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The NBA's hottest team will be playing at home in Los Angeles, and it's the Clippers, not the Lakers. There's a finals rematch in Miami, a holiday matinee in Brooklyn, Kobe vs.

Waiting for his order at a coffee shop, Joe (J-Lau) Lauzon could pass for a college kid in shorts and a hoodie. Only the Lauzon MMA logo hints that there might be another side to the computer science graduate.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - All is quiet between the NHL and the players' association, and there is no sign the sides will talk even by phone before Christmas.

CLEVELAND - The Indians' pitch to bring Nick Swisher "home" worked.

TORONTO - Life continues to amuse, amaze and enrage Nick (The Ninja of Love) Denis. A month after retiring from the UFC due to concussion concerns, the world really is his oyster.

When hot water hits Steve Spott in the face, the hockey side of his brain kicks into high gear. "I do my best thinking in the shower," says the coach of the Canadian men's junior hockey team. "My wife says I waste more hot water than anybody.

The Oak Bay versus St. Michaels University School rivalry continued onto the hardwood on Saturday night in the final of the Gary Taylor Alumni tournament.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Canadian Steve Nash sliced through the lane, broke down the defence, and created shots for Kobe Bryant time and again, just the way he has for teammates throughout his brilliant 17-year NBA career. So much for an adjustment period.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Raul Ibanez and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday night. The deal allows Ibanez to earn an additional $1.

PHOENIX - Cody Ross and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract Saturday that includes a club option for 2016.