LeBron James and Kobe Bryant head Team USA squad Category: SportsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 10:12 AM -0800
(Reuters) - NBA All-Stars LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard are among the 20 players who will compete for selection for the U.S. men's basketball Olympic team, USA Basketball said on...[more]
Wings' Lidstrom to be featured on 'NHL 36' show Category: SportsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 09:44 AM -0800
The cameras will follow just about Lidstrom's every move for the next 36 hours. The Wings play Buffalo tonight and at Dallas on Tuesday. Viewers will get an up-close look at Lidstrom at the rink,...[more]
Mailbag: Surprising 76ers are legit contenders Category: SportsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 09:37 AM -0800
NBA mailbag: Doug Collins is coaching up Spencer Hawes and Thaddeus Young to give the 76ers a real chance of earning a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference.[more]
Coaches jazzed for a toss-up U-M vs. MSU game Category: SportsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 09:24 AM -0800
An evened playing field also has come to the football series, as the Spartans have won four years in a row. Both football teams finished the 2011 season ranked in the top 15.[more]
Nadal overcomes knee pain, wins Aussie opener Category: SportsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 08:59 AM -0800
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Rafael Nadal has a new injury -- a tendon problem in his right knee that nearly prompted him to forfeit a first-round match at the Australian Open on Monday that he...[more]
'We're a dangerous team,' Coughlin says Category: SportsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 07:50 AM -0800
PFT: Coach Tom Coughlin likes how the Giants are playing entering the NFC championship game against the 49ers. We all should.[more]
PBT: Kobe says Paul, Rose are most like him Category: SportsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 06:28 AM -0800
PBT: Kobe Bryant says only Chris Paul and Derrick Rose have "that competitive edge" like him. Hm, that leaves out LeBron?[more]
Mick McCabe: Examining the road to East Lansing for boys basketball Category: SportsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 02:26 AM -0800
Kalamazoo Central boys basketball coach Mike Thomas found an unusual way to spend a Saturday afternoon as his team broke its three-game losing streak. "I sat at home with my little 7-month-old son...[more]