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Two victories and now two huge tests coming up for the Brooklyn Nets. They sure look more ready under P.J. Carlesimo than in their final days under Avery Johnson. … Full Article

Mikhail Prokhorov saw the draining team spirit, the missing will to fight, and decided change was needed. The Brooklyn Nets owner had to like the results in the first game under P.J. Carlesimo. … Full Article

Hours after the Brooklyn Nets won 107-105 over the Detroit Pistons, a street-sweeper truck struck and killed a man outside of the Barclays Center.  Ronald Sinvil, 36, had just left a Christmas party and was headed to his girlfriend Jvonne Crump’s apartment in East New York.  He never made it ther … Full Article

A nature guide attempts to find a lost child after a violent storm of mythic proportions hits Prospect Park in the world premiere of "The Service Road," a highly visual multimedia show to be performed from Jan. 11 through Feb. … Full Article

Piratheepan Nadarajah and Suresh Sriskandarajah, two alleged operatives of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a Sri Lankan terrorist organization popularly referred to as the “Tamil Tigers,” was arraigned Thursday afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom at the federal … Full Article

MILWAUKEE— The Milwaukee Bucks used the 3-pointer to extend their dominance over the Brooklyn Nets. … Full Article

Nets coach Avery Johnson stopped shy of tagging his struggling unit with the "soft" tag Doc Rivers dropped on the Celtics last month following a disappointing home loss to Brooklyn. … Full Article

 Rajon Rondo lost his cool, and any chance at history, in the second quarter when Boston last met Brooklyn. This time, the second period featured some of the best basketball the Celtics have played this season. … Full Article

Here's a holiday treat for anyone who might have missed the first YouTube post earlier this month. Jay-Z enters a Brooklyn-bound subway — accompanied by a large entourage and gawked at by loving fans — and sits next to an elderly woman who was oblivious to the rapper's fame. … Full Article

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, at its Winter Gala at the El Caribe Country Club last Thursday night, officially announced that it will be moving to 335 Adams St., next to the New York Marriott Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, in the spring. … Full Article