Dexter Pittman News

I'm enjoying immensely the blowback at Corey Booker for his attempted tip-toe into Rightwing Land.

For weeks now, we have watched the Boston Celtics attempt to hold it together for one more go-round. But the end is near.

Former Air Force star Jacob Burtschi has watched, in pained disbelief, recent TV episodes that reveal the disintegration of basketball, American-style. A Miami Heat bench-sitter named Dexter Pittman had just leveled a Indiana Pacers bench-sitter named Lance Stephenson with an expertly placed forearm to the neck.

Celtics' Paul Pierce passes the ball in front of the Heat's Shane Battier and Dexter Pittman during a game earlier this season.

Over the past three seasons, Kentucky head coach John Calipari has reeled in the nation's best overall draft class and led them to great heights, including back-to-back Final Four appearances and the 2012 NCAA National Championship.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra won the series but lost in the pocketbook when it came to his war of words with Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel regarding how the teams' games had been officiated this season.

With the Miami Heat eliminating the Indiana Pacers, Game 1 against either Boston or Philadelphia will take place on Monday.

Tara Whitten led a Canadian sweep of the first three spots in the Exergy Tour prologue Thursday after American gold medalist Kristin Armstrong fell during the two-mile stage.

Here is news and analysis heading into Game 6 of the Pacers-Heat series: Palm Beach Post Ethan J. Skolnick writes that anyone who believes Larry Bird didn't have an ulterior motive with his "soft" comments after Game 5 still buys into the whole "Hick from French Lick" persona.

Fresh off back-to-back international summits, President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy, his annual speech to service academy graduates.

MIAMI: Miami got their swagger back as they scored the opening three points and never trailed to easily beat Indiana 115-83 in game five on Tuesday to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference series.

JKennedyReport: Wayne Huizenga gives @FLGovScott pol cttee $250K & workers' comp insurers donate $100K, days after Task Force rec's tightening comp laws.

Who knows what goes through a basketball player's mind when he spends the vast majority of the time sitting on the bench during such a heated and important playoff series.

Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

Pittman understood the message Howard had been sending with his pursuit of Stephenson, and clearly acted in accordance with the sniff of violence in the air.

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Udonis Haslem #40 of the Miami Heat looks on before facing the Indiana Pacers in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NBA Playoffs.

Wanna see something disgusting? I introduce to you -- Dexter Pittman . The Miami Heat's useless big man threw his entire weight and elbow into Indiana's Lance Stephenson during garbage time of Miami's win last night.

While we cannot prove that Dexter Pittman meant to elbow Lance Stephenson, Pittman's wink probably is as good as a confession.

A day after President Obama helped Joplin bid its high school seniors an emotional farewell, the city is breaking ground on three new schools as part of the rebuilding process.