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The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Air Canada Centre. Cleveland At Toronto When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 10, 2013 Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario TV: 6 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Ohio (Cleveland), SNET1 (Toronto) PREDICTION:...

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony missed his third straight game Saturday night against the Utah Jazz because of a lingering right knee injury, coach Mike Woodson said. Anthony first aggravated the knee in the first half of Monday's win against the Cleveland Cavaliers and hasn't been on the...

It was four days in a season that at times has felt four years long. But amid the festivities of All-Star weekend in Houston last month, Dwight Howard says he found time to make some very important changes. "I'm a big thinker," Howard said during a wide-ranging, candid interview after...

The New York Knicks suffered a "major loss" on Saturday when they learned Amar'e Stoudemire needs a knee procedure that is expected to sideline him for approximately six weeks. "He's a big piece to the puzzle," coach Mike Woodson said. "It's a major loss to what we're trying to...

Cavaliers All-Star guard Kyrie Irving could miss another game, and this time his right knee isn't to blame. Irving skipped Friday's morning shootaround with symptoms from a stomach flu that has coursed its way through Cleveland's team and also sickened family members of players and coaches. "He's a little under the...

The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are close to an agreement to test players' blood for human growth hormone (HGH), according to sources with direct knowledge of the talks. Testing could begin as soon as the 2013-14 season. The NBA has long had HGH on its list of banned...

Derrick Rose's doctor has cleared the Chicago Bulls' star to play, a team source said, but his long-awaited return to the lineup won't occur until he can confidently dunk off his left foot, Rose has told the team. Rose, who had surgery to repair a tear to the anterior cruciate...

Game on the line, LeBron James knew he was going to get to the rim. And he delivered. James scored 26 points, including a go-ahead layup after getting past DeQuan Jones with 3.2 seconds left, and the Heat scrambled late to beat the Orlando Magic 97-96 on Wednesday night and...

Kobe Bryant drove past Josh Smith and rose up with the athleticism of a player half his age, throwing down an arena-rocking, one-handed dunk. A few possessions later, Bryant drove right at Smith and willed a layup over the taller defender for the Los Angeles Lakers' winning points. For a...

Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving is expected to play against New York after missing Cleveland's past three games with a hyperextended right knee. Irving made it through a full practice on Sunday and took part in the Cavs' morning shootaround Monday. Barring any setbacks, Cavs coach Byron Scott said...

LeBron James has received treatment on his left knee and expects to play Monday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a source close to the three-time league MVP told ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst. James landed awkwardly while attempting to catch a lob pass in the third quarter Sunday during the Miami Heat's 99-93...

The fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be treated to a game between the Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers when they take their seats on Sunday. Chicago At Indiana When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 3, 2013 Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TV: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN, WCIU (Chicago) PREDICTION: Pacers...