Heart-breaking loss for Tall Blacks
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The Tall Blacks were eliminated from the medal round of the Athens Olympics on Monday after suffering a heartbreaking 88-84 loss to Spain.
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This would be the loss to finally confirm â-fter considerable evidence had strongly suggested it â -t the best American players just can&#39;t cut it worldwide on their ability to dunk anymore.
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For the second straight year, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been asked to deal with the death of a player's sibling. Last year, it was Larry Hughes's brother, who died of a heart defect. This year, it's David Wesley's brother, who died unexpectedly more than two months ago.
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HIGHLIGHT: Emotional moments. We saw Sydney hero Rulon Gardner, crying as he removed his sneakers and left them on the mat -- a traditional signal of retirement -- after winning a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
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The unbearable heartache of witnessing her sonâs torment at the hands of his Iraqi captors proved too much for Lil Bigley. Just hours after making a desperate plea for mercy, the 86-year
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Australia&#39;s hopes of an Olympic Games men&#39;s basketball quarter-final berth slumped with a heart-breaking 87-82 loss to Puerto Rico.
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Sundayâs game represents a bittersweet moment for Jeremy Shockey, who broke his leg against Washington in December, played most of the Giantsâ games, only to miss the most important ones.
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The Newcastle coach leaves a legacy designed for the ascent of Alan Shearer, writes Henry Winter. The madness of St James&#39; was yesterday permeated with sadness.
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Four-month-old Damaris Ochoa was near death, born with an enlarged heart that was quickly giving out. Obtaining a transplant in time was a long shot...
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The MIAA Division 2 North boys' basketball final yesterday at Tsongas Arena wasn't a fair fight. Belmont had senior guard Timmie Barrows, who dropped a career-high 37 points in the Marauders' 66-53 win.
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ATHENS, Greece - By the end of the Olympic basketball tournament&#39;s first week, the shock of the United States&#39; opening-game loss to Puerto Rico was wearing off.
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Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning tore the patella tendon tear in his right knee in an awkward fall during Wednesday's National Basketball Association overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
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LITTLE ROCK -- A high school basketball player died Wednesday night after he collapsed during a game.
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The Green Bay Packers on Sunday suffered a loss far more painful than any theyâve experienced on the field this season. Reggie White, the great defensive end from the Packersâ powerhouse teams of the 1990s, died in North Carolina.
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Just when the Miami Heat were getting back on track, they may have lost the person they can least afford to be without.
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ATHENS, Greece - The U.S. men's basketball team endured another brutal loss...
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The United States lost 89-81 in thesemi-final of the men&#39;s basketball tournament Friday. This is the third loss for US in the tournament as they lost 94-90 to Lithuania and 92