Plus High Taxes

California Teams Could Face Strikes, Plus High Taxes

Concession workers in San Francisco’s AT&T Park voted to authorize a strike even though most have full health care coverage and earn $15 to $20 an hour, perhaps raising another red flag as teams like the Sacramento Kings decide whether

Kings, Taxpayers May Escape Tax Bill

Kings, Taxpayers May Escape Tax Bill

The winners if NBA owners approve the the Sacramento Kings move to Seattle on Wednesday would be Seattle fans (pictured), NBA players who would save about $4.6 million in taxes and Sacramento taxpayers who would not have to pay the