Basketball
Pau Gasol had 24 points and nine rebounds, Kobe Bryant had 23 points and seven assists before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 112-99 on Sunday night to improve their league-best record to 14-1.
Jason Richardson scored 25 points in another strong performance following arthroscopic knee surgery, and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the error-prone Minnesota Timberwolves 100-90 on Monday night.
Rockets star Tracy McGrady is expected to be out at least a week and his playing time will be restricted when he returns while he struggles with soreness in his left knee stemming from offseason surgery.
Angel Robinson scored 19 points and Georgia romped to a 77-57 victory over East Tennessee State on Monday night for the 750th win in school history.
The WNBA president says the franchise that won the league's first four championships is disbanding. Donna Orender told Houston television station KRIV on Monday that the league-owned Houston Comets would be shut down because new owners couldn't be found.
Paul Pierce scored 17 of his 24 points in the third quarter to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth straight win, 107-88 over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.
Stephon Marbury was ordered to stay away from the New York Knicks on Monday while the team looks for a solution to the latest controversy surrounding its point guard.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will open a three-game road trip tonight against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for the games played in November.
Former NBA standout Rodney Rogers was hospitalized after getting injured while riding an all-terrain vehicle.
Jason Richardson scored a season-high 25 points, and Emeka Okafor added a season-best 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds, as Charlotte downed Minnesota, 100-90.
Pau Gasol led the way with 24 points as the Los Angeles Lakers blitzed Toronto, 112-99, at Staples Center.
Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat will resume a five-game road trip on Monday against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena.
Haywood Nelson, aka Dwayne Nelson in the 1980s sitcom What's Happening, got the party started every time with his patented introduction 'Hey, Hey, Hey'.
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose and guard O.J. Mayo of the Memphis Grizzlies were named Eastern and Western Conference rookies of the month, respectively, for games played from the start of the season through November.
Paul Pierce scored 17 of his team-high 24 points in the third quarter, as the Boston Celtics rolled to their ninth straight win by beating Orlando, 107-88.
Devin Harris and the New Jersey Nets had a lot to celebrate in the desert.
A battle of division leaders is on tap in Beantown tonight when the Boston Celtics welcome the Orlando Magic to TD Banknorth Garden.
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Corey Brewer will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady is expected to be out for another week due to a sore left knee, while guard Brent Barry will be sidelined at least another two weeks due to a right leg injury.
