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Pacers coach Frank Vogel spent most of Thursday under heavy fire from critics for his decisions in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. But Vogel also doled out some criticism of his own on Thursday. And he pointed it directly at Knicks c...

What had become almost a doormat (dormant?) NHL franchise now has life again. First, Joe Sakic agreed last month to become more of a factor in the day-to-day running of the Colorado Avalanche, becoming executive vice president of hockey operations...

When the Miami Heat faced the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs last season, the series featured two suspensions, a host of flagrant fouls and plenty of blood. It appears the Eastern Conference finals between the teams is already heating up.

Patrick Roy will become the next head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, the team announced Thursday.

The Heat squeak through Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers thanks to weird tactical stuff including the crunch time benching of Roy Hibbert. ESPN's Tom Haberstroh and Israel Gutierrez discuss the lessons of the opener, and nam...

Mornings like these make the NBA so much fun, especially when the debate touches on concrete strategy rather than abstractions. On the surface, whether Pacers coach Frank Vogel should have left Roy Hibbert on the floor during crucial, late-game de...

Paging Roy Hibbert ... UCF AD Todd Stansbury tells the Orlando Sentinel's Paul Tenorio that the Big East exit fee/postseason credit split is about 60-40 in favor of the schools previously in the conference. The late Mal Moore of Alabama beat ou...

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You'll find takes on moments you might've missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Force of Nature (All GIFs by...

Roy Hodgson has hinted that Gareth Barry's England career is over because he cannot pick too many midfielders in their thirties.

Two talented heavyweights, Daniel Cormier and Alistair Overeem, do battle in our side-by-side analysis.

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Mike Wells of The Indianapolis Star: So you think Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel had a difficult time getting over taking Roy Hibbert out in the third quarter of Game 2 against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals? What he did i...

• ESPN's Dan Le Batard dishes on Pacers-Heat, LeBron James' game-winning shot, Frank Vogel's performance, Dwyane Wade, Roy Hibbert, Paul George and more. Le Batard • ESPN NBA analyst Jon Barry weighs in on Pacers-Heat, LeBron James' per...

The Philadelphia Phillies are 23-24, they've been outscored by 31 runs, Roy Halladay is on the disabled list, Ryan Howard hasn't hit and Cole Hamels can't win. So the Phillies eventually will be sellers at the trade deadline, right? I don't think ...

So Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis fed head coach Alain Vigneault and assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown to the lions. Hardly a surprise. That's what happens when a talented, Stanley Cup-hopeful team goes 1-8 in the playoffs over the pas...

Heavyweights are now a staple of Memorial Day weekend. Last year, UFC 146 was to be a heavyweight extravaganza like none we'd ever seen. The whole main card was heavyweights, so the word "unprecedented" was being thrown around pretty dramatically. An...