Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from returning to the NBA finals. ...more

May 28, 2008

The San Antonio Spurs opened another big lead over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. This time, they kept it. ...more

May 26, 2008

There would be no blown lead in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers saw to that. ...more

May 24, 2008

Kobe Bryant scored all but two of his 27 points after halftime, including a go-ahead, 10-foot jumper in the lane with 23.9 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 89-85 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. ...more

May 22, 2008

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Best-of-7 EASTERN CONFERENCE ...more

May 18, 2008

Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce scored 22 points, and the Celtics turned back the pesky Atlanta Hawks with a 99-65 victory Sunday in Game 7 of their playoff series. ...more

May 5, 2008

Paula Abdul says it's too early to pick a front-runner in "American Idol," but "the top 10 this season could be better than all the previous seasons combined." ...more

February 25, 2008

The Los Angeles Lakers bolstered their banged-up front line Friday with a key acquisition - 7-footer Pau Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies. ...more

February 2, 2008

GIRLS SOCCER Passafaro scores two goals, DeFrancesco earns 15th shutout as Springstead concludes regular season with 4-0 win over Crystal River. ...more

January 16, 2008

When for the fourth time in a five-year stretch, the Boston Celtics had beaten the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, a member of the Lakers was asked how he felt. The player came up with the best line imaginable when he said, "We've got buzzard's luck, can't kill nothing and nothing will die." ...more

January 16, 2008