BASKETBALL FRIDAY CLIPPERS 118, WARRIORS 90 L.A. CLIPPERS   Butler 3-5 1-1 7, Camby 0-2 5-6 5, Kaman 9-16 4-5 22, B.Davis 8-13 7-8 25, Gordon 8-12...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  FRIDAY’S GAMES Orlando 110, Detroit 103 Indiana 102, Washington 86 Philadelphia...

BOSTON - Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rebounded from their...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  THURSDAY’S GAMES Chicago 86, Cleveland 85 Utah 113, San Antonio 99 YESTERDAY’S...

BASKETBALL ODAC PRESEASON COACHES POLL (First-place votes in parentheses) 1. Roanoke (10)————————————-120...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Orlando 122, Phoenix 100 Miami 93, Washington 89 Toronto...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  TUESDAY’S GAMES Denver 111, Indiana 93 Boston 105, Philadelphia 74 Cleveland...

BROOKSVILLE, Fla.—Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was a free man today after serving most of a 15-month sentence in a gambling scandal....

BASKETBALL Exhibtion Randolph-Macon 49, American 47

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  SUNDAY’S GAMES Charlotte 79, New Jersey 68 New York 117, New Orleans 111...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  SUNDAY’S GAMES Orlando 125, Toronto 116 Miami 95, Chicago 87 Boston 97,...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  SATURDAY’S GAMES Washington 123, New Jersey 104 Cleveland 90, Charlotte...

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The New York Yankees took a 2-1 lead after three innings in Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night as Alex Rodriguez was hit...

NBA ROUNDUP WIZARDS 123, NETS 104: Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, including a halfcourt buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter, Andray Blatche...

WASHINGTON—Washington Wizards coach Flip Saunders expects forward Caron Butler to return Tuesday night against Cleveland. The two-time All-Star sat...

EASTERN CONFERENCE  Atlantic Division  Southwest Division  FRIDAY’S GAMES Philadelphia 99, Milwaukee 86 Charlotte 102, New York 100...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—Orlando’s Vince Carter sprained his left ankle in the second quarter against his former New Jersey Nets teammates yesterday...

NBA ROUNDUP 76ERS 99, BUCKS 86: Andre Iguodala scored 19 points, Elton Brand had 17 and Philadelphia bounced back from a dismal opener to beat Milwaukee....

THURSDAY’S GAMES Chicago 92, San Antonio 85 Denver 97, Portland 94 YESTERDAY’S GAMES Philadelphia 99, Milwaukee 86 Atlanta 100, Washington...

BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 PRESEASON POLL The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ preseason 2009-10 women’s college basketball poll, with...

CHICAGO—Derrick Rose scored 13 points and had seven assists to lead the balanced Chicago Bulls to an impressive 92-85 season-opening victory over...

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Atlanta 120, Indiana 109 Orlando 120, Philadelphia 106 Toronto 101, Cleveland 91 Boston 92, Charlotte 59 Miami 115, New York 93...

BASKETBALL USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Preseason Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball preseason poll, with first-place...

Shaquille O’Neal is looking to continue a sideline career in law enforcement now that he’s in Ohio playing for the Cavaliers.

TUESDAY’S GAMES Boston 95, Cleveland 89 Washington 102, Dallas 91 Portland 96, Houston 87 L.A. Lakers 99, L.A. Clippers 92 YESTERDAY’S GAMES...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Vince Carter scored 15 points and the new-look Orlando Magic rolled to a 120-106 victory over...

CLEVELAND - The reunited Big Three - and Rasheed - are one up on the Big Two. Paul Pierce scored 23 points, Ray Allen 16 and Kevin Garnett 13 in his first...

BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON BEGINS  YESTERDAY’S GAMES Boston 95, Cleveland 89 Washington 102, Dallas 91 Houston at Portland, late L.A. Clippers...

LOS ANGELES - Blake Griffin is about to add patience to his repertoire of basketball skills while his broken left kneecap heals. It’s a vital quality...

YESTERDAY’S GAMES Boston at Cleveland, late Washington at Dallas, late Houston at Portland, late L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, late TODAY’S...