In typical lighthearted fashion, Ginobili addressed San Antonio media for the first time Saturday since announcing his retirement Aug. 27 on Twitter and explained the terror he felt in actually typing out his decision to close the book on a storybook professional career. “After the announcement, I didn’t have theRead More →
On the cusp of the opening of training camp, Houston Rockets associate head coach Jeff Bzdelik — architect of the franchise’s No. 6-ranked defense — is retiring, league sources told ESPN.cheap customized nfl jerseys Bzdelik, 65, informed coach Mike D’Antoni and general manager Daryl Morey of his decision on Sunday.Read More →
Natasha Howard had been a reserve in the WNBA Finals the past three seasons. This year, she played a starring role. Howard had a career-high 29 points, plus 14 rebounds, in the Seattle Storm’s 98-82 victory over the Washington Mystics in Game 3 on Wednesday. It completed a sweep forRead More →
UConn coach Geno Auriemma couldn’t stop grinning. The player who led his Huskies to four consecutive NCAA titles had just won her first WNBA championship at the age of 24. And after winning the regular-season MVP, Breanna Stewart became the sixth player in league history to earn WNBA Finals MVPRead More →
With the same poise he displayed throughout his NBA career, Ray Allen closed Friday night’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony with an eloquent speech in which he reveled in the accomplishments of his two championship teams and praised key members of the Boston Celtics’ 2008 title squad.cheap nike nflRead More →
Lefty Driesell had the crowd laughing. Dino Radja fought back tears. Blue Devils and Tar Heels brought their rivalry to the Basketball Hall of Fame, and Ray Allen made a peace offering to his spurned Celtics teammates. And they did it with an assist from three of the greatest pointRead More →
Ever since Manu Ginóbili decided on Monday to retire from the NBA, much has been said and tweeted about the San Antonio star and what he meant to the league as well as the city’s Latino community. But the NBA-centric universe sometimes overlooks how basketball is a true world sportRead More →
Former Celtics coach Doc Rivers said it bothers him that his 2008 title-winning team remains fractured and that he wishes his players would get past their differences, particularly as Ray Allen prepares for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. Allen’s relationship with his former teammates has beenRead More →
Long before the social media era, when anyone can find the next basketball star’s mixtape with a simple click, Jason Kidd was creating a buzz as a bona fide phenom even before delivering his first college basketball assist. “People don’t know, J was the first LeBron [when it came toRead More →
The Standing Rock Sioux Reservation stretches across the central Dakotas, a harsh and largely desolate landscape along a wide section of the Missouri River. It is not an easy place to live and not an easy place to get to. But it is a sacred place for the Sioux, they’veRead More →