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With their season and their manager's job again at stake, the New York Yankees can even their playoff series with the Cleveland Indians in Game 4. Chien-Ming Wang, the Game 1 loser, will start for New York on three days' rest. Paul Byrd tries to close it out for the Indians.
When they descended the podium with gold medals around their necks, the Americans could have headed off for some real partying in this city that encourages it.
It wasn't quite "40 minutes of hell." It was the best anyone has done yet against the United States.
The tournament's leading scorer out of the way, the Americans prepared to look elsewhere to find the person who could make their next game intriguing: the opposing bench.
The United States has some cuts to make, but Michael Redd probably shouldn't be too concerned.
Anti-bullying advocates are beating up on the name chosen for the new professional basketball team in Syracuse, N.Y. The Syracuse Bullies will play in the American Basketball Association beginning this fall.
Pau Gasol's teammates kept their word, and he had a trophy for each crutch supporting him. Spain won its first world championship without its star in a performance worthy of a Hollywood script. With the injured Gasol cheering from the bench, Spain beat Greece 70-47 Sunday night in an emotional victory some thought couldn't happen and few thought would be so easy.
As they warmed up before Friday's semifinal against Greece, the U.S. players put on a jam session for the fans. Dwight Howard dunked emphatically. Dwyane Wade bounced the ball off the backboard, caught it and stuffed. Elton Brand jammed an alley-oop pass. Finally, LeBron James flew down the lane for a tomahawk.
In his third pro season, Cleveland's LeBron James became one of the NBA's prolific scorers, averaging 31.4 points per game and 30.8 in the playoffs.
Chris Bosh scored 20 points and LeBron James added 17 to lead the United States to a 103-58 victory over Senegal on Thursday night, completing an unbeaten run through pool play at the FIBA world championships.
Dwyane Wade scored 20 points and LeBron James added 19 in his most impressive performance of the world championships, leading the United States to a 114-95 victory over Slovenia on Tuesday night.
Kristov Lavrinovic scored 20 points and Lithuania used tenacious defense to cruise to a 106-65 victory over winless Qatar at the FIBA world championships Tuesday.
Puerto Rico was scoring so easily against the United States, maybe the Americans should have considered playing 6-against-5. Actually, they tried that, too. The U.S. eventually overcame a slow start that included a strange sequence in which Carmelo Anthony inbounded the ball despite being out of the game, settling down to beat Puerto Rico 111-100 on Saturday in the opening game of Group D in the world championships.
Bruce Bowen was the final player cut from the U.S. basketball team, which begins play in the World Championships in Japan on Saturday.
A 53-point win over South Korea wrapped up a perfect Asian exhibition tour for a star-studded U.S. team on its way to the world championships.
LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony battling for one starting forward spot. Amare Stoudemire competing against his NBA teammate Shawn Marion for the other.
Kobe Bryant will be the centerpiece of the new-look USA Basketball team that is expected to improve upon a disappointing bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics.
Detroit Pistons coach Flip Saunders is going to the All-Star game. So how many of his players will join him?
...In the wake of someone allegedly shooting at Jamaal Tinsley Sunday in Indiana and Sean Taylor's recent murder – as well as this summer's home invasions of Antoine Walker and Eddy Curry – it's understandable to wonder about the danger of being a professional athlete.
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In the latest edition of TheSportsWatchers.com Fantasy Basketball Power Rankings, you will find a few familiar faces, and two or three new names. As for the rankings…they are all screwed up. Enjoy!
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Article about strong and beautiful Lolita Limoura , one of greatest women basketball player , with a future on WNBA
A single working mother shares her experience watching coaches work with her young son in the game of basketball. She shares her thoughts about mentors and the role they play in the lives of so many kids.
...The first images of the future $480 million Orlando arena were unveiled to the public Monday night. The Orlando Magic's state-of-the-art home will be about twice as large as the current Amway Arena...
This week was highlighted by a clash of epic proportions between apparent Dark Arts practitioner Andrew and all-purpose hater extraordinaire Mike. An early-season tilt like this one tends feed the trash-talking machine for weeks to come. So, what happened? The Week in Review
Nine games into the Syracuse basketball season and its already starting to feel like seasons past. In particular, last season. We were told that all the mistakes of the past would be eliminated this year.
The Cavs haven't been doing so well since losing their star player, but James promises that his return will change that.
His 2-year-old son in his arms, Knicks star Stephon Marbury stared Thursday into the open coffin containing his father's body, tears cascading down his cheeks.
So here's the deal. The holidays have been pretty hectic for me. I've been busy at the store selling swing sets and furniture at Wooden Swing.
There's been a lot of great players. What will separate Candace out from the pack I think is her ability to dominate the game on both ends.
Only three teams in the league are over .500 for the year at this point. Relative domination by the top two (Garnett's Aneurism and Da Nerdy 5) has left the rest of the league scrambling for answers on the waiver wire. Who will be able to right the ship? Only time will tell.
Don't get me wrong. There are still millions of NBA fans out there, but the game is rapidly going into the toilet. It's no longer about solid play, defense, and winning championships.
Texas Tech head basketball coach Bobby Knight was caught on tape after an angry neighbor asked him to move away from his house after pellets landed in his swimming pool.
You hear the same stories all the time featuring the familiar players, Yankees, Red Sox, Patriots, Isiah Thomas, Donovan McNabb, Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, the Mets, Eli Manning, Jimmy Rollins, Boston, New York, Philadelphia.
The folks from Storming the Floor were at the Philly Classic this weekend and here is their report.
Basketball commentators love to talk about the importance of the bench. A deep bench gives your team a decided advantage down the stretch, both in a single game and in the whole season.
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