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Spurs put the heat on Miami

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 1:07 am

San Antonio — Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed.
He went to the bench, and they chanted his name.
The sights and...

WNBA Roundup

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 12:50 am

Mystics 64, Fever 60
A lot has changed for Washington and defending WNBA champion Indiana.
Ivory Latta scored 17 points, and Crystal Langhorne had...

Heat, Spurs set for pivotal Game 5

 June 16, 2013; Updated: 3:37 am

San Antonio — Tony Parker's hamstring, not Dwyane Wade's knee, is the current chief injury concern.
Manu Ginobili, not Chris Bosh, is mired in the slump of the moment.

Wade says Game 5 should be the best of an unpredictable NBA Finals

 June 15, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

San Antonio - At their best in the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat have forced turnover after turnover, finding a gear the San Antonio Spurs just can't reach.

Play in Game 5 as they have during their two easy victories in the series, and...

WNBA roundup

 June 15, 2013; Updated: 11:45 pm

Dream 68, Storm 59
Angel McCoughtry scored 23 points and Jasmine Thomas added 13 to lead Atlanta over Seattle on Friday night.
McCoughtry, last...

James (33), Wade (32) help Heat get even

 June 14, 2013; Updated: 2:16 am

San Antonio — Miami Heat owner Micky Arison had a message as he walked to the winning locker room.
"The death of the Big Three was overrated," he said.

Kidd introduced as Nets' coach, with much to learn

 June 14, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

New York - Meet the new guy, Jason Kidd.

Less than two weeks after ending his long, All-Star career, Jason Kidd acknowledged he has "a lot to learn about coaching" Thursday as he took the Brooklyn Nets job despite having no...

LeBron says he'll take the heat in Game 4

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 2:42 am

San Antonio — A day later, LeBron James didn't back down.
When the Miami Heat were embarrassed by 36 points in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, James took all the blame and even lauded...

Nets hire Kidd as their coach

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 11:59 pm

The Brooklyn Nets hired Jason Kidd as their coach Wednesday, bringing the former star back to the franchise he led to its greatest NBA success.
Kidd retired earlier this month after one season with the...

Spurs make 16 3-pointers and rout Heat 113-77

 June 12, 2013; Updated: 1:17 am

San Antonio — Danny Green and Gary Neal aren’t NBA royalty like LeBron James.
Either undrafted or unwanted, they were once more likely to be found playing in summer league...

WNBA roundup

 June 12, 2013; Updated: 1:12 am

Lynx 87, Silver Stars 72
Forced to the outside early in the game, Lindsay Whalen and  Minnesota were frustrated and trailed by a point at halftime. When she finally got...

AP Source: Nets considering Kidd, Shaw as coach

 June 12, 2013; Updated: 11:43 pm

A person with knowledge of the details says the Brooklyn Nets' coaching decision is down to Jason Kidd and Brian Shaw.

Kidd met with general manager Billy King on Monday and Shaw is expected to meet with the team Wednesday. The person tells...

Satisfied but shaken, Spurs bring NBA Finals home

 June 11, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

San Antonio - Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili sat in mostly stunned silence, all that playoff experience not preparing them for how they felt after two games.

They were satisfied, yet shaken.

The San Antonio Spurs had...

Heat even the score with Spurs

 June 10, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

Miami - Back with a blowout, and no, the Miami Heat didn't need LeBron James to do more.

Not when Mario Chalmers and everyone else did everything right.

Chalmers led the charge, James broke out to finish it with a flurry and...

San Antonio wants to keep the heat on Miami

 June 9, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Miami - The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable - and miserable.

And surprise, it's those supposedly stoic Spurs who are having more fun, while the South Beach bunch is a little grumpy and grouchy.

The Miami Heat may...

WNBA roundup

 June 9, 2013; Updated: 11:58 pm

Mystics 85, Lynx 80
Ivory Latta scored 17 of her 24 points in the second half and Monique Currie had 23 as the Washington Mystics fended off Minnesota's fourth quarter rally and beat...

LeBron, Heat look to regroup for Game 2

 June 8, 2013; Updated: 4:28 am

Miami — If LeBron James played for the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich might have a message for him.
It's the same one he's occasionally delivered to Tim Duncan.

Parker rallies Spurs past Heat 92-88 in Game 1

 June 7, 2013; Updated: 6:39 am

WNBA roundup

 June 7, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Lynx 99, Mercury 79

Not even a dunk by Brittney Griner would have been enough to slow down Minnesota's passing attack on Thursday night.

Maya Moore scored 22 points and Seimone Augustus added 19 to lead the Lynx to an easy win over...

Back in NBA Finals, James can get back at Spurs

 June 6, 2013; Updated: 3:36 am

Miami - Before reaching the top of basketball, LeBron James was run over by the San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs swept James' Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA Finals, so long ago that...

Carson leads Liberty past Fever 75-68 in overtime

 June 6, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Essence Carson scored 21 points and Alex Montgomery added six of her 13 points in overtime to help the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 75-68 in a matinee game Wednesday.

New York earned its second straight overtime victory after...

Spoelstra, Popovich have been making all the right moves

 June 5, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Miami - Other than being widely known by just the first syllable of their surnames, the coaches who will match wits in these NBA Finals may seem like polar opposites.

Of course, they would probably disagree with that...

James powers Heat past Pacers 99-76 in Game 7

 June 4, 2013; Updated: 4:33 am

Miami — Their season, their legacy, their reign atop the NBA was all at stake, and the Miami Heat responded in a manner befitting defending champions — with a blowout.

Jason Kidd retiring from NBA after 19 seasons

 June 4, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

New York - Jason Kidd became one of the best by making others better.

He turned around a longtime-losing franchise, guided another to a championship, and helped his last one to its first division title since the year he came into the...

Can Pacers take the Heat?

 June 3, 2013; Updated: 5:27 am

Miami - As the final horn in a Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers was sounding, LeBron James walked toward several of his Miami Heat teammates to shake some hands and share a couple of quick words.

His message was clear: Get ready for...

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