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Stats & Info insights into this morning's top sports stories 1. SPURS FINISH OFF SWEEP: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz, 87-81, finishing a four-game sweep to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals. This was the Spurs sixth post...

The NBA lockout claimed a quick casualty in Day 1, when the free agency period did not open as usual on July 1.

The NBA locked out its players Friday when its collective bargaining agreement expired, becoming the second pro sports league shut down by labor strife.

With NBA stars from veteran Kevin Garnett to Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin standing behind him, union president Derek Fisher said Thursday that players won't accept a bad deal to avert a work stoppage.

The first weekend of the NBA playoffs proved to be a wild one. The top two teams in the West were defeated, as the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies picked up their first playoff win in franchise history. Here's what else you missed this weekend.