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Gene Bartown, basketball coach at the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB), died on Tuesday from stomach cancer. He was 81.

The former BYU guard scored 17 points in 29 minutes.

A recent rumor has surfaced on the Internet that states Apple's iTV is on track to be released by the end of 2012. Apparently Samsung has begun making chips and Sharp the displays.

Rodman knew that Rick's Cabaret had momentarily launched a topless basketball league with Spud Webb, a former NBA star with the Atlanta Hawks. Currently, Webb is in charge of the NBA Development League team the Texas Legends. But Rodman hopes his topless team -- once he gets it together -- can face Rick's Cabaret's team in a charity game.

Barkley is a phenomenon that could only happen in America

Negotiations between MSG Network and Time Warner Cable didn't yield a last minute result and as the clock struck midnight on New Year's eve a blackout began for MSG and MSG Plus channels on Time Warner Cable in New York City.

Rodman heard that Rick's Cabaret was launching a topless basketball league with Spud Webb, a former NBA star with the Atlanta Hawks. Currently, Webb is in charge of the NBA Development League team the Texas Legends. Rodman hopes his topless team and face Rick's Cabaret's team in a charity game, according to MSNBC.com.

NBA legend Michael Jordan has proposed to Yvette Prieto, his girlfriend of three years. Prieto is a 33-year-old Cuban-American supermodel.

The Toronto Raptors delivered every ounce of effort they promised fans before their NBA home opener against Indiana on Wednesday but it would not be enough to secure the victory as the Pacers ran out 90-85 winners.

Oklahoma City Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook got into a public spat in front of thousands of basketball fans on Wednesday in a win against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant have been married for ten years.

So far, so good for the former BYU star.

Jeremy Lin, a 23-year-old point guard, was claimed off waivers and will fill a starting position that will eventually go to Baron Davis, the recently-signed point guard whose currently back injury is preventing him from playing.

There were five games scheduled for Dec. 25; the third of these - the Chicago Bulls vs the Los Angeles Lakers made for some nail-biting moments.

Kim Kardashian's Sexiest Looks of 2011: Her Best Before and After Divorce [PHOTOS]

Kobe Bryant plans to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Chicago Bulls on Sunday despite a torn ligament in his right wrist.

The Kings' guard has an edge on many other rookies.

Kobe Bryant’s messy and disastrous personal life elicits nothing but derision and contempt.

Why “105” and not a round number?

Following are brief profiles of the 15 teams in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Western Conference ahead of the 2011-12 season.

The GOP field looks like a rogue’s gallery of losers to me.

Kris Humphries has already dealt with a very public and embarrassing divorce to reality television star Kim Kardashian, but now must also deal with being the least liked player in basketball, according to a new study.

Erika Ross Smith, a former Golden State Warriors employee, has filed a lawsuit against basketball star Monta Ellis for sexual harassment.

New Jersey Nets' Kris Humphries has had few moments to himself, ever since he began dating reality television star Kim Kardashian. He has been in the news more often than not and mostly for reasons he would probably not want. The latest such incident is no different.

Erika Ross Smith, a former Golden State Warriors employee, has filed a lawsuit against basketball star Monta Ellis for sending unwanted pictures of his genitals.

The starter's gun sounds Christmas Day on an National Basketball Association (NBA) sprint of a season that will reward cohesiveness and fitness in a compressed 66-game campaign that has the Miami Heat as clear front-runners.

Reports are that other NBA wives were keeping tabs on Kobe Bryant and that they were the ones who informed Vanessa Bryant about her husband's alleged infidelities, even though they didn't get along well with her.

Kobe Bryant should have had a prenuptial agreement with his wife, Vanessa Bryant, if he wanted to keep most of his money, legal experts say. But apparently that wasn't the case, and Kobe Bryant's wife, Vanessa, could end up with a massive divorce settlement.

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant's pending divorce to wife Vanessa Bryant grabbed headlines last Friday, but it is the cheating allegations that could continue to linger and plague the Los Angeles Lakers guard.