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After a win at the FIBA World Championship helped fuel his rise, Kevin Durant heads into the 2012 Olympics a different player.

Unless you're, like, in high school -- in which case, never leave; stay here as long as you can! -- anyone reading this blog almost surely remembers former Missouri coach Quin Snyder. Snyder was a one-time golden boy, a former Duke assistant with a l...

ODOM SUFFERING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS Lamar Odom is coming off an 8 point, 8 rebound performance in Game 5 of the NBA finals. That was on Sunday, and he says that he's been battling flu-like symptoms since Saturday. "I'm not feeling good," he told the L....

Shaquille O'Neal's bout with Oscar De La Hoya came down to a final, one-minute fifth round in a recent episode of "Shaq Vs."

Brian McKitish heaps praise on Dwyane Wade for his early play with Team USA and tells fantasy owners what they should be watching for in Beijing.

The not-so-true story of the NBA's golden boys.

Dr. Jerry Buss, who died Monday of cancer at age 80, wasn't just a visionary owner for the Los Angeles Lakers. He also was an avid fight fan who buoyed the L.A. boxing scene in the 1980s and '90s.

The Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday announced the dates of three events next season to honor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jamaal Wilkes and Shaquille O'Neal.

ESPNLA has launched a Sweet 16, Los Angeles-style. The most beloved figures in L.A. sports history. As you can imagine, there are one or six Lakers in the bracket. Make sure you drop by and vote. Vote here: The Most Beloved....

Jerry West has long been immortalized as the NBA logo. The legendary basketball icon was honored Thursday evening with a bronze likeness at Staples Center, joining the iconic likes of Magic Johnson, Chick Hearn, Oscar De La Hoya and Wayne Gretzky.

Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images Lakers Crush Celtics, Force Game 7 The Lakers had their backs against the wall and played like it Tuesday night, beating the Celtics 89-67. Kobe Bryant got some much-needed help from the LA bench which outscored Bosto...

Jared Sullinger makes Ohio State's incoming class elite, writes John Stovall.

By Alfredo R. Berrios ESPNdeportes.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The Brazilian Golden Boys. Brazil won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship by defeating Puerto Rico 61-60 Sunday. Leandro Barbosa scored 24 points and Tiago Splitter a...

The top programs in the Big East flexed their muscle on the recruiting trail.

ESPN.com ranks the Top 10 video highlights for April 14th, 2009

By keeping two top-30 prospects from the Class of 2009 in-state, Tubby Smith could have taken major strides toward making Minnesota a contender in the Big Ten, writes Matt Gagne.