CLEVELAND -- One is the King, a reigning MVP who at age 24 needs only a championship to complete his resume. The other is a larger-than-life personality who may be past the prime of his career but remains an undeniable force and hungers for a fifth...

Kevin Durant thought Tracy McGrady resembled the player he was pre-surgery and pre-Knicks. "They gave him the ball," Durant said, "and he looked like the old Tracy McGrady to me." Durant, who usurped McGrady's remarkable Knicks debut with a superb 36-point performance in a 121-118 overtime Thunder victory, said...

Six straight starts from the rotation without an implosion, six consecutive wins, six games above .500. The Yankees have either made some sort of deal with the devil or they are actually playing to their potential. This interleague stuff sure is...

One came back, another Net went out, a couple were in, then out or out, then in. And the Nets' defense remained a critical topic. Jarvis Hayes, felled by a strained left hamstring over two weeks ago, went through practice yesterday. Good thing...

Brad Lidge converted all 48 of his save chances last year, but this season he has 10 blown saves in 38 opportunities, leaving the role of Phillies closer unsettled.