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With the NBA players locked out and the 2011-12 season in jeopardy, many basketball fans are wondering where to turn to for their hoops fix. Coming up with 10 sexy WNBA players wasn’t easy compared to women’s tennis and volleyball, e...

Carmelo Anthony's vision was blurred from an inadvertent poke to the left eye, which would explain his poor aim Sunday night.

"The rim kept moving," Anthony joked afterwards.

And when the first-quarter eye injury caused "a migraine" as Anthon...

Free agent Rudy Gay said Thursday he had accepted a five-year offer to remain with the Memphis Grizzlies.

The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal said Gay confirmed the verbal agreement late Thursday. The newspaper said the contract was estimated at $82...

The 2010 NBA Draft began Thursday night with the Washington Wizards' selection of Kentucky point guard John Wall. But many more picks were made. The first 30 selections included numerous trades, and the draft will inevitably include both steals and...

Phil Jackson collected a nice, fat $2 million bonus check when he picked up his 11th championship after the Lakers finally beat the Celtics in a Game 7.

Nice work if you can find it.

Although he said he won't decide anything about his future ...

This was the Kobe Bryant the Celtics did not want to see, the Kobe Bryant who can win a Finals game by himself.

In one of his greatest shooting games, Bryant scored 23 straight points for the Lakers, including their first 19 in the third quarter...

It was a performance that moved Derek Fisher to tears and may have brought the Boston Celtics to their knees.

Kobe Bryant's longtime friend and backcourt-mate held off Boston's fourth-quarter rally by himself, scoring 11 of his 16 points in the ...

Hung up in Kobe Bryant's wardrobe, in the Staples Center locker room, was a shirt signed by David Beckham.

Champions League, AC Milan away strip, No.23, as worn by His Royal Beckness at Old Trafford last season.

In return, Beckham's kids are ...

LOS ANGELES - A lot has changed in the NBA over the last two years. For one thing, the Lakers no longer wilt in June when they see Celtic green.

Overpowered two years ago in the Finals, the Lakers took it to the Celtics Thursday night and ran of...

Two years ago, Eric Bledsoe was a star point guard without the grades to meet the N.C.A.A.’s minimum standards and needing to find a new high school. He solved both problems by moving to A. H. Parker High School and now, after one season at the U...