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Deron Williams and Shaun Livingston each scored 18 points and an ailing Pierce hit a key late 3-pointer to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 101-97 victory over the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Raptors on Monday night.

The only thing more compelling than a 14-Game Tournament is a one-game tournament.

In the event New York manages to land Phil Jackson, the move will, like nearly everything else this season, be viewed through the lens of what it means to Carmelo Anthony's future.

Men's Basketball: Maryland closed out its 61st and final Atlantic Coast Conference regular season in stunning fashion, outlasting No.

Lakers vs. FC Barcelona The Los Angeles Lakers face off with Pau Gasol's former team and European Champions FC Barcelona on October 7, 2010.

Lakers vs. FC Barcelona The Los Angeles Lakers face off with Pau Gasol's former team and European Champions FC Barcelona on October 7, 2010.

Kobe Bryant 's career is coming to a close, and the Los Angeles Lakers are going to need him as the end approaches.

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BALLARAT Rush recruit Steph Cumming and her Townsville team fell nine points short of glory in the Women's National Basketball League grand final.

Former NBA star Steven Marbury scored 43 points as Beijing Ducks claimed a road victory over defending champions Guangdong Hongyuan 109-104 here on Saturday.

Data whiz and nerd demigod Nate Silver revealed a slew of details about his site FiveThirtyEight 's new home on ESPN during a conversation with Grantland 's Bill Simmons here at SXSW on Saturday afternoon.

Wang Yi told reporters at an annual news conference that... Anaheim Ducks right winger Corey Perry leaps over Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury as Perry scored a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, March 7, 2014.

She could be about to end her glorious basketball career, but Kristi Harrower is still the best point guard in Australia according to her proud dad and coach.

Andrew Wiggins was 16, quiet-natured and shy, content to spend his days playing video games on the Thomas family's Xbox.

UConn's Breanna Stewart arrives at a press conference on Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena prior to being named the inaugural American Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

These are desperate times for the New York Knicks . The stink wafting from the Madison Square court is worse than even the nastiest Penn Station men's room.

UC Santa Barbara hosted the University of Hawaii in college basketball on Thursday night.

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Editor's note: in honor of the retirement of Big Z's jersey this weekend, we're going out of order.

Ambassadors Kevin Love, Pau Gasol, David Lee and other NBA stars lead Hoops for St. JudeTM Week, March 7-13 , the winners will be the kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital .