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LeBron James of the Miami Heat is the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the 2011-12 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, the NBA announced today. James earns the honor for the third time in four seasons and becomes the first player since Michael Jordan to win at least three MVPs. James totaled 1,074 […]
In even tones but no uncertain terms, greatly raising the stakes without raising their voices, the coach of the Lakers and the star of the Lakers called out big men Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol after the 113-96 loss to the Nuggets on Thursdaythat forced a Game 7 in the first-round series. Already facing pressure to […]
After holding off Kobe and the Lakers in Game 5, the Nuggets are hoping home court helps them push the series back to L.A. Game 6 tonight 10:30 on TNT.
THE FACTS: The Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks 106-94 Wednesday to win the series 4-1. The Heat advance to play the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The series begins Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Heat were led by LeBron James , who finished with 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. […]
The banged-up Bulls are on the verge of becoming the latest No. 1 seed to fall to a No. 8. Will Philly enter the history books? Game 5 is tonight, 930 on NBA TV. The Sixers are up 3-1 in the series.
The Hall of Fame center and New York Knicks great is close friends with Charlotte owner Michael Jordan and the sources said Ewing was a serious candidate for the post. Charlotte are also reportedly interested in Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Malone and former Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan. The stronger candidates are expected […]
The Charlotte Bobcats will interview Orlando Magic assistant Patrick Ewing for their vacant head-coaching job, Yahoo! Sports reported, citing sources. The Hall of Fame center and New York Knicks great is close friends withCharlotte owner Michael Jordan and the sources saidEwing was a serious candidate for the post. Charlotte are also reportedly interested in Golden […]
Shot fighter” is a fluid term born of speculative psychology and boxing’s undying need to get inside the heads of its fighters. There is no real medical, technical, or even linguistic way to define who is shot and who is not, and because a fighter performs so infrequently and only for a maximum of […]
Chapel Hill former University of North Carolina guard, 12-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst Hubert Davis is the Tar Heels’ newest assistant coach. Roy Williams made it perfectly clear that the next assistant coach would have Tar Heel ties. Is Davis the heir apparent to the Williams throne? Davis played for the Tar Heels from […]
Police reports say King followed the teaser to a car and hit him in the face. The victim hurriedly climbed into a vehicle and locked the passenger side door, then called 911. But King allegedly got into the car somehow and pulled Hayek out, throwing him to the ground head first. Then he applied another […]
Amare Stoudemire thinks there’s a “great chance” he can play in Game 4 of the Knicks’ series againstMiamion Sunday despite cutting his left hand on a fire extinguisher case. Stoudemire is out of Thursday’s Game 3 after a surgeon repaired a muscle in the hand Tuesday. The Knicks are calling him doubtful for Game 4, […]
The report has been confirmed by the North County Times: Pro football great and Oceanside sports legend Junior Seau has apparently committed suicide, found by a housekeeper with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to multiple sources. Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood said he learned of the death from police Chief Frank McCoy. Police responded […]
