James Quizon

The Toronto Raptors are trying to hold on to the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference and division leadership in the Atlantic. The Memphis Grizzlies faces a similar task out West— hold on to the final spots in the playoff picture as the regular season winds down to its final stretch this year.

Will Carmelo Anthony land in Houston and play with Dwight Howard and James Harden? It is a possibility according to Marc Berman from the New York Post.

The Charlotte Bobcats carries a 31-34 win-loss record good for sixth place in the Eastern Conference while the Minnesota Timberwolves are at 32-31 but are just 10th in the West. The teams meet on Friday night in one of the 10 games on tap in the NBA.

The Carolina Panthers did not trade wide receiver Steve Smith but they decided to let him go anyway after releasing him early Thursday.

Both the Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls were blown to pieces in their last outing. They face each other on Thursday night hoping for a bounce back game a return to the win column.

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors visit Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in what is the fourth and final meeting in this regular season.

Surprise, surprise the Brooklyn Nets are the best team in the Eastern Conference in 2014 going 22-9 since the turn of the year. Even a better shocker is the fact that these same Nets have blanked the defending champions Miami Heat so far this season with two wins in two meetings.

The Cleveland Browns are serious in turning around the fate of their franchise after being very active on the very first day of free agency in the National Football League (NFL) acquiring a pair of defensive gems in linebacker Karlos Dansby and safety Donte Whitner.

Both the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls are on a high after beating the defending champions, Miami Heat in previous games. The teams are paired on Wednesday in one of the marquee match-ups of the night.

Eleven contestants are left vying for the “American Idol” crown in the thirteenth season of one of the most popular reality-contest shows in the world today. Entering the third week of elimination—two already got the boot, Kristen O'Conner and Emily Piriz from the original Top 13 AI Finalists—the betting lines suggest that it’s going to be a four-man (actually, 3-man and 1-woman) race to becoming the ultimate idol in 2014.

The Houston Rockets are one of the hottest teams in the league. On Wednesday, they will face the Oklahoma City Thunder, which are struggling since the All-Star break.

Alexander Meier of Eintracht Frankfurt re-signed with the club to extend his stay through 2017. The 31-year-old attacking midfielder started his career with FC St. Pauli and Hamburger SV in 2001-2003 and transferred to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2004.

The Suns visit the Clippers on Tuesday in a game that matches up two of the league’s best point guards in Goran Dragic and Chris Paul.

The Miami Heat have not lost four in a row in three years. They need the efficient LeBron James back if they want to avoid a skid that long when they face the Washington Wizards, winners of 8 of their last 9 games.

Behind an improved defense, the Toronto Raptors have shown legitimacy in owning the Atlantic division and being third place in the weak Eastern Conference. The Brooklyn Nets have turned it around lately as the division rivals meet on Monday night in Brooklyn.

Just last Thursday, news made the rounds that Phil Jackson was interested in going back to the NBA.

The Blazers are coming off a loss to the Dallas Mavericks. They trailed by as many as 30 points and came back to make it a close game but couldn’t pull-off the come-from-behind victory. The Rockets are on a high with a win over defending champions Miami Heat.

LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard and the rest of the Portland Trail Blazers will be matched-up with Dwight Howard, James Harden and the Houston Rockets on Sunday night in the fourth and final meeting between the West contenders.

The Miami Heat could have overtaken the struggling Indiana Pacers already for top of the Eastern Conference standings if not for a recent slump.

Just three years ago, the league, its players and its fans suffered through the dreaded lockout— the version of a work stoppage in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Safe to say, all parties do not want another strike in the league but it could happen as early as 2017, when the current NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expires.

When Carmelo Anthony asked Joakim Noah about how it is to play under Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau, it was just probably an innocent question. The Bulls center gave an answer and more: play for us if you want a ring!

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook is finally back to form after his recent injury. The Phoenix Suns are still short-handed but still have Goran Dragic, one of the best court generals in the NBA.

The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs meet in a marquee match-up on Thursday night for the second meeting this season between last year’s NBA finalists. The Heat got one in Miami in the first meeting with a convincing 113-101 victory and the Spurs want to return the favor when their nemesis visits Texas.

The new season of “Dancing with the Stars” has a line-up of celebrities with diverse backgrounds including two Olympians, a legendary swimmer, an ex-hockey player, a teen pop star and even a game show host. But who is the favourite days before the DWTS season premiere? Who is pegged to win it all even before it the show starts airing on March 17?

The Atlanta Hawks are still the most unselfish team in the league averaging 25.3 assists per game—No. 1 in the league—but it has not translated to wins this February with a 2-11 record in this stretch.

Don’t look now but the Brooklyn Nets are now at the 0.500 mark. By Deron Williams and company’s standard, that’s a lofty achievement already considering the early struggles they experienced in the early part of the season.

Despite Al Jefferson’s best efforts, the Charlotte Bobcats couldn’t come away with a victory in three games against the top contenders in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jefferson and the Bobcats need to go through another tough match-up when he faces off with one of the best defensive bigs in the league in Roy Hibbert of the Indiana Pacers.

Phil Jackson back in the National Basketball Association (NBA)? A couple of teams have shown interest in the Zen Master’s services, although to what capacity and which franchise are still up in the air.

Danny Granger is set to debut for the surging Los Angeles Clippers when his new team travels to the desert to take on the surprising Phoenix Suns. Will he make his mark in his first game? And more importantly to sports bettors, will he help the Clips cover the 4-point underdog spread versus Goran Dragic-powered high-scoring squad?