Spurs Sweep Lakers

Spurs Sweep Lakers

Dwight Howard, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, dodged questions about his future with the Lakers after getting ejected from a season-ending loss to the Spurs on Sunday. “I'm going to step away

And then, like ships passing in the night, the Lakers' royalty of past and present emerged from the tunnel for the first time during these two playoff games at Staples Center. Dressed in a black suit and moving slowly on

The Spurs dominated Game 4 against the Lakers as they completed their sweep of the Lakers. They will advance to face either the Nuggets or Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals.

Lakers guards Steve Blake (left) and Steve Nash sat in Game 3 and will miss Game 4. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images). The Lakers will enter what could be the final game of their 2012-13 season without Kobe Bryant and

The Los Angeles Lakers' season ended with a merciful thud on Sunday night, as the Kobe-less Lakers decimated by injuries ended up on the wrong end of a sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. Our experts go 5-on-5 in examining a fallen franchise.

Michael Jordan married girlfriend Yvette Prieto, celebrated in a really big tent

Michael Jordan married girlfriend Yvette Prieto, celebrated in a really big tent

and former model Yvette Prieto, his girlfriend of five years. People.com has details: After five years of dating, former NBA star Michael Jordan, 50, and his model-fiancée, Yvette Prieto, 35, made it official with a wedding in Palm Beach, Fla., on

MJ wed his girlfriend of five years, Yvette Prieto on April 27 in a wedding for the ages. Not only did about 500 guests attend the ceremony held at a Palm Beach, Fla. church, but over 1,500 people then celebrated the new marriage at a reception held in

Yvette Prieto and Michael Jordan. Isaac Brekken/Getty. Talk about a slam dunk! After five years of dating, former NBA star Michael Jordan, 50, and his model-fiancée, Yvette Prieto, 35, made it official with a wedding in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday

The Bethesda-by-the-Sea church where Michael Jordan wed Yvette Prieto. (Uri Schanker/ Getty Images Entertainment). NBA legend and Bobcats owner Michael Jordan married longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto, a former

Larsa Pippen and Scottie Pippen are sighted at Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto wedding Bethesda-by-the Sea church on April 27, 2013 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Uri Schanker/Getty Images). After the church ceremony, the newlyweds and their

How Russell Westbrook's Injury Will Finally Redeem Him: The Numbers Are Real

How Russell Westbrook's Injury Will Finally Redeem Him: The Numbers Are Real

Most expected that without Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City Thunder offense would be Kevin Durant, Kevin Durant and Kevin Durant. That wasn't exactly true in their first game without Westbrook, a 104-101 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of

Kevin Martin, Thabo Sefolosha and Serge Ibaka must do more for Oklohoma City to have a lengthy playoff run.

Russell Westbrook collided with Patrick Beverley in Game 2 of Rockets-Thunder on Wednesday. 36 hours later, we find out he tore his meniscus on the play, and could miss the rest of the playoffs.

We learned today that Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook will undergo surgery for a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee. This is great news for Western Conference hopefuls and bad news for anyone who loves basketball:

Russell Westbrook will undergo surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee, the Thunder announced on Friday. The team said it would not set a timetable for his return until after the surgery, which had not been

Eddie Lacy's toe injury reportedly turned off Steelers

Eddie Lacy's toe injury reportedly turned off Steelers

A report in the Post-Gazette Sunday suggests the Steelers were scared off by an injury Alabama RB Eddie Lacy had, and took him off their draft board.

APC takes a look back at the game film from Eddie Lacy's time at Alabama.

The Pittsburgh Steelers took running back Eddie Lacy off their board due to his toe injury, and instead drafted Le'Veon Bell.

Eddie Lacy was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Can he live up to the legacy of Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson at the next level?

Enlarge Vasha Hunt | vhunt@al.com Alabama running back Eddie Lacy (42) and Alabama wide receiver Kenny Bell (7) air-bump after Lacy's TD run during the first half of the Alabama at LSU SEC football game, Saturday, November 03, 2012, in Baton Rouge,

Eddie Lacy's toe injury reportedly turned off Steelers

Eddie Lacy's toe injury reportedly turned off Steelers

Enlarge Vasha Hunt | vhunt@al.com Alabama running back Eddie Lacy (42) and Alabama wide receiver Kenny Bell (7) air-bump after Lacy's TD run during the first half of the Alabama at LSU SEC football game, Saturday, November 03, 2012, in Baton Rouge,

The Pittsburgh Steelers took running back Eddie Lacy off their board due to his toe injury, and instead drafted Le'Veon Bell.

One way or another, running back Eddie Lacy of Alabama became the newest Packer on Friday night with the 61st pick in the second round of the National Football League draft. As Lacy plummeted deeper and deeper, you could almost hear the cries from

Eddie Lacy was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Can he live up to the legacy of Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson at the next level?

Lacy has the patience to anticipate when run lanes in front of him will open up and will run quickly and powerfully through them. Where Lacy runs into trouble is that he'll miss cut back lanes about to open up in his peripheral vision. An couple of

Terry Jabs Knicks as Celtics Stay Alive

Terry Jabs Knicks as Celtics Stay Alive

The Boston Celtics extended their first-round series with the New York Knicks by winning a wild overtime game, 97-90. The Celtics had yet to break 80 points in the series and waited until Game 4 to finally arrive in the postseason. Now the series heads

BOSTON -- New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been suspended for Game 4 of the Knicks-Celtics playoff series for throwing an elbow that struck the chin of Boston's Jason Terry in Game 3, the NBA announced Saturday night.

BOSTON â€" Maybe now J.R. Smith will think twice about swinging an elbow to clear out an opponent in the heat of a playoff battle. This was the best way for Smith to learn his lesson: The hard way, with the Knicks missing him dearly in their 97-90

BOSTON â€" Maybe now J.R. Smith will think twice about swinging an elbow to clear out an opponent in the heat of a playoff battle. This was the best way for Smith to learn his lesson: The hard way, with the Knicks missing him dearly in their 97-90

The Celtics beat the Knicks 97-90 in overtime on Sunday to avoid a first-round sweep and force a fifth game in New York on Wednesday night. Avoiding elimination provided all the motivation Terry needed. "It wasn't really the elbow," he said. "It was

Meet 2013's draft pick Jarvis Jones: Steelers hope he chews up opposition

Meet 2013's draft pick Jarvis Jones: Steelers hope he chews up opposition

The Steelers chose Jarvis Jones at No. 17. Did Pittsburgh get another steal?

With a desperate need at a position that has been a jewel of their defense for decades, the Steelers on Thursday night drafted outside linebacker Jarvis Jones of Georgia with the 17th pick in the first round. And they say they got lucky because he ran

After cutting former NFL Defensive Player of the Year outside linebacker James Harrison this offseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers have now replaced him with Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones. That continued the run on pass rushers in the AFC North.

Steelers first round draft pick Jarvis Jones is seen at Primanti's in Pittsburgh chowing down on a Pittsburgh delicacy. Not to make a thing of it, but I swear I was contacted by marketing reps from Subway just the other day

One of the newest Pittsburgh Steelers is a former Georgia Bulldog, as Jarvis Jones is the Steelers' first draft pick in 2013. Georgia head football coach Mark Richt gives Vinnie & Cook the inside scoop on Jones to 93.7 The