http://www.miamiherald.com/859/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/859/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Basketball Wires 60 Fri, 16 May 2008 13:23:13 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535764.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535764.html Fri, 16 May 2008 10:55 EDT The Los Angeles Lakers attempt to advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2004, as they visit the Utah Jazz for Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series tonight at EnergySolutions Arena. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535744.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535744.html Fri, 16 May 2008 10:40 EDT The Cleveland Cavaliers attempt to force Game 7 against the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference semifinal series, as the clubs meet tonight at Quicken Loans Series. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535115.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535115.html Fri, 16 May 2008 07:30 EDT Prosecutors say they have charged former NBA star Dennis Rodman with domestic violence for allegedly hitting his girlfriend at a hotel last month. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534636.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534636.html Fri, 16 May 2008 07:15 EDT Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. "My mistake," Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. "I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it." http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535254.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535254.html Fri, 16 May 2008 01:14 EDT Manu Ginobili's six three-pointers highlighted his game-high 25 points, as the San Antonio Spurs forced a deciding Game 7 with a dominant 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series at the AT&T Center. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535260.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535260.html Fri, 16 May 2008 00:15 EDT New Orleans forward David West left Game 6 of the Hornets' Western Conference semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs after re-injuring his back in the fourth quarter. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535259.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535259.html Fri, 16 May 2008 00:10 EDT New Orleans forward David West left Game 6 of the Hornets' Western Conference semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs after re-injuring his back in the fourth quarter. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535001.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535001.html Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00 EDT The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 15 points in the Spurs' 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 on Thursday night. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535165.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/535165.html Thu, 15 May 2008 23:30 EDT New Orleans forward David West left Game 6 of the Hornets' Western Conference semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs after re-injuring his back in the fourth quarter. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534974.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534974.html Thu, 15 May 2008 20:15 EDT Mike Dunlap is leaving his job as a Denver Nuggets assistant coach to serve on Lute Olson's staff at the University of Arizona. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534957.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534957.html Thu, 15 May 2008 20:05 EDT Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, who missed the final two games of Detroit's second-round playoff series with a strained right hamstring, is expected to suit up for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534939.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534939.html Thu, 15 May 2008 19:45 EDT Denver Nuggets assistant coach Mike Dunlap resigned on Thursday to take an assistant position with the University of Arizona. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534938.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534938.html Thu, 15 May 2008 19:45 EDT Denver Nuggets assistant coach Mike Dunlap resigned on Thursday to take an assistant position with the University of Arizona. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534770.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534770.html Thu, 15 May 2008 17:15 EDT Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko missed practice Thursday because of a problem with his visa, a day before Utah hosts the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534554.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534554.html Thu, 15 May 2008 14:50 EDT Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson will miss the next 1-2 weeks of action due to a shoulder injury, possibly keeping him out the remainder of the playoffs. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534274.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/534274.html Thu, 15 May 2008 10:50 EDT The defending world champion San Antonio Spurs attempt to stave off elimination, as they host the New Orleans Hornets tonight at the AT&T Center in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/533029.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/533029.html Thu, 15 May 2008 07:15 EDT Someone is going to have to win in Boston to keep the Celtics from winning their 17th NBA title. Cleveland hopes for one more chance. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/533874.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/533874.html Thu, 15 May 2008 07:15 EDT So much for Kobe Bryant's sore lower back. Bryant scored 26 points, his teammates kept Utah at bay down the stretch, and Los Angeles Lakers extended the stunning home success by NBA teams in the second round of the playoffs, beating the Jazz 111-104 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/533864.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/533864.html Thu, 15 May 2008 02:18 EDT Kobe Bryant, bad back and all, scored 26 points, doled out seven assists, and grabbed six rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Utah Jazz, 111-104, to take a three-to-two lead in their Western Conference semifinal series. http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/533685.html http://www.miamiherald.com/859/story/533685.html Thu, 15 May 2008 00:38 EDT Paul Pierce scored 29 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and hit some clutch free throws down the stretch as the Boston Celtics rebounded from an early 14-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 96-89, and move within one win of advancing to the Eastern Conference finals.