Josh Howard

Long after what might have been his last — or second-to-last — practice as a member of the Washington Wizards, Jordan Crawford hardly looked like a man worried about his future or prepared to distance himself from his teammates. Engaged in a...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Aberdeen Central at Pierre, 7:30 p.m. JUNIOR HOCKEY Aberdeen Wings vs. Austin Bruins, Odde Ice Center, 7:15 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY Aberdeen Cougars at Sioux Falls HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL South...

Here are team-by-team previews on teams in this weekend's Metro vs. Florida Challenge at Wekiva, provided by Mustangs coach Scott Williams. games are Friday and Saturday (see event schedule): Apopka Blue Darters: New coach Matt Ruta inherits a program...

An updated look at NBA free agents. Who has signed, who is still available, who has become available: Best of who is left: Kenyon Martin, Josh Howard, Derek Fisher, Chris Andersen, Mickael Pietrus, Mehmet Okur (retired), Maurice Evans, Ryan Gomes,...

TV SPORTS Soccer-Premier League, Liverpool at Manchester City, 1:55 p.m. (ESPN2) Men's College Basketball-Michigan State at Wisconsin, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Alabama-Birmingham at Florida, 6 p.m. (FXSP); Louisville at St. John's, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Southern...

NBA free agents (* -- indicates restricted free agent, with team allowed to match outside offers to retain player): Best of who is left: Alexis Ajinca, Gilbert Arenas, Keith Bogans, Erick Dampier, Francisco Elson, Melvin Ely, Kryrlo Fesenko, Eddie House,...

Q: If the Magic get rid of Gilbert Arenas, which they most likely will do with “amnesty”, don't you think the Heat should go after him? He's a shooting point guard and that's exactly what the Heat need. — Jason. A: Just because a...

Lakers 96, Jazz 71 (final) You can't lose them all. It might have seemed a distinct possibility to jittery Lakers fans after their team's 0-2 start, but there remain more than a handful of NBA teams the quality of the visitors who took the Staples...

Lakers vs. Jazz: Game updates...

Caught in the Web: What they're saying about the Lakers' 96-87 loss to the Jazz in Utah on Saturday night: Game stories -- The Los Angeles Times' Ben Bolch on how the Lakers fell apart after Coach Mike Brown's ejection. -- ESPNLosAngeles.com's Dave...

(As NBA owners work to settle the lockout, only now are the actual losses of games becoming real. To that end, we will offer a look on each scheduled game day of what would have been in play for the Miami Heat had they actually been playing.) The...

The Magic won’t have to worry about critics giving them a thumbs up or down in the 2011 NBA Draft tonight. They won’t have a first-round pick unless they make a deal for one. Their pick was packaged in last season’s blockbuster trade...