basketball

One would think basketball would pose particular challenges for Ryan Leonard, since he was born without any arms. It turns out — as you can see in this video — that Leonard has no problem hitting a difficult half court shot.

The United States surpassed the 100-medal mark during another record-setting day at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Saturday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights:

Poor sportsmanship causes Nicolas Batum of France to take his anger out on a set of Spain balls.

The 2012 Olympics start this Friday. Do you know which sports are played in the Olympics? Can you name 5 of them? 10? If you can name more than 12, then you are better than me. In all there are 36 different events. Yeah, I was surprised too.

The biggest free agent stories of the NBA preseason are Dwight Howard and Jeremy Lin. While Lin has found a home, Howard’s situation is still a nightmare.

Though the popularity of BASEketball never really took off after the movie’s release, some vertical-minded entrepreneurs believe one of the greatest drinking games to ever come down the pike should get an infusion of basketball.

Saturday & Sunday July 21st and 22nd Rockstar Energy Drink presents 'Takin it to the Streets' 3 on 3 basketball tournament in downtown Hermiston.

LeBron James recorded a triple-double, and the Miami Heat won the 2012 NBA title with a 121-106 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Miami on Thursday night.

Jim Rome talked with NBA Commissioner David Stern today and opened up by asking him about the conspiracy theories that the NBA Draft Lottery was fixed. Stern, obviously upset over the question, then replies back to Rome saying, "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?" Low blow, dood.

The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year by eliminating the Boston Celtics, 101-88, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. The Heat will play the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA’s Western Conference champions, in the 2012 NBA Finals, starting Tuesday night in Oklahoma City.

The top two seeds in the West have both advanced to the Western Conference finals, with the winner of this series heading to the NBA Finals. Here’s a preview of the best-of-seven series between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder:

Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers is a monster on the court — the guy is more than six-feet tall for crying out loud — and we think it’s time that he gets his own internet meme. If Tim Tebow gets one, why shouldn’t Griffin? Well, we might not have to wait as long as we originally thought thanks to the son of his teammate Chris Paul.