The Lakers damn near lost this one. If Courtney Lee catches that end-of-regulation lob from Hedo Turkoglu perhaps six inches farther away from the backboard, he scores at the buzzer, the Lakers lose … and the NBA Finals is 1-1 as it shifts to Orlando. Instead … Lee caught the ball a little too deep, […]

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Hard to believe this was the same team that stunk up the joint in San Jose, Costa Rica, three days before. Then again, it wasn’t the same team. Neither in its makeup nor its formation. U.S. coach Bob Bradley made a half-dozen lineup changes that could be described as  “deeply inspired.” I prefer “stunningly obvious.” […]

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