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Lin's rags to riches rise is perfect for the city that has spawned more tales of overcoming the odds than anywhere else.

Duke's Austin Rivers is one of several current college basketball players with current or former NBA players or coaches for fathers.

#Linning exploded on Twitter Wednesday and Thursday, after New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin dropped his first dunk for the team and continued to dominate on the court.

All 30 NBA teams passed up on Knicks guard Jeremy Lin when he entered the draft. Was Lin's ethnicity one of the reasons he went undrafted?

The Big East as we know it is dead.

Social media chatter erupted after former NBA Star Steve Francis was shown on screen in the audience of a basketball game, with fans shocked about how old he looked.

The Los Angeles Clippers were dealt a blow as starting guard Chauncey Billups was ruled out for the rest of the NBA season with a torn left Achilles tendon, the team said Tuesday. He will also miss this year's London Olympics.

Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins took exception to Lebron James' comments about Blake Griffin's dunk over him.

Kobe Bryant moved past Shaquille O'Neal to become the NBA's fifth highest scorer Monday but it was a bitter-sweet moment for the Los Angeles guard as the Lakers lost 95-90 to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird appeared on The B.S. Report with Grantland.com's Bill Simmons and was asked whether he would want to play with Kobe Bryant or LeBron James for one season.

The Knicks had discussions with the Rockets about a package for Flynn that includes Mike Bibby.

After coming off the bench to score 25 points in last weekend's game, setting a personal record and leading the New York Knicks to a victory against the New Jersey Nets, hopes were high that Jeremy Lin would help the Knicks defeat the Utah Jazz in Thursday night's game. Lin delivered.

New York Giants' linebacker Greg Jones, 23, got engaged to his college sweetheart Amanda Piechowski, 24, on Sunday night, after his team beat the Patriots, 21-17. Jones proposed to Piechowski on the confetti-covered Lucas Oil Stadium field as the celebration got under way. His girlfriend was tearful and wearing her Super Bowl attire -- jeans and a blue Giants jersey, none other than No. 53, of course.

Amar'e Stoudemire will miss Monday night's game against the Utah Jazz after rushing home to Florida to be with his family upon hearing the news of his older brother's death.

Stoudemire's older brother, Hazell, was killed this morning in an auto accident in Florida.

The Super Bowl score may have been 21 Giants, 17 Patriots, but critics agree that Super Bowl host city Indianapolis scored an A+.

On Sunday night, football fans all over the country sat with fists clenched and beers in hand as the New York Giants reigned victorious over the New England Patriots. Even more loud and opinionated than Lucas Oil Stadium itself was the reaction of the Twitter community after the Giants closed the game with their 21-17 win.

I went to Madison Square Garden on a Saturday night out of boredom. Nothing more. Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks changed all that. But more about how that happened in a moment.

Many white sports fans that love and admire black athletes, while simultaneously holding very prejudiced views against “ordinary” black people.

I have never been enamored with the NFL.

The 2010-2011 MVP might be the new Knicks nemesis.