07/10/11 The Portland Trail Blazers are finally looking like a team ready to make a push for a NBA Championship. With a great core set of guys in Raymond Felton , Wesley Matthews, Gerald Wallace, LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden, and with Brandon Roy, Nicolas Batum and Marcus Camby coming off the bench, the Blazers did an excellent job drafting young talent in Jon Diebler and Nolan Smith to complement ...
07/06/11 Three years ago the Portland Trail Blazers were the talk of the NBA , a team on the verge of something special with young, budding stars and a promising future. Fast forward to the 2011 NBA offseason and the Blazers are entertaining a middling roster with myriad injury and personnel issues. What changes can be made to assure the Blazers make their way deeper into the playoffs? Rip City should ...
07/04/11 Child Shot: 3-year old boy shot in the arm in the 8600 block of Liberty Mills Dr.on city's south west side Indianapolis Metro Police believe a child accidentally shot himself in the 8600 block of Liberty Mills Dr. on the city's south west side. At around 9:30 a.m. police got a call from the mother of a 3-year old boy who reported he had been shot once in the upper right arm. The child was ...
07/03/11 Many families will spend this holiday weekend together. But for some in the Signal Mountain community, the Fourth of July weekend is a somber one. It's been more than two months since anyone has seen or heard from Gail Palmgren.
06/30/11 Are the Trail Blazers down? Sure. Should we count Portland out? No way! With a potentially key trade on draft night, the hope of a healthy season next year, and an interim GM who isn't afraid to mix it up, the Blazers may have a legitimate shot to challenge the likes of L.A., Denver , Oklahoma City and Dallas . Here are the top three reasons why the Trail Blazers should still be considered ...
06/30/11 In this 18 slide roller coaster ride you will be presented with the elite players at performing a specific play in the game of basketball during the past 10 years. Every slide will contain the winner, a description of why I chose him, seven honorable mentions that came to mind and some media content for your viewing pleasure. Begin Slideshow
06/29/11 We understand why the Portland Trail Blazers might hedge before extending a qualifying offer for the 2011-12 season to oft-injured and currently rehabbing center Greg Oden . This is a man who might very well make it to the 2012 calendar year, regardless of a lockout, with just 82 games under his belt in 4 1/2 combined seasons. On top of that, the qualifying offer (which Portland has until ...
06/29/11 Kansas sophomore-to-be Meghan Potee won the Indiana Women's Golf Open edging a pair of professionals by two shots in the two-round tournament, which concluded Tuesday.
06/29/11 To be fair, I'm sure there are worse ways to spend $8.8 million. You could buy stock in Pets.com. You could pay a plastic surgeon to make yourself and all your loved ones look just like Steve Buscemi. You could even buy 582,396 copies of Bristol Palin's new book, "Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far." But let's be honest: $8.8 million for a four-year veteran big man who's missed 75 percent of ...
06/29/11 Like teammate Monta Ellis , Warriors center Andris Biedrins ' name has been in and out of trade rumors for quite some time. New Warriors coach Mark Jackson addressed the Ellis trade rumors immediately, but Warriors brass has been less definitive about whether Biedrins will be with the team . Even with Biedrins on-court shortcomings the last few years, apparently he still has some value and ...
06/28/11 CAMBY, Ind. -- Kaylee Imel had to watch her step when she turned in her scorecard at the Indiana Women's Open. She sidestepped a puddle and carefully made her way around a patch of mud as she handed the card to tournament officials at Heartland Crossing Golf Links.
06/23/11 With the recent three-team swap between the Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Bobcats, and Milwaukee Bucks, every single 2011 NBA Mock Draft is officially trash. Here is an updated first round mock after today's blockbuster trade: 1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving There's really hasn't ever been much debate as to who would be selected No. 1. It's been Kyrie Irving since Cleveland won the draft ...
06/23/11 The 2011 NBA Draft is set to begin on June 23 in Newark, New Jersey. Thirty teams, two rounds, one goal. Thirty NBA teams will add one or many new faces into the folds of their franchise. They may be guards, forwards, or centers, but they will have one thing in common. They will be expected to fill a role and contribute. From the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers selecting No. 1 overall all the way ...
06/22/11 NBA Draft Order, BKN BC-BKN--2011 NBA Draft Order,0489 2011 NBA Draft Order By The Associated Press Held: June 23 at The Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.
06/22/11 A look at some of the latest buzz on who Cleveland will pick, Kemba Walker's floor, San Antonio's trade offers, and Andre Miller.
06/22/11 This 2011 NBA Mock Draft comes with the big event just one day away, and things are beginning to get just a bit crazy. In the penultimate 2011 NBA Mock Draft here on SBNation.com -- there will be one more on Thursday -- panic has been traded for the cracking of the fragile vessel holding it all together. People always say the NBA draft is crazy, and they are correct in that assessment. But I don ...
06/16/11 With or without Donnie Walsh, the show must go on. Regardless of who may be calling the shots in the front office, anyone with ties to the Knicks organization knows which offseason moves are of high priority this summer and beyond. Although the Dallas Mavericks had their way with them in the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat have already arrived and will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come ...
06/14/11 The NBA Draft will be held in a little over a week. There will be many workouts with prospects hosted by teams in the coming days to get a better feel of who they want to select with their pick(s). Here is a mock draft featuring reasons why each team should select the particular player projected in the mock. Begin Slideshow
06/09/11 With the NBA Finals dominating basketball headlines, it's easy to forget that the NBA draft is right around the corner. But here we are in early June, and the nation's top amateur basketball talent is beginning to grow anxious as to what their futures hold. If they think their job is difficult, just imagine the tasks that lie ahead for general managers across the NBA. At Bleacher Report, we'll ...
06/04/11 Fact: The Charlotte Bobcats have no healthy centers under contract for next season. Fact: Center is arguably the hardest position to fill. | 
