Terrence Ross

Washington's Dieter named player of the year

South Bend Washington WR Gehrig Dieter was named the 4A player of the year in Indiana, at the Griddy's on Sunday.  DL Dylan Heyveart of Penn, LB Coy Brown of NorthWood, LB Jarrett Settles of Concord and LB Sam Laidig of Penn were also 1st team all-state...

Tags: Kevin Brown, Sports, Football

The Times' NBA rankings

THE LAST EMPEROR 1. MIAMI (39-14) Not sure how Heat expects to win another title without Dexter Pittman. (1) 2. SAN ANTONIO (44-13) Prop bet that Baynes would outscore Paul renders Las Vegas bust. (3) 3. OKLAHOMA CITY (40-15) Paying luxury taxes...

Tags: Rick Adelman, George Karl, Dexter Pittman, Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies

NBA All-Star notes: Second-chance points tell tale in dunk contest

HOUSTON — If at first you don't succeed, then you would fit right in at the NBA's dunk contest. The first two rounds of the competition Saturday night at Toyota Center involved more do-overs than actual dunks. New York's James White missed five...

Tags: Chris Paul, Sacramento Kings, Damian Lillard, James Jones (basketball), Chris Bosh

Chandler recalls rocky rookie season

HOUSTON — Tyson Chandler's 21-61 rookie season with the Bulls in 2001-02 is never far from his mind. Such growing pains make what the Knicks' center has experienced in a dizzying run of success that much sweeter — an NBA title in 2011 with...

Tags: Madison Square Garden, Chicago Tribune, Damian Lillard, National Basketball Association, Chris Bosh

How would you improve the NBA All-Star weekend?

Writers from around the Tribune Co. share what they would like to add to the NBA All-Star weekend, which runs Friday through Sunday in Houston. Feel free to join the conversation with a comment of your own. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times It's simple,...

Tags: Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, NBA All-Star Game, Steve Nash

Magic can't catch Raptors, fall 93-90

TORONTO — The Magic missed defensive rotations, missed teammates with passes and, of course, missed Glen "Big Baby" Davis. The Magic had the Toronto Raptors cornered but never could catch them in a 93-90 loss at Air Canada Centre on Friday night....

Tags: Jameer Nelson, Washington Wizards, Arron Afflalo, John Lucas III, Andrew Nicholson

Former Lake Clifton star Will Barton hoping to be first-round pick in NBA draft

Will Barton has done the research. He's pored over the numbers, he's tracked the stocks and he's talked with the experts. Something just doesn't add up. How could the most efficient swingman in college basketball not be considered a lottery pick in...

Tags: Basketball, Bradley Beal, Memphis Tigers, Big East Conference, Sports

Ex-Cats dominate NBA Draft

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Anthony Davis hugged his college teammate, hugged his coach, and climbed on stage as the No. 1 pick. Turns out, that was just the start of Kentucky’s party at the NBA draft. The Wildcats became the first school to have...

Tags: Damian Lillard, Sports, Justin Hamilton, National Basketball Association, Students

Vaught's Views: Fitting that top picks Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist stayed inseparable in NBA draft

larry@amnews.com

They were nearly inseparable at Kentucky and often were each others biggest cheerleaders. Perhaps that’s why it was only fitting that Kentucky stars Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were inseparable at Thursday’s NBA draft as well....

Tags: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Damian Lillard, Kris Joseph, Sports, National Basketball Association

Touching Moments At NBA Draft

The Hartford Courant

NEWARK, N.J. — Andre Drummond held his mom's hand. Jeremy Lamb touched his dad's heart. In the middle of the NBA draft, an event built on cold cash and even colder assessments of a young man's ability and character, yes, there are warm, personal...

Tags: Basketball, Big East Conference, Houston Rockets, Sports, National Basketball Association

Magic draft pick preview: SG Terrence Ross

Magic draft pick preview: SF Moe Harkless