First Cup: Monday

Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel: "Eight years ago, in the wee hours of Sept. 25, Tony Battie was driving at breakneck speed to a Boston hospital. Paul Pierce, his Celtics teammate, was lying...

First Cup: Friday

Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald: "The Celtics are about to discover just how short the NBA offseason has become. They open training camp Monday night...

Free agents: 2009 and 2010

Who's on track to become a free agent in the summers of 2009 and 2010. We've got the lists.

First Cup: Thursday

Joe Stevens of the Los Angeles Daily News: "Al Thornton's face dropped, and he immediately looked somber. He was told before the Clippers' 95-88 home ...

Thursday Bullets

ESPN's Marc Stein has been at Phoenix Suns' training camp. He says they're talking about playing smaller and faster than ever, and expect to win a tit...

Walking In Memphis?

...paying attention to six out of ten possessions, would still contribute more than the quite-cognizant Tony Battie; who constantly topped Milicic in the minutes battle. Good for karma, rewarding Battie was, but horrible...

Chat With Orlando's Tony Battie

In his second season with the Orlando Magic, former first round Draft pick Tony Battie (No.5 overall by Denver in 1997) has played an important role in the team's...

Chat with Cavaliers Forward Anderson Varejao

...Anderson Varejao from the Orlando Magic along with Drew Gooden and Steven Hunter in exchange for Tony Battie and two future second-round picks on July 23, 2004. Varejao appeared in 27 regular season...

Nelson gets hot in second half to carry Magic past Warriors

Jameer Nelson scored 23 of his career-high 32 points in the second half, and the Orlando Magic beat the Golden State Warriors 109-98 for fourth win in five road games.

...DECEMBER 3: Kevin Love #42 of the Minnesota Timberwolves holds the ball in the lane between Tony Battie #4 and JJ Redick #7 of the Orlando Magic during the game on December 3, 2008...

LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 8: Zach Randolph #50 of the Los Angeles Clippers attempts a shot against Tony Battie #4 of the Orlando Magic at Staples Center on December 8, 2008 in Los Angeles, California...

Hollinger's Insider Gems: Dec. 2, 2008

Five observations as we head into Tuesday night's games.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2008

Lewis scores 19, hits 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left as Magic beat 76ers

Rashard Lewis hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left to lead the Magic to a 96-94 win over the 76ers.

Wizards-Magic Preview

Wizards-Magic Preview

Magic overcome Howard's foul trouble to win third straight

Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis scored 20 points apiece and the Orlando Magic overcame Dwight Howard's foul trouble to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 98-88 on Thursday night.