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Jeremy Lin Betting Odds: The Knicks Star Has Vegas Excited

What has happened to the New York Knicks to make their NBA championship odds drop from 40/1 to 18/1 in the matter of two weeks? Jeremy Lin happened and sportsbooks have been forced to take serious notice, just like the rest of the sporting world.

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Sacramento Kings fire coach Paul Westphal

The Sacramento Kings fired coach Paul Westphal on Thursday, cutting ties after t...

The Sacramento Kings fired coach Paul Westphal on Thursday, cutting ties after two-plus seasons amid a slow start and an escalating dispute with young center DeMarcus Cousins. (Jan. 5)

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Lakers' 92-85 loss to Knicks is highly Lin-plausible

Lakers' 92-85 loss to Knicks is highly Lin-plausible

Reporting from New York — Stop the Lin-sanity? The Lakers tried and tried. And failed. Badly.

Miami Heat finish strong in 106-89 victory over Wizards

Miami Heat finish strong in 106-89 victory over Wizards

The normal reaction for the Miami Heat after a loss usually is about moving onto the next game.

Gay and Grizzlies slip past Pacers

Rudy Gay scored 21 points for the Grizzlies as they defeated the Pacers, 98-92, at FedExForum on Friday.

Chauncey Billups is done for the season

Chauncey Billups is done for the season

Reporting from Cleveland — Clippers guard Chauncey Billups realized his worst fears Tuesday when an MRI exam revealed he has a torn...

Big games by Jeremy Lin, Tyson Chandler give Knicks 107-93 win over Wizards

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeremy Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Tyson Chandler scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to...

Clippers begin long trip with easy win over Wizards, 107-81

Clippers begin long trip with easy win over Wizards, 107-81

The Clippers' game Saturday against the hapless Washington Wizards was both the end of a brutal five-game week and the start of a six-game,...

What they're saying in the NBA: Nick Collison on hazing and Scottie Pippen on yoga

What they're saying: Collison on hazing and Pippen on yoga

Thunder power forward Nick Collison blogged for GQ about rookie hazing: "We make sure our rookies this season — Reggie...

Ex-center Oliver Miller sentenced to one year in jail

Former NBA player Oliver J. Miller was sentenced Friday to a year in the Anne Arundel County jail for pistol-whipping his girlfriend's...

Orlando Magic work past lowly Washington Wizards for much-needed win | Video

Orlando Magic work past lowly Washington Wizards for much-needed win | Video

As tipoff approached Wednesday night, Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said he had no doubt his players would begin their game against the...

Blake Griffin's jaw-dropping dunk highlights Clippers win over Thunder

Blake Griffin's jaw-dropping dunk highlights Clippers win over Thunder

Blake Griffin's jaw-dropping one-handed jam over Kendrick Perkins sent Los Angeles Clippers fans into a frenzy, fired up his teammates,...

Rose works his magic as Bulls top Wizards

Rose works his magic as Bulls top Wizards

WASHINGTON — This is what leadership looks like. This is what defines greatness.

4 Corners: Who's the best in the East?

Come playoffs, it's Heat