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Would a title make the Spurs or Heat a dynasty? J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez weigh in.

LeBron James scored 32 points and the Miami Heat powered their way back to the NBA Finals with a 99-76 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.

In case you were busy devising an elaborate fake game show so you could injure otherwise forgotten celebrities, here's what you missed in sports last weekend: LeBron James flirted with, but fell two assists shy of, a triple-double as his Miami H...

The Spurs' R.C. Buford traveled to Cameroon with a plan for his family. Alexis Wangmene left the country for dreams of the NBA. Their lives haven't been the same since.

San Antonio Spurs forward Stephen Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA this week for a "hostile tweet" directed at Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka. Jackson deleted the tweet in which he promised to go after "serg Abaka" and then apologized to the Thunder...

Here's a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month's edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats. Amount of money Peyton Manning made last year: $42 ...

You ever wonder what NBA assistant coaches are scribbling on their clipboards during games? They're taking down stats. But not the stats you'll read in any box score. They're logging numbers like touches in the paint, passes per possession, thre...

Some DNP thoughts for Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

Corey Robinson, the son of NBA legend David Robinson, is makig a name for himself on the football field, writes Damon Sayles.

To complete our community service (and get off probation), we proudly present the second half of our Men in Blazers' NBA-to-English Premier League Global Football Team Support Translator. It's our charitable attempt to ease the withdrawal pains of ou...

Steve Nash knows his Suns jersey could be hanging up for a while as NBA owners and players haggle over how to split billions in a new collective bargaining agreement.

Randy Galloway of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals gave us the answer. Q -- Who stops Dirk for the Oklahoma City Thunder? Let's see now: The Thunder ran Serge Ibaka at him, then Nick Collison, and after that it w...

This weekend is all about football, football, FOOTBALL! But if you're not an NFL fan or you're sick of watching teams that aren't YOUR team battle for a trip to Dallas, there are plenty of other excuses to spend the weekend on your couch.

Attending a Lakers playoff game is a scene unlike anything else in sports. Bill took his buddy Jacoby to Staples Center to take it all in.

After Gilbertgate, you would think that players in the NBA and other pro leagues no longer gamble on card games or other trivial pursuits while off the court. You'd be wrong.

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Today's Preview The Breeders' Cup is underway in Santa Anita, and all six of Friday's races are on the board. If those don't catch your fancy, there's plenty of night games on tap in the NBA and NHL. We wanted to find a soccer match that would...