Sam Smith

Thank you, New York Knicks. The Bulls added to the Knicks' season of misery by getting the second pick for the June 28 NBA draft in New York in Tuesday's...

The NBA draft lottery is Tuesday for the chance, most NBA executives generally agree, to draft LSU forward Tyrus Thomas or Texas center LaMarcus Aldridge. They are regarded as the...

There's an MVP for the regular season and an MVP for the Finals, but none for the rest of the playoffs. And yet it usually is this time of year...

It turns out LeBron James was just an annoyance, and the Detroit Pistons are where they expected to be, home to face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals...

So I'm at my doctor's office the other day and not feeling well. Achy, scratchy and just sort of logy all over. I was sure it had to be neuritis...

The playoffs are all about cliches: Momentum, focus, effort, Mark Cuban. And adjustments. Some are good and some are bad, like your neighbor's kids. Here's a look at some of...

And so we head into the second round of the NBA playoffs. May Madness ended quickly as all the top seeds ended up getting through despite some doubt about Miami,...

I don't always agree with Jerry West, and it hasn't hurt his career much. But this time I do. "I question myself more than I do our players," the Grizzlies'...

I've thought Scott Skiles did a bad job coaching Michael Sweetney this year, but I am beginning to wonder if I was wrong. Is it just me or has Sweetney...

When I'm looking for inspiration, for just the right reference, it has to be Jerry Seinfeld. So to paraphrase his television mom, "How can you not like them?" The Bulls,...