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 Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina’s star, was awarded the Oscar Robertson Trophy on Friday, being named and acknowledged as the nation's top college basketball player.The US Basketball Writers Association offered him the trophy during its annual college basketball awards breakfast in San Antonio.Hansbrough has led the Tar Heels to record...
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 Donnie Walsh was named the president of struggling New York Nicks on Wednesday, taking over the position that was previously held by embattled Coach Isiah Thomas.Walsh, who has been with the Indiana Pacers 23 years, will have "complete control over all basketball operations," Knicks owner James Dolan said. According to Newsday,...
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 The Boston Celtics, the best team of the league this season, went on the court and defeated the league’s worst team on Sunday night at TD Banknorth Garden 88-62, limiting Miami Heat to only 17 field goals, the lowest record in the NBA history.Reserve Leon Powe scored 17 points and was the top rebounder of the game with his 13, while...
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 The Memphis Grizzlies managed to record a surprising victory over the Los Angeles Lakers 114-111 on Friday night, as they saw themselves capable of overcoming Kobe Bryant’s 53-point performance.Bryant also had 10 assists and made 19 out of 37 shots, having a great game, but he was not enough to stop the Grizzlies, who won for just the...
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 Kobe Bryant scored 30 points on Monday night to help the Los Angeles Lakers snatch a 123-119 overtime victory from Golden State, while they got a taste of how a potential playoff matchup could look like.Bryant also had 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers, who reached a half game away from the top position of the over competitive...
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 Mo Williams scored a team-high 29 points on Saturday, leading Milwaukee to end its six games loosing streak with the 108-98 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.Cleveland managed to score and come back from a 17 point deficit, tying the game at 46-46 at the half, but soon after that the Bucks’ Williams nailed two free throws, which set...
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 The Boston Celtics have managed to finish the road trip through Texas, making a 3-0 triangle of winning games, over San Antonio on Monday, while ending Houston’s 22 games winning streak on Tuesday and, finally, defeating the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. After completing the NBA Texas teams triangle, the Celtics proved everybody...
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 The New Orleans Hornets showed they have something to say in the over competitive NBA this season, as they managed to defeat the most acclaimed teams, including the Spurs, Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets.Former Houston swingman Bonzi Wells scored his season best 25 points, 20 of which only in the last period, on Wednesday...
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 Kobe Bryant was Los Angeles Lakers’ top scorer on Tuesday night, as he added 29 points and seven assists to the 102-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks, which got again on the top position of the Western Conference, at a tie with Houston Rockets.The Rockets were defeated on Tuesday, as the Boston Celtics managed to end Houston’s 22 winning...
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 The Minnesota Timberwolves owner, Glen Taylor, criticized his former star player, Kevin Garnett, saying that he gave up on the team last season.Taylor, a big fan and friend of Garnett during his 12 years in the NBA, said that the All- Star forward and former MVP, took himself out of the lineup, as he missed the last five games last...
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