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Tickets go on sale for NBA games in London (AP)

Tickets have gone on sale for the first regular-season NBA games in Europe. The New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors will play a pair of

Artest: Doc Rivers full of excuses (Yahoo! Sports)

Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest isn't one to back down from a fight and his hackles went up when he... ...

Suicide lines: Piping hot Dwayne Jones news; Iran wins (Yahoo! Sports)

Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your almonds and honey. ...

NFL's Saints ask Derek Fisher for advice on back-to-back bid (Yahoo! Sports)

As any book about any team in any sport that is trying to become a repeat champion can tell you, the first title... ...

Son of Celtics coach shows pro potential (Yahoo! Sports)

Talented prep guard Austin Rivers has the talent to someday join his father in the NBA. ...

Kobe is '99.999 percent sure' he will 'definitely' be a Laker for life (Yahoo! Sports)

Last Friday, Derek Fisher guest hosted for ESPN's Jim Rome because that's how Hollywood works, I guess. ...

France seals 72-66 win over Spain at foul line (AP)

Mickael Gelabale scored 16 points and France was nearly perfect at the free throw late in its 72-66 victory over defending champion Spain on Saturday ...

US, Serbia off to impressive starts (AP)

Spain, the defending champion, missed Pau Gasol and lost its opening game at the basketball World Championship, going down 72-66 to France. If it is ...