Articles by Rodene Ivan B. Cortes

BROOKLYN -- The top two prospects in the 2013 NBA Draft dramatically fell off the leader board Thursday night at the Barclays Center here in…

Fri, 28 Jun 2013

NEW YORK -- Game 7, as they say, is the best two words in sports. And so it is in this 2013 NBA Finals. A Game 7 is required to crown a cham…

Fri, 21 Jun 2013

NEW YORK -- Trailing 94-89 with 28.2 seconds to go, their title defense on the line, the Miami Heat pulled victory from the jaws of defeat T…

Thu, 20 Jun 2013

NEW YORK -- Finally, the search for Manu Ginobili has ended. After a lackluster NBA Finals series where he tremendously underperformed, shoo…

Tue, 18 Jun 2013

NEW YORK -- Diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring strain, San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker's availability for today's Game 4 of the NBA Fina…

Fri, 14 Jun 2013

NEW YORK -- Shaken up by their 103-84 Game 2 loss nearly 48 hours ago, the San Antonio Spurs return home to the AT@T Center Tuesday night to…

Wed, 12 Jun 2013

MIAMI -- Whatever happens in tomorrow's Game 2 of these NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs will go home to Texas with homecourt advantage. Bu…

Mon, 10 Jun 2013

MIAMI -- If the defending champions Miami Heat are worried about losing Game 1 of these NBA Finals, they sure are not showing it. At least n…

Sun, 09 Jun 2013

MIAMI -- Tony Parker drilled a short jumper with 5.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter and the San Antonio stole Game 1 of the NBA Finals o…

Fri, 07 Jun 2013

NEW YORK -- So much for drama. The Miami Heat took Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in stunning fashion Monday night at the American …

Tue, 04 Jun 2013

NEW YORK -- The Miami Heat moved one game away from their third straight NBA Finals appearance by handling the pesky Indiana Pacers, 90-79, …

Sat, 01 Jun 2013

Nerlens Noel. NEW YORK -- Nerlens Noel, the lanky center out of the University of Kentucky, is the projected No.1 pick when the 20013 NBA Dr…

Thu, 30 May 2013