Ryan Howard might win the NL MVP award, despite almost 200 strikeouts. Tim Duncan struggles with his free throws in crunch time. Martin Brodeur lets in the occasional soft goal. ...more

September 26, 2008

While Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers used an explosive offense to reach the NBA Finals, their defensive adjustments were critical as well. ...more

June 5, 2008

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers dispatched the defending champions and are headed to the NBA finals for the first time in four years. ...more

May 30, 2008

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

A title defense endures for the playoff-savvy San Antonio Spurs. Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, hitting four free throws in the final minute, sending the Spurs to the Western Conference finals with a 91-82 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night in Game 7 of their second-round series. ...more

May 20, 2008

Tim Duncan had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 100-80 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Western Conference semifinals at 2. ...more

May 12, 2008

Manu Ginobili had 30 points and a career-high 12 assists, and Tim Duncan added 25 points and 11 rebounds Saturday night to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 98-89 win against the New Orleans Hornets for their fifth straight win. ...more

February 24, 2008

In the span of .2 seconds, Tennessee appeared to dispel the so-called myth of parity in women's basketball. ...more

February 18, 2008