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Toronto rookie Terrence Ross beat defending champion Jeremy Evans to win the slam-dunk contest during All-Star Saturday night.

When male athletes like the Heat's Chris Bosh have to choose between a playoff game and the birth of a child, what choice should they make? Our contributors weigh in.

Add Hall-of-Famer Magic Johnson, former NBA All-Star Steve Smith and current Boston Celtics standout Paul Pierce to the list of players that have agreed to play in the "Obama Classic Basketball Game." Take Dwight Howard off that same list.

Although the NFL CBA was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, the two sides finally agreed on something -- to extend the negotiations. In the NBA, Orlando conjured up some late game Magic to beat the Heat at home. Here's what else you missed last night.

Dennis Rodman is the only player in the past 25 years who was able to consistently take over a game without taking a shot. He deserves to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

In a script even Hollywood couldn't write, the Los Angeles Lakers were handed their third consecutive loss Wednesday by the Cleveland Cavaliers -- the team who didn't win a game in the entire month of January. Here's what else you missed last night.

Deep into the second week of the Australian Open, it's easy to identify the tennis fans among us. They're the ones nodding off at their desks, converting temperatures to Celsius, and considering getting chest tattoos, a la women's finalist Li Na of China.

Still can't enough basketball after yesterday's MLK Day treat? We've got plenty for you tonight, including a Top 25 showdown in men's and women's hoops. If basketball's not your thing, we've got action from Down Under as the Australian Open rolls on.

Andrew Redington/Getty Images Tiger Sits Two Back Of Masters' Leader Fred Couples, whose only major championship came 18 years ago at The Masters, shot an opening-round 66 to grab the first round lead ... But all eyes on Augusta -- Day 1 were on ...

The lessons of apartheid still resonate for Dwight Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Bosh and others on a Basketball Without Borders trip to South Africa.