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James Harden Does Whatever He Wants Against The Lakers; LeBron Loses A Battle With A Future Star

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

If you were busy trying to breakdown Mike D’Antoni‘s gameplan, which consisted of the coach determining subs by using “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,” you might’ve missed out on James Harden. He was only the best player on the floor by a mile in Housto…

purpleandgoldblog.com

It turns out that the season is still not miserable enough for the Lakers (15-18). Yesterday, the team reported that Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill will be out of commission for several days to to their various injuries. This is coming with th…

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard attempted to downplay the severity of his shoulder injury Tuesday, claiming that his labrum is not torn -- contrary to what the team had announced a day earlier.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Left-hander J.P. Howell and the Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized a $2.85 million, one-year contract.

purpleandgoldblog.com

It turns out that the season is still not miserable enough for the Lakers (15-18). Yesterday, the team reported that Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill will be out of commission for several days to to their various injuries. This is coming with th…

Arash Markazi, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers forward Grant Hill went through a full practice for the first time in nearly three months Tuesday and will be a game-time decision for Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks.

Richard Durrett, ESPN.com

Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton will make his first appearance against his former team, the Texas Rangers, at 1:05 p.m. CT on Friday, April 5, in Texas' home opener for 2013.

Sean Sweeney, dimemag.com

While things are getting dicey in Los Angeles because the Lakers will rely on D-League call-ups and 10-day contracts to get them through the next few weeks, it’s the opposite in Utah. It has been all season. Before the year began, I noted that Utah’s …

CNNSI.com

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Reliever Mike Gonzalez and the Milwaukee Brewers have finalized a $2.25 million, one-year contract.

CNNSI.com

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Indians have signed free agent left-hander Scott Kazmir to a minor league contract.

ESPN.com, ESPN.com

Our panel breaks down the Lakers' uncertain future.

CNNSI.com

The Steroid Era has proved messy for the Hall of Fame. Tom Verducci explains why he'll never vote for a known steroid user and reveals the six players he did endorse.

CNNSI.com

Talent-wise, few compare with DeMarcus Cousins. But his behavior is starting to overshadow his skill. He sat down with Chris Mannix to discuss his reputation, Sacramento and more.

Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com

What would it take for LeBron James to NOT win the MVP award? You wrote recently that even though Chris Paul is the current leader, you still expect James to capture the honor at season's end. Would it take a Heat collapse for voters to honor the contri…

J.A. Adande, ESPN.com

We discuss two storied franchises having disappointing seasons.