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Duncan leads Spurs to fifth straight victory with 97-88 win over Clippers (AP)

Tim Duncan had 26 points and 12 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs withstood a late rally from the Los Angeles Clippers for a 97-88 victory Wednesday night. It was the fifth straight victory for the Spurs, who are in fifth place in the Western Conference and have a 1 1/2 -game lead over the Phoenix Suns.

Popovich to sit Spurs star Parker to rest bone spur heel

Tony Parker indefinitely, against the point guard's wishes, because of a bone spur in the star's left heel.Parker did not appear in the Spurs' bench area during their 88-85 loss to Seattle on Tuesd...

Nets to Stop Kidd-ing Around?

Remember how the Nets pledged to their current fan base that they would stay competitive in New Jersey while waiting for their move to Brooklyn? Looks like that pledge was about as solid as Bruce Ratner's promise of 10,000 new Atlantic Yards jobs. With the 19-26 Nets going nowhere fast (they did manage to snap their nine-game losing streak last night), their clearly disgruntled star point guard, Jason Kidd, will almost certainly be an ex-Net by the February 22nd NBA trading deadline. There was...

Don't Jump On That Lakers' Bandwagon Just Yet...

The Los Angeles Lakers are 24-11. They have the 3rd best record in the Western Conference. Everyone is happy in

O'Neal Could Return to Heat in a Week

The reeling Miami Heat are hopeful that Shaquille O'Neal's treatment for a hip injury will have him back on the court by next week.

NBA Player Nicknames - Part IV (Pacific Division)

Here is part 4 of the 6-post series of NBA player nicknames. Chris Kaman is “The Caveman” Golden State Warriors

NBA Star/Goat of the Week - Week 10

NBA Star of the Week Iverson led the Nuggets to a 3-0 record this week including a big win over

No Re-Alli-Ty TV On The Way!

Looks like Alli Sims is going to have to put her dreams of stardom on the back burner for a while - Life & Style is reporting that Britney's assistant's hopes for a reality show have been dashed! Apparently, Maloof Productions - the prospective producers of Alli's show run by the same family which runs the Palms Hotel in Vegas and the Sacramento Kings NBA team - had been counting on Britney's presence as the main draw to Alli's show, but started backing away as Alli appeared to have a falling-...

Lakers Beat Bulls, Again

Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls again this year in the windy city, 103-91 .

Wrap it up and make it look like more media notes

Snap-on parts to today's Daily News media column: ==For those who need to hear it straight-up from Stuart Scott about what he's been going through lately with that appendix thing and all the stuff afterward, here's a voice clip that ESPN provided at this link, complete with a punctuated "boo-yah" at the end. ==More backlash from the networks hooking microphones and adding locker room cameras to NBA coverage, as we tried to get into last week: ESPN had to apologize to Utah Jazz coach Jerry Slo...