Washington Wizards owner, Abe Pollin, who brought the single NBA championship to our nation’s capital died Tuesday at the age of 85. Pollin’s company, Washington Sports & Entertainment, made the announcem...

Jimmy “The Sheep” Battista pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transmit wagering information for his role in the Tim Donaghy NBA betting scandal. The Sheep’s partner in crime, Tim Donaghy, was recently released from jail and attempting to sell a tell-all book about the NBA referee gambling and game fixing culture. The Sheep has...

No one expected much from the Pac-10 this year. It's a down year. UCLA isn't dominant. USC is bombed out and depleted. California and Washington are the conference's two leading lights, and while they should be plenty good on their own, when the national reputation of your conference is riding on that duo, you're probably not in great shape...

Last week, the Clippers were in garbage time against the Memphis Grizzlies and L.A. announcers Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith tried to have a little fun at the expense of one of the Memphis reserves. Hamed Haddadi, a 7-2 backup center from Ahvaz, Ira...

Listen up. File this away. Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett is tired of answering questions about his lingering knee issues... so fall back like you lost your balance, bloggers and reporters. "They're getting old," Garnett...

I was definitely fired up to watch Lakers/Thunder last night, and who wouldn’t be? Kobe vs. the most entertaining, up-and-coming team in the NBA, with the potential for a Bryant/Kevin Durant shootout? Didn’t quite work out that way, but K...

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! has a half-harrowing, half-hilarious tale out of Minneapolis, where sources say Tracy McGrady put on his uniform Wednesday to confront coach Rick Adelman about the team's timetable for the fallen star's return. Wo...

LeBron James recently proposed a league-wide retirement of Michael Jordan’s No.23 jersey. James says he’ll start by ditching his own No.23 in favor of a new jersey number (6) next season, which inspired last week’s post about the 12...

Kobe Bryant had a quick response for reporters when asked what L.A. missed most about Pau Gasol early in the 2009-10 season: “He’s one of the top players in the world.” Top 15, yup. Top 10, maybe? Either way, he’s really goo...

A four-time scoring champ leading Mike D'Antoni's up-tempo offense? It looked like a match made in heaven on paper, but the Knicks have apparently decided the intangibles surrounding Allen Iverson -- including ugly exits with tw...

Iverson to Knicks? A source close to the Knicks told the New York Times it’s “a given” the Knicks will pursue Allen Iverson after he clears waivers tomorrow evening.  Assuming there’s no bidding war, they could get him for the veterans’ mi...

Former walk-on Andrew Sorenson is living proof that hard work pays off. Last season he was awarded a scholarship for his final year at Gonzaga by Mark Few...

RIP: NCAA president Myles Brand died from pancreatic cancer. He was 67...

Former NBA player and 2009 inductee Michael Jordan becomes emotional as his presenter, Hall of Fame player John Thompson, looks on during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009...

Apparently, Drew and Mike had Ron Artest and John Green on the air today... The two "bros" confirmed their recent reunion on air and made it clear that they have put the incident behind them. Well, Artest has put it behind him—Green will continue to milk his night of infamy for all its worth. The two are "planning" to go on Larry King Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live and host a charity event at Chris Chelios' exclusive chili bar and restaurant. And Kid Rock will probably be involved, because why the...

As if the 85-point lead the YES Network spotted them wasn't enough, the Nets also received help from an unlikely source: Nate Robinson shooting at the wrong basket. (I only say "unlikely" because...

Who says the NBA can't have bowl games? Today at the New Jersey Nets' own arena, the franchise reached an incredible...

Play-by-play man Ralph Lawler and analyst Mike Smith have been suspended for one game for calling Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi an "EYE-ranian." The Iron Sheik would probably like to take these...

L.A. Times: The Lakers don’t have the NBA’s best record this season, but they lead the league in something else — highest payroll. For better or worse, because sometimes it’s a curse, the Lakers...

It's a girl for Ball Don't Lie power couple Adriana Lima and Memphis Grizzlies' guard Marko Jaric! The Victoria's Secret model gave birth to a baby angel (sans wings) on Sunday, People.com reports. "We pop champagne li...