Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season.

Hedo Turkoglu reportedly agreed to join the Portland Trail Blazers after helping Orlando reach the NBA finals.

Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi said Friday that she's embarrassed after being cited for drunken driving a few hours after she helped lead her team to victory over the Seattle Storm.

The Boston Celtics have offered forward Rasheed Wallace a contract as part of a major push to land the coveted forward, according to a published report on Friday.

Seth Curry scored 12 points to lead the United States to a 71-55 victory over France on Friday, sending the Americans into the second round of the FIBA under-19 world junior basketball championships.

Candace Parker is returning to action for the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday when they host the Phoenix Mercury.

Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.

His nickname hasn't arrived. His motto with Cleveland is already in place.

Houston Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming will have to wait up to a week before he knows whether he will need surgery on his broken left foot.

The Houston Rockets have reached a multiyear deal with free agent Trevor Ariza, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday night.

In a free-agent swap of forwards, the Lakers reached an agreement with Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest and the Rockets have reached agreement...

Left-hander Neal Cotts, who pitched in 19 games this season for the Chicago Cubs before being sent to the minors on May 27, underwent Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery Thursday.

A lawyer for Ryan Leaf says a fugitive action filed against the former NFL quarterback in Washington state has been dismissed.

You had to see it to bee-lieve it.

Russell Branyan's colossal homer brought one word to mind for Don Wakamatsu.

The NFL suspended Jets linebacker Calvin Pace for four games without pay Thursday for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

Major League Baseball has loaned millions to Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks, Yahoo! reported.

Steven Bjornstad, a 6-foot-10 graduate of Columbia River High School in Vancouver, will play basketball for Washington State.

Rebekkah Brunson scored the go-ahead basket with 34 seconds left and blocked a key shot moments later, helping the Sacramento Monarchs snap...

A sellout crowd at San Diego's Petco Park will welcome back Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez from his 50-game drug suspension.