Juwan Howard News

Juwan Howard and Jalen Rose are just two of the reasons why ESPN rates the University of Michigan as one of the best NBA-producing basketball programs of the past 25 years.

No, this latest challenge against the San Antonio Spurs in these NBA Finals, which continued with Sunday's Game 5 at the AT&T Center, has not been easy, still will require work back home at AmericanAirlines Arena.

There isn't much Howard, 40, hasn't seen in his 19 years in the NBA. But what he's seeing on the South Side saddens him.

With all the stars and personalities active in the 2013 NBA Finals, it's only natural that there will be some extraordinary displays of fashion - both extraordinarily good and extraordinarily bad.

Danny Green is one of the best three-point shooters in the NBA, especially when shooting from the corners.

A federal appeals court has decided to permit girls of any age to buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales.

To the fair-weather sports fan, this year's NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat, which starts Thursday, promises ample star power in the form of LeBron James and Tim Duncan.

Ray Allen helped lead the Miami Heat to a Game 7 victory over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Before the game, teammate Dwyane Wade said Anthony was "foaming at the mouth" for the opportunity to play.

The Miami Heat ought to be peaking as it weaves its way through the playoffs toward a third consecutive appointment in the climactic NBA Finals.

Standing on the cusp of the NBA Finals has tended to agree with the Miami Heat in each of the last two seasons.

Larry Coon the noted author of the CBAFAQ, will answer your Salary Cap and Collective Bargaining Agreement questions.

"I am thinking about it. We'll see. I have to make a decision. We'll see what happens.

The game was very much in doubt. A sold-out arena was basically silent. The chance of getting back to the NBA Finals for a third straight year could have slipped away.

Udonis Haslem and Chris Andersen helped Miami outscore Indiana 30-13 in the third en route to the Game 5 victory.

If the Miami has an Achilles' heal, it's big and burly centers. But the 7-foot-2, 280-pound Hibbert is more like an Achilles' hulk.

Q: Sometimes the right decision is to "stay the course." Sometimes good coaching is not to over-coach. Erik Spoelstra decided to "stay the course" by keeping Udonis Haslem in the starting lineup and it paid off.

The Miami Heat won't be the most active team on the free agency market this summer, but general manager Pat Riley and team owner Mickey Arison will still be looking to make some minor tweaks to Miami's roster.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James recorded his ninth Playoffs triple-double Wednesday in a 103-102 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers.