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So Much Has Changed While You Were In Prison, Charles
After a harrowing 36 hours in Maricopa County's notorious Tent City lockup, Charles Barkley smells the sweet air of freedom once again. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]...

Clay Bennett's Son Reveals Insight Into Father's Dislike Of Ugly Cheerleaders?
The brilliant "Bend It Like Bennett" has discovered what appears to be the OKC Supersonics owner's son's Facebook page. Graham Bennett loves his father unconditionally — even when Dad rips apart some high school cheerleaders....

Celtics To Cavs: "Shut Up ... LOL!"
Boston beats Cleveland to move into a virtual first-place tie and give the internet yet another excuse to rethink that "let's have an open dialogue" thing. [Yahoo]...

Hallelujah! Barkley's Jail Time Reduced
Charles Barkley will only have to serve three days in Scottsdale's Tent City Jail, not the five days he was originally sentenced to. It's like going camping, really! Except for the pink jumpsuit. [TMZ]...

Do Not Mess With This Man
Ed Leong, 86, fights San Francisco City Hall over badminton court use fees, wins. Fear the shuttlecock. [Wall Street Journal]...

Mark Cuban Is In Touch With His Inner Travis Bickle
Mark Cuban was none too pleased with the Mavericks' 96-87 loss to Oklahoma City on Monday, so he's putting his team on notice. Any more lackadaisical play, and (use Trump voice here) you're fired....

Carmelo Anthony Suspended For Poor Listening Skills
Denver suspended Anthony for one game after he refused to come out when substituted for. Wait, you can just stay on the floor? I should have tried that in eighth grade. [Denver Stiffs]...

LeBron James Saved From Dwyane Wade's Band-Aid Menace
Dwyane Wade was having a lot of fun putting those decorative Band-Aids on his face and NBA fans were starting to take notice. So naturally the league had to put a stop to that....

Shaq Wins This Round Against Kobe
Kobe Bryant puts up 49, but Lakers still lose to Steve Nash-less Suns. Shaquille O'Neal scores 33 for Phoenix to keeps the playoff chase interesting. (Celtics lost too.) [Yahoo]...

Chris Bosh, Shaq on Brink Of Twitter Armageddon
Shaq lights up the Raptors for 45 points and 11 boards last night and is thoroughly convinced that he could be that productive every night if gets "touches like that." Chris Bosh has another theory....

Boston Is Now Officially Marbury Country
"The Celtics became intrigued with Marbury in the preseason when he averaged 8.5 points and 3.1 assists and went to the free throw line regularly in seven games." [Boston Globe]...

You And I Will Soon Be Subsidizing The Pistons
So Bank of America received $25 billion in federal bailout money, and will now loan $175 million to the NBA to help struggling franchises. Seattle SuperSonics: "A little late!" [The Huffington Post]...

How About A Rasheed Wallace Flip Out For Old Time's Sake?
The Detroit Pistons are free falling and when a tenuous group of aging veterans begins to run out of gas late in the season that's usually a perfect time for an embarrassing on-court temper tantrum....

Adelman's Kid Close To A Rare DUI Hat Trick
David Adelman, son of Houston Rockets coach Rick Adelman and basketball coach at Lincoln High in Portland, Ore., earns his second DUI arrest since 2005. [Portland Oregonian]...

Spike Lee Will Help Out On Double-Teams Whenever He Can
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

Dwight Howard's Pre-Game Ritual Is The Same As Mine
I wonder if the bad stuff that's flushed out are all wearing little tiny red capes? [Mouthpiece Sports]...

Phoenix Mocks Amar'e Stoudemire's Pain
In light of Stoudemire's season-ending vision problems, the Suns probably regret launching their "See The Best You Can See" contest. First prize—free laser eye surgery! Second prize? A painful offseason of angst and regret. [Fanster]...

Dave Bing Wants To Be Mayor Of Detroit For Some Reason
Here's all you need to know about Dave Bing: He enters campaign rallies to the tune of "The Final Countdown," as an announcer yells: "Here's your favorite Detroit Piston, starting for the City of Detroit!"...

Knicks Finally Part Ways With Marbury
New York finally ended their feud with Stephon Marbury and sent him off into the night. Now that our long national nightmare is over, the question becomes—what are the Celtics getting themselves into?...