AUBURN HILLS, Mich. If you want to get a handle on handicapping the 2009 NBA playoff field, the Pistons have a way to help. Fans who purchase the Superstar Plan, one of four attractive partial season-ticket plans now available, will get a chance to see
A Flurry Of Moves?: Depending on who you talk to you'll hear different things, the one common concept is that once the NBA resumes business next week, some activity is expected to pick up. The Indiana Pacers are still trying to find a taker on Jamal
BEIJING - They have all bought into the nickname "Redeem Team," into the idea that they're 12 men on a blessed basketball pilgrimage. This time it was Australia that was lined up and decimated, 116-85, in the quarterfinals and as with everything the
BEIJING Kobe Bryant has a sense of humor, about himself.
He actually flashed this trait while answering a question Wednesday about why he had been playing as an individual and if this was a Team USA strategy in this Olympics.
It happens, he said before
Kobe Bryant powers 'Redeem Team' into semifinals with 25 points in rout of Australia.
BEIJING - After watching the Australians stop dead on Wednesday night like a cheap watch, I've come to a heretic conclusion: It isn't just that this U.S. Olympic team
Rex Grossman still hasn't commented publicly on the Bears' quarterback decision. Apparently, he needs a couple days to describe what a joke the coaches' idea of a competition is.
But wait, Rex. It's not as bad as you think if you do the Bears math:
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Times journalists and special contributors explore the Olympics in Beijing and on the Web from every angle the politics, the culture and the competition.
Michael Redd was
Last week we stumbled upon an interesting concept, where we asked four different reporters from four different markets to focus their perspective on the Orlando Magic. We were pretty pleased with how this turned out, and based on the feedback we
Mike D'Antoni's vaunted offense favors fast, athletic big men who can keep up and down the court in a hurry and play above the rim (see: Marion, Shawn; and Stoudemire, Amare) -- in other words, players that are the exact opposite of Zach Randolph and
Are you like me? Do you wonder what NBA players and coaches are really thinking when they answer postgame questions?
After a win or a loss, head coaches like Phoenix's Mike D'Antoni and players like Amare Stoudemire get about 10 minutes to shower and