Tim Hardaway, Jr.

    As Derrick Rose continually dominated the Miami Heat's ball boys during pregame warmups at AmericanAirlines Arena, it became increasingly clear that the Chicago Bulls were largely playing for the future these past two weeks.     Without Rose, as...

Tim Hardaway Jr. feels like a weight has been lifted from his shoulders since he made the decision to leave Michigan after his junior season. The loose version of the 6-foot-6 guard who helped the Wolverines to the national title game with 14.5 points,...

     Yes, it is time for the yearly one-word rant now that the NBA has bestowed all of its annual individual awards: Why?     Actually, more to the point, the issue should be: When?     As much as anything, it is the Coach of the Year balloting, or,...

The Sports Xchange NBA Roundup: Boylan out as coach of Bucks, Kobe tweets photo of ankle stitches Jim Boylan will not return as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks next season, the team announced Wednesday. Boylan went 22-28 as the interim coach of the...

The Sports Xchange NBA early-entry list includes 46 college players The NBA released on Wednesday its list of 46 college and 31 international players who have applied for early entry into the 2013 draft. Among the prominent names who project as...

The Sports Xchange The NBA on Wednesday released its list of 46 college and 31 international players who have applied for early entry into the 2013 draft. Among the prominent names who project as possible lottery picks are Nerlens Noel, who left...

The Green Bay Packers locked up star linebacker Clay Matthews with a long-term extension Wednesday as the team took care of one of its top two stars in need of new deals. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is also in negotiations for an extension. Matthews...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The time was right for Trey Burke. The Michigan star made it official Sunday: He's leaving the Wolverines to enter the NBA draft. The move came as no surprise after Burke was voted The Associated Press national player of...

The time was right for Trey Burke. The Michigan star made it official Sunday: He's leaving the Wolverines to enter the NBA draft. The move came as no surprise after Burke was voted the Associated Press national player of the year and led Michigan to the...

   The NBA got it right when it came to the All-Star ballot. It got it all wrong when it comes to the media vote for the 2013 All-NBA teams.    Moving away from the stodginess of we-always-have-done-it-that-way thinking, the league changed the All-...

After falling just short of a national title in a loss to Louisville, Trey Burke was asked about his relationship with Michigan coach John Beilein. "The respect I have for Coach Beilein is at an all-time high and it will always be," Burke said....

ATLANTA — Michigan will have three or four thank-you notes to hand out should it win Monday night's national championship game against Louisville at the Georgia Dome. It can start with Penn State, which beat the Wolverines by 14 points in State...