Jul 4, 2009

Free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu has spurned contract talks with the Portland Trail Blazers will suit up with Toronto, according to reports.

Jul 3, 2009

Phoenix police say Diana Taurasi, the former UConn women's basketball star and current leading Phoenix Mercury scorer, was charged with drunken driving just a few hours after the club's win over the...

Jul 3, 2009 | 10 comments

A few hours after blowing away the Seattle Storm, former UConn superstar and current leading Phoenix Mercury scorer Diana Taurasi was cited for drunken driving, the Associated Press reports.

Jul 2, 2009 | 2 comments

Crazy is in. The Lakers picked are set to sign the talented but at times troubling Artest to bring some defense and intimidation to Staples. Ariza is now out.

Jul 2, 2009

Of course Snoop Dogg has a customized Lakers lowrider. And of course he is holding the championship trophy in the picture on the hood.

Jul 2, 2009

The U.S. women's team rolled to its second straight win at the World University Games, defeating Great Britain, 93-59 on Thursday.

Jul 2, 2009

The 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team (1-0) forced 44 turnovers and shot 56.1 percent from the field (37-66 FGs) to cruise to an easy 85-point, 115-30 win over France (0-1) in its first contest...

Jul 1, 2009

Check out where the King, the Captain and Kobe rank on Sports Illustrated's annual list of the best-paid American athletes.

Jul 2, 2009

Family friendly McDonald’s is out as the NBA’s fast food sponsor. In comes Taco Bell, a food chain known more satisfying the munchies at 2 a.m.

Jun 30, 2009 | 4 comments

Kobe Bryant is the biggest NBA star in China — his jersey outsells LeBron and Yao Ming. And as with everything Kobe, that is no accident.

Jun 30, 2009 | 1 comment

Who does Shaquille O’Neal want his 10-year-old son to model his game after? Not his father, that’s for sure. How about new top pick Blake Griffin instead.

Jun 30, 2009

His foot has not healed since it was injured in the playoffs, in fact it’s gotten worse. He likely will need surgery to put pins in the exact spot in his foot where three were put in a 2008 surgery. That...

Jun 30, 2009

It took almost a year, but Heather Buck finally feels like she belongs.

Jun 29, 2009

Brandon Jennings is either confident or cocky: His play will make the final determination.

Jun 29, 2009 | 5 comments

When Kobe Bryant needed moral support on his intense, driven quest he turned to his friend Michael Jackson for inspiration. Only in LA.

Jun 26, 2009

Contenders step up and add payroll and stars to make title runs, while point guards are the players of choice for teams looking to rebuild.

Jun 25, 2009

On a day of head-turning trades around the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers started Thursday night’s draft with the obvious choice: Griffin, the only player considered a sure thing in a class full of question...

Jun 25, 2009

The national champion UConn women's basketball team has placed three players on the U.S. team announced Monday for the 2009 World University Games.

Jun 25, 2009

Though the sport still lacks the commercial appeal of the men's game, women's college basketball had benefited from not being bothered by the blight of players leaving early to go pro. That changed Tuesday....

Jun 25, 2009

Former UConn guard Renee Montgomery is among five finalists for the Honda-Broderick Cup, awarded the nation's top women's college athlete. The fourth-round pick of the Minnesota Lynx is joined by Colorado's...

Jun 25, 2009

It's going to take more than two ACL injuries to her right knee in two years to drain the spirit and confidence of UConn sophomore point guard Caroline Doty.

Jun 25, 2009

Renee Montgomery has been so busy with practice, so consumed with becoming acclimated to professional life, she hasn't had time to go to the theater.

Jun 25, 2009

Former UConn recruit Elena Delle Donne spoke to Courant UConn women's beat writer John Altavilla on Tuesday afternoon from her Delaware home about a variety of topics.

Jun 25, 2009

Elena Delle Donne, the 2008 national high school girls basketball player of the year and a UConn player for 48 hours, convinced herself she had lost the desire to play for the Huskies.