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Karl Malone, right, laughs as former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan speaks during a news conference to honor Sloan on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf) LOCAL TV OUT; MAGAZINES OUT; DESERET NEWS OUT

Jazz honor longtime coach Jerry Sloan

By MATTHEW COLES - Associated Press

Key events under NBA Commissioner David Stern

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 1983, file photo, incoming NBA Commissioner David J. Stern, left, shakes hands with outgoing commissioner Larry O'Brien, right, in New York. He is not in the Hall of Fame, he never played in an All-Star game and he is about a foot shorter than most NBA stars. But try to find an NBA legacy more lasting than Stern's, who is retiring Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 after exactly 30 years on the job. (AP Photo/David Pickoff, File)

Remembering what Stern did, and how he did it

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks' Mike Scott (32) shoots as Philadelphia 76ers' Spencer Hawes (00) defends in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Philadelphia. The Hawks won 125-99. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr.)

Hawks rout reeling 76ers 125-99

Associated Press

Mark Tatum to become NBA deputy commissioner

Associated Press

New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony dunks the ball over Cleveland Cavaliers' Tyler Zeller (40) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Knicks crush Cavs 117-86, win fourth straight

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Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson, right, goes up for a dunk as Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol, of Spain, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

League-leading Pacers hold off Lakers 104-92

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

NBA TV to televise David Stern special on Friday

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In this image taken on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, and released by Bethune-Cookman, Vanessa Blair-Lewis, Bethune-Cookman women's basketball coach, watches an internet broadcast of her team's game after giving birth to son Blair Eric Lewis at Halifax Health Medical Center in Port Orange, Fla. (AP Photo/Bethune-Cookman

Bethune Cookman coach gives birth to baby boy

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Lakers’ Kobe Bryant expected to miss All-Star game

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Shannon Moen grabs a photo with University of Alabama mascot Big Al as he made an appearance on the Quad as snow fell Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. A winter storm that would probably be no big deal in the North all but paralyzed the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing snow, ice and teeth-chattering cold, with temperatures in the teens in some places. (AP Photo/AL.com, Vasha Hunt) MAGS OUT

Most teams in Deep South dodge weather conflicts

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

File-This April 2, 1956, file photo shows George Yardley (12) Fort Wayne outreaching Tom Gola (15) of the Philadelphia Warriors, under his own basket to save the ball for the Pistons in Fort Wayne. Gola, the Hall of Fame basketball player who led La Salle to the 1954 NCAA title and helped the Philadelphia Warriors win the 1956 NBA championship, died Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. He was 81. (AP Photo/File)

Tom Gola dead at 81; still holds NCAA rebounds record

Associated Press

Centers losing out in All-Star voting

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI - Associated Press

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward DeMarre Carroll during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City won 111-109. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

Durant does it again as Thunder rally past Hawks

By MURRAY EVANS - Associated Press

File-This April 2, 1956, file photo shows George Yardley (12) Fort Wayne outreaching Tom Gola (15) of the Philadelphia Warriors, under his own basket to save the ball for the Pistons in Fort Wayne. Gola, the Hall of Fame basketball player who led La Salle to the 1954 NCAA title and helped the Philadelphia Warriors win the 1956 NBA championship, died Sunday Jan. 26, 2014. He was 81. (AP Photo/File)

Hall of Fame basketball player Tom Gola dies at 81

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Brooklyn Nets forward Paul Pierce, center, formerly of the Boston Celtics, waves to the crowd during a tribute to him in an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Pierce, KG return for 1st time as ex-Celtics

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JAN. 25-26 - In this Jan. 19, 2014, file photo, Seattle Seahawks fans celebrate a Seahawks touchdown run by Marshawn Lynch during the second half of the NFC championship NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Seattle. The last time one of Seattle's major franchises had a parade to celebrate a title, no one on the Seahawks roster was born. To call Seattle's championship history thin is an understatement. Maybe that's why there's so much support behind these Super Bowl-bound Seahawks. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Seahawks title could ease Seattle’s miserable past

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press