Basketball

When the term “Draft Lottery Bust” is used, Kwame Brown’s name often pops into basketball fans’ heads. But maybe his true calling is in coaching. Brown, who parlayed being the No. 1 overall pick by the Washington Wizards into a lucrative but uninspiring career, is taking credit for helping one of the most improved players [...]

  When it comes to NBA players getting no love from fans, there is one clear lesson to be learned: Unless you are playing in a game, avoid going on TV. Last year, LeBron James earned the dubious distinction for being the league’s “most disliked player” in a Forbes.com poll. That was soon after his [...]

Dion Waiters scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 1 Syracuse beat host North Carolina State, 88-72, on Saturday. Scoop Jardine added 16 points for the Orange (11-0), including two 3-pointers during an 11-2 spurt after the Wolfpack (6-4) fought back from a 17-point deficit late in the first half.

In the spirit of the holiday season, with about 30 days needed from settlement to the start of a season, the NBA and the locked out players have given the gift of a resumption in talks.