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DENVER (AP) -Allen Iverson can run just fine on his sprained right ankle.If only he could cut on it.The Denver Nuggets point guard made it through practice Tuesday afternoon on the tender ankle and is optimistic he'll be ready to play New Orleans on

MIAMI (AP) -When Shaquille O'Neal returned to Miami's lineup after recovering from knee surgery, he was asked when the struggling Heat needed to regain their championship form.O'Neal got right to the point.``Not next month. Not next week. Not tomorr

The Milwaukee Bucks had hoped to have Michael Redd back in the lineup Tuesday, but they'll again be without their leading scorer as they try to snap a four-game losing streak in a matchup with the struggling Orlando Magic.Redd, who averages 27.7 poi

CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Bulls fined forward Tyrus Thomas $10,000 on Tuesday, one day after the rookie said he only was interested in the money for the NBA's slam dunk contest.The first Bull since Scottie Pippen in 1990 to participate in the event,

MILWAUKEE (AP) -Bucks center Dan Gadzuric dislocated his left shoulder on Saturday night and will miss six weeks.The team said Tuesday that Gadzuric injured the shoulder late in the third quarter of the Bucks' 117-98 loss to the Miami Heat.Gadzuric

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -Mayor Rocky Anderson disclosed the public aid granted to the owner of the Utah Jazz as he tries to persuade other public officials to help keep a Major League Soccer team in town.The public airing by Anderson is also a jab at Ja

BOSTON (AP) -Celtics forward Paul Pierce, who has missed 22 games and all of Boston's franchise-record 14-game losing streak, was sent home from Detroit on Tuesday because of swelling in his left elbow and a low-grade fever.Pierce hasn't played sinc

CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Bulls will likely be without Andres Nocioni until after the All-Star break.Coach Scott Skiles says the third-year forward needs seven to 10 days of rest to recover from plantar fasciitis in his right foot.The Bulls have thr

PHOENIX (AP) -All-Star point guard Steve Nash will miss the Phoenix Suns' game at Portland on Tuesday night because of inflammation in his right shoulder.The NBA's two-time defending MVP didn't play in the second half of the Suns' 113-108 victory in

Not everyone in Indianapolis went to the RCA Dome to cheer for the Colts. Some preferred Conseco Fieldhouse and the chance to boo Stephen Jackson.Unfortunately for the home fans, Jackson had the type of performance they didn't see enough when he pla