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Barack on the Court: Fast, Fierce and Wily

Basketball has played an important role in Obama's life

(Newser) - These days Barack Obama's more likely to be rubbing elbows at a fundraiser than throwing elbows on the court, but pickup basketball is his game, and he's damn good, Jodi Kantor reports in the New York Times. He's quick, wily and aggressive on the court, with a left-handed jump shot...

Gators Lose Donovan to Magic
Gators Lose Donovan
to Magic
Jun 1, 2007 4:39 AM CDT

Gators Lose Donovan to Magic

Champion hoops team continues disintegration as coach bolts for the pros

(Newser) - Billy Donovan, who led the University of Florida to two straight championships in 11 years, will replace the fired Brian Hill as Orlando's new coach. Donovan was wooed with a five-year, $27.5 million deal, and he will enjoy no front-office responsibilities, traditionally difficult territory for coaches accustomed to the...

Trade for O'Neal Could Keep Kobe in LA

No, not that O'Neal

(Newser) - A day after the disgruntled Kobe Bryant demanded a trade on a New York radio show— then rescinded, after a talk with coach Phil Jackson—Post columnist Peter Vecsey claims equally frustrated Indiana star Jermaine O'Neal may be on his way to LA.  O'Neal would provide the veteran collaborator...

Spurs Punch Finals Ticket
Spurs Punch Finals Ticket
May 31, 2007 4:28 AM CDT

Spurs Punch Finals Ticket

San Antonio routs Utah at home, 109-84, to clinch their fourth finals berth in nine years

(Newser) - In their last game of the season, the upstart Jazz were schooled by the wily veteran Spurs, who led by 23 points early in the second quarter and were able to rest their stars for the duration of the fourth. Three-time Finals MVP Tim Duncan led his team with 21...

Kobe Wants Out of Los Angeles
Kobe Wants Out of Los Angeles
May 30, 2007 3:42 PM CDT

Kobe Wants Out of Los Angeles

Fed up with losing team, Bryant says "There's no other alternative."

(Newser) - Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, on a tear ever since the team was knocked out of the playoffs, finally lost it on a New York radio show today and declared that he wants to be traded. The 28-year old shooting guard is frustrated with the team—which has not won a...

China Nods at New Houston Coach
China Nods at New Houston Coach
May 24, 2007 5:54 AM CDT

China Nods at New Houston Coach

Yao's fans heartened by offense-minded Adelman

(Newser) - A China Daily poll indicated that 53% of Chinese hoops fans approved of new Rockets coach Rick Adelman, and just over a third regretted the ouster of defensive guru Jeff Van Gundy. Thanks to all-star center Yao Ming, the Rockets have the close scrutiny of perhaps the world's largest basketball...

Go Northwest, Young Men
Go Northwest, Young Men
May 23, 2007 5:43 AM CDT

Go Northwest, Young Men

Portland, Seattle win big in NBA draft lottery; Memphis, Boston fans foiled

(Newser) - In a dramatic NBA draft lottery, the Trail Blazers and SuperSonics won the respective rights to first and second choice in June's selection process—widely considered tickets to Ohio State center Greg Oden and Texas forward Kevin Durant. Portland, led by 2006 rookie of the year Brandon Roy, had only...

Understaffed Suns Set Just Short of Victory

Amare-less Phoenix blows lead, trails San Antonio 3-2

(Newser) - The Phoenix Suns, minus their two best big men, squandered their home-court advantage last night, dropping game 5 of a hotly contested playoff to the Spurs, 88-85. Serial gamemakers Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw sat the game out on a controversial suspension for leaving their bench out of turn in...

League Adds to Suns' Woes
League Adds to Suns' Woes
May 16, 2007 6:29 AM CDT

League Adds to Suns' Woes

Amare, Diaw suspended for leaving bench after Horry's flagrant foul

(Newser) - Two of the Suns' most valuable big men will miss Game 5 for briefly leaving the bench after Robert Horry's grotesque foul against Steve Nash, who was thrown against the scorer's table Monday. An NBA rule states that a player who leaves "the immediate vicinity of the bench" during...

Award Pains NBA's First European MVP

Trophy fills Dirk with existential angst after playoff debacle

(Newser) - Dirk Nowitzki was named the first European MVP of the NBA, but he was also the first since Moses Malone in 1982 to receive the award after losing in the first round of the playoffs.  Nowitzki put up career statistics, especially in shooting efficiency, while leading Dallas to the...

Bulls Finally Show Some Fight
Bulls Finally Show Some Fight
May 13, 2007 10:19 PM CDT

Bulls Finally Show Some Fight

Chicago's young guns stave off late Detroit surge, sweep

(Newser) - After seven playoff wins, the Pistons finally dropped a game in Chicago; they return home with a 3-1 series lead. The Bulls had coughed up a 19-point lead in Game 3, and seemed headed for similar disaster in Game 4, when Detroit pared a 21-point lead to seven late in...

Jazz Deter Warriors in OT, 127-117
Jazz Deter Warriors in OT, 127-117
May 10, 2007 5:18 AM CDT

Jazz Deter Warriors in OT, 127-117

NBA's blondest fan base in ecstasy after second home win of semis

(Newser) - After an historic upset of top-seeded Dallas, Golden State has lost its first two games against Utah, the second in an overtime thriller in which it led with 2.9 seconds left in regulation. Blossoming point guard Deron Williams hit the tying basket and ended with 31 points, electrifying a...

Piston Fans Dump Big Ben
Piston Fans Dump Big Ben
May 8, 2007 7:20 AM CDT

Piston Fans Dump Big Ben

Fans jeer one of the best players in team history

(Newser) - Despite six years of success in Detroit, where his defense and charisma helped turn around a slumping franchise, Ben Wallace can't get a break from the fickle fans who once loved him. Wallace jumped ship to division rival Chicago after being offered a frankly insane $60 million, four-year deal. Detroit...

Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed
Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed
May 6, 2007 11:20 PM CDT

Nash Gashed; Suns Eclipsed

San Antonio veterans seize opportunity, break home-court advantage in Phoenix

(Newser) - Bleeding copiously, wiry Canadian heartthrob Steve Nash was forced to the sidelines in the final minute of the semifinals opener against San Antonio, and Phoenix wilted without their go-to scorer.  Nash's nose collided with the forehead of rival point guard and Frenchman Tony Parker, who scored 32 points. ...

Warriors Attempt to Regroup
Warriors Attempt to Regroup
May 2, 2007 10:43 PM CDT

Warriors Attempt to Regroup

Golden State deflated, mopey after Nowitzki saves Dallas from elimination

(Newser) - Heading into Game 5 with a 3-1 series lead, the 8-seeded Warriors had all the momentum on their side. Now the Mavericks are the team with a swagger after a close but decisive win at home. The good news for Golden State is that they're going home, where the most...

Study Sees Racial Bias In NBA Refs
Study Sees Racial Bias In NBA Refs
May 1, 2007 10:39 PM CDT

Study Sees Racial Bias In NBA Refs

Refs call more fouls against players with different skin color

(Newser) - in the NBA, white referees call up to 4.5% more fouls against black players than against white players, according to a study by Justin Wolfers and Joseph Price, a Penn professor and a Cornell graduate student. And the opposite is also true: black refs call more fouls on white...

Mavs-Warriors Pits Coach Against Ex-Boss

Golden State, Nelson poised for huge upset, measure of revenge

(Newser) - Eighth-seeded Golden State won't just be bidding to eliminate the top-seeded Mavericks when their first-round NBA playoff series resumes tonight in Dallas. In what the Wall Street Journal calls "one of the nastiest personal feuds in professional sports," coach Don Nelson's Warriors can send Dallas and owner Mark...

NBA's Least Interesting Series Ends
NBA's Least Interesting Series Ends
Apr 30, 2007 11:17 PM CDT

NBA's Least Interesting Series Ends

Cavs put down Wizards in feeble echo of last year's exciting matchup

(Newser) - Minus All-Stars Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler, who kept things competitive in 2006, the Wizards succumbed in four games to the Cavaliers. Cleveland, nevertheless, looked vulnerable in sweeping the playoffs' most hapless team. Doughty young LeBron had a poor shooting night, going 8-22, but he hit 14 of 17 from...

Spurs Put The Clamps On The Nuggets
Spurs Put The Clamps On
The Nuggets
Apr 26, 2007 10:17 AM CDT

Spurs Put The Clamps On The Nuggets

Duncan shines as San Antonio evens series at one

(Newser) - The big three for the San Antonio Spurs heated up at the right time, as the Spurs stifled the Nuggets 97-88 last night, to even their series at one apiece. Tim Duncan led the way with 22 points, Tony Parker dropped in 20, and Manu Ginobili scored 17 off the...

Gritty Raptors Get Even With Nets
Gritty Raptors Get Even
With Nets
Apr 25, 2007 9:59 AM CDT

Gritty Raptors Get Even With Nets

Toronto secures first playoff win since ’02, ties series at one

(Newser) - The Toronto Raptors won their first playoff game in nearly five years last night, beating the New Jersey Nets 89-83 to even their best-of-seven series at one game apiece. Toronto used a 31-point fourth quarter to overcome a five-point deficit.

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