Smith leads Hawks to 2-2 series tie

Josh Smith scored 29 points as the Atlanta Hawks built a 17-point lead at halftime, then withstood an Indiana comeback over the final two quarters to even the series with a 102-91 victory in Game 4 on... Read More

ESPN regrets Broussard's remarks

ESPN says it regrets that one of its reporters described Jason Collins as a sinner after the NBA center publicly revealed he is gay.Chris Broussard, who covers the NBA, said on the air Monday that Co... Read More

Knicks' Kidd wins sportsmanship award

New York Knicks guard Jason Kidd has become the first player to win back-to-back NBA sportsmanship awards.Kidd received 91 first-place votes from league players and 2,474 total points Tuesday to clai... Read More

Beware: Critics to come for Collins

Today, as we discuss Jason Collins' courageous coming-out party, let us remember Newton's third law of motion: To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.Tolerance is met with intoleranc... Read More

Collins' act wows victim's parents

In his historic coming-out essay Monday, NBA veteran Jason Collins revealed to Sports Illustrated that he wore the number 98 in 38 games this season while playing for the Boston Celtics and Washington... Read More

Collins catches friend by surprise

As the student manager for the Stanford basketball team from 1995-99, Rafael Ruano got to know Jason Collins better than most. Even Ruano, now an attorney in Sacramento, Calif., was caught off-guard b... Read More

NBA recommends denying Kings move

After an emotional saga that has dragged on for nearly three years, the Sacramento Kings finally appear to be staying put in California's capital city.The NBA's relocation committee voted unanimously... Read More

Faried kicks hole in locker room wall

The Nuggets' Kenneth Faried is a fiery guy, known by many as the team's emotional leader. So with him team suddenly down 3-1 to the Golden State Warriors in their first-round playoff series, it wouldn... Read More

Lakers' future hinges on Buss heirs

The future of the Los Angeles Lakers and their stunning basketball legacy will have nothing to do with the fact they were swept out of the playoffs in humiliating fashion Sunday by the San Antonio Spu... Read More

Jason Collins comes out as gay

NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay.The 34-year-old center, who has played for six teams in 12 seasons, wro... Read More