President Barack Obama is hailing the Dallas Mavericks at the White House seven months after they beat the Miami Heat in the NBA finals.

Forbes has compiled a list of the 10 most disliked NBA players. Do you agree?

The lockout ended, and the NBA's woes were just beginning.

Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation but avoided jail time on drunken driving and gun possession charges stemming

The NBA has put in place a concussion policy that will determine when players return from head injuries. The protocols went into effect with the start of training camps.

A look back at some of the must-see sports images of the year from the Associated Press.

After a week of surprising challenges to his authority, Vladimir Putin faces a new one from one of Russia's richest and figures: The billionaire owner of the

A number of teams worked out with very small groups, barely enough to play even 3-on-3 in some cases. But personnel moves were being formed at a fast, furious

Canada's largest telecommunication companies have agreed to buy the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and NBA's Toronto Raptors in a deal worth about $1.3 billion.

Canada's largest telecommunication companies have agreed to buy the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and NBA's Toronto Raptors in a deal worth about $1.3 billion.

NBA team owners and players ratified a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, the final step to ending the five-month lockout and paving the way for

NBA players have agreed to additional drug testing, adding offseason screening for performance-enhancing drugs only.

NBA players have authorized the return of the players' association, with more than 300 submitting the necessary signatures to a third-party accounting group.

NBA Commissioner David Stern accepted some congratulations, headed for another short night of sleep, then planned to brief his owners on a deal that could

NBA owners and players resumed talks Friday aimed at ending the 148-day lockout in time to save the league's Christmas Day schedule.