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The Washington Wizards re-outfitted themselves in red, white and blue colors in 2011 as a patriotic throwback to the team’s red, white and (too-often) blue days as the Washington Bullets. On Tuesday night, they’ll be outfitting themselves in black, as a tribute to how much they hate the Boston Celtics. Continue to Article

January 24, 2017 7:55:pm EST

By Nick Mulvenney MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - "Fake it 'til you make it," Coco Vandeweghe said after her fourth round upset of world number one Angelique Kerber this week and if the American is indeed hiding her nerves under a patina of confidence, she's doing a great job of it. The big-hitting 25-year-old world number 35 blasted her way past seventh seed Garbine Muguruza 6-4 6-0 at the Australian Open on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of a grand slam for the first time. French Open champion Muguruza was left simply stunned. Continue to Article

January 24, 2017 2:14:am EST

Never assume that Smush Parker is out of ideas. The former Los Angeles Lakers guard and Kobe Bryant combatant, last seen dominating (seriously) in the Mongolian and Tunisian basketball leagues, would like in on Ice Cube’s new three-on-three basketball league, the Big3. Continue to Article

January 23, 2017 6:56:pm EST

Is Robin Lopez the fourth alpha? Three alphas went into a locker room, tried playing basketball together, and then there were none. When the Chicago Bulls added Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo to a roster that already included Jimmy Butler this past summer, the team’s incumbent All-Star infamously dubbed this newly formed trio “the three alphas.” And midway through their first season together, we may already have the answer to the question everyone was asking immediately following Chicago’s free agency frenzy: Can they coexist? Continue to Article

January 23, 2017 2:01:pm EST

The Phoenix Suns had more reason to feel good about their future, while the New York Knicks just missed a chance to escape their frustrating present. Devin Booker scored 26 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left, and the Suns beat the Knicks 107-105 on Saturday night. ''It was just an excellent pass by (Eric) Bledsoe,'' Booker said. Continue to Article

January 21, 2017 11:41:pm EST