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• Kings’ fate remains in limbo

  April 18, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 NEW YORK – A decision on whether to relocate the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, once expected to come this week, now may not arrive until early May, NBA commissioner David …

• Seattle investor pursues NBA’s Kings

  January 10, 2013 in Nation/World, Sports on Page A1 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After saying for years they would never sell their basketball team, members of the Maloof family now appear close to unloading the Sacramento Kings to a group … 3

• NBA’s Stern scolds Christie on sports bet effort

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — NBA Commissioner David Stern takes Gov. Chris Christie to task for his efforts to allow sports gambling in New Jersey. Stern made his comments in a …

• Lynx star speaks out against MN marriage amendment

  October 15, 2012 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seimone Augustus has always preferred to stay out of the public eye even as her basketball career has taken her to the heights of an Olympic gold … 2

• Decades later, Brooklyn has its own pro team again

  September 21, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — It was like a death in the family for Brooklyn baseball fans when their beloved Dodgers left the borough behind in 1957 for the California coast. … 1

• Obama salutes WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx at White House

  September 18, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has welcomed the reigning WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx to the White House. It’s been nearly a year since the Lynx won the championship, but …

• Vandersloot gets warm reception in Seattle

  September 12, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – There were a couple of minutes left in the first half when Courtney Vandersloot gathered in a long outlet pass and took off for the opposite end of …

• Bass, Orlando end Boston’s 14- game win streak

  December 26, 2010 in Sports on Page C2 ORLANDO, Fla. – The remolded Magic are the NBA’s new streak-busters. Brandon Bass scored 21 points, Hedo Turkoglu had 15 and the Orlando Magic ended the Boston Celtics’ winning streak …

• Durant scores 44 as OKC knocks off Denver

  December 26, 2010 in Sports on Page C2 OKLAHOMA CITY – With one quarter to go, the first 50-point game of Kevin Durant’s career seemed within his grasp. That he chose not to force the issue meant he …

• New York pulls away in end to beat Chicago

  December 26, 2010 in Sports on Page C2 NEW YORK – Amare Stoudemire and Raymond Felton each scored 20 points, and the New York Knicks limited the Chicago Bulls to two baskets in the first 10 minutes of …

• Ellis’ 39-point effort too much for Trail Blazers

  December 26, 2010 in Sports on Page C2 OAKLAND, Calif. – Monta Ellis scored 39 points and the Golden State Warriors scored 11 straight points to erase a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter and beat the Portland …

• LeBron’s triple-double leads way for Miami

  December 26, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 LOS ANGELES – LeBron James and Kobe Bryant ran their mouths while they jogged downcourt, not quite making eye contact during an unpleasant conversation in the closing minutes. “Just asked …

• Big day for Lakers: Meeting Obama, and greeting Bynum

  December 14, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 WASHINGTON – Not much can upstage a visit with President Barack Obama, but in the Los Angeles Lakers’ world, the announcement of Andrew Bynum’s return comes close. The Lakers were …

• James ignores fans’ catcalls in virtuoso return

  December 3, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 CLEVELAND – He tuned out the boos. He smiled at the derisive chants. He embraced all the negativity Cleveland could muster. LeBron James wasn’t fazed by anything. He brought his …

• Oft-injured Oden won’t play this season

  November 18, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 PORTLAND – Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, the former No. 1 draft pick whose short career has been marred by injuries, will have microfracture surgery on his left knee …

• James, Wade, Bosh have 15 turnovers in loss

  October 27, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 BOSTON – LeBron James and the Miami Heat were showered with chants of “overrated!” They sure looked that way in their debut as a team formed to win a championship. …

• Austin Daye draws start for Pistons

  October 26, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – After making more 3-pointers than any of his Detroit teammates this preseason, Austin Daye will be in the Postons’ starting lineup on Wednesday – at power …

• NBA notes: Heat, Celtics get things started

  October 26, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 The Miami Heat will take what they hope is their first step toward the NBA championship when a season of title expectations finally opens tonight in Boston. Miami squares off …

• Slouch counts out Miami Heat

  October 26, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 In regard to the Miami Heat, let me first say this: “Miami Vice” was championship- caliber for years with just Tubbs and Crockett; they won their time period season after …

• NBA overview: Miami’s ‘Big Three’ aims to stop L.A. threepeat

  October 24, 2010 in Sports on Page C11 Kobe Bryant had just finished with a Big Three when LeBron James and friends got to work building another. Dwyane Wade soon announced he was staying in Miami, flanked by …

• Heat patiently wait on Wade

  October 18, 2010 in Sports on Page B6 MIAMI – Dwyane Wade worked out Sunday afternoon. So did his Miami Heat teammates. They just weren’t together, and there’s no clear indication yet when the Heat will be whole …

• James all business as Heat start training camp

  September 29, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. – On Day 1, LeBron James looked perfectly comfortable in new surroundings. He pumped his fist after passing over a double-team and setting Joel Anthony up for …

• Seattle Storm sweep for second title

  September 17, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 ATLANTA – Sue Bird jumped into Lauren Jackson’s arms to celebrate the Seattle Storm’s second WNBA championship and admitted that, after six years of waiting, this title was sweeter than …

• Storm squeak by in opener of WNBA finals

  September 13, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 SEATTLE – Different game. Different venue. Same old Sue Bird. Same result for the Seattle Storm, too.

• Game-ending 15-0 run seals Storm’s trip to WNBA finals

  September 6, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 Sue Bird wanted no part of a deciding game with a spot in the WNBA finals on the line. Thanks to her clutch shooting, the Seattle Storm won’t have to …

• Seattle Storm eye West title, Taurasi

  September 5, 2010 in Sports on Page C2 They call them chips, and no one stacks them better than Diana Taurasi. The Phoenix guard has won so many championships – or chips – that Seattle guard Svetlana Abrosimova …

• Storm sweep L.A. Sparks

  August 29, 2010 in Sports on Page C2 With 1:13 remaining in Game 2, Storm star Lauren Jackson was substituted out of the matchup. As she happily slapped high-fives with teammates, leading by 15, the 6-foot-5 Australian released …

• Blanchette: Disappearing helps Turiaf find self

  August 29, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 This is the summer Ronny Turiaf got lost. And found. All this since he was last in Spokane in May, collecting his degree from Gonzaga University in possibly the most … 2

• Former NBA player Manute Bol dies

  June 19, 2010 in Sports KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An associate of former NBA player Manute Bol says Bol has died at a Virginia hospital, where he was being treated for severe kidney trouble …