Flip Saunders

The Sports Xchange NBA roundup: Thunder's Westbrook out indefinitely The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Friday that guard Russell Westbrook is out indefinitely after tearing the lateral meniscus in his right knee. Westbrook will have surgery to repair...

It’s not too often than an 18-31 coach keeps his job in the NBA. It’s especially rare if the 18-31 coach turns out to be the only candidate in the team’s coaching search. In fact, the Washington Wizards didn’t really conduct a...

Before the Washington Wizards hosted the Boston Celtics on Sunday in the first game of a home-and-home set, coach Flip Saunders said he wanted to see John Wall play with more enthusiasm. Wall sulked through the Wizards' loss in Milwaukee on Friday and...

On one of the rare times Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce missed a shot Sunday, Andray Blatche corralled the rebound and fired a full-length pass down the court to Nick Young for a vicious one-handed jam. Admiring his work, Blatche stopped at half-...

Upon their arrival on Thursday the Washington Wizards held a team dinner at a Japanese steakhouse. The team-building exercise was intended to break up the monotony and division that naturally comes with being on a losing team. "When you do things like...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Penn State at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Villanova at Louisville, 6 p.m. (ESPN); West Virginia at St. John's, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Missouri at Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Minnesota at Michigan State, 7:...

This week, LaVar and Jimmy come to you from State College, PA for a Special Edition looking back on Joe Paterno's legacy at Penn State. Jimmy talks with local fans about Paterno's passing and their thoughts on the Board of Trustees handling of the Penn...

Rashard Lewis found himself in a familiar place Tuesday afternoon. He practiced with his current team, the Washington Wizards, on the Amway Center practice court he once used with his old team, the Orlando Magic. Four of the banners that he helped the...

Andray Blatche was not made available Tuesday, a day after he expressed his frustrations about the way he was used in the Wizards' opening-night loss to the New Jersey Nets. He sneaked through the back exit after practice, and avoided crossing paths...

Derrick Rose’s sprained toe, meet Jay Cutler’s thumb.  OK, maybe the first result wasn’t that bad. Wasn’t Bears bad, anyway. The Bulls beat the worst team in the league. Congratulations. While the reigning MVP sat on the bench...

The Detroit Pistons have fired head coach John Kuester. The team announced the move Sunday after a meeting between ownership and Kuester. He had a 57-107 record over two seasons with the club, including a 30-52 mark in 2010-11. This past season was...