NBA: Weakened Mavericks stun Lakers

The heavily anticipated new era of Los Angeles Lakers basketball began with a whimper as their much vaunted team bristling with All-Stars were beaten 99-91 by an under-strength Dallas Mavericks on......

O'Neal leads Heat to victory

Shaquille O'Neal notched 28 points and Dwyane Wade added 27 as the Miami Heat scorched the Toronto Raptors 103-91 on Tuesday, extending their franchise record home win streak to 17 games in an......

Nowitzki rallies Mavericks past Kings

Dirk Nowitzki collected 34 points, 17 in the fourth quarter, to inspire the rallying Dallas Mavericks to a 122-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings onThursday.Nowitzki also hauled in 11 rebounds......

Spurs silence SuperSonics

Manu Ginobili poured in 23 points and Tim Duncan contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs eased to a 103-84 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on Monday, reclaiming the league's......