Francisco Garcia

He’s won a national championship and been to consecutive Final Fours at Kentucky, but coach John Calipari has also shown his creativity in a variety of other ways. He had a telethon to raise money for Haiti after a hurricane devastated the island....

Kentucky fans who don’t have a ticket for Monday night’s exhibition game between the Dominican Republic national team coached by John Calipari and a team of ex-Kentucky players now playing in the NBA led by John Wall, Rajon Rondo and...

LEXINGTON — Kentucky’s basketball program has sent a lot of great starting lineups on the court, but the one Monday night was something special. There was Tayshaun Prince, who has won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons, and Rajon...

Former Kentucky coach Joe Hall and former UK¿All-American Sam Bowie have been benched by the¿NCAA. Original plans called for the two to be honorary coaches when the Dominican Republic national team coached by UK coach John Calipari plays an exhibition...

LEXINGTON — Al Horford never thought he’d spend a month training with the Dominican Republic national team in the middle of Kentucky. But because Kentucky’s John Calipari is coaching the Dominican Republic’s national team in the...

Poor Lakers. Even if Dwight Howard walks and Metta World Peace gets amnestied, they're still too far over the salary cap to chase any big-name free agents. Silly NBA rules. Along those lines, a sad-looking quote stood out as players and staffers slogged...

HOUSTON -- While the challenge proved far greater than anyone could have imagined following the opening three games of this series, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally found the gumption to finish the upstart Houston Rockets, claiming a 103-94 victory in...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- James Harden scored a team-high 31 points, and the Houston Rockets stayed alive with a 107-100 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2,...

The Lakers (44-37) will need to make the playoffs if they want to see Steve Nash back in the lineup. "He's close," said Coach Mike D'Antoni after the team's final-regular-season shoot-around on Wednesday.  "He's not ready today.  We'll see on Sunday...

The Lakers (44-37) have been bombarded by the Rockets' (45-36) small forwards this season. Can they slow down the likes of Chandler Parsons and Carlos Delfino enough to make sure they pull out a win?  The Lakers' postseason may entirely depend on how well...

The Lakers (44-37) need to deal with James Harden on Wednesday when they host the Houston Rockets (45-36) in a must-win game that will determine whether they will make the playoffs, finishing in seventh, eighth or ninth place. With no Kobe Bryant...

While the biggest news as the NBA's trade deadline came and went Thursday was that there was no real big news, several transactions that did take place are making headlines a day later now that the dust has settled. Ronnie Brewer gives the Oklahoma City...