MIAMI (AP) — Heat center Chris Bosh was ruled out of the second half of the opening game of Miami’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday because of what the team called a lower abdominal injury. Ronny Turiaf started the second half in Bosh’s place. Turiaf played only seven minutes in […]
Author Archives: Tim Reynolds
AP Sports Writer
Dwyane Wade Responds to Chicago Shootings; Nephew Wounded
A nephew of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade was one of 13 men shot — two fatally — during a violent six-hour stretch in Chicago, another indication that violence is on the rise in the nation’s third-largest city. Wade learned of the situation with his nephew after Miami defeated Dallas on Thursday night. On Friday, […]
Welcome Back! A Wild NBA Day of Personnel Moves
The NBA’s amnesty era is under way. Taking advantage of the league’s new get-out-of-a-contract card, the Orlando Magic waived Gilbert Arenas and the $62 million he was owed over the next three seasons as one of the very first moves after the lockout formally ended, and the New York Knicks were preparing to use the […]

