Nolan Smith

Born in Hawthorne and raised in Carson, Darius Morris spent his childhood cheering for the Lakers – largely because of his his admiration for Kobe Bryant. Morris is less than four years removed from his playing days at Windward School, and now his...

Duke’s Shane Battier and North Carolina’s Joseph Forte shared 2001 ACC basketball player of the year honors as media balloting deadlocked at 32 votes each. If ever another season was going to produce such an improbable tie, it’s this...

The Lakers were recently awarded a disabled player exception for the injured Jordan Hill (hip), giving the team an additional spending tool. The exception can be used to sign a player for up to $1,781,800 through the remainder of the season. It can be...

Donaldson's double-double leads Wildcat girls to victory The Mulvane girls' team may have nuzzled in for the holiday break a couple hours too early Thursday. Physically, the Wildcats were on the court with Rose Hill. Mentally? Emotionally? Well...

George McClure saw Roddy Peters in an open gym before his sophomore season and knew the wiry point guard was a Division I player. Damon Handon had similar thoughts after watching Peters dominate Prince George’s County High School competition...

Mulvane has been a one trick pony all season - except for in the playoffs. Michael Mason helped out with two rushing touchdowns, with Ty Reddington's three touchdowns, on their way to a 37-14 win over Rose Hill at Mulvane. The defending 4A state...

It was hard to tell what, exactly, the Oklahoma City Thunder was preparing to do. In a routine as carefully choreographed as any Broadway production, Russell Westbrook and James Harden would flex their muscles before games last season. Brawny forward...

The Concordia High School finished its 2012 season with only two blemishes. The second one, which happened Saturday, was the hardest because it prevented the Panthers from claiming the 2012 Class 4A state championship. The second loss of the season came...

In 2009, former Maryland basketball coach Lefty Driesell received a puzzling phone call. C.J. Leslie — a high school player recruited by Kentucky, Connecticut and other powerhouse programs — introduced himself and said he wanted to learn...

ACC basketball’s talent drain continues at a record pace. With the expected news that Duke’s Austin Rivers and North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes and John Henson are entering the NBA draft, the conference next season will return no first-...

The biggest overachiever in Maryland basketball history -- maybe in the modern college game -- is trying to beat the odds again. At age 33, a decade after leading the Terps to the NCAA men's championship, three years removed from his last NBA game and...

Lou Amundson netted a career-high 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting off the bench as the Indiana Pacers routed the Portland Trail Blazers, 92-75, on Tuesday. "It felt great," Amundson said in a televised postgame interview. "We wanted to make a statement...