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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...