After beating the Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder each by double-digits to kick off the 2008-2009 season, the Houston Rockets met their first major test on Tuesday as they squared off with the defending champion Boston Celtics. In one of the chippiest...

With the Olympics coming to a close and training camp for NBA teams about a month away, NBA news is at a crawl. Nearly all of the big free agents have signed months ago, most of the big trades are out of the way and whatever other drama is pretty much settled. At this point teams...

After rolling their first four opponents in exhibition play by at least 20 points, Team USA found its most difficult competition on Tuesday in the form of Australia, who were without their star big man Andrew Bogut, who missed the game with an injured ankle. Australia is the last...

After a fairly calm offseason for the NBA trade market, two Western Conference teams made a huge splash on Tuesday when the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets agreed on a trade that would send former Al-Star forward Ron Artest to the Rockets in exchange for Bobby Jackson, rookie...

It was like a scene out of a Rocky movie. The former heavyweight champion, who spent years in retirement, was sent crashing on his back to the cold, unforgiving ring. Just a few weeks ago, he made the announcement that he would make his long-awaited comeback to the squared circle....