Charles Barkley Eyes Run For Governor

Basketball Hall-Of-Famer Considers 2010 Alabama Race, Saying GOP ‘Lost Their Minds’

We Soccer Fans Sure Do Have A Lot To Say

"On The Pitch - I stumbled across a fun tool called BlogPulse which is similar to Google Trends, except it tracks trends of phrases in the blogosphere. Lets see how often you find "World Cup", "NBA Finals", and "Stanley Cup" on blogs this...

NBA Teams Choose Two Israelis In Draft

"Israeli basketball players Lior Eliyahu and Yotam Halperin were selected in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday morning. Following Doron Sheffer, the first Israeli player picked in the NBA Draft (by...

NBA Gets Some Balls

"Even after the bad PR brought about by the new balls used in this year's World Cup, the NBA announced today (Draft Day!) a new official game ball to be used starting next season (ESPN coverage). The new ball designed by Spalding is the first official game ball change since...

The NBA is rigged ? Please.. (Mark Cuban/Blog Maverick)

"The NBA is rigged ?  Please..  —  Im used to getting emails from fans claiming the NBA is this or that.  The NBA wants a team to win based on market size.  The NBA doesnt want me to win because the league doesnt like me.  So and so has...

Miami Heat win NBA championship

"AP - Dwyane Wade had 36 points and 10 rebounds in the teeth of a hostile Dallas crowd, capping his magnificent playoffs by leading Miami past the Mavericks 95-92 Tuesday as the Heat roared back from a two-game deficit to win their first NBA championship in six games."

Believe it: Miami Heat, world champs

DALLAS -- Smiling and hugging and screaming and dancing and blowing kisses and raising index fingers and pounding on their hearts and high-fiving and laughing and raising their arms in triumph, the best basketball...

Heat move within 1 game of NBA title

"AP - Dwyane Wade didn't pause for a second when he was asked about his plans for Father's Day."

Jordan back as Bobcats' part-owner

"Reuters - Former NBA great Michael Jordan has become part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, the National Basketball Association team confirmed on Thursday."

The Dallas Mavericks Take Game One From the Miami Heat

"The War, Part 1: One of our coaches, if we win walks in the locker room with a cookie and shakes all the guys hands and says the same thing “on the left”. The Win column is on the left. It doesnt matter how you got there. You got there. The Heat did a great job on us....

Terry sparks Mavs past Heat in Game 1

"AP - The stars struggled, and then they disappeared. Dirk Nowitzki, Shaquille O, Neal, Dwyane Wade ; three of the sport's best couldn't take control in the fourth quarter of the NBA finals' Game 1."

NBA takes another step as sports diversity leader - Orlando Sentinel

"The NBA, long regarded as a leader among professional sports leagues in regard to diversity, took another step forward last season in its hiring practices, according to the latest Racial and Gender Report Card. The NBA has had the top grade among men's leagues in each of...

Detroit D Bounces King James, & ruins one awesome run by the 21yr old

"Mich.%u2014Some day LeBron James may get back here, back to the cauldron of a playoff Game 7, back to the pressure and intensity that comes with it and maybe then he'll reach the next plateau of NBA greatness."

Mark Cuban, Fined $100K for Posting to the Web: $100K for walking on the Court

"The NBA fined Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $200,000 for going onto the court after Game 1 of Dallas' series against the Spurs and criticizing league officials on his blog. Cuban was fined $100,000 for going onto...

Steve Nash Becomes a 2x MVP: The Canadian native leads Suns to a Game 1 Win

"Victoria's Steve Nash showed Monday why he is worthy of consecutive most valuable player awards.  Nash poured in 31 points and doled out 12 assists in lifting the Phoenix Suns over the Los Angeles Clippers...

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