After winning another NBA title with the Lakers, Odom has his sights set on helping the United States win the gold medal at the world championship in Turkey.After winning another NBA ti... Continue...

The Americans finish 5-0 in group play at the basketball world championship and will face Angola in the next round.The Americans finish 5-0 in group play at the basketball world champio... Continue...

The Americans clinch a top seeding in the round of 16 with the victory.The United States eased its way to a top seed in the knockout round of the world basketball championships, beating... Continue...

Candace Parker will be back next season. Ticha Penicheiro, Betty Lennox and Marie Ferdinand-Harris are free agents, and Noelle Quinn is a restricted free agent. Tina Thompson is conside... Continue...

Kevin Durant finishes with 27 points and Chauncey Billups adds 15 as the United States struggles to build a lead against the Brazilians.ISTANBUL -- The shot bounced off the back rim, th... Continue...

Forward has 22 points on eight-of-13 shooting and Kevin Love finishes with 10 points and 11 rebounds in a 99-77 victory to help America improve to 2-0 in tournament.ISTANBUL -- An arena... Continue...

Seattle's 81-66 victory ends a season in which the Sparks rallied from early adversity.The Sparks were eliminated in the first round of the WNBA playoffs Saturday, but the loss may have... Continue...

Clippers guard makes four three-pointers and finishes with 16 points in a 106-78 rout in opening game of world championship tournament.Kevin Durant scored 14 points and got the United S... Continue...

A loss to the Storm on Saturday would end the Sparks' playoff run in the Western Conference semifinals.The Sparks' season has come down to this: Lose Saturday and it's over. But they ar... Continue...

David Andersen scores 22 points, including two late free throws, to lead Australia to a 76-75 win in Group A.David Andersen had 22 points, including two late free throws, and Australia ... Continue...

The former Santa Ana Mater Dei star previously announced he would be transferring to USC this year.The former Santa Ana Mater Dei star previously announced he would be transferring to U... Continue...

After stints at Duke and Villanova, the former Santa Ana Mater Dei High star plans to join the USC men's basketball program.Taylor King has circled back around to Southern California. <... Continue...

The coach's father-in-law died of the affliction, for which there is no effective treatment and cure. Howland is using his celebrity to help fight the genetic disorder.The coach's fathe... Continue...

The report is the first time the NCAA's Academic Progress Rates have been linked to specific coaches. Pete Carroll, Rick Neuheisel, Lane Kiffin and Ben Howland fare well; the men's bask... Continue...

He always clung to his homespun roots. And even though he left UCLA, he never stopped teaching those values.The beloved man everyone called Coach was not an indigenous species in this c... Continue...

A sampling of letters sent to The Times after the passing of the legendary UCLA basketball coach.We all die, but I was really hoping in Coach Wooden's case an exception could be made. <... Continue...

Wooden's accomplishments during his 27-season tenure with the Bruins made him one of the greatest coaches in sports history. He also created the 'Pyramid of Success' motivational progra... Continue...

His accomplishments with the Bruins during his 27-season tenure made him one of the greatest coaches in sports history. He also created the 'Pyramid of Success' motivational program.Joh... Continue...

A look at the life of legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. ... Continue...

Lakers hardly resemble 2009 champs, their inert defense giving up a season high in points as Nuggets shoot 57%. ... Continue...

Clippers' players say they welcome Coach Kim Hughes, who has a different style and different attitude from the franchise's general manager. ... Continue...

USC's senior forward, who wears No. 0 to represent his having started from scratch after transferring from Connecticut, is gaining attention from scouts with his athleticism, defense an... Continue...

The senior from Compton averages 16.2 points, seventh in the Pac-10. But on a Cal team with several other scoring options, including fellow guard Jerome Randle, Christopher focuses on p... Continue...

They aren't much to look at, but as the Lakers learn it's a different story on court, where Rockets remain a handful -- tough, physical and, as personified by forward Carl Landry, a tea... Continue...

Clippers will try to end a nine-game losing streak to the Lakers when they meet Wednesday night. ... Continue...

Hamstring injury is a big concern, but it's not considered as serious as the one earlier in the season. One hamstring i... Continue...

The UCLA and Bishop Montgomery product is the WNBA team's leading scorer among bench players and an important contributor on defense. ... Continue...