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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony plans to opt in and take the $28 million he is due next season.

Russell Westbrook scored 45 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 25 points down in the second half to fight off elimination and beat the Utah Jazz, 107-99, on Wednesday night.

Carmelo Anthony scores 22 points in Thunder debut against his former team.

Paul George and Carmelo Anthony join Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City to make run at NBA title.

After months of speculation, the Knicks have agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Phelps wins for Male U.S. Olympic Athlete and Record-Breaking Performance, Meyers for Female Athlete with a Disability.

John Wall scored a playoff career-high 32 points and Markieff Morris added 21 in his NBA playoff debut as the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-107.

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and the Capitals beat the host Devils, 5-2, on Thursday night to head into the All-Star break with the most points in the NHL.

More men are expressing themselves at work with flashy, colorful accessories, say retailers and analysts. Younger consumers, especially, may be following the example set by nattily attired athletes and celebrities. Small accessories can pack a big punch and allow fashion-forward men to add hints of personality to the traditionally stodgy business setting.

Maryland junior Shatori Walker-Kimbrough has become, by one metric, the most efficient scorer and, with no close runner-up, the best 3-point shooter in Division I.

After getting injured during summer league practice with the Washington Wizards. former Maryland star Dez Wells will get training camp tryout with Oklahoma City Thunder.

After watching Alex Len on the court Wednesday against the Washington Wizards, Don Markus started thinking about which Terp will next join the 7-1 center from Ukraine in the NBA.

Since Steve Blake went to the Los Angeles Lakers three years ago, the former Maryland point guard had rarely been much of a factor.

The U.S. drove a stake through Nigeria in a preliminary men's basketball game, 156-73, making massive numbers of 3-pointers Thursday and smashing the Olympic record for points in a game.

What was supposed to be a rousing sendoff for the U.S. team playing its last game on American soil before continuing its pre-Olympic tour later this week in England, turned into an embarrassing first quarter that saw Brazil take a 10-point lead amid an assortment of missed dunks, errant jump shots and porous defense by their more famous counterparts.

The debate raging these days between those arguing whether this year's U.S. Olympic men's basketball team could compete with the Dream Team of 20 years ago is not answered simply by a generational divide.

As an NBA assistant coach since retiring after a Hall of Fame career, Patrick Ewing might have a better seat than many of his contemporaries to compare this year's U.S. Olympic men's basketball team to the fabled Dream Team of 20 years ago.

Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Durant, Lebron James, Kevin Love, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Deron Williams will all be guaranteed a spot on the 2012 Olympic roster. This leaves five players vying for three open spots: Blake Griffin, Eric Gordon, Andre Iguodala, James Harden and Baltimore native Rudy Gay.

Former Maryland guard Steve Blake helps Los Angeles Lakers survive first round of NBA playoffs

Blake Griffin's jaw-dropping one-handed jam over Kendrick Perkins sent Los Angeles Clippers fans into a frenzy, fired up his teammates, lit up the Twitterverse and burned the Oklahoma City Thunder.