ESPN says rules for NBA players at Disney site includes entertainment options, prohibition of in-room visits.

Arizona Cardinals star J.J. Watt talks to Chris Paul about the attraction of living the NFL lifestyle. He's on Quicktake's "How I Got Here with Chris Paul."

Quin Snyder needed two hands to count all the places he's called home of late.

Austin, to Philadelphia, to Los Angeles, to Moscow, to Atlanta and now to Salt Lake City. That's six stops in a span of about four years,...

HEADLINE: Alonzo Mourning announces his retirement

CAPTION: Alonzo Mourning announced his retirement after 15 seasons in the NBA. Mourning was a seven-time All-Star cente
r. He
was also a two-time defensive...

Former professional basketball player Yao Ming spoke at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC on Friday to celebrate growing cultural ties between the US and China after 35 years of diplomatic relations.

Yao,...

HEADLINE: Wizards pick Wall first in NBA draft

CAPTION: The Wizards led off the NBA draft Thursday by making John Wall the first number one overall pick from Kentucky. Ohio State's Evan Turner went to the...

HEADLINE: Raw Video: Celtics Fans React to Championship

CAPTION: The Boston Celtics have won the NBA Championship, the 17th in the franchise's history. Fans of the Celtics reacted to the victory following Tuesday night's game. ...

HEADLINE: Sights and Sounds: Fans flood Lakers party

CAPTION: Tens of thousands of jubilant Los Angeles Lakers fans have flooded downtown L.A., creating a tidal wave of purple and gold celebrating the franchise's 15th...

HEADLINE: Shaq hopes to bring championship to Cleveland

CAPTION: The Cleveland Cavaliers are hoping Shaquille O'Neal is the missing piece that helps deliver an NBA championship to the city's long-suffering fans. Not...

A judge has refused to shift the Donald Sterling trial to federal court.

Monday's ruling means the trial can begin in state court on whether Sterling's estranged wife had authority to negotiate a $2 billion...

HEADLINE: Wizards pick Wall first in NBA draft

CAPTION: The Wizards led off the NBA draft Thursday by making John Wall the first number one overall pick from Kentucky. Ohio State's Evan Turner went to the 76ers. (Jun
e 24)
...

HEADLINE: MLB officials ask Congress for help in steroids

CAPTION: The commissioners and players' union leaders of Major League Baseball, the NBA, NFL and NHL sat side by side at a wooden witness table Wednesday, as lawmakers...

HEADLINE: New teams for NBA stars

CAPTION: A number of top NBA players are with new teams this season, including Ron Artest, James Posey, Mo William
s and
Elton Brand. Some coaches also packed their...

1. Various of office reception

2. Various of French designer Mohamed Dia posing for photogra
pher
3. Close up 'Dia' log
o on wall
4. Dia standing in office
with associate
5. Mannequin,...

American basketball players led by former National Basketball Association star Dennis Rodman trained with young North Koreans on Tuesday, the day before an exhibition match scheduled to mark the...

HEADLINE: Bulls bounced from playoffs

CAPTION: The Philadelphia 76ers eliminated top-seeded Chicago and the Los Angeles Lakers are forced into a game 7. (May 11
)
The N-B-A's best has been ousted from the...

HEADLINE: NBA to go back to old leather ball

CAPTION: The NBA's much-maligned new basketball is being bounced. After months of complaints from players, commissioner David Stern decided Monday to put the microfiber composite...

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American basketball stars have started try-outs in advance of the launch a second professional basketball league in C
hina.
Thirty-two American players and eight...

HEADLINE: Clippers win NBA draft lottery

CAPTION: The Los Angeles Clippers won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night. That gives the Clippers the first overall choice in next month's draft. (Ma
y 19)
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White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders is calling some Philadelphia Eagles' players' decision to boycott a now-canceled Super Bowl victory celebration event "a political stunt."

...

Five years after being sued by the four major pro sports leagues and scolded by their top executives for seeking to overturn a federal ban on sports gambling, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may be on the...

Standing on a bison pelt, Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving was smudged with sacred grasses, presented with traditional quilts and eagle feathers and given a Lakota name that means "Little Mountain" as he was welcomed...

DOCUMENTARY TO FEATURE SCHOOL BACKED BY LEBRON JAMES

Feb.28 -- Derek Chang, NBA China CEO, discusses the growth of basketball in China, trade tensions and how they could impact the game. He speaks to Bloomberg's Emily Chang.