Steve Nash News

NEW YORK (CP-AP) _ Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash was a unanimous selection to the all-NBA team while Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh earned second team honours Wednesday. Nash's teammate Amare Stoudemire, Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki, San Antonio forward Tim Duncan and Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, the league's leading scorer, rounded out the first team. Nash received 129 first-place votes and 645 total points from the panel of ...

Shawn Marion and Victoria's Steve Nash sparked Phoenix's 43-point third quarter and the Suns rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 111-94 on Thursday night. After trailing by three points at halftime following a 10-point second quarter, the fast-breaking Suns (2-2) got their offence into gear in the third period and emerged with an 85-72 lead. Marion, who had only six points in the first half, scored 14 in the decisive period, capping his burst with a three-pointer ...

The Philadelphia 76ers rallied from a 22-point deficit in the third quarter and Rodney Carney hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to beat the Phoenix Suns 103-100, advancing to the final game of a four-team exhibition mini-tournament in Europe. Rick Brunson, who did not play in the first three quarters, assisted Carney's shot, grabbed a rebound and made one of two free throws to secure the victory for the ...

Shawn Marion scored 19 points and Victoria's Steve Nash had nine assists as the Phoenix Suns beat Virtus Lottomatica Roma 100-93 in an exhibition Friday. The game was part of the NBA Europe Live tour, which also features three other NBA teams playing on the continent. The Suns will play two more games in Cologne, Germany, next week against the Philadelphia 76ers and another European team. The Suns trained in ...

Canadian Steve Nash, the NBA's two-time defending MVP, began Thursday with a one-on-one soccer and basketball game with Francesco Totti, the star playmaker on Italy's winning World Cup squad. ``I didn't embarrass myself on the soccer field,'' said Nash, a Victoria native. ``And he did fine (at hoops).'' The rest of the Phoenix Suns toured ancient ruins in Rome. ``It's a little different than Memphis or Secaucus. They're pretty impressed,'' ...

One of the NBA's most creative players thinks basketball can learn something from the Beautiful Game. Playing on the hardwood may seem like a world away from a soccer pitch. But Steve Nash, the two-time NBA most valuable player, believes a strong soccer background has helped some of basketball's best international players. ``For me, I'm heavily influenced in soccer,'' Nash said Tuesday during a telephone conference call from Treviso, Italy, ...