Thomas Robinson

There is more clarity to the Kings' ownership situation. But that doesn't mean all the uncertainty surrounding the franchise disappeared when Vivek Ranadive and his ownership group agreed to purchase a controlling interest in the team last week. Kings...

Once his purchase of the Kings is finalized, Vivek Ranadive should take a pick and a shovel, perhaps borrow a battering ram and a bulldozer, and obliterate the section of Sleep Train Arena that houses the team's basketball operations. While this is...

With the season on the line, the Lakers (44-37) should have the advantage over the Houston Rockets (45-36) at power forward with 7-foot Pau Gasol.  After a dismal shooting night (3 for 17) in a Lakers victory over the San Antonio Spurs, Gasol needs a...

The Lakers won three of four games in Week 19, climbing above .500 (33-31) and into a potential playoff seeding. The coming week will be a difficult one with three out of four on the road, including games on successive nights, in Orlando and Atlanta. ...

THE LAST EMPEROR 1. MIAMI (39-14) Not sure how Heat expects to win another title without Dexter Pittman. (1) 2. SAN ANTONIO (44-13) Prop bet that Baynes would outscore Paul renders Las Vegas bust. (3) 3. OKLAHOMA CITY (40-15) Paying luxury taxes...

For What it’s Worth---on this February 21 -- Do coaches even have plays to try and get a game winning shot with? All you ever see in college hoops anymore is, usually, a guard holding the ball until about 0:09 seconds are left. Then he usually works...

While the biggest news as the NBA's trade deadline came and went Thursday was that there was no real big news, several transactions that did take place are making headlines a day later now that the dust has settled. Ronnie Brewer gives the Oklahoma City...

The NBA’s trade deadline was D.O.A. There was little movement of note Thursday, unless you count part-time starting shooting guard J.J. Redick going from one bad team (Orlando) to a middling playoff contender (Milwaukee) as part of a six-player...

|TV SPORTS| Auto Racing--NASCAR Nationwide Series, DRIVE4COPD 300 pole qualifying, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Men’s College Hockey--Michigan at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Yale at Quinnipiac, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN); North Dakota at Denver, 9 p.m....

The Lakers are 7-8, and it really shouldn't be a surprise. Is there a general manager with a job who would trade Steve Nash and Steve Blake for Darius Morris and Chris Duhon? Morris has played relatively well in stretches, but he's a young, second-...

The Lakers (6-5) visit the Sacramento Kings (2-8) on Wednesday night, their second game on consecutive nights. This will actually be the fifth time these two teams meet after three preseason battles (all to the Kings) and the recent Sacramento visit...

The Lakers have climbed to eighth place in the Western Conference with a 5-5 record. Despite their 1-4 start, the team is only one win behind predictions for Weeks 1, 2 and 3. Already with Coach Mike D'Antoni's influence, the Lakers have raised their...