http://dir.salon.com/topics/basketball/?source=rss&aim=basketball en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/25/wnba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/25/wnba/index.html?source=rss Tsk tsk and all that, but at least people are talking about the league. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/15/packer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/15/packer/index.html?source=rss After three decades calling the Final Four, he's out at CBS. Has anyone in sports TV lasted so long while being loved so little? King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/02/davis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/07/02/davis/index.html?source=rss NBA and NHL players are switching teams willy-nilly, money is flying, and in nine months it'll all mean something. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/27/draft/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/27/draft/index.html?source=rss Rose goes first, Riley takes Beasley after all, and the New York fans boo the Knicks' choice, as always. By Caitlin Shamberg Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/06/25/yauch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/06/25/yauch/index.html?source=rss The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch on his new documentary, "Gunnin' for That #1 Spot," and tomorrow's NBA superstars. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/24/age_limit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/24/age_limit/index.html?source=rss The N.Y. Times profiles a high school basketball star on the verge of a smart response to the NBA age limit. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/19/sonics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/19/sonics/index.html?source=rss The NBA team makes a bizarro-world argument as it tries to escape Seattle. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/18/celtics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/18/celtics/index.html?source=rss L.A. walked into Game 6 looking to get KO'd, and Boston more than obliged to wrap up the NBA Finals. By Gary Kamiya Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/06/17/team_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/06/17/team_mccain/index.html?source=rss To avoid humiliating a once-great party and subjecting America to more painful glimpses of McCain's ideas and teeth, the mercy rule must be invoked now. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/16/soccer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/16/soccer/index.html?source=rss Three goals in final 15 minutes of regulation give the Turks a stunner of a win over the Czech Republic at Euro 2008. Plus: Soccer letters. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/16/finals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/16/finals/index.html?source=rss Bryant gets a key non-call to help L.A. send the NBA Finals back to Boston for Game 6. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/13/celtics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/13/celtics/index.html?source=rss Chopping down a 24-point lead, Boston wins to put the Lakers at death's door. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/12/sonics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/12/sonics/index.html?source=rss Owners argue that poor attendance means city doesn't care about team -- which owners have destroyed and tried to move. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/11/donaghy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/11/donaghy/index.html?source=rss It's a big problem for the NBA that disgraced ex-ref Tim Donaghy's allegations of rigged games in the '02 and '05 playoffs ring true. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/10/schilling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/10/schilling/index.html?source=rss The Red Sox star takes in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and finds himself shocked by Bryant, the officials and all that pounding. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/09/finals_game_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/09/finals_game_2/index.html?source=rss They let it get away in Game 2, but held on to beat the Lakers. Now they have it in the NBA Finals, but have to hit the treacherous road. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/06/nostalgia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/06/nostalgia/index.html?source=rss The NBA Finals are fascinating and exciting on their face. Enough with the obsession over memories of Larry, Magic, Wilt and Russell. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/06/nba_finals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/06/nba_finals/index.html?source=rss NBA Finals: The Boston forward's dramatic return from a scary-looking injury leads the Celtics to a Game 1 win over the Lakers. By King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/05/finals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/05/finals/index.html?source=rss The Celtics have the Big Three, but athletic L.A. has three pretty good players too. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/02/phone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/06/02/phone/index.html?source=rss Could it be that the latest trend in mid-tech gadgetry is to program in hoops-coach logic? King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/22/bryant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/22/bryant/index.html?source=rss A player who can bend a game to his will is an awfully nice thing to have in the NBA playoffs. By Cary Tennis Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/22/basketball_in_suburbia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/22/basketball_in_suburbia/index.html?source=rss The kid next door has discovered basketball, and I have discovered an exquisite torture. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/21/lottery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/21/lottery/index.html?source=rss In the most awkward half-hour in televised sports, Chicago wins the NBA draft lottery and a shot at Memphis point guard Derrick Rose. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/20/spurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/20/spurs/index.html?source=rss San Antonio refuses to go down, completes rally from 2-0 deficit to oust the Hornets in seven. King Kaufman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/19/brady/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/19/brady/index.html?source=rss Could the Bay Area boy have been sending a message to Yankees fan LeBron about sticking with the locals?