Jeff Pendergraph

   When/Where: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, AmericanAirlines Arena.    Tickets: Available at HEAT.com or 1-800-4NBA-TIX.    TV: TNT (Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Reggie Miller, Craig Sager, David Aldridge). Radio: 790-AM, 760-AM, 98.3-FM (Spanish).   ...

PACERS INJURIES West (leg) misses Pacers practice, expects to play INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pacers forward David West is expected to play Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Miami, despite an injured right leg. Team doctors held West out of...

MERRILLVILLE-SHOOTING Officer shoots man outside medical facility MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana police officer has shot a man while issuing a citation for an illegally parked semitrailer. The Times of Munster reports the...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pacers forward David West is expected to play Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Miami, despite an injured right leg. Team doctors held West out of Monday's practice with what coach Frank Vogel described as a calf strain...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers didn't have a hangover from being blown out by the New York Knicks in Game 2. The Pacers used the three days between games to regroup, refocus and regain the lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Pacers...

The Sports Xchange Pacers 82, Knicks 71 INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers didn't have a hangover from being blown out by the New York Knicks in Game 2. The Pacers used the three days between games to regroup, refocus and regain the lead in their...

Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson has been fined $25,000 for his outburst at a referee, and New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been penalized $5,000 for flopping, the NBA announced Friday. Gibson and Joakim Noah each received two technicals and were...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Mike Conley scored six of his 26 points in the final two minutes as Memphis overcame Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-93 on Tuesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Durant had 36 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for Oklahoma...

NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony hung from the rim, the helpless defender who tried to stop his dunk lying on the court below after falling down. Pretty soon, Anthony's jumper was falling, too. Once that happened, the New York Knicks blew away...

The Sports Xchange Pacers dominate on defense to take Game 1 against Knicks NEW YORK -- The Indiana Pacers dominated in the low post and the perimeter, securing a 102-95 win over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Home court is still holding serve with the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks. The Pacers took a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series with the Hawks when they beat them 106-83 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Game 6 is on...

The Sports Xchange NBA roundup: James nearly unanimous MVP choice Miami Heat forward LeBron James was officially named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in the past five seasons in the results of voting...