NBA Rookie Rankings: The Big 5
David Thorpe breaks down the five best rookies and updates the progress on other first-rounders.
Report: Allen Iverson facing alcohol, gambling problems
Multiple NBA sources say Allen Iverson is facing alcohol and gambling issues that have derailed his career and threaten his post-basketball well-being, according to a published report.
Mavs' streak reaches 12 with win over Wolves
The Mavericks stretched the league's longest active winning streak to 12 straight games with a 125-112 victory over the Timberwolves on Monday night.
Chicago Bulls' Luol Deng (flu) expected to play vs. Utah Jazz
The Bulls' Luol Deng (flu) is expected to play on Tuesday against the Jazz.
Williams, West lift Cavs as LeBron sits out again
Mo Williams made two free throws with 9 seconds left and Delonte West made the kind of plays down the stretch reserved for LeBron James as the Cleveland Cavaliers won without their superstar, beating the San Antonio Spurs 97-95 on Monday night.
San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker to miss 6 weeks with hand injury
Spurs guard Tony Parker won't need surgery on his broken right hand, meaning he may be able to return for the playoffs. He is expected to miss about six weeks.
Collison's 20 assists help Hornets stop Warriors
Darren Collison had 16 points and a career-high 20 assists, and the New Orleans Hornets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 135-131 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.
Nets rally falters as Grizzlies finally win at home
Mike Conley and Rudy Gay had 21 points each, and Marc Gasol added 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies withstood a second-half rally to defeat the New Jersey Nets 107-101, snapping an eight-game home losing streak.
Miami Heat prepared to move forward without Rafer Alston
The Miami Heat practiced again Monday without suspended point guard Rafer Alston, whose tenure with the club appears to be over.
New York Knicks' Tracey McGrady sits out against Atlanta Hawks because of soreness
Tracy McGrady is sitting out the Knicks' game against Atlanta because of soreness.
Warriors center Andris Biedrins to undergo surgery
The Golden State Warriors say center Andris Biedrins will need to undergo surgery to repair a small tear of an abdominal muscle.
Denver Nuggets' Kenyon Martin likely back before end of year
Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin will receive therapy on his aching left knee and is expected to return before the end of the season.
New Jersey Nets forward Yi Jianlian stays home with sprained ankle
Forward Yi Jianlian did not accompany the New Jersey Nets on a four-game road trip because of a sprained left ankle.
Minnesota Timberwolves' Ryan Hollins ejected after forearm to Dirk Nowitzki's head
Timberwolves forward Ryan Hollins was ejected in the fourth quarter on Monday night after delivering a forearm to Dirk Nowitzki's head.
Memphis Grizzlies recall rookie Hasheem Thabeet from D-League
The Grizzlies have recalled rookie center Hasheem Thabeet from the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League.
New Orleans Hornets' Peja Stojakovic strains groin against Golden State Warriors
Peja Stojakovic has strained his right groin during the New Orleans Hornets' game against the Golden State Warriors.
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MRI shows no serious problems to Jamison's left knee
An MRI taken on Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison's left knee has shown no serious problems.
Pacers' Granger, Suns' Frye get one-game suspension
The Indiana Pacers' Danny Granger and the Phoenix Suns' Channing Frye have each been suspended one game without pay for their participation in an altercation on March 6.
Iverson going through 'tough times'
Exiled Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson says he's experiencing "tough times" a week after it was decided he would not return to the team and his wife filed for divorce.
Hollins ejected after forearm to Nowitzki's head
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Ryan Hollins was ejected from the game against Dallas in the fourth quarter on Monday night after delivering a forearm to Dirk Nowitzki's head.
Hornets' Stojakovic strains right groin
Peja Stojakovic has strained his right groin during the New Orleans Hornets' game against the Golden State Warriors.
Nuggets' Martin expected back before end of season
Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin will receive therapy on his aching left knee and is expected to return before the end of the season.
Grizzlies' Randolph out with lower back stiffness
Zach Randolph, the Memphis Grizzlies' leading scorer and rebounder, missed Monday night's game against the New Jersey Nets with lower back stiffness.
Cavs F Antawn Jamison leaves game
Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison has left Cleveland's game against San Antonio in the third quarter with stiffness behind his left knee.
McGrady skips Knicks' game because of soreness
Tracy McGrady is sitting out the Knicks' game against Atlanta because of soreness.
Cavaliers hold James out against Spurs
LeBron James insists he's "good." The Cleveland Cavaliers don't want their superstar to play again until he's great.
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CAA, SoCon, MAAC and WCC Champs
It's March, which means it's time for you to brush up on conference championship alphabet soup... we'll start with the four conference champions who were crowned on Monday, earning automatic bids to the 2010 NCAA Tournament: Colonial Athletic Association: William & Mary would have been a great story -- but they'll maintain their status as a perennial outsider at the big dance for one more year. Old Dominion's stingy defense propelled them to the CAA title. Southern Conference: Tiny Wofford College (enrollment: 1,400) is going dancing for the first time in school history after winning the SoCon title from Appalachian State. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: The MAAC will move their postseason tournament out of Albany starting next year -- and with good reason. The Siena Saints never lose on their home court. West Coast Conference: St. Mary's just missed the field last season. This year, they won't have to sweat Selection Sunday after winning the WCC's automatic bid from Gonzaga. CAA, SoCon, MAAC and WCC Champs originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 15:00:40.More 2010 NCAA Tournament Teams:
Connecticut Women Win 71st Straight
UConn's 59-44 win over Notre Dame in the Big East semifinals last night was the team's 71st in a row -- breaking the all-time record set by Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and this same University of Connecticut between November 2001 and March 2003. Connecticut hasn't lost a game since they fell to Stanford in the 2008 Final Four -- and they've beaten every opponent by double figures. The 2010 edition will be the prohibitive favorite to win a 16th Big East title and seventh national championship. The conference title will be decided on Tuesday night, when UConn plays West Virginia. Connecticut Women Win 71st Straight originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 09:52:41.
Dance Card Filling Up
The first invitations to the Big Dance have arrived, with Cornell, Winthrop, Northern Iowa, Murray State and East Tennessee State all winning the right to represent their respective conferences in the NCAA Tournament. Here's a look at the the early arrivals: Dance Card Filling Up originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 12:29:09.
The Next Great Calipari Point Guard?
Everyone expects the Kentucky Wildcats to lose several key players to the NBA draft after this season -- John Wall is a near-lock to be selected first overall, and DeMarcus Cousins and Patrick Patterson will be first-round picks as well. But the cupboard at Rupp Arena won't be totally bare... it sounds like Calipari will land the top recruit in the class of 2010, combo guard Brandon Knight. Florida fans are sure to be disappointed; hopes were high that the Coral Springs product would stay in his home state and play for Billy Donovan's Gators. Instead, Knight may seek what seems to be a sure path to NBA stardom, following in the footsteps of Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans and Wall. The Next Great Calipari Point Guard? originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 15:15:07.
Rough Week for Allen Iverson
I would not wish the week Allen Iverson has had on my worst enemy. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers announced Iverson will not return to the team this season. Iverson left the team before the all-star break to deal with a family matter -- an unspecified illness affecting his four-year-old daughter. On Thursday, Iverson's wife of eight years filed for divorce and full custody of their five children -- ranging in age from 15 years to 17 months. In the background of this personal meltdown is a professional one. Iverson has now left two different NBA teams hanging this season, and the rumor is, he won't get a third chance. It seems likely that his NBA career is effectively over. Rough Week for Allen Iverson originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 12:20:38.
Hoya Austin Freeman has Diabetes
Austin Freeman - leading scorer for seventeenth-ranked Georgetown - has been diagnosed with diabetes. It is unclear when he'll be able to play again, but coach John Thompson III has said he's certain Freeman will be able to return this season. Freeman has been limited in recent games due to what was thought to be a virus. He was diagnosed with diabetes on Monday. The Hoyas close out the regular season with a game against Cincinnati on March 6. The Big East Tournament starts on March 9th. We wish him the best of luck in getting his condition under control, and hope to see him on the court again soon. A growing number of diabetic athletes have been able to reach the highest levels of their sports, including Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, Olympic champion swimmer Bill Hall and major league pitcher Jason Johnson, who wore an insulin pump while on the mound. The list of basketball players with diabetes includes Gonzaga star Adam Morrison and ex-NBA center Chris Dudley. Hoya Austin Freeman has Diabetes originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 11:46:06.Athletes with Diabetes
Kovacevic Facing Jail Time in Serbia
Miladin Kovacevic -- the ex-Binghamton University power forward turned fugitive from justice -- is finally facing a trial for his role in the beating of Bryan Steinhauer. Back in May 0f 2008, Kovacevic and two friends were involved in a bar fight with another Binghamton student, Bryan Steinhauer. About 100 pounds lighter than the 6'9", 260-pound ballplayer, Steinhauer got the worst of the exchange, and was left in a coma. Kovacevic was arrested, gave up his passport, made bail, and then -- with the help of diplomats from his native country -- fled to his native Serbia. That touched off months of diplomatic wrangling. American diplomats up to and including Hilary Clinton and New York senator Charles Schumer demanded Kovacevic's extradition, to face charges in Broome County, NY. The Serbian government refused, offering instead to try Kovacevic in their courts. And now, nearly two years later, that's what's going to happen. He was charged Tuesday, both for inflicting "severe bodily harm with possible deadly consequences" and for using illegally-obtained travel documents to leave the United States. He'll face up to ten years in prison if convicted. Kovacevic Facing Jail Time in Serbia originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 10:18:39.
Big Ten Target: Rutgers
The likeliest 12th member of the Big Ten is Rutgers, the Chicago Tribune reports. Athletically, the Scarlet Knights don't bring a whole lot to the table in men's basketball or football. But Rutgers makes up for those shortcomings with the most important of considerations: location. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers is well within the New York television market and easily accessible via Newark Liberty International Airport. New Jersey is also a key recruiting area for both football and hoops. And as a member of the Association of American Universities -- like every current member of the Big Ten -- Rutgers is up to snuff academically. Any change in the membership of the Big Ten is likely to have a ripple effect that will significantly change the college basketball landscape. Losing Rutgers from the Big East's mammoth basketball conference wouldn't make much of a difference; in football, any defection is critical. The Big East football conference has just eight teams -- the minimum required to maintain its status in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). That means Rutgers would need to be replaced -- and there really aren't many football powers in the eastern half of the country that jump out as potential targets. The most likely scenario might be similar to what happened when Boston College, Virginia Tech and Miami jumped ship for the ACC. At that time, the Big East raided Conference USA and added Louisville, Cincinnati and South Florida (and non-football schools Marquette and DePaul). The target this time could be a Memphis, Marshall or Central Florida. Any realignment could also include a Big East schism between football and basketball-only schools that many observers think is inevitable. That would leave a basketball conference that would look a lot like the Big East in its pre-football heyday, built primarily around Catholic schools in big cities (St. John's, Georgetown, Villanova, Providence, DePaul, Marquette, Seton Hall) and a football conference with Connecticut, Syracuse, Louisville, Cincinnati, South Florida, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and the Rutgers replacement. These scenarios usually assume that Notre Dame will stay independent in football and grouped with the Catholic schools for hoops. If the Fighting Irish joined the Big East for all sports, losing one school in football wouldn't be nearly as earth-shattering, because the league would still have eight teams for football. Big Ten Target: Rutgers originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 20:48:19.The First Domino?
LeBron To Wear No. 6
LeBron James has filed paperwork with the NBA to switch his jersey number to six starting next season, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Six is the number he wears when playing for Team USA, as well as the birth month of his son. James announced plans to give up his current number -- 23 -- earlier this year, saying that number should be retired league-wide to honor Michael Jordan. If LeBron signs with a new team this summer, he can wear any jersey number he chooses. The official paperwork filed with the league office gives him the option of changing numbers should he decide to stay in Cleveland. LeBron To Wear No. 6 originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 14:54:21.
Nets to Break Ground for Brooklyn Arena
Developer Bruce Ratner is finally ready to break ground and begin development of Atlantic Yards, the controversial Brooklyn development that will include a new home for the New Jersey Nets, the New York Daily News reports. Ratner is in the process of selling the team to Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov; the sale of the team to Prokhorov provided a much-needed infusion of cash to the project, which had been delayed due to well-organized protests from displaced homeowners and businesses and the down economy. The Nets hope to relocate to the new arena for the 2012-13 season. They recently announced plans to play the next two seasons at the Prudential Center in Newark -- home of the NHL's New Jersey Devils. Nets to Break Ground for Brooklyn Arena originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 14:45:16.
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St. Mary's stuns Zags, takes WCC's NCAA berth
ODU claims first NCAA berth since 2005
3rd straight NCAA bid for Siena
Richard Deitsch: Is UConn's march into history a good thing?
UConn's women marched into history with their NCAA-record 71st straight win, a 59-44 victory over Notre Dame. But Richard Deitsch says some wonder if the Huskies are too good.
Seth Davis: Ohio State swingman David Lighty captains 11th annual All-Glue Team
Evan Turner is the unquestioned star of Ohio State, but unsung hero David Lighty is the Buckeyes' glue. Seth Davis honors Lighty as team captain of SI.com's 11th annual All-Glue Team.
New Mexico's Hobson and Alford get MWC honors
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico has taken two top honors in the Mountain West postseason awards.
OK St.'s Anderson
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The preseason discussion of best players in the Big 12 started with the Kansas duo of Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich. Damion James of Texas was in there, too, along with the Kansas State guard tandem of Denis Clemente and Jacob Pullen, and Iowa State's Craig Brackins.
Seattle University's Garcia declares for NBA draft
SEATTLE (AP) -- Charles Garcia is wasting no time. The Seattle University forward is declaring for the NBA draft effective the end of the Redhawks season.
Hawaii fires Nash following three losing seasons
HONOLULU (AP) -- Bob Nash has been fired as coach of the University of Hawaii's men's basketball team after posting a 34-56 record over three seasons.
Kansas regains No. 1 spot in poll; 'Cuse falls to 3
Kansas is No. 1 -- again.
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