Ben McLemore

As it turned out, Tony Mitchell's college detour didn't cause irreparable harm to his future. The former Mizzou recruit, who never was able to gain entrance, is projected as a first-round pick in next month's NBA draft and said after his workout at...

Ben McLemore distanced himself from his former St. Louis AAU coach who has claimed that he received cash and all-expense paid trips to help steer McLemore to specific agents or advisers. Speaking at the NBA combine Thursday, McLemore said Darius Cobb...

METS-CARDINALS Mets snap 6-game skid, beat Wainwright, Cardinals ST. LOUIS (AP) — Daniel Murphy and David Wright combined for five hits and three RBIs against Adam Wainwright and the New York Mets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2...

CHICAGO — With their second-string point guard slated to become a free agent and their third-string point guard possessing an unguaranteed contract, Orlando Magic officials already have met with some potential backcourt replacements during the...

Here's the odd thing about the 2013 draft: The projected top-three picks in 2014 -- and two of those have yet to play college basketball -- might have all gone ahead of anyone who'll be drafted this June. Kansas recruit Andrew Wiggins, Duke recruit...

For a fleeting moment, BJ Young was entered in the 2012 NBA draft and considering the possibility of joining longtime acquaintance and adversary Brad Beal as a teenager in professional basketball. Beal went on to become the No. 3 pick, but Young...

ESPN insists the Cardinals face a middle infield crisis. Writing earlier this week for ESPN Insider, Paul Swydan wrote this: "The middle infield duo of Daniel Descalso and Pete Kozma has predictably been a disaster." That was an odd bit of analysis...

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: Update 1: Adds details Top recruit Wiggins picks Kansas Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 player in the class of 2013, will play for the Kansas Jayhawks. Wiggins quietly announced his intentions at an intimate signing ceremony...

It has taken Andrew Wiggins an impossibly long time to come to this decision. At least he's announcing his college choice the right way. Wiggins, the top-rated prospect in the country, will announce Tuesday where he intends to play what is almost...

The Sports Xchange The NBA on Wednesday released its list of 46 college and 31 international players who have applied for early entry into the 2013 draft. Among the prominent names who project as possible lottery picks are Nerlens Noel, who left...

Alex Len's agent said Thursday in an interview with The Baltimore Sun that the stress fracture and subsequent surgery that will sideline the former Maryland center for several months could impact where Len gets drafted next month, but added that many...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams scored 76 seconds apart in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings defeat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 last night. Jeff Carter and Dustin Penner also had goals for the Kings, who evened up the...