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George Hill and David West scored 21 points apiece, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks, 81-73, in Atlanta on Friday night to win Game 6 and take the first-round, best-of-seven NBA playoff series, four games to two. Despite allowing a 15-point lead to dwindle to three points with just more than two minutes remaining, Indiana advanced to face the New York Knicks in the second round... Rea

Jason Collins made sports history last week when he announced that he was gay. Will that lead other athletes to do the same?

Stephen Curry scored 22 points and Andrew Bogut had 14 points and 21 rebounds, as the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets, 92-88, in Game 6 in Oakland on Thursday and won the best-of-seven, first-round NBA playoff series, four games to two...

Last night, both the Boston Celtics and the Houston Rockets won Game 5 of their respective playoff series, closing the gap from three games to none to three-two. Can either team keep it up and pull out Game 7 win?

Same sex marriage has been a hotly contested topic in recent months, with the Supreme Court currently considering two cases that could change the face of the marriage debate. Recently, the issue became front and center in the world of sports, with current NBA free agent center Jason Collins announcing that he is gay.

If you've been hiding under a rock, or just somehow not on the internet at all today, here's a newsflash -- Jason Collins is now the first active NBA player to be openly gay.

Jason Collins, a 12-year NBA veteran, who spent this past season with the Washington Wizards and Boston Celtics, has announced he is gay. He is the first-ever active pro athlete in US sports to come out of the closet.

Tony Parker scored 23 points, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 103-82, in Los Angeles on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep of their best-of-seven, first-round NBA playoff series. Tim Duncan added 11 points and six rebounds for the Spurs, who await the winner of the Denver Nuggets - Golden State Warriors series in the second round...

In case you haven't heard, the Miami Heat are on the cusp of making history.

Jerry Buss, the longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, died Monday of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 80. A child of the Great Depression, Buss defined the bootstrap mentality of his generation. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Wyoming, achieving his doctorate in physical chemistry at USC in 1957...