By AILENE VOISIN, Sacramento Bee
Coach K helped light way to NBA players in Olympics
Mike Krzyzewski likes to say that you shouldn't desire something you can't have. So what does he do? He desires something he can't have. Or wasn't supposed to have.
A Super Sonics boom
Sadly, the residents of Seattle no longer warrant our sympathy. Those days are gone with the SuperSonics. The once-supersize franchise is off to Oklahoma City, under an assumed name, with its carpet-bagging owner leading the procession of moving vans.This is the time to lock the shop. The hunted have become the hunters.
This Ewing tries to make mark with Kings
About an hour after Patrick Ewing Jr. is introduced at the Sacramento Kings' practice facility over the weekend, my cell phone rings. The voice on the other end is familiar, eager and emotional. The big fella wants to rave about his son.
Ex-referee's claim threatens NBA's integrity
LOS ANGELES -- Former Sacramento Kings center Scot Pollard was a witness to one of the worst-officiated games in recent NBA playoff history. No debate necessary. The box score - and the videotape - continues to expose the infamous Game 6 in the 2002 Western Conference finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Kings.
This Lakers-Celtics series will never match 1980s
After 21 years and too many seasons of viewer apathy, it's great to see the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers back in the NBA Finals. Truly it is. There's nothing quite like two prominent blue states duking it out to invigorate the pollsters.Yet the anticipated ratings bonanza, intense Internet chatter and renewed interest aside, the better team isn't here.
Pulver is indicative of MMA contrasts
Jens Pulver is a squat, tattooed, 145-pound pussycat of a man. He chokes up when talking about his 5-year-old daughter. He admits to suffering anxiety attacks on long flights and before fights. He lovingly strokes a 4-week-old Yorkie curled in his girlfriend's lap while the two are seated on a couch in the lobby of a hotel.
Kobe deserves MVP nod
He has been part of more turbulent seasons, more dramatic seasons, more intriguing seasons. He has been paired with better centers and surrounded by a superior supporting cast. He has been a champion, and a real chump.
Pedroia just wants to play the game
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ben Grieve. Marty Cordova. Bob Hamelin. Pat Listach. Gregg Olson.Remember them? Probably not.
It's like old times as Kobe comes alive
SACRAMENTO -- That spoiled cheeseburger must have left a really bad taste in his mouth. But thanks for rekindling the memories anyway, Kobe.
Not quite happy return for Webber
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Chris Webber ran onto the court and into his past, and for a night anyway, dominated all the polls. He was welcomed back with a rousing ovation, the sentiment throughout the evening warm and cuddly, forgiving and forgetful, and oddly familiar.
