The gates were opened on available free agents in the NBA on Wednesday, and a few big names were quickly scooped up. Most of the big signings and new teams were leaked beforehand, but nothing was truly official until the ink dried on the page on Wednesday.

A few days have now passed since the NBA Draft, giving bettors, fans and the bookmakers time to digest all the picks and all the wheeling and dealing of draft night. How has the draft impacted NBA futures?

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It's a good time to be a sports fan in Boston. The Celtics brought an NBA title back to Beantown on Tuesday night, giving Boston another trophy to go along with their recent World Series victory and Super Bowl appearance.

Kobe Bryant said the NBA Finals weren't over, and he made good on his word on Sunday night after leading the Lakers to a victory in Game 5. The win sends the Finals back to Boston for Game 6, where the Celtics will either win a championship at home or the Lakers will force a deciding Game 7.

Sometimes you can rely on a player or trainer guarantee of victory (Plaxico Burress and Joe Namath) and sometimes you can't (Big Brown trainer Rick Dutrow at Belmont).

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If you thought 9.5 points was way too much respect for the Lakers at home, maybe you think 7.5 points is too much as well.

The NBA Finals resume on Tuesday night with the Boston Celtics holding a comfortable 2-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. Even with a big series lead, the Celtics will be in tough Tuesday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and oddsmakers have given the Lakers a mighty task of covering 9.5 points.