NBA: Bulls end Cleveland win streak
CLEVELAND For a split second, LeBron James appeared to be on his way to bailing out the Cleveland Cavaliers once more. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah put a stop to that. Chicago s forwards double teamed James and denied the superstar on a drive in the f...
 3.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 128.0 NBA: Nuggets stay perfect with win at Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat the Indiana Pacers 111-93 on Tuesday night, lifting the Nuggets to their best start in 24 years. Anthony, who was averaging 38 points, shot just 6-for-1...
5.1K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 128.0 NBA: Bryant leads Lakers to win
LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Lamar Odom h...
3.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 128.0 NBA: Nuggets tip Blazers
PORTLAND Carmelo Anthony almost couldn t miss and Greg Oden missed when it mattered most. Anthony scored 19 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets were helped by Portland s trouble at the free-throw line for a 97-94 victory T...
3.8K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 192.0 UCLA making progress
LOS ANGELES So UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel wasn t an immediate hit at his alma mater. Pete Carroll s first team at USC didn t exactly take this town by storm, and look how that s turned out. Yet if Neuheisel wants to keep the goodwill and confidence ...
4.1K - Aug. 22, 2009; scored 128.0 Sports Briefs: Bryant takes lead at Tradition
SUNRIVER Brad Bryant matched a tournament record with a 10-under 62 in the first round of the Jeld-Wen Tradition at Crosswater Golf Club in central Oregon. Bryant had 11 birdies and one bogey for a three-shot lead Thursday in the fourth of five maj...
2.8K - Aug. 21, 2009; scored 128.0 Sports Briefs: Roy, Aldridge leave USA minicamp
Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon and Golden State forward Anthony Randolph are heading to USA Basketball s minicamp, while four players are pulling out. Portland s Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, plus Houston s Trevor Ariza and Boston s Glen...
3.9K - Jul. 21, 2009; scored 128.0 Clippers take Griffin with top pick
NEW YORK On a draft day that felt like the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Clippers never considered a deal. Not when they were the ones who could take Blake Griffin. Following a flurry of head-turning trades around the NBA, the Clippers started Th...
6.4K - Jun. 26, 2009; scored 128.0 Sports Briefs: Single girl earns second team title
AUSTIN, Texas The best small high school track team in Texas is once again a freckle-faced girl named Bonnie Richardson. Richardson, the valedictorian of her 59-student class in the tiny farming town of Rochelle, and the lone girl competing in tr...
2.7K - Jun. 8, 2009; scored 128.0 NCAA investigating Memphis in SAT case
Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson defended the men s basketball program Thursday, saying the school checks out all potential players. He would not confirm that Derrick Rose, who led Memphis to the 2008 national title game, is at the center of an...
4.0K - May. 29, 2009; scored 268.0 Sports Briefs: Rose, Mayo lead All-Rookie team
NEW YORK Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Memphis guard O.J. Mayo are unanimous selections to the All-Rookie team. Rounding out the first team announced Thursday were Oklahoma City s Russell Westbrook, New Jersey center Broo...
4.4K - May. 1, 2009; scored 128.0 NBA Playoffs: Bulls, Celtics headed for Game 7
CHICAGO Leading by eight after an 18-point run in the fourth quarter, the Boston Celtics looked like they were finally ready to move past the Chicago Bulls. Instead, a classic first-round series took its most dramatic turn and is headed for a Game ...
3.3K - May. 1, 2009; scored 192.0 Three killed during operations in Anbar province
BAGHDAD (AP) - Three U.S. troops have been killed in fighting west of Baghdad, the military said today, making April the deadliest month for American forces in Iraq since September. At least 18 U.S. soldiers died in April, a sharp increase from March...
4.4K - May. 1, 2009; scored 128.0 NBA Playoffs: Bulls pull even in series with win over Celtics
CHICAGO Ben Gordon strained his hamstring early on. He got knocked to the floor, too. But the biggest shot was the one he delivered. Gordon scored 22 points, hitting the tying 3-pointer late in the first overtime, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Bos...
5.5K - Apr. 27, 2009; scored 166.0 Chicago's Derrick Rose named rookie of the year
NORTHBROOK, Ill. Like most good point guards, Derrick Rose rarely gives anything away. This time, he couldn t resist. After learning Wednesday he is the NBA s rookie of the year, Rose let a little secret slip: He wanted the award. Badly. When I fir...
5.9K - Apr. 23, 2009; scored 1000.0 NBA Playoffs: Celtics bounce back against Bulls
BOSTON Ray Allen and Ben Gordon can reminisce this offseason about their playoff shootout. For one of the former UConn guards, his team s offseason will last longer than he d like. Allen kept the Boston Celtics from coming dangerously close to bein...
5.5K - Apr. 21, 2009; scored 128.0 NBA Playoffs: Philadelphia stuns Orlando with big rally
ORLANDO, Fla. Mindful of the past, the Philadelphia 76ers are doing their best to forget a thrilling Game 1 win. It won t be easy. Andre Iguodala made a 22-foot jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining, and the Sixers rallied from an 18-point deficit to s...
6.4K - Apr. 20, 2009; scored 128.0 NBA: Bulls close on playoff spot
CHICAGO Brad Miller gets ribbed for his jumping ability, so it was no surprise that there were a few smiles after he barely got off the ground for one reverse layup. Funny thing, though. Miller made one huge leap this season, from a last-place team...
4.2K - Apr. 10, 2009; scored 192.0 NBA: Bobcats continue their domination of Lakers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Gerald Wallace neared his home arena and was met by a sea of fans wearing Los Angeles Lakers shirts, jackets and hats. That s kind of embarrassing, the Charlotte Bobcats forward said. I saw nothing but purple and white. I felt lik...
4.3K - Apr. 1, 2009; scored 128.0 Jazz keep things interesting
SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Jazz did their part to keep the Western Conference playoff picture muddled. The Jazz beat the Rockets 99-86 on Tuesday night, ending Houston s four game winning streak and the Rockets brief stay atop the Southwest Division....
3.4K - Mar. 25, 2009; scored 128.0 | 
