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Women's basketball pioneer Nancy Lieberman is encouraging Baylor star Brittney Griner to seize the opportunity to do the same with the Dallas Mavericks, no matter how overwhelmingly remote Griner's chances of sticking actually are.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban would be willing to give Baylor women's star Brittney Griner the opportunity to prove she could play in the NBA.

More and more NBA players who have children are ending their nights a bit differently these days. Cartoons and board games have been put on hold for the video game, "Skylanders: Giants," the sequel in the popular "Skylanders" franchise. Since "Gia...

With WNBA rosters capped at 11, teams can't afford to carry their own Jeremy Lins, young players who could become stars.

The Los Angeles ESPY awards celebrate local standouts.

The Eastern Conference playoff matchups are officially set. The Heat locked up the No. 2 seed in the East Monday night with a big win over the Hawks, coupled with a Celtics overtime loss to the Wizards. Here's what else you missed last night.

Kobe Bryant's father Joe Bryant was named an assistant with the Sparks.

Kobe Bryant's parents are in Japan, but they were not hurt in the earthquake.

These athletes starred in L.A., even when some of their teams didn't.

Getty Images/AP Photo The stars are all coming out for the 18th annual ESPYs, which will be hosted by Seth Meyers and will take place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles tonight. The show will be televised live for the first time since 2003. Below...

Drew Brees, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Jimmie Johnson and Albert Pujols will vie for the Best Male Athlete award at the 2010 ESPYS, which are set for July 14 in Los Angeles.

Drew Brees, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Jimmie Johnson and Albert Pujols will vie for the Best Male Athlete award at the 2010 ESPYS, which are set for July 14 in Los Angeles.

Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen and two of the best U.S. Olympic teams were selected Monday as part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2010.

Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen will join their sidekicks in the Naismith Hall of Fame.

Elder Bryant is 'a great basketball mind'

There was a time when the pro basketball season ended, hoops fans had to wait until the next winter until their favorite sport came back. That was until 13 years ...