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Phil thought decision on return was his to make

Ramona Shelburne and Dave McMena, ESPN.com

Phil Jackson was prepared to return to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday morning if negotiations between his agent and the team went well, a league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com late Sunday night

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Steve Blake will miss the Los Angeles Lakers' game against San Antonio on Tuesday with a minor abdominal strain, leaving the club without its top two point guards.

nba.com

Steve Blake will miss the Los Angeles Lakers' game against San Antonio on Tuesday with a minor abdominal strain, leaving the club without its top two point guards.

J.A. Adande, ESPN.com

Fans may not like it at first, but Mike D'Antoni is the coach Los Angeles Lakers need

Ramona Shelburne and Dave McMena, ESPN.com

Phil Jackson was prepared to return to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday morning if negotiations between his agent and the team went well, a league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com late Sunday night

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Dwight Howard said that the turbulent times and 3-4 early record will only benefit the Los Angles Lakers in the long run.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper were awarded Rookie of the Year awards Monday.

J.A. Adande, ESPN.com

Despite high price, Phil Jackson's history of success was worth it for L.A. Lakers

Jared Zwerling, ESPN.com

Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony says he is "happy" for Mike D'Antoni after the former Knicks coach was hired by the Lakers.

CNNSI.com

The Dodgers, flush with money from a new ownership group, are not done yet spending big to acquire talent. That doesn't mean this is a smart approach, writes Jay Jaffe.

Ken Gurnick, MLB.com

Two weeks after hiring former Seattle executive Bob Engle as vice president of international scouting, the Dodgers on Monday announced the hiring of six international scouts from the Mariners: Pedro Avila, Gene Grimaldi, Patrick Guerrero, Pat Kelly, Jam…

Jack McCallum, CNNSI.com

It wasn't too long ago that Mike D'Antoni looked, in his own words, "like a West Virginia bootlegger."

CNNSI.com

Baseball kicks off its award week today -- the list of finalists and announcement times can be found on the BBWAA's website -- and it features many of the game's boldest-face names in Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey, Justin Verlander, Mike Trout and Bryce …

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

The most persistent and prominent of the criticisms lobbed at Phil Jackson over his coaching career was the idea that he merely rolled the ball out to his superstars and took unending credit for their eventual and expected winning ways. That he was the …

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Lakers have hired Mike D'Antoni as their next head, sources told ESPN.com.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Dwight Howard had 23 points and 18 rebounds, Kobe Bryant scored 20 and the in-transition Lakers continued warming up for a possible return by Phil Jackson with a 103-89 victory over the Kings on Sunday night.

grantland.com

Shawn Marion, fiercely proud and a little defensive, was fond of telling reporters during the height of the Seven Seconds or Less Era in Phoenix that ...

grantland.com

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. The L.A. Lakers hired former Phoenix Suns and New...