Team backs Brown after Magic's prediction
2012-05-14 07:46:50
The Lakers issued a statement publicly backing Mike Brown on Saturday after Magic Johnson declared the first-year head coach would be fired if Los Angeles lost Game 7 of its first-round playoff series with Denver.
LeBron wins his third MVP award
2012-05-14 07:46:50
LeBron James spent two days trying to sort out the right words. An assistant jotted some ideas on notecards, which were ignored.
LeBron James named MVP winner
2012-05-13 10:40:49
Miami Heat forward LeBron James was named on Saturday as the National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player for the 2011-12 season.
Olymic tourch relay continues trip across Greece
2012-05-13 09:47:55
The Olympic flame lit on Thursday for London Olympics continued its trip across Greece, sending the world the messages of peace and hope.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Irina watch tennis game
2012-05-13 09:47:34
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and his girlfriend Irina Shayk kiss during the men's semi-final match between Roger Federer and Janko Tipsarevic.
Grizzlies earn Game 7
2012-05-13 07:50:38
This time, the fourth quarter belonged to the Memphis Grizzlies.
James set to earn third MVP
2012-05-13 07:50:38
Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA's MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game's greats.
A place to grow pros
2012-05-13 07:50:38
The ambitious and over-used mantra of "finding a Chinese Tiger Woods" has been around golf circles in this country for a long time, but he, or a Tigress Woods, are still nowhere to be seen.
Brazil looks to flex its sailing might in London
2012-05-12 20:08:22
Brazil is known as a soccer powerhouse. But if Olympic medals are any measure, it might just as well be known as the country of sailing.