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So long, Billy Packer: After three decades calling the Final Four, he's out at CBS. Has anyone in sports TV lasted so long while being loved so little?; By King Kaufman July 15, 2008
The free-agent fandango: NBA and NHL players are switching teams willy-nilly, money is flying, and in nine months it'll all mean something.; By King Kaufman July 2, 2008
NBA draft: Rose goes first, Riley takes Beasley after all, and the New York fans boo the Knicks' choice, as always.; By King Kaufman June 27, 2008
Young ballers: See the world: The N.Y. Times profiles a high school basketball star on the verge of a smart response to the NBA age limit.; By King Kaufman June 24, 2008
Sonics: We're worthless: The NBA team makes a bizarro-world argument as it tries to escape Seattle.; By King Kaufman June 19, 2008
Celtics demolish Lakers for title: L.A. walked into Game 6 looking to get KO'd, and Boston more than obliged to wrap up the NBA Finals.; By King Kaufman June 18, 2008
Turkey tops the Celtics' comeback: Three goals in final 15 minutes of regulation give the Turks a stunner of a win over the Czech Republic at Euro 2008. Plus: Soccer letters.; By King Kaufman June 16, 2008
Superstar rules help the Lakers: Bryant gets a key non-call to help L.A. send the NBA Finals back to Boston for Game 6.; By King Kaufman June 16, 2008
Celtics take control with huge comeback: Chopping down a 24-point lead, Boston wins to put the Lakers at death's door.; By King Kaufman June 13, 2008
Sonics to Seattle: Screw us? Screw you!: Owners argue that poor attendance means city doesn't care about team -- which owners have destroyed and tried to move.; By June 12, 2008
Lakers beat Celtics: Was the fix in again?: It's a big problem for the NBA that disgraced ex-ref Tim Donaghy's allegations of rigged games in the '02 and '05 playoffs ring true.; By King Kaufman June 11, 2008
Schilling on Kobe: "Pissed off and ranting": The Red Sox star takes in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and finds himself shocked by Bryant, the officials and all that pounding.; By King Kaufman June 10, 2008
Celtics: The big lead: They let it get away in Game 2, but held on to beat the Lakers. Now they have it in the NBA Finals, but have to hit the treacherous road.; By King Kaufman June 9, 2008
Who needs Lakers-Celtics nostalgia?: The NBA Finals are fascinating and exciting on their face. Enough with the obsession over memories of Larry, Magic, Wilt and Russell.; By King Kaufman June 6, 2008
Paul Pierce's resurrection: NBA Finals: The Boston forward's dramatic return from a scary-looking injury leads the Celtics to a Game 1 win over the Lakers.; By King Kaufman June 6, 2008
NBA Finals prediction: Lakers in 5: The Celtics have the Big Three, but athletic L.A. has three pretty good players too.; By King Kaufman June 5, 2008
My cellphone calls too many timeouts: Could it be that the latest trend in mid-tech gadgetry is to program in hoops-coach logic?; By King Kaufman June 2, 2008
Kobe Bryant: That guy: A player who can bend a game to his will is an awfully nice thing to have in the NBA playoffs.; By King Kaufman May 22, 2008
Bulls come up Rose's: In the most awkward half-hour in televised sports, Chicago wins the NBA draft lottery and a shot at Memphis point guard Derrick Rose.; By King Kaufman May 21, 2008
Moment comes, Spurs rise to it: San Antonio refuses to go down, completes rally from 2-0 deficit to oust the Hornets in seven.; By King Kaufman May 20, 2008