Basketball

Dec 4, 2008

Forbes.com lists the top ten most valuable NBA franchises in 2008. Did your favorite team make the list?

Dec 4, 2008

Maryland trailed at halftime against Michigan when coach Gary Williams scolded his players for their lack of effort. Greivis Vasquez took it personally.

Dec 4, 2008

Pssst, all you NBA players who try to guard Brandon Roy. Listening? Here's a little tip: The guy is right-handed, but he is quite talented with his left.

Dec 4, 2008

Elsewhere: Cavs 118, Knicks 82; Lakers 114, 76ers 102; Hornets 104, Suns 91; Trail Blazers 98, Wizards 92; Rockets 103, Clippers 96; Hawks 105, Grizzlies 95; Magic 100, Timberwolves 89; Bobcats 103, Thunder...

Dec 4, 2008

Brandon Roy scored 22 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 98-92 victory over the Washington Wizards at Verizon Center.

Dec 3, 2008

Last season had no shortage of storylines, but one of my favorites was the beard growing contest between DeShawn Stevenson and Drew Gooden. (The NBA: where "Abe Lincoln lookalikes" happens.) Gooden conceded...

Dec 3, 2008 | 1 comment

With the Duke point guard riding the bench now, does he regret not pursuing a career as a big school quarterback?

Dec 3, 2008

Glory Johnson scored 16 points and No. 7 Tennessee compensated for a poor-shooting, turnover-filled night by dominating the glass Tuesday to hold on for a 71-59 victory over George Washington.

Dec 3, 2008

The Washington Wizards won for just the second time under interim head coach Ed Tapscott and for the first time against an Eastern Conference opponent.

Dec 3, 2008

Elsewhere: Wizards 108, Nets 88; Trail Blazers 104, Knicks 97; 76ers 103, Bulls 95 OT; Nuggets 132, Raptors 93; Mavs 100, Clippers 98; Pistons 89, Spurs 77; Jazz 99, Kings 94;

Dec 3, 2008

The ACC/Big Ten Challenge is entering its final day of action. Both conferences have won three games. The ACC has a slim lead in points, 405 to 402. One interesting note is that the ACC was 33-4 at home...

Dec 2, 2008

"We apologize to the fans who paid hard earned money and had to witness such poor execution," Pitino wrote.

Dec 2, 2008

Jeremy Goode scored 22 of his career-high 29 points in the second half and Mount St. Mary's, Md., won at American for the first time in 43 years.

Dec 2, 2008

All preseason and through its first six games, Wisconsin never worked on end-game tie situations until Monday morning. It paid off big only hours later.

Dec 2, 2008

Seth Curry hit a jumper and sank two free throws in the last 41 seconds of overtime to help Liberty beat George Mason 69-66 on Monday night.

Dec 2, 2008

Elsewhere: Heat 130, Warriors 129 OT; Bobcats 100, Tiberwolves 90

Dec 1, 2008

Usually, Coach K's conference blows out Tom Izzo's. This year, of the 11 games, the Big Ten has a puncher's change at winning seven, and that's not counting the upset potential of UNC-Michigan State.

Dec 1, 2008

The BDL NBA Power Rankings combine two parts Dewar's 12 with one part flippant observation to create the most unbalanced ranking possible, and to offer the least accurate look at the state of the NBA on...

Dec 1, 2008

The ACC/Big Ten Challenge is back once again. This is the 10th edition of the Challenge with the ACC winning it in each of the first nine seasons.The ACC has won 16 of the last 22 games in this series.Already...

Dec 1, 2008 | 1 comment

Austin Freeman, Jessie Sapp and their Georgetown teammates got a big win, and some bragging rights, too.

Dec 1, 2008

North Carolina forward Deon Thompson and player of the year Tyler Hansbrough helped carry an unconscious passenger to the airplane's galley where paramedics treated him before the team's flight home on...

Dec 1, 2008

Elsewhere: Trail Blazers 96, Pistons 85; Nets 117, Suns 109; Nuggets 104, Rockets 94; Bulls 103, 76ers 92;

Nov 30, 2008 | 1 comment

Al Horford's three-point play with 12.4 seconds remaining broke a tie in the Atlanta Hawks' 102-98 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.

Nov 29, 2008

An odd rumor bouncing around the past week had Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl in play for the future Wizards vacancy. Nothing was ever solid -- the only real connection seems to be Washington GM Ernie Grunfeld's...