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experience matters, the fact that this is the Blazers' first rodeo also works to Houston's advantage. That said, I like Portland here. The young Blazers' increasingly steady play over the second half of the season bodes well for their...

Mowg scoring the chase with a Bernard Herrmann Hitchcock-movie theme. (Oddly, it’s from Psycho.) Eventually, Ray will throw away his weapons to confront Cortez in a WWE slapdown. Last week’s Gangster Squad climaxed with the same...

drum matters. If it's larger it will dampen more sound and if it's smaller, it will allow the drum to resonate more. Also pay attention to whether or not it's touching the heads. This will also greatly affect the outcome. 181. Myth: Neil...

report + Scoring-minded, very quick combo guard who can slash to hoop. Drives to score. + Middling shooter with a line-drive jumper from under his chin. Low free throw rate. + Long-armed defender with tremendous lateral quickness...

impending scoring binge, joking that you can't tell "by the way he chews his gum or something." But that's not true at all. Rather, his eruptions are almost comically predictable. Former teammate Devean George, now with the Dallas...

recent scoring problems without Yao that have renewed doubts about Houston getting out of Round 1. 7 (3) Pistons 49-20 The Pistons don't lose two in a row very often, but road setbacks to the Cavs and Wizards have only made their chief...

make matters worse, he blew out his knee in March, ending an already shortened rookie season. His second campaign has been equally confounding. After finally being cleared to play this month, he has appeared in just two games and is...

really matters on Wednesday in Rome: the game itself. Still with me to do so are Ian Hawkey of The Sunday Times in Britain, Santiago Segurola of Marca in Spain, Erik Bielderman of L’Equipe Magazine in France and Peter Berlin, the sports...

in scoring and assists has to go through this inquiry. Scouts concede that Harris has to carry most of the burden on his back every game. He sometimes overdoes it, but that's probably just a byproduct of the teams he's on. Strength is...