NBA: Hawks even, Rockets & Nets stay alive

The NBA Playoffs will continue on a bit longer thanks to big wins on Monday night. In Houston, the Rockets held off being swept in four by the Thunder; In Atlanta they knotted up the series at 2-2; in Brooklyn the Nets pulled to within a game, while also fighting off elimination… Houston Rockets –…

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Jason Collins comes out as gay

Jason Collins, the veteran Washington Wizards center has become the first professional across any of the major four sports in the United States to come out as gay. The 34-year old made the revelation via a first person account and interview with Sports Illustrated. In the modern age it may seem shocking that there are…

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NBA: Heat & Spurs sweep, Celtics stay alive

With Sunday’s NBA Playoff games, the first two teams that will move on to the second round have been determined as the Miami Heat took care of the Milwaukee Bucks and the San Antonio Spurs swept the Lakers. In the other two games played, the Boston Celtics took the New York Knicks into overtime and…

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NBA: Chicago needs 3 OTs to take Nets to 3-1

They were playing some ball in the NBA on Saturday… It started off with the basketball marathon in Chicago, with the Bulls and Brooklyn Nets having so much fun they decided to play a bit more, three overtime periods more. The official time for the game was three hours and 57 minutes. In the more…

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NBA: Lakers crushed, Knicks roll, GS goes up 2-1

The NBA Playoffs continued with more Game 3 matches on Friday with two of the series going to 3-0 and the third now at 2-1. The San Antonio Spurs beat up on the injury-laden Los Angeles Lakers, 89:120 in LA, the New York Knicks took their series with Boston to 3-0 with a 76:90 Game…

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NBA: Miami goes 3-0, Chicago and Memphis win

The NBA Playoffs moved into Game 3 and shifted to the home courts of the lower seeded teams. The change in venue wasn’t an issue for the Miami Heat as they took Game 3 91:104 to go up 3-0 in their best-of-seven series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The other two contests of the night were…

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NBA: Rockets take Oklahoma City to the wire

The final three groups put in their second games in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday night, with all three home clubs picking up their second wins. This brings the home club (high seed) advantage to 14-2 and has six series at 2-0, with two now at 1-1 (Denver – Golden State and Brooklyn – Chicago).…

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Mike Brown returns to Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be bringing Mike Brown back to coach their young roster of players. The agreement in principle for Brown’s return comes just after five days after the franchise let go of Byron Scott as head coach. The 2009 NBA Coach of the Year was on Cleveland’s shortlist of candidates which included former…

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