David Stern is pleased with the performance of his replacement referees, though ready for his regular staff to come back to work. The NBA's referees union will vote Friday night on a contract proposal from the league. If they accept, as expected, the officials will be back in time for the opening of the regular [...]

Instead of a game-winning shot, Carmelo Anthony came through with a block at the buzzer. The feeling was just as exhilarating. Anthony’s swat of Derek Fisher’s shot preserved the Denver Nuggets’ 98-96 win over a Los Angeles Lakers team playing without Kobe Bryant on Thursday night. “Feels good to do something else, though, other than [...]

I lament reveals this as a show of hands uncovers a real missed opportunity to make use of the staggering amount of midcard talent WWE has at it’s disposal.If the winner of said tournament was given a future title shot, think how exciting a tournament featuring the likes of John Morrison, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, [...]

Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said he's sticking with Delonte West. The troubled guard showed for a game that Cleveland's faith in him could pay off. "He started for us on a 66-win team last year," Brown said. "We know what he's definitely capable of. We're going to be patient with him.

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Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he’ll try to turn around the state’s money-losing NBA team by becoming the first ex-player to be a majority owner in the league. The NBA’s Board of Governors on Wednesday unanimously approved Jordan’s $275 million bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson.
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Manu Ginobili scored 21 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 97-85 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night. Ginobili ignited the slow-starting Spurs (22-13) with an array of shots: fadeaways, dunks, a 3-pointer, and an off-the-glass field goal. He also made all eight of his free throw attempts.

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Portland Trail Blazers forward Travis Outlaw will have surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. Outlaw will have the procedure on Wednesday. It is now known yet when he might return. Outlaw fractured the foot last Saturday during the first quarter of the Trail Blazers' game against Charlotte.
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I think that’s too high.PSU 28, Minnesota 24Northwestern at Michigan StateThe Wildcats play well in East Lansing for some strange reason. Washington State. Bringing the right attitude and determination to the field, is a good start, however, the leaders on defense, for the Maroon and Gold, need to bring up the level of play [...]

New Free reports Anita Baker Self-Control Tool anita backer understand Helps Social Media Addicts, Shopaholics and GamersAvoid Favorite Sites So They Get Work DoneBROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ — According to Salary ’s 2008 WastingTime Survey, browsing websites not related to their work is the most commonway employees waste time on the job – confessed [...]

Dwyane Wade dominated for three quarters, then let his teammates take over and they responded perfectly. Wade finished with 33 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, but uncharacteristically had only one point and two assists in the final period. That didn't matter. With Jermaine O'Neal making a 16-foot baseline jumper and two free throws in [...]