Sports News: Canucks Reach Stanley Cup Final, The 1st Time Since '94 in 2OT Win Over Sharks

Kevin Bieksa was screaming at the top of his lungs and confetti was already falling from the ceiling by the time anyone else realized the defenseman had scored to send the Vancouver Canucks to the Stanley Cup finals.

Sports News: Dallas Mavericks Star Shooting Pilot For TV Show

Dallas Mavericks star Shawn Marion is gonna be busy next month. We're told, he's shooting a pilot for a reality TV show  right around NBA finals . It's  called " The Ladies in My Life ". It's all about Shawn and the important women in his day-to-day, including his mom, sisters, publicist and his endless stream of lovers. One of the featured family members is Shawn's twin sister Shawnett who's 6-feet tall and can dunk a basketball! Oh, also the show is being filmed in the NBA star's 14,000 square foot Dallas mansion. All it's missing now is a NBA championship ring!

Photo: Golden State Warriors Monta Ellis Gets A Tattoo!

Check out Golden State's Ellis new tattoo after the jump.. WARNING: may cause you to shake your head

Video: NBA Playoffs Top 5 Plays From May 21st

NBA TV's Top 5 Plays of the Night in the NBA from May 21st, 2011 as the Mavs travel to Oklahoma City for Game 3.

Sports Video: Luol Deng’s 60-Ft Buzzer Beater

Luol Deng hits the shot from 60 feet to beat the first quarter buzzer.

Sports Video: NBA Playoffs Top 5 Plays from May 18th

NBA's Top 5 Plays for May 18th, 2011.

Sports News: Lakers Shannon Brown Addresses Rumor of Sleeping with Pau Gasol’s Girlfriend

So, about all the rumors and innuendo regarding Pau Gasol‘s personal life and how it affected the end of his season. You’d expect most members of the Lakers’ organization to remain silent about the issue. I mean, after all, talking about it, in any context, is only going to make things worse. You don’t want to exacerbate an already sensitive situation by drawing more attention to it. The media, paparazzi and yes, fans already do a good enough job bringing undue attention to minor situations and blowing them out of proportion. So it’s good that the Lakers have all exercised restraint in what I’m sure is a flurry of seedy allegations and preposterous rumors… crap. NBC Sports

Funny Video: Alec Baldwin Sucker Punch John Krasinski Over Sox vs Yanks Game

Alec Baldwin a die-hard Yankees fan sucker punches John Krasinski a Sox fan over a Yanks-Sox game.

Sports News: Grizzlies Force Game 7 with Win Over Thunder; 1st Game 7 Ever For the Griz

The Grizzlies may have finally figured out how to keep the Oklahoma City Thunder from smothering Zach Randolph.O.J. Mayo moved back into the starting lineup, and his scoring threat from the outside gave Randolph enough room to score 30 points and grab 13 rebounds Friday night as the Grizzlies avoided elimination by beating the Thunder 95-83 to push their Western Conference semifinal to a deciding Game 7.

Sports News: New York Rangers Forward Derek Boogaard Passes Away at 28

The New York Rangers have announced that forward Derek Boogaard has passed away at the age of 28. The news was first reported by Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune who said that Boogaard was found dead at his apartment in Minneapolis on Friday. Source

Sports News: Doc Rivers agrees to 5-year extension with Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was making his way to a makeshift podium for his end-of-the-season news conference when his cell phone rang. Ainge politely excused himself, joking that it was his next head coach.

Sports Video: NBA Playoffs Top 5 Plays from May 10th

NBA's Top 5 Plays for May 10th, 2011, featuring Derrick Rose, Josh Smith, and Carlos Boozer. 

Sports News: Thunder Beat Grizzlies in 3 OT to Tie Series 2-2; 4th Triple OT Game in Playoffs in Last 20 Years

Scott Brooks kept telling his Oklahoma City Thunder they needed to hang on for just five more minutes.  And, five more minutes.  Finally for one last time, five more minutes.That’s when Kevin Durant scored six of his 35 points in the third overtime, and the Thunder survived a thriller in holding off the Memphis Grizzlies 133-123 in a game that ended Tuesday morning.

Sports News: Mavs Beat Lakers & Take 3-0 Series Lead: No Team Has Ever Come Back from 3-0 Deficit

Just when they were about to make things interesting, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers blew it.

Video: LeBron James Converts the Alley-Oop

LeBron James cuts backdoor and makes the acrobatic alley-oop finish from Dwyane Wade.

Sports: Dwayne Wade helps Heat beat 76ers 97-89 in Game 1

Game on the line, a sold-out arena standing in anticipation.  Dwyane Wade relished those moments in 2006. And apparently still does.

Sports: Lakers rallied past the Jazz; move 1.5 games behind the Spurs for the NBA's best record

Even though he was sick to his stomach before the game, Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom needed just one glance around the locker room to get motivated to play anyway. “Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol … are great and they don’t miss games because they’re hurt or tired or sick,” Odom said. “You learn from the greatness and it rubs off on you.”

Sports: Spurs lose in OT to Rockets; make it 6 straight

Even a late rally couldn’t end the longest losing streak of Tim Duncan’s career. Kevin Martin scored 33 points, including nine in overtime, and the Houston Rocketshanded the San Antonio Spurs their sixth straight loss with a 119-114 victory on Friday night.San Antonio hadn’t dropped six in a row since April 10-20, 1997, and the big lead it held atop the Western Conference continues to dwindle over the hard-charging Los Angeles Lakers.

Sports: Celtics hand Spurs their 5th straight loss in Tim Duncan’s return

The Boston Celtics finally got a big win and their big man back. They may also reclaim the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.Andthe San Antonio Spurs, at this dismal rate, may give first place in the West away.

Sports: Derrick Rose & Bulls drop Timberwolves in Kevin Loves return

Rose had 23 points and 10 assists in three quarters and the Bulls blew out the Timberwolves 108-91 on Wednesday night. Carlos Boozer had 24 points and 14 rebounds and the Bulls recorded 31 assists on 41 field goals to stay 2 1/2 games ahead of Boston and Miami in the race for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.