NBA Southeast

Randy Wittman, who guided the Washington Wizards this past season after the firing of coach Flip Saunders, has signed a two-year deal to continue coaching the NBA club.

Rajon Rondo sparked Boston after top scorer Paul Pierce had fouled out in over-time as the Celtics beat Miami 93-91 to level their NBA playoff series.

Kevin Durant scored half of his 36 points in the fourth quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-103 to tie the NBA Western Conference Finals at two games apiece.

The Boston Celtics, buoyed by a return to their home floor, jumped to a big lead and held on to beat Miami 101-91 and narrow the gap on the Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

The Boston Celtics, buoyed by a return to their home floor, jumped to a big lead and held on to beat Miami 101-91 to narrow the gap on the Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

Kevin Durant scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped San Antonio's 20-game win streak with a 102-82 triumph to trim the Spurs' lead in their NBA playoff series.

LeBron James scored 34 points and Dwyane Wade added 23 as Miami withstood a stellar performance by Boston's Rajon Rondo to beat the Celtics 115-111 in overtime in game two of the NBA Eastern Conference finals.

The New Orleans Hornets nabbed the top pick in next month's NBA Draft as the draft lottery left the Charlotte Bobcats with the No. 2 selection.

Tony Parker scored 34 points and the San Antonio Spurs stretched their win streak to 20 games, defeating Oklahoma City 120-111 to seize command of their NBA playoff series.

LeBron James poured in 32 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as the Miami Heat drew first blood in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals with a 93-79 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs turned it on in the fourth quarter to beat Oklahoma City 101-98 in the first game of the NBA Western Conference Finals.

NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James and veteran Dwyane Wade are firing on all cylinders as the Miami Heat seek a return to the NBA Finals when they face Boston for the Eastern Conference title.

The Boston Celtics punched their ticket to the NBA Eastern Conference finals with an 85-75 victory over Philadelphia behind a "triple-double" by Rajon Rondo.

The NBA fined Miami coach Erik Spoelstra $25,000 for critical public comments on the officiating of the Heat's Eastern Conference second-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers.

Mike Woodson, who guided the New York Knicks to the NBA playoffs after taking over as interim coach in March, signed a multi-year contract extension, according to the team.

Dwyane Wade scored 41 points and NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James added 28 Thursday as the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 105-93 to reach the Eastern Conference finals.

Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and league MVP LeBron James highlight the National Basketball Association's All-NBA First Team which was announced on Thursday.

Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and league MVP LeBron James highlight the National Basketball Association's All-Star team which was announced on Thursday.

Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid made the first cut among bidders to host the 2020 Olympics, as the International Olympic Committee announced that Baku and Doha were dropped from the running.

Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid made the first cut among bidders to host the 2020 Olympics, as the International Olympic Committee announced that Baku and Doha were dropped from the running.