Boston Celtics

Former Terps point guard Steve Blake helps Lakers survive first round

2012-05-13 14:46:00

There’s not been a lot to cheer about for Maryland basketball fans the past couple of years -- most notably two seasons without a postseason invitation and Terrell Stoglin’s misguided decision-making off the court that recently ended the...

Cassell Sr. says he wanted his son to consider all options before picking Terps

2012-04-25 19:50:00

For years, Sam Cassell would ask his son one question after the youngster finished playing basketball. “I’d say, ‘Did you have fun?’,” the older Cassell recalled. That changed as the namesake of the longtime NBA player...

Steve Blake: 10 years after Maryland's national title

2012-03-13 08:05:00

Steve Blake has carved together what is now a nine-year NBA career by feeding the ball to a list of All-Stars – from Antawn Jamison and Gilbert Arenas in Washington, to Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony in Denver, to LaMarcus Aldridge in Portland...

10 years after the national title, Juan Dixon says he's 'going to get back to the NBA'

2012-03-31 13:23:00

The biggest overachiever in Maryland basketball history -- maybe in the modern college game -- is trying to beat the odds again. At age 33, a decade after leading the Terps to the NCAA men's championship, three years removed from his last NBA game and...

In a short season, here are 5 Wizards games to catch

2011-12-26 20:17:08

The new red, white and blue Washington Wizards opened the regular season Monday night against the New Jersey Nets — and the uniforms, logos and shiny court aren't all that fans should be interested in seeing at Verizon Center. John Wall had his...

Better play, but not good enough to win

2012-01-22 20:40:15

On one of the rare times Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce missed a shot Sunday, Andray Blatche corralled the rebound and fired a full-length pass down the court to Nick Young for a vicious one-handed jam. Admiring his work, Blatche stopped at half-...

Florida Gulf Coast, Maryland's next opponent, has many local ties

2011-11-24 11:21:00

As a fledgling coach fresh out of graduate school at Maryland, Andy Enfield worked with Keith Booth at Cole Field House on his 3-point shooting right before the former Terps star was drafted in the first round by the Chicago Bulls in 1997. As an...

Winless Wizards lose to Rondo, Celtics 94-86

2012-01-01 20:25:39

Before the Washington Wizards hosted the Boston Celtics on Sunday in the first game of a home-and-home set, coach Flip Saunders said he wanted to see John Wall play with more enthusiasm. Wall sulked through the Wizards' loss in Milwaukee on Friday and...

If there's a season, who will win next NBA title?

2011-06-14 00:00:00

Race is wide open Broderick Turner Los Angeles Times It would be easy to say the Heat will be the favorite. It would be easy to say the Mavericks will repeat because they now have the know-how. But in reality, it will be wide open. The Heat, if they...

After 25 years, Len Bias' legacy lives on

2011-06-18 08:14:00

In 2009, former Maryland basketball coach Lefty Driesell received a puzzling phone call. C.J. Leslie — a high school player recruited by Kentucky, Connecticut and other powerhouse programs — introduced himself and said he wanted to learn...

LeBron James among NBA stars set to play in Baltimore Tuesday

2011-08-29 13:14:00

LeBron James is poised to take his talents to Baltimore. Amid the recent flurry of face-offs between leading pro-am leagues during the NBA lockout, the Miami Heat forward has said he will join a group of NBA stars that Tuesday will represent the...

Talk about the devil dancing: Nancy Grace gets ABC's 'Stars' for being bad

2011-08-29 21:50:00

I am too tired to go crazy about this. And there really are so many hugely more important things going on the world practically every day. But ... I cannot let the addition of HLN host Nancy Grace to the lineup of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" pass...

Boston Celtics ' Rajon Rondo (C) shoots between the defense of Philadelphia 76ers ' Andre Iguodala (9) and Jodie Meeks (20) during Game 3 of their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final playoff basketball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2012.

2012-05-17 00:00:00

A Philadelphia 76ers Dream Team dancer performs during the game against the Boston Celtics in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center on May 16, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2012-05-16 00:00:00

Philadelphia 76ers guard Evan Turner is fouled by Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo in Game Two of their second-round Eastern Conference series Monday.

2012-05-14 20:57:58