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Dwyane Wade of Miami Heat starts against Los Angeles Clippers

Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade will play in Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers despite a sprained left foot.

CNNSI.com

R.A. Dickey and David Price are Cy Young Award winners. Cliff Corcoran says both results were unprecedented in their own way, and not because baseball's best pitcher was denied.

Alden Gonzalez, MLB.com

The Angels, still looking to make a splash in the free-agent market to address their pitching staff, recently signed seven players to Minor League contracts.

Eric Freeman, yahoo.com

Pretty much every elite professional athlete in the world supports a charitable cause, whether by setting up a personal foundation or joining forces with a preexisting group. Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, via the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Fo…

nydailynews.com

At least the Lakers gave Phil Jackson a courtesy call. The Knicks didn’t even pick up the telephone last May to gauge whether the Zen Master had any interest in possibly winning title No. 12 with Red Holzman’s old club.

David Thorpe, ESPN.com

Our panel breaks down the big questions surrounding the new regime in L.A.

Evan Drellich, MLB.com

Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly will all be honored at a ceremony in Los Angeles in January.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

In the wee hours aftermath of the Los Angeles Lakers' decision to hire former Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni instead of 11-time champion Phil Jackson, Ball Don't Lie's own Eric Freeman tweeted this prescient aside: And, 48 hours af…

CNNSI.com

DETROIT (AP) -- A person with knowledge of the negotiations says free agent outfielder Torii Hunter has agreed to a two-year deal with the Detroit Tigers.

Sarah D. Morris, MLB.com

It is hard for me to change completely within less than a year, but I am delighted to see the Dodgers have owners committed to establishing a perennial winning franchise.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Listen, people can freak out all the want about whether Mike D'Antoni is the right coach to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a title, whether the Buss family or Phil Jackson and his representatives were to blame for the disintegration of an alleged handsh…

Michael Sykes II, dimemag.com

Yes, we know the season is still young. There are a lot of games left to be played in what should be a great year, but still, it seems there’ll be a surprise for us waiting around every corner. This season has already given us some unexpected gut-punche…

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

The Spurs' 84-82 win over the Lakers came down to a pair of plays in the waning seconds. San Antonio's relied on the element of surprise, an unlikely shooter, everyone knowing their roles. Los Angeles's consisted of Pau Gasol shooting a three. This is w…

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Before Kobe Bryant told reporters last week he wanted Phil Jackson back as his coach, there was a different name he told to Los Angeles Lakers management: Mike D'Antoni.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Pau Gasol, we hope you surround yourself with protection tonight. You might turn up along the rocks in the Pacific Ocean tomorrow morning, courtesy of a crazed Kobe Bryant. Down two on the last possession last night against the Spurs, Gasol couldn’t fin…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Danny Green hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.3 seconds left, Tony Parker scored 19 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat Los Angeles 84-82 on Tuesday night in the Lakers' first loss since firing coach Mike Brown.

grantland.com

Pretty much every morning, About Last Night provides you with the essential sports headlines that you need to know. This is not one of those mornings....

grantland.com

Barack Obama offers his advice to Chris Paul and asks him to relay a message to Blake Griffin about his jump shot.