Coach Rick Carlisle draped his arm around Tony Romo as the crowd roared in the final minutes of the Dallas Mavericks' honorary game for the retiring Cowboys quarterback. Fans desperately wanted to see the career passing leader for the storied Cowboys franchise get in for ...
The San Antonio Spurs got a glimpse of their future and it was both encouraging and daunting. Kawhi Leonard scored 34 points, rookie Dejounte Murray added a season-high 24 and the short-handed Spurs overcame a pregame injury to Pau Gasol in beating the Denver Nuggets ...
Blessed with natural athletic talent, Richard Roby and Kenyon Martin capitalized on opportunities to play pro basketball. The sport also helped them develop a brotherly bond. Basketball is in their genes. Their father, Paul Roby, was a high school hoop standout in Saginaw, Michigan, in ...
Vince Boryla, a former player, coach and general manager in the NBA, died Sunday. He was 89. The death was confirmed by the Denver Nuggets and the University of Denver, where he's a member of the school's Hall of Fame. Before the Nuggets' game against Dallas ...
The Toronto Raptors were ready for Danilo Gallinari. They didn't have an answer for Nikola Jokic. The rookie center had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets ended Toronto's 11-game winning streak with a 112-93 victory over the Raptors on Monday. Jokic's totals were ...
Stephen Curry was just about unstoppable in the fourth quarter, except near the very end. Curry scored 20 of his 38 points in the final period but lost the ball under defensive pressure from Danilo Gallinari in the game's final moments, and the Denver Nuggets ...
Sometimes during the dog days of August, NFL training camp talk turns to hoops and hardwood. That was the case in Denver on Monday when the Broncos welcomed several visitors to their sideline, including Colorado State basketball coach Larry Eustachy and new Denver Nuggets head ...
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey knows adding Ty Lawson is a risky move. He believes the possible reward is worth that risk. Lawson was acquired in a trade with the Denver Nuggets on Monday, giving the Rockets needed depth at point guard, though he is ...
The Denver Nuggets have hired Michael Malone as their new coach, the team announced on Monday. The Malone got the job over Melvin Hunt, who served as interim coach after Brian Shaw was fired on March 3. The players lobbied for the Nuggets to make ...
Denver Nuggets coach Melvin Hunt compared San Antonio's dominant start to a first-round knockout. However, the Spurs may have also taken a big blow early. Danny Green scored 21 points, including 6-for-6 shooting on 3-pointers, and the Spurs cruised to a 123-93 victory over the ...
Even the biggest stars of the Houston Rockets' past couldn't outshine James Harden on Thursday night. Harden scored a career-high 50 points with 10 rebounds to lead the Rockets to a 118-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on a night when the team celebrated the ...
Derrick Rose made up for all those misses with a bunch of big shots down the stretch. There was a quite a struggle. Then there was quite a transformation. Rose scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls beat the ...
