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United States' Anthony Davis eyes a rebound against Argentina during a men's semifinals basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Lexington Herald LeaderUS men beat Argentina 109-83 in Olympic basketballLexington Herald LeaderLONDON ? LeBron James turned away from his teammates gath
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Jeremy Lin #17 of the New York Knicks looks on against the Toronto Raptors at Madison Square Garden on March 20, 2012 in New York City. (Chris Chambers/Getty Images North America)
Jeremy Lin figured he'd be having this kind of news conference in New York.
Instead, he was talking about his new deal with the Houston Rockets on Thursday on the same practice court where he worked in virtual anonymity seven months ago before he was waived.
Lin said he expected - and even preferred - to be r
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Guard Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks watches work outs prior to his team taking on the Miami Heat in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 9, 2012 at the American Airines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Marc Serota/Getty Images North America)
This would have been such an obvious decision in February.
Jeremy Lin was Kobe Bryant's equal on the court and at the souvenir stand during a mesmerizing stretch that Commissioner David Stern said he had "n
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NBA New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin arrives at the 2012 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America)
It's your move, New York Knicks.
Jeremy Lin has signed a three-year offer sheet with the Houston Rockets, according to a source close to the talks. The deal is worth a little more than $25 million -- $5 million in the first year, $5.225 million in the second year and $14.8 million in the third year. The
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The Orlando Magic put trade talks for center Dwight Howard on pause Wednesday because the team has not received a compelling enough offer, two people familiar with negotiations told USA TODAY Sports.
The Magic have balanced urgency and patience while trying to trade Howard, who wants out, preferably to the Brooklyn Nets, in hopes of receiving valuable assets in return.
The people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about ongoing negotiations.
The Magic t
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Larry Bird answers questions with Earvin "Magic" Johnson (not pictured) during a news conference to relive their 1979 NCAA Championship Game between Indiana State and Michigan State before the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship game at Ford Field on April 6, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America)
David Morway has resigned as general manager of the Indiana Pacers amid reports that Larry Bird is on the way out, too.
Morway was hired
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Zeke’s middle name is “LORD”.

For some reason that is funny to me. Anyway, Zeke could have dropped some ETHER, but decided to take the high road. Sometimes I think his failures as GM overshadows what a great player he was.

He should have been on that team, but Michael Jordan was the KING, so it was the KING RULES, so no Isiah, but I think he will be ok.

I am sure those two rings mean more than being in a documentary.

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Kevin Durant #35 and Thabo Sefolosha #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder look on against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on June 4, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images North America)
Kevin Durant and the surging Oklahoma City Thunder are just one victory from the NBA finals.
"We never just thought we were supposed to wait our turn," the 23-year-old Thunder star said following the biggest road wi
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The Lakers likely will need to break up their frontcourt of Pau Gasol (left) and Andrew Bynum in order to upgrade around Kobe Bryant. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
An optimist might look at the Lakers-Thunder series and come away thinking about how close Los Angeles is to championship contention. 
The middle three games of Oklahoma City's five-game win in the Western Conference semifinals were all close, and with better crunch-time execution, the Lakers could have won all three and be headed ho
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San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, center, of France, is fouled by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, right, of Republic of Congo, as he shoots in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Friday, March 16, 2012. Thunder guard Royal Ivey is at left. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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Kings pound Celtics 120-95

Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, left, goes to the basket against Sacramento Kings forward Tyler Honeycutt during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., March 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

WEST SACRAMENTO — Marcus Thornton hit five 3-pointers scored a season-high 36 points and the Sacramento Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 120-95 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.

The Kings set a season high for points and pulled away

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Lin, Tebow, and Soul-Winning

Lin, Tebow, and Soul-Winning


by Bryan Cribb
Have you caught Linsanity yet? Unless you live life with sports blinders, you probably have at least noticed the meteoric rise of Jeremy Lin, starting point guard of the New York Knicks as of only a week or so ago. 
 
 
On Valentine's evening, this improbable hero again amazed the watching world. Lin drained a last-second 3-pointer to win the sixth-straight game for the Knicks since Lin -- a perpetual benchwarmer for his brief NBA career and only
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During a routine practice with the New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin took a minute to talk to a reporter from Fuse TV about his favorite music. Lin, who makes no efforts to hide his religion, named the popular Christian rapper, Lecrae Moore.
"An artist you got to check out is Lecrae," Lin said. "He's a Christian rapper. I really enjoy his lyrics as well, so if you're a big lyrics guy I think that will be a good fit for you."
Lecrae, whose six studio album, "Rehab: The Overdose," was the highe
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Charlotte Bobcats owner, Michael Jordan sits beside fiance, Yvette Prieto during the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena on February 10, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America)
Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan continues to struggle as a league executive. The Jordan-owned Bobcats are 3-26 and flirting with NBA futility.
Because of the lockout-shortened season Charlotte won't challenge the 1972-73
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*As NBA players scramble to find teams overseas to earn a paycheck during the lockout that appears will happen next season, Boston Celtics guard is looking to work a little closer to home…Depot.

West tweeted last week that he filled out an application to work at the hardware chain, adding “Lockout ain’t a game.”

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No word yet on whether the hardware store has hired him.

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Jazz deal All-Star Williams to Nets

The Utah Jazz have agreed to deal All-Star point guard Deron Williams(notes) to the New Jersey Nets in a trade that will send Derrick Favors(notes), Devin Harris(notes) and two first-round draft picks to Utah, sources tell Y! Sports.

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File this under: Be careful what you wish for. Knicks fans and Knicks owner James Dolan, if not Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni and Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh, have been drooling over forward Carmelo Anthony for months, and now they’ve finally got their man. Amar’e and Melo! Why it’s almost – almost – as good as LeBron, Dwyane and Bosh. With these two chucking it up, can a title be far behind? Who cares if you just gutted your roster? Who cares if you just precluded a real shot at Dwight How

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Knicks finally land Anthony

The Denver Nuggets have finally completed their long-awaited trade to send Carmelo Anthony(notes) to the New York Knicks, a league source told Yahoo! Sports.

The Knicks are expected to send Danilo Gallinari(notes), Raymond Felton(notes), Wilson Chandler(notes), the Knicks’ 2014 first-round pick, two second-round picks and $3 million. The Knicks will also trade Anthony Randolph(notes) andEddy Curry’s(notes) expiring contract to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who would send Corey Brewer(notes) to the

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LOS ANGELES – Purple and gold confetti raining down upon him, Kobe Bryant hopped up on the scorer's table, shook his fists and extended five fingers.

When he hopped down, Boston's legendary Hall of Fame center Bill Russell was waiting to shake his hand.

A Game 7 classic — and this time, it finally went the Lakers' way.

Bryant, the finals MVP, scored 23 points despite 6-of-24 shooting, and the Lakers won their 16th NBA championship Thursday night, dramatically rallying from a fo

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Artest has kept the Lakers in this thing, plain and simple.

Kobe Bryant has eight points. Pau Gasol, six. Andrew Bynum, two.The Lakers have taken 49 shots and missed a dizzying 36 of them. They had 10 GAMES this season where they missed 36 shots or less, and they just did it in a half, with an NBA title on the line?

Baffling.

The Lakers needed someone to step up, and lo and behold, it was Artest — who's been o

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