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Two hours before her French Open final, Serena Williams practiced on center court, the stands deserted as she whacked one winner after another to the distant sounds of a brass band playing on the plaza.

French Open officials say they're moving ahead with plans to build a retractable roof over center court and add night sessions there, despite a court ruling last month that put the project on hold.

Heat star Dwyane Wade will miss Sunday's playoff game against the Milwaukee Bucks as he continues to recover from soreness in his bruised right knee.

LOS ANGELES -- It was easy to see coming. Phil Jackson was at center court Tuesday. He had the microphone in his hand and was speaking at Shaquille O'Neal's jersey retirement ceremony in front of a sold-out arena full of fans who wanted to remembe...

Steve Alford was introduced Tuesday as the 13th basketball coach in UCLA history.

AUSTIN, Texas - As he walked off the Frank Erwin Center court Friday night, the high school basketball career for a standout player from Richardson (Texas) Berkner ended after a loss in the state semifinals. He received a tap on the shoulder from a f...

CHICAGO -- The Derrick Rose you think you know, the Derrick Rose you're pretty sure you know, was on the United Center court putting in work before Thursday's game against the Miami Heat. Read the entire column....

Rose focuses on his rehab amid a whirlwind of speculation.

Kobe Bryant once told Dr. Jerry Buss that he wanted the Los Angeles Lakers owner to be announced at center court so Buss could receive the recognition from the fans he deserved.

HOUSTON -- Joakim Noah did not want to waste a second of his first All-Star experience. He was the first player out on the floor Sunday night, happily bouncing onto the Toyota Center court, soaking his superstar surroundings in. As he got ready...

Kansas coach Bill Self was in the postgame handshake line after his team's 72-66 loss to Oklahoma when he looked up and saw hundreds of students rushing the Lloyd Noble Center court. His lips didn't move, but as he tilted back his head and rolled ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Judging from the amount of blood on the towel, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo assumed Adreian Payne's nose was broken as the forward walked off the Breslin Center court. Branden Dawson was on the bench with an injured ankle, ...

Maria Sharapova won her first match of the year in convincing fashion, showing little rustiness in a 6-0, 6-0 victory over fellow Russian Olga Puchkova in the first match on the center court at the Australian Open.

Brandon Jennings scored 20 of his 35 points in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 104-96 on Wednesday night for their second consecutive victory under interim coach Jim Boylan.

DALLAS - With his bald head and gray whiskers creeping into his beard, Vince Carter gleefully looked across the American Airlines Center court during pregame warmups. The 35-year-old Maverick counted not one, not two, not three but four New York K...

Mike D'Antoni limped around the court at the Los Angeles Lakers' practice facility Monday, barking out instructions to his players in his Southern twang, while his crutch remained propped up against the scorer's table at center court. He isn't com...