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Is Wade's shoe deal sign of the future?

2012-10-10 18:49:48

Old story: Money talks Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel With Jordan Brand focusing on Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony, it made sense for Dwyane Wade to get out of the Nike shadow alongside LeBron James and Chris Bosh with the Heat. And, yet, the reality is...

Which NBA teams hurt by flopping rule?

2012-09-30 16:06:52

Heat is on the Heat K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune The Miami Heat better figure out a way to defend without flopping. OK, so that's not entirely fair to a defensive team schooled in the principles of Pat Riley. Erik Spoelstra is a terrific defensive...

Ten years after the championship: Q&A with Gary Williams

2012-03-31 14:13:00

Gary Williams spent this college basketball season out of coaching for the first time in more than four decades. A fundraiser for the university and an analyst for the Big Ten Network and ESPN 980 in Rockville, Williams was honored Wednesday night at...

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...

Who will make NBA conference finals?

2011-12-20 20:53:53

Enter the Clippers Brian Schmitz Orlando Sentinel You don't follow the bouncing ball any more in the NBA; you follow the bouncing stars. Free-agentpalooza, with the A-listers calling the shots, has produced instant contenders and revived the dead....

Best team in NBA's Eastern Conference?

2012-01-31 00:00:00

Come playoffs, it's Heat Ira Winderman Sun Sentinel The team most likely to finish first in the conference during the regular season? That would be the Bulls, with coach Tom Thibodeau relentlessly pushing his team through this lockout-compressed...

We interrupt this lockout for some perspective

2011-07-02 20:54:11

O h, no, am I here all alone? Actually, the world didn't end when the NBA locked its players out. The NBA didn't even end, even if it felt as if it were about to as darkness moved across the land. I have nothing against doomsday scenarios ... but if...

End of the road for Terps

2001-04-01 00:00:00

MINNEAPOLIS - The prime-time players showed up once again for Duke, Maryland's leading scorers fell silent in the second half, and the Terps watched their parade of big men disappear in a barrage of fouls. That equation combined to halt a magical run...

Supporting cast is a benchmark for Heat

2013-05-20 19:50:04

MIAMI Erik Spoelstra, mad chemist that he is, started Dexter Pittman in Game 3 of the 2012 Eastern Conference semifinals against the Pacers. Predictably, that lab experiment blew up in Spoelstra's face like the unstable concoction it was, and, if...

Hyde5 : Why I'm picking Heat over Pacers in 5 games

2013-05-20 05:11:00

I want to tap dance around this. I want to pick the Heat in six. I want to be safe. I want to say how tough an opponent Indiana is (true), how much a size advantage they have (true) and how the Heat have had trouble with them lately (1-2 in the regular...

ASK IRA: Does Wade retain edge on Stephenson?

2013-05-20 07:22:00

-------------------- MAY 20, 2013 Q: OK Ira, should we be worried about Dwyane Wade's ability to play Lance Stephenson? Stephenson just looks so much more athletic than Wade. -- Teresa, Miami. A: First, don't overstate one game. Yes, Lance looked...

The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Reggie Hayes column

2013-05-20 09:14:02

The Indiana Pacers must embrace what many people consider unthinkable -- the belief they can knock off the superstar-loaded Miami Heat. The Pacers will be underdogs due to the undeniable fact LeBron James plays for the other team. But they've also found...

Chicago Bulls point guard Nate Robinson (2) loses the ball to Miami Heat small forward Shane Battier (31) with pressure from Miami Heat point guard Norris Cole (30), during the first half of game four of their Eastern Conference NBA playoffs, at the United Center in Chicago.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Bulls point guard Nate Robinson is squashed by the Heat's Shane Battier (31) and Norris Cole. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Tribune photo)

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Chicago Bulls point guard Nate Robinson (2) loses the ball to Miami Heat small forward Shane Battier (31) with pressure from Miami Heat point guard Norris Cole (30), during the first half of game four of their Eastern Conference NBA playoffs, at the United Cente, in Chicago, on Monday May 13, 2013.

2013-05-13 00:00:00