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Suns guard Steve Nash receives a pass from center Shaquille O'Neal during a morning workout Tuesday in McKale Center.

Phoenix Suns centers Robin Lopez, front, and Shaquille O'Neal take a break during a workout in McKale Center Tuesday.

' Once they moved past some preseason carping from now-departed star Shawn Marion, the Phoenix Suns arrived in Tucson a year ago with little to do but keep oiling then-coach Mike D'Antoni's scoring machine.

Can first-round pick Brook Lopez turn into the next Tim Duncan? The Nets hope so.

The Big East will be the Big Beast this year. We've been saying that since the end of last season.

The Mannings. The Griffeys. Might want to consider adding the Murreys to that list.

Tim Prowitt will play college basketball at Amherst College in Main. Basketball brothers Peter and Tim Prowitt, both graduates of the Potomac School in McLean, are beginning the next stage of their basketball ...

Blake Griffin was a physical specimen as a freshman. He also dominated his position at times, posting solid enough numbers for Oklahoma to the point that head coach Jeff Capel said he was told by NBA personnel ...

Two 2008 lottery picks and three other first-round selections from last June's NBA Draft played in this year's Rocky Mountain Revue summer league.

Hasheem Thabeet appeared to be legitimately surprised at the assertion that North Carolina is the clear-cut favorite to cut down the nets next April in Detroit.

Robin Lopez, C, 7-0, Stanford: He is not nearly as offensively-gifted as his twin brother Brook, but Robin offers the defense, shot-blocking ability and high-energy motor the Suns have lacked in the middle.

Another Cardinal powerhouse, the women's volleyball program, will be looking to turn some heads in the direction of its sport at the Beijing Olympics, as five current and former Cardinal athletes are currently ...

The superlatives kept streaming out of Larry Brown's mouth: Terrific. Attentive. Real good.

The Phoenix Suns say they have signed center Robin Lopez, their first pick in the NBA draft.

The Nets' roster picture is starting to come a little more in focus. While they officially signed their two first-round selections, 7-foot-0 Brook Lopez and 6-10 Ryan Anderson, to rookie contracts yesterday, ...

The Nets can check two items off their long summer to-do list. The team signed first-round draft picks Brook Lopez and Ryan Anderson yesterday, locking up the 20-year-olds just hours before they started ...

When I spent a day visiting Stanford University three months ago, the last thing I was thinking about was patriotism.

Every Sunday, we'll be updating the Nets' off-season with bits and pieces of information, gossip, etc.

Charlotte got its second pick of the first round at No. 20 and added Alexis Ajinca, a 7-footer from France.

Brook Lopez has heard the rap. That he's a plodding, low-post center who simply took dump-in passes at Stanford and converted them into easy hoops.