Heat end skid
The Miami Heat shrugged off back-to-back road defeats on Thursday to post a decisive 106-85 victory against the Dallas Mavericks, the team that beat them in last season’s NBA championship series.
Nowitzki, Terry lift Mavs
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle told his team before Saturday night’s game in Houston that the playoffs were starting right now, and the Mavericks responded with a pivotal victory.
Rubio hurt as Lakers edge by T-Wolves
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-102 victory over Minnesota on Friday, a defeat made more painful for the Timberwolves by a late injury to Ricky Rubio.
Dodgers beat Padres 4-1 behind stellar Kershaw
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw wasn’t blowing the San Diego Padres away early. His slider was unreliable and his pitch count started climbing as he tried to get outs. That’s when the Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander dipped into his arsenal and found other stuff that worked. Kershaw retired 13 of his last 14 batters [...]
Heat call players-only meeting
DALLAS (Reuters) – The struggling Miami Heat held a players-only meeting that lasted 20 minutes following their 106-95 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. The loss meant the Heat’s record dropped to 9-8 which is well below preseason expectations after signing two-times reigning Most Valuable Player LeBron James and multiple All Star Chris Bosh [...]
