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 526.0 NBA Recap: Boston stifles Bobcats
BOSTON Kevin Garnett scored 10 points with seven rebounds over 26 easy minutes in his return to the Boston parquet on Wednesday night and the Celtics held Charlotte to a franchise-low in scoring and coasted to a 92-59 victory in their home opener....
6.8K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 526.0 Sports Briefs: LPGA Tour loses another event
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. The LPGA Tour has lost one of its marquee events. Anheuser-Busch announced Monday that it is not renewing its sponsorship of the popular Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill after seven years. Anheuser-Busch vice president Dan McHugh ...
3.4K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 1000.0 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 679.0 Miami wins to extend series
MIAMI Dwyane Wade soared past Zaza Pachulia, throwing down a fierce dunk as the Atlanta forward sent him sprawling into a row of photographers. Down. Definitely not out. When the Miami Heat needed him most, Wade was at his best. Wade scored 41 poin...
3.2K - May. 2, 2009; scored 946.0 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 526.0 Nuggets move on in NBA playoffs
DENVER Escaping the first round of the playoffs is new territory for Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets. For Chauncey Billups, though, this is old hat. He s used to leading teams to much greater heights. With Billups leading the way and Anthony...
5.2K - Apr. 30, 2009; scored 526.0 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 679.0 NBA Playoffs: Dwyane Wade leads Heat to Game 2 win
ATLANTA If the Hawks lose again in the opening round of the playoffs, they may remember that pesky bird flying around their arena, disrupting the opening minutes of Game 2. Then again, if the Hawks had shown as much feistiness as their real-life ma...
5.1K - Apr. 23, 2009; scored 526.0 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 526.0 NBA: Spurs take No. 3 seed on final night
SAN ANTONIO Michael Finley didn t sneak away without a replay review this time. But there was no doubt he beat the buzzer on a 3-pointer that saved the San Antonio Spurs from starting the playoffs on the road for the first time since Tim Duncan was...
7.2K - Apr. 16, 2009; scored 679.0 NBA: Celtics edge Spurs as Garnett returns from injury
SAN ANTONIO Kevin Garnett finally came back for Boston, but could only watch and writhe on the bench as the Celtics won a nail-biter. Playing sparingly in his first game in a month, Garnett sat out a thrilling fourth quarter that ended with San Ant...
5.5K - Mar. 21, 2009; scored 526.0 NBA: Celtics beat the Heat in battle of two short-handed teams
BOSTON Fans who hoped to see Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen were disappointed. Paul Pierce sent them home happy. The only one of the four All-Stars healthy enough to play scored 36 points, including a 3-pointer in overtime Wednesday night...
5.2K - Mar. 19, 2009; scored 526.0 NBA: Dwyane Wade makes a miracle in Miami
MIAMI More than three hours after tip-off, Dwyane Wade ran across the floor, hopped onto a courtside table and threw his arms in the air. Exhausted yet exhilarated, Wade pulled off a Miami miracle. He scored 48 points, the last coming on a running ...
4.6K - Mar. 10, 2009; scored 526.0 NBA: Jazz win ninth straight
SALT LAKE CITY After four months of patching together a lineup, the Utah Jazz finally have some depth, just in time for the playoff stretch. The Jazz increased their winning streak to nine with a 101-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday...
5.1K - Mar. 5, 2009; scored 679.0 NBA: President watches Bulls lose
WASHINGTON With President Barack Obama courtside, the last-place Washington Wizards embarrassed the First Fan s hometown team, beating the Chicago Bulls 113-90 Friday night. For the first time all season, the Wizards had eight double-figure scorers...
5.8K - Feb. 28, 2009; scored 526.0 NBA: Blazers enter All-Star break with loss
OAKLAND, Calif. The Golden State Warriors are playing their best basketball of the season and Stephen Jackson believes he knows why: Ronny Turiaf. Since replacing injured center Andris Biedrins in the Warriors starting lineup, Turiaf has provided ...
5.9K - Feb. 13, 2009; scored 526.0 Americans again top Mexico
COLUMBUS, Ohio Michael Bradley scored twice to lead the United States to a 2-0 victory over Mexico in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday night, preserving the Americans domination in the series over the last nine years. I think everybody on our team ...
6.3K - Feb. 12, 2009; scored 679.0 NBA: Bryant scores 61 at Madison Square Garden
Kobe Bryant had plenty of motivation for his record-setting performance at Madison Square Garden. With a postgame work date planned with Knicks fan Spike Lee, who was sitting in the front row, Bryant put on a show the filmmaker couldn t criticize, se...
4.6K - Feb. 3, 2009; scored 679.0 NBA: Cavaliers maintain perfect home record
CLEVELAND With their big man back, the Cleveland Cavaliers looked much more like one of the NBA s Eastern giants. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 20 points with 11 rebounds in his first game in exactly one month because of a broken left ankle and LeBron ...
6.6K - Jan. 31, 2009; scored 786.0 | 
