BASKETBALL: Spurs lose to Heat in Game 2
June 10, 2013The Heat trailed by a point late in the third quarter before unleashing the lethal brand of basketball that led them to a franchise-record 66 wins this season.
The Heat trailed by a point late in the third quarter before unleashing the lethal brand of basketball that led them to a franchise-record 66 wins this season.
Whenever a head-coaching vacancy is created in the NBA, it usually isn’t long before the league’s top assistants get mentioned as candidates to fill the role.
The coaches of the two teams moving to the NBA finals could not be more different, from their coaching style to their personalities.
Essence Carson scored 21 points and Alex Montgomery added six of her 13 points in overtime as the New York Liberty rallied past Indiana 75-68 Wednesday.
To the winner, a trip to the NBA Finals. To the loser, an offseason loaded with regret. It’s that simple now for the champion Heat and the confident Pacers.
Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert apologized Sunday morning for using a gay slur and cursing during his news conference.
If this is how this series is going to go, then get ready for a classic between teams that absolutely wanted to face the other with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line.
The Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions but the Grizzlies looked like the first-timers still trying to adapt to their first appearance.
The Eastern Conference finals between the Heat and Pacers won’t begin until Wednesday night, but there’s already signs that animosity is present.
Stephen Curry scored 22 points to go with six rebounds and four assists on a bum ankle.
Indiana forward Paul George was honored Tuesday as the NBA's Most Improved Player.
Ball State men’s basketball head coach James Whitford has made his first addition en route to building a coaching staff.
Ball State athletics will soon announce a plan for a new volleyball and basketball practice facility, along with the possibility of other improved sports facilities.
In the eyes of James Whitford, success comes in two parts: finding kids with the work ethic to be great and a coach willing to push and guide them there.
When Bill Scholl was hired as Ball State athletic director a year ago, it ushered in a new era of interaction between students and coaches.
For the first part of his coaching career, whether it was as an assistant manager at Wisconsin or an assistant coach at Xavier, James Whitford has been through Ball State in the past.
James Whitford has said repeatedly he loved being an assistant at Arizona, but he admits actively looking to become a head coach his last couple years there.
Rick Pitino capped the greatest week of his life with the prize he wanted most of all.
