The NBA Draft provides a sense of
optimism, an opportunity for the feeble to rise and rebuild into legitimate
title contenders.

USA TODAY - TMZ is reporting that the ex-wife of retired NBA star Allen Iverson has accused him of abducting their five children.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A contrite Chad Johnson apologized Monday for disrespecting a judge when the former NFL star slapped his attorney on the backside in court last week and was released from jail after only a week instead of 30 days.

USA TODAY - I missed most of the actual basketball in the NBA Finals third quarter on Sunday night because I was reading tweets about Magna Carta Holy Grail.

DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets have hired Tim Connelly as executive vice president of basketball operations.

USA TODAY - Kim Kardashian has given birth to a daughter at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, Calif., according to numerous reports including People, Us Weekly and E! News.

NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities were investigating Friday what caused the outdoor deck at a Miami-area sports bar to collapse, causing dozens of fans watching the NBA finals to plunge into a bay in a chaotic scene that sent 24 people to hospitals.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - An 11-year-old Latino boy whose singing of the national anthem at the NBA Finals set off a barrage of racist tweets earned a roaring ovation in an encore performance before Game 4 between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat on Thursday night.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - An 11-year-old Latino boy whose singing of the national anthem at the NBA Finals set off a barrage of racist tweets earned a roaring ovation in an encore performance before Game 4 between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat on Thursday night.

USA TODAY - Just in time for the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods stars in a new advertisment for Nike's TW '14 golf shoe, which brings the pageantry and thrill of other sports to golf.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - LeBron James slung his practice jersey over his head, letting the piece of mesh fabric sway down his back much in the way that a cape would.

Tony Parker's status for Game 4 of the NBA
Finals is uncertain after the All-Star point guard suffered a hamstring injury
in San Antonio's resounding win Tuesday.

Any loss in a seven-game series could doom
you.

San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - The stars for the San Antonio Spurs and
Miami Heat were again on the bench ...