For anyone who has followed the NBA for a long time, the most contentious, famous and widely discussed rule change is hand checking. It's hard to pinpoint exactly why it has become the barometer by ...

There was a time when the NBA's hardwood was a warzone of elbows, sweat and pride. Defense ruled and guards learned to survive under the pressure of a palm pressed into their ribs every trip down the ...

Bill Wennington had a stricken look on his face. The NBA’s rule changes promise to have a profound effect on league play this season, and one in particular had him worried. “It’s going to kill me,” he ...

The New York Knicks were renowned for their tough, physical basketball style in the 1990s. Charles Oakley, one of their leaders, showed bravery, strength, and a strong defense. He never backed down ...

Syracuse's Jim Boeheim and other D-I coaches will likely have plenty of conversations with NCAA officials over the increased enforcement of hand contact by defenders. When Division I men's basketball ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The high school basketball postseason is here, and with it a more intense style of defensive play for many local teams. At the beginning of the season, the OHSAA and National ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The National Federation of State High School Associations' Basketball Rules Committee released four proposed rule changes. The rules will go through an internal NFHS committee that ...

Syracuse's Brandon Triche tries to muscle his way into the lane past Louisville's Chane Behanan in second half action Saturday in the finals of Big East Championships at Madison Square Garden.