Stellar Rask shuts out Chicago, Bruins lead 2-1 BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston netminder Tuukka Rask collected the shutout but had to share the spotlight with team mate Dan Paille as the Bruins blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday to take control of the Stanley Cup Final. Rask has been center stage throughout the Final …

The San Antonio Spurs are making a habit of winning bounce back games in the 2013 National Basketball Association playoffs.

SAN ANTONIO - Manu Ginobili darted and slashed, leaned and launched, pivoted and passed and did all those odd and clever little things that have defined him for more than a decade. The things Ginobili has always done. The things Ginobili seemed unable to do anymore.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Danny Green once wasn't good enough to be on the same team as LeBron James.

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Nearly three years after the formation of a partnership designed with the sole purpose of winning multiple NBA championships, the Miami Heat's 'Big Three' - LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh - are on the cusp of a second Finals letdown. The All Star trio have been unable to …

San Antonio Spurs TV announcer Sean Elliott says Tony Parker's gritty performance in game five of the NBA finals shows he's not your typical French citizen.

San Antonio Spurs TV announcer Sean Elliott says Tony Parker's gritty performance in game five of the NBA finals shows he's not your typical French citizen.

The San Antonio Spurs moved within one victory of a fifth NBA title by beating the Miami Heat 114-104 behind a game-high 26 points from Tony Parker and 24 from Danny Green.

The San Antonio Spurs got their swagger back as they put the Miami Heat in a world of hurt with a 114-104 win in pivotal game five of the NBA finals on Sunday.

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The top-seeded Miami Heat were at a loss to explain their stunning inability to win consecutive games for nearly a month, a sequence they must break if they are to repeat as NBA champions. Inconsistent play and stiff competition have baffled the Heat, who have surprisingly alternated …

The San Antonio Spurs moved within one victory of a fifth NBA title Sunday by beating the Miami Heat 114-104 behind a game-high 26 points from Tony Parker and 24 from Danny Green.

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Just days after fielding questions about retirement amid recent struggles, San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobli turned in his best game of the season on Sunday to put his team on the cusp of a NBA championship. The 35-year-old Argentine guard turned back the clock with a 24-point …

By Frank Pingue SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Tony Parker shrugged off a nagging hamstring injury and Manu Ginobli came out of a slump as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 114-104 on Sunday to move one win away from a fifth NBA title. Parker scored a team-high 26 points in front of an adoring crowd that was showering …

Result on Sunday from the NBA championship series (series best-of-seven):

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Danny Green and Tim Duncan each had 13 points as the San Antonio Spurs took a 61-52 halftime lead over the Miami Heat in Sunday's Game Five of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals. Green was 3-of-4 from behind the arc, including one midway through the second quarter that gave hosts San …

Better spend a lot of money if you are hell bent on watching the first NBA preseason game in Manila on Oct. 10.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFP) - Miami has struggled to win two straight games deep in the playoffs, which comes as a surprise to a team that recorded the second-longest winning streak of all-time in the regular season.