Chicago Sky guard/forward Elena Delle Donne led all players with 35,646 votes following final returns of the 2013 WNBA All-Star Balloting presented by Boost Mobile. Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker, the 2008 WNBA MVP, topped the Western Conference and ranked second overall with 33,810 votes. …read more
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los Angeles Kings have acquired forward Daniel Carcillo in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Blackhawks, who beat the Kings in the Western Conference finals on their way to the Stanley Cup title, received a co… …read more
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The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone knows that just because Tony Allen was fined $5,000 for flopping by the NBA, it doesn’t mean the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn’t a flagrant. …read more
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THE FACTS: The San Antonio Spurs showed no mercy Sunday afternoon. They took the court in Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series against a team they hardly recognized and treated those Los Angeles Lakers as if they were still stacked with All Stars, instead of the patchwork group they really were. San Antonio seized an early lead and never let it slip from their grasp, slowly expanding it to a 103-82 victory at Staples Center. The win completed their series sweep and sent the Lakers limping into an offseason of uncertainty.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Justin Williams scored in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings finished in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Slava V…
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THE FACTS: The Oklahoma City Thunder took a rollercoaster ride to victory in their first game without All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook. The Thunder squandered a 26-point second-quarter lead before Kevin Durant received a friendly bounce on a critical 3-point attempt in the final minute of regulation to help lift Oklahoma City to a 104-101 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series Saturday at Toyota Center.
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The Stanley Cup playoff picture in the Western Conference is set, but five of the eight seedings in the East will come down to the final day of the regular season.
Sunday’s tilt between the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins, originally schedu…
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THE FACTS: The Spurs were too quick, too experienced and ultimately too healthy for the Lakers on Friday night. Down their top four guards in Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series, the Lakers were at the mercy of San Antonio‘s veteran lineup, which teased them through part of the first quarter before methodically picking them apart the rest way of the 120-89 victory at Staples Center, giving them a commanding 3-0 series lead.
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THE FACTS: The Oklahoma City Thunder took a little while to get rolling but once they got going the Houston Rockets could not get out of the way of an avalanche and were buried 120-91 in Game 1 of their first round Western Conference playoff series.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Jeff Carter deflected the winning goal off his upper body with 51 seconds left in overtime, and the Los Angeles Kings took sole possession of fourth place in the Western Conference with a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars o…
THE FACTS: Tony Parker returned to form for San Antonio after late-season injuries by scoring 18 points with eight assists, and so did Manu Ginobili, whose 18 points off the bench on 3-for-5 shooting on 3-pointers elevated the Spurs past the Los Angeles Lakers for a 91-79 Game 1 victory Sunday in the Western Conference first round at AT&T Center.
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By Associated Press Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker scored 18 points each and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 91-79 on Sunday in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series.
THE FACTS: The Memphis Grizzlies did their best to slow the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series Saturday night, but the home team eventually walked out of Staples Center in L.A. a 112-91 winner. If it wasn’t their league-best defense that tried to put a logjam in L.A.’s swift pace, it was the 57 personal fouls called during the game. But the Clippers finally found a window to run through, and off they went in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Grizzlies by 15 points on their way to the win.
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers played above the rim, not enough to live up to their Lob City moniker but enough to beat Memphis at its own rebounding game.
Chris Paul led seven players in double figures with 23 points, Eric Bledsoe had 15 and the Clippers dominated the boards in a 112-91 victory over the Grizzlies in their Western Conference playoff opener on Saturday.
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The Clippers already have one-upped the Grizzlies. They went to Memphis last Saturday night and dominated the fourth quarter in a 91-87 victory, a win that played a significant role in the Clippers earning home-court advantage in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
CALGARY – Tri-City Americans forward Justin Feser was named the Western Conference finalist for the Western Hockey League‘s player of the year award Thursday.
The 20-year-old Red Deer, Alta., native scored 44 goals and had 62 assists with a p…
By Ramona Shelburne After the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 99-95 in overtime to clinch the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak confirmed that head coach Mike D’Antoni will return next season.
THE FACTS: Klay Thompson poured in 24 points and David Lee added 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-88 Wednesday night at the Rose Garden to claim the sixth seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Fedor Tyutin scored 2:19 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets moved into eighth place in the Western Conference with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
Blake Comeau and Matt Calvert also scored …
By Associated Press Steve Blake scored 24 points, Pau Gasol added his seventh career triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the seventh playoff seed in the Western Conference with a 99-95 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.