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Obama, NBA Stars Play Hoops for Troops

M. Morris — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:55:12 CDT

President Obama played basketball today with a constellation of NBA stars and a ringer from the national champion UConn women's team. Service members injured in action and participants in the White House mentoring program watched, but the press pool waited outside, the Washington Post reports. Retired stars Magic Johnson and...

Miami Heat Star Compares Losing Streaks to 9/11

M. Morris — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:57:00 CDT

Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat is scrambling to apologize after he said a losing streak by the newly LeBron James-enhanced team would "be like the World Trade is coming down again." The original source no longer includes quite that wording, New York notes, and Fanhouse is blaming the discrepancy...

LeBron Leaning Toward Miami

Kevin Spak — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:14:00 CDT

LeBron James has pretty much decided he’ll be joining Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, sources tell Chris Broussard of ESPN . Of course, James won’t make any announcement before his special tonight at 9pm Eastern—which just happens to be on ESPN—so there’s time for him to change...

Scorned NBA Wife Sues Actress Gabrielle Union

Wed, 05 May 2010 14:30:26 CDT

The estranged wife of Dwyane Wade has filed suit against his actress girlfriend Gabrielle Union, saying their relationship has caused the star Miami Heat guard's two sons emotional distress. She alleges the couple has gotten too frisky in front of the boys, ages 8 and 2. Dwyane Wade called the...

Wade Gives Displaced Family New Home

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:48:15 CST

Christmas seemed destroyed for Dawn Smith’s family after her nephew accidentally burned down their Florida home, but Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade has saved it. He helped Smith move into a new home on Christmas Eve, providing furnishings, clothes, and gifts for the holidays, the AP reports. Wade’s foundation will...

Pistons Sputter But Beat Heat to Win Central

Mitch Pritchard — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:39:04 CDT

The Detroit Pistons tired to keep the Miami Heat in the game last night, but even an injured starter, too many turnovers, and bad shot selection couldn't stop the Pistons from winning the Central Division title with an 85-69 win over the Heat, reports the Detroit News . Arron Afflalo played...

Spurs Return to Form, Dunk Nuggets 107-103

Jesse Andrews — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:00 CDT

San Antonio averted a third straight loss in a nail-biter against Denver, prevailing 107-103 after a tie game at 100 with two minutes remaining. Tim Duncan led six Spurs in double figures with 23 points and 18 rebounds. Allen Iverson had 28 for the Nuggets despite a fractured ring finger...

Bulls Whipped as Celtics Win 7th Straight

Mike Buss — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:44:55 CST

Boston won its seventh straight game, 116-93, over a tired Chicago team last night to retain its three-game lead in the Eastern Conference. This one was never in doubt as the Celtics built a 20-point halftime lead and were able to rest their starters in the fourth quarter. Paul Pierce...

Hinrich, Bulls Turn Off the Heat

Lev Weinstein — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:24:48 CST

Despite the absences of Ben Wallace, Luol Deng, and Ben Gordon, the Bulls were able to finish the first half of the season in fine form, snuffing Miami, 99-92. Kurt Hinrich, coming off the bench after being sidelined with a rib injury, put up 24 for Chicago, including a crucial...