Bob Cousy

MIAMI For much too much of Game 6, LeBron James reverted to the 2011 version of himself. He was settling. Settling for jump shots. Settling for assists. Deferring. Drifting. Maddening. James was playing like a fly on the wall when he needed to be the...

Kobe Bryant was named to his 11th All-NBA first team Thursday, joining LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan and Chris Paul for the 2012-13 season. With the honor, Bryant joins Karl Malone with the most first-team selections in league history. The...

The Sports Xchange NBA Roundup: James heads All-NBA team Miami Heat superstar LeBron James received 119 votes and was named first-team All-NBA on Thursday. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers made the team for the 11th time, tying him with Hall of...

Miami Heat superstar LeBron James recorded 119 votes to lead first team all-NBA team, which was announced Thursday. James was the only player to receive that many votes. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers earned an 11th selection, tying him with...

Miami Heat star LeBron James received 119 votes to lead the first-team All-NBA team, which was announced Thursday. The Chicago Bulls failed to land any first-, second- or third-team berths. Joakim Noah had 56 points and three first-place votes. Luol...

Kobe Bryant was named to his 11th All-NBA first team on Thursday, joining LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan and Chris Paul for the 2012-13 season. With the honor, Bryant joins Karl Malone with the most first-team selections in league history. The...

Jimmy Patsos got what he wanted after all. "Three games in March," he said Sunday after Loyola beat Manhattan, 63-61, at Reitz Arena. Three games to win the upcoming Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships and get the automatic bid to the...

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame released the names of the 12 finalists for the 2013 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, a list that includes South Dakota State senior Nate Wolters.  The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer...

South Dakota State senior Nate Wolters remains on the watchlists for two of college basketball’s most prestigious awards.  The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced The John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25, a list that includes Wolters among the 25...

You can excuse the Old Dominion men for wondering if things possibly can get worse. Freshman guard Patrick Holloway turned in one of the finest performances of his college career Thursday night, leading George Mason to a 71-46 victory over ODU in a...

Shabazz Napier came out with a smile on his face, laughing with teammates and coaches. He looked loose, like a player who was about to have a good day. And he did, scoring 19 points, 13 in the first half when the Huskies really needed it to stay close,...

A pair of local professional baseball players, along with Toyota of Huntington Beach, is staging the Collin Balester-Hank Conger Golf Invitational Monday at Seacliff Country Club in Huntington Beach. Both Balester (2004) and Conger (2006) are graduates...