McMillan ruptures Achilles in practice

Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan ruptured his right Achilles tendon during practice Friday and will need surgery.

Quantity, not quality, for Morrow

Neil Tardy looks ahead to Week 7 of the NBA schedule and highlights good and poor offensive and defensive matchups to exploit.

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Easiest to make move in assists

John Cregan explains why assists is the easiest category in which to make up ground in the standings.

The Big 12 and Pac-10 play one of these, too

For the first time in the 11-year history of the event, the Big Ten finally won its Challenge against the ACC. But are you aware of the standings ...

Player Rater: Perkins up, Calderon down

Seth Landman discusses the rising stocks of big men like Tim Duncan and Kendrick Perkins, and the sinking values of Jose Calderon and David West.

First Cup: Wednesday

Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: "In a thankless assignment that fits in just perfectly with the franchise's history of foibles, high jinks and ...

Will bad starts affect deadline dealings?

Will poor starts by the Blazers and Wizards affect their moves at the trade deadline?

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Gallinari burns Suns

...missed Tuesday's game due to a bruised right knee. X-rays were negative, and the Portland Trail Blazers consider him day-to-day, so hopefully he'll be back in the mix soon. Luckily...

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Beasley sets season high with 27 points as Heat edge Blazers

Michael Beasley scored a season-high 27 points, Dwyane Wade had 18 points and 12 assists and the Miami Heat led from the start in beating the Portland Trail Blazers 107-100 Tuesday night.

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Wade, Beasley Power Heat Past Blazers

Dwyane Wade and Michael Beasley score a combined 49 points to lead the Heat past the Blazers, 107-100

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