...Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs struck first in the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 105-83 on Sunday.The Spurs avoided a repeat of their Game 1 loss from...

...Meyers.The 35-year-old Backstrom aggravated the injury while warming up before Minnesota's first game of the Western Conference quarterfinal series at Chicago on April 30. Josh Harding was sent in to replace him, and Backstrom was unable...

...Now she's a 24-year-old trying to prove she's still good enough to stick with the two-time defending Western Conference champion Lynx."They took a chance on me. I'm going to be forever indebted to the coaching staff and the Lynx...

...a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.The Red Wings, who moved into seventh place in the Western Conference, need one more point to secure their spot in the postseason. They own the longest current playoff streak in North...

...the Timberwolves have sunk from a team that expected to make the playoffs to 18-28, buried in 12th place in the Western Conference.They've won just twice in the last 15 games, with the long-term absences of Love, Brandon Roy (knees...

...percent discount if the team does not make the playoffs this year. The Wolves are currently in ninth place in the Western Conference, one spot out of the playoff field. Timberwolves chief marketing officer Ted Johnson says that after years of...

...Indiana 10 7 .588 3½Atlanta 9 9 .500 5Chicago 8 8 .500 5New York 6 11 .353 7½Washington 3 14 .176 10½WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBMinnesota 15 4 .789 -Los Angeles 15 6 .714 1San Antonio 12 5 .706 2Seattle 8 10 .444 6½Phoenix 4...

...raucous crowds in the league and television ratings that are nearing record highs.The only thing small about these Western Conference finals are the markets that are hosting them.Game by heart-pounding game, the Spurs and the Thunder are proving...

...Kings captain Dustin Brown, who went scoreless in New Jersey and hasn't scored a goal since the opener of the Western Conference finals. "They've been more successful than any team against us. We're probably spending more time in our...

WNBA standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Chicago 7 1 .875 - Connecticut 6 2 .750 1 Indiana 4 2 .667 2 Atlanta 3 5 .375 4 New York 3 6 .333 4.5 Washington 1 5 .167 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 9 0 1.000 - Los Angeles 7 1 .