Gasol gets 3-year extension

Pau Gasol has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, and he's hoping Kobe Bryant follows his lead.

Point guard crop is weak for 2010 draft

...doesn't even count No. 5 pick Ricky Rubio, who's plying his wares overseas for FC Barcelona. Next year, though, the results are going to be very, very different. While 2009 may have been...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 29: Ricky Rubio, #9 of Regal FC Barcelona in action during the Euroleague Basketball Regular...

What's up with Semih?

...game-by-game glance at Erden's key stats during the Euroleague season: Oct. 21, 2009 - Regal Barcelona - 3 points, 3 rebounds Oct. 28, 2009 - Asvel Basket - 6 point, 5 rebounds Nov. 4, 2009 - Cibona...

Smell the memory with music

Certain albums once marked significant moments in Paul Shirley's life. But as his musical library has expanded, those noteworthy Shirley sound track events have somehow become less frequent.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - 1992: Larry Bird #7, Michael Jordan #9, and Magic Johnson #15 of the United States National...

Rookie Watch: Jennings takes top spot

Who's at the head of the rookie class? Let's rank 'em.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Regal FC Barcelona's Ricky Rubio (L) vies for ball with Fenerbahce's Lynn Greer (R) during their Euroleague group...

Coach K wants national and world title

Mike Krzyzewski isn't far away from collecting a Social Security check, but good luck getting him to slow down. The Team USA coach enters his 30th season at Duke with the same high expectations.

Thursday Bullets

...Ricky decided that he wanted to spend the following two years (before leaving for the NBA) in Barcelona, close to his family and friends. At that point there was no way persuading him to come...

First Cup: Thursday

...pounds. 'It was great because when you get to the top you can see all of Barcelona. But it's not easy getting there.' Gasol, significantly slimmer and quicker, figures the hard...

Almeria v Getafe: Preview

...of Racing Santander before slipping to a 2-0 home defeat against reigning Spanish and European champions Barcelona last weekend.``We really need the victory against Getafe to be enable us to get to a...

Bucks don't match offer sheet

General manager John Hammond confirmed that the Bucks will not match the four-year, $16.4 million offer sheet restricted free agent Ramon Sessions received earlier this month from the Timberwolves.

Eurobasket 2009 Day 3 Recap

...pointer off of pick/pop action with Hedo (something he would do with Navarro or Lakovic with Barcelona). He hit another 3-pointer off an iso situation with ball fake, something he's shown...

Daniels, pick to Wolves

The Hornets are on the verge of completing a trade with the Timberwolves to improve their depth, according to NBA front-office sources, with forward Darius Songaila and guard Bobby Brown headed to the Hornets in exchange for guard Antonio Daniels.