NEW YORK (AP) _ NBA referee Joey Crawford was reinstated bycommissioner David Stern on Monday, five months after he wassuspended indefinitely for improper on-court conduct. San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan contended that Crawfordchallenged him to a ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ The former Knicks executive who filed a US ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Indiana Pacers forward Shawne Williams wasarrested Tuesday on charges of marijuana possession and drivingwithout a license after an officer pulled over a sport utilityvehicle for making an illegal lane change. Williams, the Pacer ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Yi Jianlian is finally going to play for theMilwaukee Bucks. Yi, the sixth overall selection in the NBA draft in June, signeda standard rookie scale contract with the Bucks in Hong Kong onWednesday. A contingent of Bucks officials t ...

TORONTO (CP) _ The Toronto Raptors reached a three-year broadcastagreement with CBC on Wednesday. The network will broadcast up to 10 regular-season games duringthe 2007-08 season, and up to 20 regular-season games in each of thefollowing two season ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ David Stern insisted allegations that formerreferee Tim Donaghy bet on games was an isolated case and called itthe worst situation he had experienced during his tenure ascommissioner. ``Mr. Donaghy is the only referee alleged to have ...

NBA referee Tim Donaghy, under investigation by the FBI forbetting on games he worked, had local law officials at his Floridahome Sunday because of threatening phone calls he's received,according to the New York Post. Three squad cars from the Manat ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) _ The New Jersey Nets announced Mondayhead coach Lawrence Frank has signed a multi-year contractextension. Terms were not disclosed. Frank has taken the team to the playoffs each of his four seasonswith the team, but the N ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ The FBI is investigating allegations that aveteran NBA referee bet on basketball games over the past twoseasons, including ones in which he officiated. According to a law enforcement official, authorities areexamining whether the ref ...

SHANGHAI, China (AP) _ China's official sports association hasissued an unprecedented public criticism of Yao Ming for reportinglate to national team training. The Houston Rockets star was faulted for taking too much time offto recover from his last ...