After the canals of Venice and the Colosseum in Rome, it's the twin spires of the Cologne Cathedral for the Phoenix Suns. The Philadelphia 76ers are here, too, ... Former Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller said Tuesday he doesn't understand why Stephen Jackson's teammates are standing by him following a violent incident out ... Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson attended a scrimmage and a good portion of his team's practice the past two days, and made his presence felt at Monday's w ... Leandro Barbosa scored 27 points to help the Phoenix Suns rally for a 119-102 victory Wednesday over Maccabi Tel Aviv and earn third place in a four-team tourna ... Carmelo Anthony had 21 points and six rebounds and Reggie Evans added 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 118-102 victory over Turkish Bas ... Dajuan Wagner scored 18 points to leadseven Golden State players in double figures and the Warriors rolledto a 120-66 pre-season victory over Efes Pilsen of Tur ... Centre Peter John Ramos was released Friday by the Washington Wizards. Ramos, a second-round draft pick in 2004, appeared in six games his rookie year but did n ... Prosecutors in suburban Detroit said Friday they may request jail time for Indiana Pacers guard Stephen Jackson if he is found to have violated probation by fir ... Kobe Bryant participated in his firstpre-season practice with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday sincehaving right knee surgery. Bryant joined his teammates in a ... Anthony Parker cherishes the five years he spent living and playing basketball in Israel _ the number on his jersey says as much. Parker wears 18 for the Toront ... Four more Oklahoma City businessmen arejoining the ownership group that is buying the Seattle SuperSonics. The new members announced Sunday are William M. Camer ... Drew Gooden scored 21 points, LeBron James nearly had a triple-double in 30 minutes and the Cleveland Cavalierspulled away late in the first half for a 93-67 ex ... Once was quite enough for the Toronto Raptors. Chris Bosh and Fred Jones scored 16 points apiece to lead theRaptors to a 118-84 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv in an ... Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming left a pre-season game Thursday night against the Orlando Magic with a sprained right ankle. The team said the injury was minor ... The Golden State Warriors reached a10-year agreement Friday to sell the naming rights to their arena toOracle Corp., the large San Francisco Bay Area software m ...