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How the NBA's aggressive new defensive strategy — packing the paint — has forced coaches to reimagine scoring. Plus: the Cavs' pitiful D, in praise of pregame intros, and what happens when shooters get cranky.

DALLAS -- This game was all about the Mavericks' pride, not their puny playoff chances. A box score from Sunday's blowout loss in Houston was printed out and taped on the whiteboard in the front of the home locker room at the American Airlines Cen...

Welcome to a weekly blog post of thoughts and observations from the past few days and/or decades of NHL hockey. The Three Stars of Comedy Recognizing the three moments from around the league that produced the most comedic fodder for fans this wee...

You can bet that the whiteboard in the Lakers' locker room before their matchup with the Knicks on Thursday night will say something like this: "Take Away Their 3-Point Looks!!!" Of course, that's easier said than done. Kobe Bryant knows how dange...

Andy Landers became the seventh Division I women's coach to reach 800 career victories when No. 8 Georgia beat Savannah State 94-57 on Tuesday night.

"Numbers Never* Lie" mainstay Michael Smith has two new teammates: Michigan man-turned-NBA player Jalen Rose and ex-Eagles pass-rusher Hugh Douglas. To welcome the duo, NNL illustrates each with this impressive whiteboard animation. And that's no...

In the world of sports television, Lydia Murphy-Stephans is often the only woman in the room. That doesn't intimidate the 19-time Emmy winner as she prepares to launch Pac-12 Network next month.

RENTON, Wash. -- A buzz is rising in the Seattle Seahawks' draft media room as the main event approaches. Radio shows are broadcasting live from this room, with others taking their spots at tables like the one I'm using here. The whiteboard in ...

Courtesy of New York Mets Josh Edgin Terry Collins' office includes a whiteboard with a list of players in major league camp, broken down by position. There was one exception, though, among the 55 names on the board -- EDGIN was written under left-...

If, locked away somewhere deep inside the Richmond, Va., home of UFC matchmaker Joe Silva, there is a secret whiteboard bearing a rough sketch of the fight company's future plans, it's a good bet there are two names that definitely aren't on it: Tim ...

MIAMI -- Just in case Celtics players could possibly forget, a reminder about valuing the ball was scrawled above a series of offensive plays on the whiteboard inside the visitor's locker room at American Airlines Arena Tuesday night. Players real...

For ESPN The Magazine's "One day, one game" issue, Seth Wickersham goes inside a game plan with the Houston Texans and shows how a week's worth of preparation can go up in smoke come kickoff.

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Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Look for Bill Kollar's whiteboard talk from the Texans' website. Indianapolis Colts Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney are optimistic about the lockout ending, says Phil Richards. Freeney and Bill ...

The Knicks stepped up in Amare Stoudemire's absence to defeat the Nets.

Ray Allen's on an expedited pace to pass Reggie Miller as the NBA's career 3-point leader.