Pau Gasol, who is in his second game after returning from an ankle injury, made 25 points and seven assists for Los Angeles, who have reached the playoffs in 55 of their 60 seasons as a franchise. The Lakers have
David West chipped in 17 for the Hornets, who improved its record to 53-22 increasing its lead on the top of the West to 1 ? games over the San Antonio Spurs.
Thomas, who was found guilty of falsely telling the grand jury that she never took steroids nor received any performance-enhancing drugs from drug maker Patrick Arnold, is the first personality connected to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) case to
Kansas (36-3) opened on a tear and jumped out to a 40-12 lead late in the first half. But the Tar Heels (36-3) were as close as 54-50 with 11 minutes remaining in the game and the Jayhawks were close
Davenport, 29, facing misdemeanor domestic violence and child endangering charges stemming from a child custody dispute, asserted that the allegations were untrue and the incident did not happen. Patrick D'Angelo, Davenport's attorney, offered photos showing Person's face and neck without
Rama Yade said that Le Monde newspaper had misquoted her as giving "conditions" that Beijing needed to make in order for Mr. Sarkozy to be present at the upcoming event.
Francisco Garcia added 29 points and Mikki Moore chipped in 23 points for Sacramento's fourth straight victory despite losing Ron Artest to a strained left thumb just recently and Brad Miller who is out on a leg problem. Guard Beno
James Posey added a season-high 19 points for the Celtics, who were missing its top three stars for the night. Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen sat the game out and were given a rest while Paul Pierce was in Boston,
NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley is confident that players can be charged and suspended over the controversial new "chicken wing" tackle that has Storm prop Adam Blair facing a two- to three-match ban.
Felipe Massa leads Ferrari to a one-two victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with teammate Kimi Raikkonen seizing the championship lead from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.