Free-agent forward Louis Amundson had the Golden State Warriors, New Orleans Hornets and Indiana Pacers...

Convincing top players to play for their national team is a challenge in Russia – and almost everywhere else.

David Blatt was a teenager in Massachusetts in 1972, and remembers crying after the Soviet Union's controversial victory over the United States for the Olympic gold medal. Blatt now thinks the Americans were wrong, that they weren't cheated. That's not all that's changed for Blatt when it comes to basketball and his homeland.

Russia reached the quarterfinals of basketball's world championships against the United States, beating New Zealand 78-56 Monday after Andrey Vorontsevich had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov, Russia's 2.16-meter (7-foot-1) center who recently signed for the New York Knicks, added 16 points and seven rebounds.

From the LeBronathon to Melopalooza, the summer of 2010 will resonate in Knicks franchise history.

The team failed in its quest to land the biggest prize of this historic offseason, but there still might be opportunity in the calendar year that has been anticipated for two years. LeBron might have preferred to join Dwyane Wade in Miami, but Carmelo Anthony might be very much in play.

Just as with the anticipation for LeBron, there has been nothing but a lot of speculation and conjecture regarding Carmelo's future and the potential of one of the NBA's superstars landing in the New York market. Those closest to him say the Knicks top his list of preferred destinations (we used to hear that about LeBron), and then there are reports that say the Knicks don't have a chance to...

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Rudy Fernandez is trying hard to get himself out of the City of Roses,...