[New York Times] Women’s Basketball | Preliminary Round: U.S. Women’s Basketball Star Is Mindful of Past and Present (Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:58:46 GMT) Things are looking up for Seimone Augustus, who well remembers the dark moments brought on by the career-threatening tumors found in her abdomen. [New York Times] Sweet Dreams 20-Years Later as [...]

[New York Times] Basketball | Men’s Group A: U.S. 98, France 71: In First Olympic Test, U.S. Men’s Team Makes Winning Look Easy (Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:42:24 GMT) After a slow start, LeBron James and Team USA trampled France in their first game at the London Games. [New York Times] Photo Sharing Shows All [...]

[New York Daily News] Pablo brings own sanity to PG spot (Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:59:44 GMT) Pablo Prigioni is not aware of the uproar Jeremy Lin’s stunning departure created in New York, but James Dolan’s newest point guard did try to lend a sane voice to Linsanity by assuring Knicks fans that they are [...]

[New York Post] Deron: Nets fans will show (Sat, 28 Jul 2012 03:42:01 -0500) LONDON â?? Deron Williams delivered a prediction yesterday from the Olympic Games â?? count on more Nets fans than Knicks fans being at Barclays Center for the team’s first home game in Brooklyn on Nov. 1. The Nets superstar point guard [...]

I have written before about how the NBA holds an unfair amount of power in comparison to the Players’ Association. Strict tampering rules, the collective bargaining agreement, and the NBA’s monopoly as the premiere professional basketball league give the NBA a technical advantage, and the brevity of the average players’ career along with many players’ [...]

[New York Daily News] Battle for New York: Nets host Knicks in opener (Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:53:21 GMT) If the Nets truly found a home in Brooklyn â?? and not just an extension of Madison Square Garden â?? they’ll find out on the first day of the season. [New York Post] Nets will open [...]

[New York Post] Lin says he didn’t ask for more $ (Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:11:26 -0500) Jeremy Lin says not to blame him for the surprisingly quick end to his Knicks career. In an interview with the San Jose Mercury News, Lin said he had nothing to do with the Rockets’ decision to restructure [...]