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CC Sabathia is a friend of LeBron James. The pitcher is also a loyal Yankee. That's why he should convince his buddy to sign with the Nets.

James signing with the Nets is in the very best interests of the Yankees. The King coming to Newark next ...

Pau Gasol touched off a nine-point run in the fourth period Wednesday that sent the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-112 victory over Phoenix.

The Lakers assumed a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals, which move to Arizona for Game 3 Sunday.

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Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns for the 2010 NBA Western Conference Finals. The Lakers are ahead of the best of seven series 1-0 after blowing out the Phoenix in Game 1.

Game 2 seems like a different story from the start, but a series of poce...

Kobe Bryant dribbled toward the Lakers' bench, luring Channing Frye and Jason Richardson along with him. Bryant leaned back and launched a feather-soft jumper over Phoenix's double team, neatly beating the first-quarter buzzer.

That's about when...

LeBron James played less like the King Tuesday night and more like the court jester.

And now James' season and perhaps his career with the Cavaliers could be coming to an abrupt end. (That noise you're hearing is the sound of Knick fans around t...

Mikhail Prokhorov likely will be running the Nets before the first Ping-Pong ball pops up in the NBA draft lottery machine.

An NBA spokesman said Thursday that the league's Board of Governors is expected to vote on Prokhorov's approval "before t...

Maybe all the Orlando Magic needed after a slow start was a slap in the face.

Dwight Howard came back from a bloody nose to finish with 29 points and 17 rebounds, and the Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks 112-98 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead i...

NBA playoff betting players should have renewed faith in Phoenix during this postseason, as this edition of the run-and-gun Suns is far improved from years past, and San Antonio got their first taste of the Suns on Monday. Game 2 goes on Wednesday ...

After pouting, fouling and sitting his way through the first round of the playoffs, everybody was wondering what was wrong with Dwight Howard.

Nothing the Atlanta Hawks and Nick Nolte can't cure.

The NBA's self-proclaimed Superman is back. If...

If you’re looking to bet on the Kentucky Derby, you’re aware that Calvin Borel has jockeyed two of the last three horses to victory at his home track, Churchill Downs. There’s another matchup going down in the NBA where homecourt is crucial a...