NBA
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Raptors sign coach Triano to 3-year deal
May 10, 2009 11:00 pm - TORONTO -- Jay Triano signed a three-year contract Monday to coach the Toronto Raptors, dropping the interim tag after taking over the team during the season. Triano was...
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Energetic Rockets stun Lakers without best player
May 10, 2009 11:00 pm - HOUSTON - With Yao Ming out, the Houston Rockets had no chance to beat the Los Angeles Lakers. Right? Wrong. Aaron Brooks scored a career-high 34, Shane Battier sank fiv...
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108 points in 108 playoff minutes? James showing why he's MVP
May 10, 2009 11:00 pm - ATLANTA - When LeBron James has one of those nights, everyone else turns into fans. His teammates? Yep. Even his coach. "I try as much as possible," Cleveland's Mike Bro...
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Bulls should re-examine Thomas' late-game roleMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Maybe Tyrus Thomas was a disappointment for the Bulls during their first-round playoff loss to Boston. He averaged 9.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks during the epi...
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DiLeo out as 76ers head coach
May 10, 2009 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia 76ers interim coach Tony DiLeo has withdrawn his name from consideration for the permanent coaching job. Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski...
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Lakers coast past Rockets
May 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series with a 108-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on Fr...
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Crowded backcourt makes it hard to predict how Bulls will play handMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - There is a decent chance the Bulls will re-sign Ben Gordon this summer. He clearly wants to return and the Bulls need his scoring, so it doesn't make sense for either si...
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Former NBA coach Chuck Daly dies at 78
May 08, 2009 11:00 pm - DETROIT - The Detroit Pistons made plenty of enemies while winning titles and throwing blows two decades ago. Chuck Daly, though, was universally admired for his class a...
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Magic's Courtney Lee to return for Game 3
May 07, 2009 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic will get a much-needed boost in their backcourt for Game 3 against the Boston Celtics with the return of Courtney Lee. Magic coach Sta...
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Nowitzki: I'm having 'tough time' personally
May 06, 2009 11:00 pm - DALLAS -- Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki says it's "pretty obvious" he's going through a tough time personally after a woman was arrested at his Dallas home. Nowitzki had ...