“Well, we’ve got to do better, because we haven’t won a championship in the last three years,” head coach Rick Carlisle said. “When you don’t win it all, you’re one of 29 tied for last. That’s how we look at […]

(SportsNetwork.com) – Olympic luge champion Armin Zoeggeler of Italy announced his retirement on Tuesday. Zoeggeler was the first athlete to win an individual medal in six straight Olympic Games. Now 40 years old, Zoeggeler won bronze at the 1994 Games […]

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – In an experiment to potentially shorten the length of games, the National Basketball Association will play a 44-minute contest when the Brooklyn Nets host the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on Oct. 19. The league […]

Then, in July of 2013, the Rockets landed the big fish in the free-agent pool – Dwight Howard. He is an eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBAer and three- time Defensive Player of the Year. And, in the summer of 2014, Houston […]

Head coach Dave Joerger and owner Robert Pera butted heads to some degree, so much so that Pera allowed Joerger to interview for the then vacant head coaching job with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Cooler heads prevailed and Joerger not only […]

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Liberty will not renew the contract of Bill Laimbeer, ending his tenure as the team’s general manager and head coach. In two seasons under Laimbeer, the Liberty posted a 26-42 record (.382). […]

“From our point of view, it’s satisfying because of the work that we put in all year to get back to the Finals, and have this opportunity again, and it worked out,” head coach Gregg Popovich said after beating the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are going to be worse than last season. Call it “Tanking, Part II.” That’s a bold, but accurate statement considering the Sixers all but publicly told the world they were going to be rebuilding the old fashion […]

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Raptors exercised the fourth- year team options on center Jonas Valanciunas and forward/guard Terrence Ross on Tuesday. The contracts for Valanciunas and Ross are now guaranteed through the 2015-16 season. Financial terms of the […]

After wiping the egg off his face, Jackson found his man in Derek Fisher, his longtime point guard with the Los Angeles Lakers. Fisher retired from the Oklahoma City Thunder and took the job, bringing with him an amazing amount […]