Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Marvin Williams dropped 27 points and added 11 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks increased their playoff chances with a 114-109 victory over the New York Knicks. Atlanta extended its home winning streak to five games and n ...

GENEVA (AP) _ Britain's hopes of qualifying for the basketball tournament at the 2012 London Olympics are in jeopardy because of a dispute between national authorities and the sport's world governing body. FIBA, the international basketball federat ...

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

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

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

NEW YORK (AP) _ The former Knicks executive who filed a US$10 million sexual harassment lawsuit against Isiah Thomas was a rising star forced to fend off the NBA great's clumsy advances, her lawyer told a jury Tuesday. But defence lawyer Kathleen Bo ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed second-round draft pick Chris Richard. Terms of the contract were not disclosed Saturday. The six-foot-nine forward from Florida was the 41st overall selection in the 2007 draft. Timberwolves ...

NEW YORK (AP) _ A Madison Square Garden executive who says NewYork Knicks coach Isiah Thomas showered her with profanities wasunsparing in her own foul language to describe fellow executives, aformer colleague testified Monday. John Cudmore, a senio ...

SEATTLE (AP) _ Seattle city officials filed a lawsuit Monday tokeep the SuperSonics from leaving town. The lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court was a countermove to a Sonics' attempt to be released from their lease onKeyArena. According to th ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Washington Wizards guard Roger Mason re-signedwith the team on Monday, agreeing to a one-year deal. The six-foot-five Mason averaged 2.7 points in 62 games as areserve last season. ``My heart is in D.C.,'' Mason said. ``I feel lik ...