Carmelo Anthony News

Friday, ten days ago, an upstart proved that they are serious about taking down a champion.

The best little man of all time has reportedly walked away from the game. Yahoo Sports has reported that 76er great Allen Iverson has decided to retire.

Portlanda s LaMarcus Aldridge works for position Saturday against Minnesotaa s Oleksiy Pecherov in Portland.

Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke was named the American League Cy Young Award winner on Tuesday.

Give LeBron James credit, he sure knows how to consistently generate publicity. This time, he said he's going to change his jersey number from 23 to 6 next season in honor of Michael Jordan.

One night it's Steve Nash producing game-changing plays and a game-winning shot, the next it's Carmelo Anthony imposing his will.

He eased into the Denver Nuggets' locker room dressed in a brown vest, brown pants, brown tie, brown boots, looking as if he had just left a board meeting.

For decades, the Dominican Republic has been known for supplying a pipeline of talent to the baseball diamond in the big leagues.

On the practice court, the look is pretty much the same: Sweats cut to capri length with pockets visibly hanging inside out.

If you're under 35 or have spent ANY time on the West Coast, the news that Tim Lincecum was pulled over and arrested on misdemeanor charges for marijuana possession isn't exactly surprising.

Jennifer Lopez ...Carlos Beltran ... Roberto Clemente . . .it takes longer to escape a New York City traffic jam than to drive the length of Puerto Rico, which measures only 100 miles by 35 miles.

Jerry Colangelo had nestled into his seat at September's Hall of Fame inductions, when he spot- ted an old friend in the row below.

Now playing the role of Dwyane Wade : Carmelo Anthony . The latest to take the step of reputation elevation through physical restoration, the Denver Nuggets forward appears headed where Wade stood last season, as an unquestioned elite scorer with the attitude of a champion.

By Chris Sheridan EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Another 2.5 points dropped off Carmelo Anthony's scoring average Wednesday night, but if you think he cared much about it, you don't understand the new Carmelo Anthony.

A lot of high school basketball recruits come to Syracuse University because they want to be the next Carmelo Anthony, Hakim Warrick or Jonny Flynn.

This Weeks Sign That The Fantasy Apocalypse Is Upon Us: The GMTR Player Rater is back for 2009, and in it's Season Premier, guess who takes home the #1 spot? None other than Danilo Gallinari! Line of the Night: OJ Mayo can fill it up all right.

One thought is inevitable when you hear about More Than A Game -- a documentary about LeBron James' pre-NBA team, St.

Bostona s Rajon Rondo, top, and Charlottea s Gerald Wallace take a tumble while battling for the ball in the third quarter Wednesday.

Carmelo Anthony, the former Syracuse University basketball star, will be featured in a segment on ESPN's newsmagazine E:60 tonight at 7 p.m. A release from ESPN's media relations department reads: Anthony's off the court life often receives more attention than his playing.

Head coaches Lionel Hollins of the Memphis Grizzlies and Larry Brown of the Charlotte Bobcats have each been fined for "improper conduct towards game officials," the NBA said yesterday.