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Spurs beat Heat 104-87 in Game 5 to win NBA title

The San Antonio Spurs finished off a dominant run to their fifth NBA championship Sunday, ending the Miami Heat's two-year title reign with a 104-87 victory that wrapped up the series in five games.

NBA Draft prospects take portraits

2014-05-21 10:19

NBA Draft prospect Andrew Wiggins poses for portraits prior to the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery on May 20, 2014 at the NBA Headquarters in New York City. [Photo/CFP] 

Sterling doubts strike talk

2014-05-16 07:17

Donald Sterling, the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner banned for life by the NBA for racist remarks, said he doubts players would strike if he still owns the team next season.

Players say it's a family affair

2014-05-13 07:20

LeBron James understands it will take time, but he wants Donald Sterling out of the NBA.

NBA names Dick Parsons interim CEO of Los Angeles Clippers

2014-05-10 12:05

The National Basketball Association has named former Citigroup chairman and former Time Warner chairman and CEO Dick Parsons the interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Spurs' Buford named NBA executive of the year

2014-05-08 17:18

San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford has been named the NBA's executive of the year for the first time in his well-respected, under-the-radar career.

MVP Durant gives kudos to his mom

2014-05-08 06:44

A humbled Kevin Durant heaped praise on his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates and called his mother the true MVP after winning the National Basketball Association's top individual honor on Tuesday.

Stifling Heat smothers Nets

2014-05-08 06:44

Rest didn't lead to rust for the defending NBA champion Miami Heat in Tuesday's opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Brooklyn Nets.

Clippers president on indefinite leave

2014-05-08 06:44

Los Angeles Clippers president Andy Roeser has taken an indefinite leave of absence a week after the National Basketball Association moved to expel his boss, team owner Donald Sterling, for making racist comments, the NBA said on Tuesday.

NBA Most Valuable Players over the years

2014-05-07 11:26

NBA Most Valuable Players over the years

Thunder's Kevin Durant wins first MVP award

2014-05-07 11:17

Kevin Durant has plenty of NBA scoring titles. Now, he finally has an MVP trophy to go with them. The Oklahoma City Thunder star received the league's top individual honor on Tuesday, earning 119 first-place votes.

NBA Rookies of the Year from 1953-2014

2014-05-07 11:15

NBA Rookies of the Year

49ers looking to shuffle deck

2014-05-07 07:15

'Calculated chances' will be part of strategy heading in Thursday's draft

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