http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Basketball 60 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:02:29 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/1126081.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/1126081.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:21 EDT Amid a cost-conscious approach to improving the roster this summer, the Heat's attempts to upgrade through free agency apparently aren't being discounted. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/1125681.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/1125681.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:07 EDT Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming will have to wait up to a week before he knows whether he will need surgery on his broken left foot. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/1126323.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/1126323.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:07 EDT Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/1126833.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/story/1126833.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:02 EDT Free agent Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports. http://www.miamiherald.com/1342/story/677784.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1342/story/677784.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:46 EDT http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1126081.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1126081.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:21 EDT Amid a cost-conscious approach to improving the roster this summer, the Heat's attempts to upgrade through free agency apparently aren't being discounted. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1124954.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1124954.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:52 EDT Amid a cost-conscious approach to improving the roster this summer, the Miami Heat's attempts to upgrade through free agency apparently aren't being discounted. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1121743.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1121743.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:29 EDT Megadeal madness wasn't expected to break out in the offices at AmericanAirlines Arena after midnight Wednesday to commence the start of NBA free agency. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1114810.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1114810.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Heat president Pat Riley knew his patience as a front-office executive would be tested by the trade activity surrounding Thursday's NBA Draft. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1115588.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1115588.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:16 EDT Three months after having his jersey raised to the AmericanAirlines Arena rafters during a retirement ceremony, center Alonzo Mourning will soon bring his game back to the Miami Heat. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1114770.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1114770.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Patience is a virtue? Yeah, OK. Fine. Nice bon mot. Fortune Cookie Hall of Fame, first ballot. But it must have been hard to feel a lot of love for patience Thursday if you were a Heat fan. The day of the NBA Draft sure felt like a day when Miami was losing big chunks of ground to its more aggressive Eastern Conference rivals. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1116205.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1116205.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:56 EDT Miami Heat president Pat Riley and his staff are enamored by the potential the team's two new draft picks will bring to Miami when they begin their quests to make the roster. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1112654.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1112654.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:01 EDT With two second-round picks, the Heat enters Thursday's NBA Draft expecting a quiet night as part of its mission to avoid any moves that would mortgage the future. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1110856.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/miami-heat/story/1110856.html Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:22 EDT If Michael Beasley could offer Oklahoma's Blake Griffin advice on the eve of Thursday's NBA Draft, it would be this: If you think you have this pro thing all figured out as a big-time lottery pick, think again. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126833.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126833.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:02 EDT Free agent Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126785.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126785.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:52 EDT Sharp-shooting forward Hedo Turkoglu appeared headed to the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday afternoon, but by nightfall those talks apparently broke off. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126323.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126323.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:07 EDT Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126289.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126289.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:42 EDT Sharp-shooting forward Hedo Turkoglu is leaving Orlando for the Great Northwest, reportedly coming to terms on a five- year, $50 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126177.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126177.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:57 EDT Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, fresh off a record 10th NBA Championship as a coach, announced on Friday he will return to the bench next year for a 10th season in LA and 19th as an NBA head coach. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126102.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126102.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:37 EDT The Boston Celtics have offered forward Rasheed Wallace a contract as part of a major push to land the coveted forward, according to a published report on Friday. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1125681.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1125681.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:07 EDT Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming will have to wait up to a week before he knows whether he will need surgery on his broken left foot. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126253.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1126253.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:02 EDT Free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu and the Portland Trail Blazers have ended contract talks, a person close to the team confirmed Friday. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1125602.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wires/story/1125602.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:22 EDT Just moments after losing out to the Lakers for the services of forward Ron Artest, the Rockets have reportedly come to an agreement with Trevor Ariza, who was a key part of Los Angeles' championship run this season. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1126545.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1126545.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:12 EDT Sophia Young had 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists in leading the San Antonio Silver Stars to an 85-72 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1126543.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1126543.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:12 EDT Chamique Holdsclaw scored 18 points, and Sancho Lyttle added 16, helping the Atlanta Dream snap a two-game losing streak with a 72-65 victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday night. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1126293.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1126293.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:47 EDT Candace Parker is returning to action for the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday when they host the Phoenix Mercury. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1126098.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1126098.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:32 EDT The Atlanta Dream signed former guard Ivory Latta and waived guard Nikki Teasley on Friday. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1125865.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1125865.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:37 EDT Phoenix Mercury star guard and three-time WNBA All-Star Diana Taurasi was reportedly cited for driving under the influence in Phoenix early Thursday morning. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1125775.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1125775.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:32 EDT Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi said Friday that she's embarrassed after being cited for drunken driving a few hours after she helped lead her team to victory over the Seattle Storm. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1125479.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1125479.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:22 EDT Rebekkah Brunson scored the go-ahead basket with 34 seconds left and blocked a key shot moments later, helping the Sacramento Monarchs snap a six-game losing streak with a 74-68 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday night. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1124483.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1124483.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:08 EDT Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi leads all players in fan balloting for the 2009 WNBA All-Star Game, which is scheduled for July 25 in Connecticut. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1123451.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/basketball/wnba/story/1123451.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:11 EDT Candace Parker has returned to practice with the Los Angeles Sparks 1 1/2 months after giving birth to her first child.