Sam Smith

Talk about your lack of job security. There are bowling alley pin-setters, carbon-papermakers, celebrities' boyfriends and NBA coaches. Not to be outdone by the NFL, which seemed to fire most...

I've been scanning all those sports lists for the biggest stories of the year and still haven't found anything from the NBA. The Tribune sports department's Top 10 list didn't...

It was a tough week for Kobe Bryant with that two-game suspension, a reported dispute with teammate Lamar Odom and a three-game stretch during which the Lakers had a chance...

Thud! That was the sound of the Bulls hitting bottom Wednesday night after they lost 93-80 to the Charlotte Bobcats. "We haven't played well of late," Bulls coach Scott Skiles...

Last season he was Big Ben. This season he doesn't seem to know what time it is. "Right now I'm trying to get to the level I was playing at...

All I want for Christmas is someone who can get a rebound, defend an opponent with size and take pressure off the guards. Yes, this is the time for all...

This was to be the year LeBron James made the jump into rarefied air. But instead of looking like the next Michael Jordan, James looks more like the next Kevin...

So what's "getting your money's worth" in the NBA these days? It's a difficult question to answer, but we can assume the Raptors are not by paying little-used Jalen Rose...

He ruined his team's chances in the playoffs. When the pressure peaked, he cracked. Teams around the NBA were afraid to take a chance on him when his team finally...

Ball don't lie! Ball don't lie! That was the taunt of Detroit's Rasheed Wallace as the Pistons were blowing out the Bulls 92-79 at the United Center earlier this month....