Hedo Turkoglu of the Orlando Magic is the winner of the 2007-08 NBA Most Improved Player Award presented by Kia Motors, the NBA announced today. The annual award is presented to a player who has made a dramatic improvement from
Will Robinson, an African-American pioneer and a trusted Pistons scout for nearly three decades, passed away early Monday morning. He was 96. Robinson, who had been sick for over a year, first impacted the Detroit basketball landscape in the 1940s
Miami HEAT President and Head Coach Pat Riley announced this afternoon that he has decided to step down as Head Coach of the Miami HEAT, but will continue to serve as team President. HEAT Managing General Partner Micky Arison and
In the BOSTON GLOBE, Marc J. Spears writes "the Celtics spent about 90 minutes yesterday watching a film they knew had a bad ending. Practice yesterday at Morehouse College was canceled, and the team had possibly its longest film session
Tracy McGrady is trailing in an NBA playoff series. What else is new? McGrady may be a great player, but where where does he rank on SC's Scott Shepherd's list of the 10 best active players without an NBA championship?
With its collection of internationally recognized stars such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, the U.S. men's basketball team was already expected to be one of the biggest draws for Chinese fans at the Beijing Olympics this summer.
Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points and made all but one shot from the field, and the Detroit Pistons played with a purpose and dominated the second half to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 93-84 on Sunday night, tying their best-of-seven Eastern
David West let out his frustration over a poor Game 3 with a determined effort in Game 4, scoring 10 of his 24 points in a stretch in the second half to help the New Orleans Hornets pull away from
The famous military commander Hannibal said, "Character is destiny."So when the Suns had their backs pinned against the wall Sunday, Suns Head Coach Mike D'Antoni turned towards a player he knew he could count on. Enter Boris Diaw.
Pistons forward Antonio McDyess returned to Detroit on Saturday and had surgery to repair the broken nose he suffered in Game 3 of their playoff series with Philadelphia.
With the Suns one game away from being swept and the Pistons also off to a disappointing start to the postseason, it's time to play airmchair psychologist. That and more in NBA.com's Sunday Click.
The DeShawn Stevenson-LeBron James feud has reached a new level. After Stevenson called on Soulja Boy to bring a Superman-sized lift to the home crowd in Game 3 on Friday, LeBron got a little boost from his good friend Jay-Z
Can the Mavs draw even, or will the Hornets take back control of the series and give themselves a chance to close it out at home on Tuesday? NBA.com's John Schuhmann is live blogging Game 4.
International basketball is going to look more like the NBA after two major rule changes take effect.The three-point line will move back and the three-second area will change shape starting in 2010, the sport's world governing body announced Saturday.
