Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony and his wife know what they like when it comes to decorating. And what they like is, in a word, Carmelo Anthony. Today in a story in the New York Post, the wife of the Baltimore-raised New York Knicks star offered a peek into the family's posh living space. The piece, headlined "La La Anthony dishes on her Hell's Kitchen crib," gushed over the couple's "sprawling, ultra-modern duplex. " La La told the Post that her decorating style is contemporary with an edge and that she loves "lots of color.

Syracuse University will retire the jersey of All-American Carmelo Anthony on Feb. 23 when the Orange hosts Georgetown at the Carrier Dome. Anthony, a former Towson Catholic star who helped lead the Orange to the 2003 NCAA championship, was a consensus All-American that season. A large replica of Anthony's jersey will be unveiled in the rafters of the Carrier Dome, alongside nine other previously retired basketball uniform tops, and he will be presented with a framed jersey at halftime.

Syracuse University will retire the jersey of All-American Carmelo Anthony on Feb. 23 when the Orange hosts Georgetown at the Carrier Dome. Anthony, a former Towson Catholic star who helped lead the Orange to the 2003 NCAA championship, was a consensus All-American that season. A large replica of Anthony's jersey will be unveiled in the rafters of the Carrier Dome, alongside nine other previously retired basketball uniform tops, and he will be presented with a framed jersey at halftime.

A new holiday commercial for the NBA features Baltimore's Carmelo Anthony and other hoops stars playing a most unusual instrument: basketballs. Using nothing but bouncing balls, Melo and the other players offer a rather amazing rendition of the Christmas classic "Carol of the Bells. " Suppose it's actually "Carol of the Balls. " Behold: jill.rosen@baltsun.com @BaltInsider on Twitter

Baltimore's own Carmelo Anthony is the latest celebrity to don a milk mustache. Except his is chocolate. The Knicks star is helping launch the latest campaign for the Milk Processsor Education Program, which is famous for the "Got Milk?" campaign and milk mustaches. The new spin is  "Got Chocolate Milk?" Melo was all over the place Monday promoting the drink, first on the Mike & Mike radio show, then on to Dan Patrick. He Tweeted about both appearances. Anthony will be appearing in print and television ads touting the health and workout benefits of chugging chocolate milk.

A new holiday commercial for the NBA features Baltimore's Carmelo Anthony and other hoops stars playing a most unusual instrument: basketballs. Using nothing but bouncing balls, Melo and the other players offer a rather amazing rendition of the Christmas classic "Carol of the Bells. " Suppose it's actually "Carol of the Balls. " Behold: jill.rosen@baltsun.com @BaltInsider on Twitter

Carmelo Anthony is one of New York's biggest sports stars, but the Baltimore native made his allegiances clear at the Knicks' training camp Wednesday. "I've been an Orioles fan since I was like eight years old," Anthony told ESPN New York . "I actually have a tattoo, too. I've never been a Yankees fan. I'm close with some of the guys on the team. I support them. I have some mixed feelings right now. Here in New York you have to support the Yankees, but I'm an Orioles fan. " With the Knicks not playing a preaseason game Friday, Anthony said he plans to attend a potential Game 5 and would "wear an Orioles hat. " "I watched the games, man. It's a tough series," Anthony said.

There appears to be no end in sight to the NBA lockout, but if you're lucky enough to secure a ticket to a friendly pickup basketball game being held Tuesday night at Morgan State, you'll likely see a wealth of NBA talent squaring off. Baltimore native Carmelo Anthony has recruited a group of friends that includes two-time league Most Valuable Player LeBron James, as well as All-Star point guard Chris Paul, to form the Melo All Stars. In an effort to raise money for Anthony's various charities and stay in basketball shape, they'll take on another team stocked with NBA players led by league scoring champ and Washington native Kevin Durant.

Don't blame Carmelo Anthony if the Knicks don't match Jeremy Lin's offer sheet from the Houston Rockets. Anthony said in a text message with Yahoo! Sports on Sunday that if the Knicks don't match the offer sheet for the point guard, it's not because of Anthony. Still, Anthony didn't appear excited at the prospect of the Knicks offering what he views as an oddly structured contract. Yahoo! Sports reported that the Knicks are unlikely to bring Lin back. “It's up to the organization to say they want to match that ridiculous contract that's out there,” Anthony told reporters following Team USA's practice Sunday.

Carmelo Anthony stood completely motionless for minutes on end on Tuesday while others circled around and looked on. Madame Tussauds wax museum called it a prank.   New York Knicks fans just call it, “running the offense.”   Seriously, though, this was a nice show of community outreach from Melo, during which he surprised museum visitors thinking the real Anthony was a wax sculpture . The look of shock and surprise and delight on the faces of the startled fans said it all.   But if Madame Tussauds really wanted to shock and surprise and delight people, they didn't even need the real Anthony.

Carmelo Anthony is one of New York's biggest sports stars, but the Baltimore native made his allegiances clear at the Knicks' training camp Wednesday. "I've been an Orioles fan since I was like eight years old," Anthony told ESPN New York . "I actually have a tattoo, too. I've never been a Yankees fan. I'm close with some of the guys on the team. I support them. I have some mixed feelings right now. Here in New York you have to support the Yankees, but I'm an Orioles fan. " With the Knicks not playing a preaseason game Friday, Anthony said he plans to attend a potential Game 5 and would "wear an Orioles hat. " "I watched the games, man. It's a tough series," Anthony said.

Don't blame Carmelo Anthony if the Knicks don't match Jeremy Lin's offer sheet from the Houston Rockets. Anthony said in a text message with Yahoo! Sports on Sunday that if the Knicks don't match the offer sheet for the point guard, it's not because of Anthony. Still, Anthony didn't appear excited at the prospect of the Knicks offering what he views as an oddly structured contract. Yahoo! Sports reported that the Knicks are unlikely to bring Lin back. “It's up to the organization to say they want to match that ridiculous contract that's out there,” Anthony told reporters following Team USA's practice Sunday.

Carmelo Anthony stood completely motionless for minutes on end on Tuesday while others circled around and looked on. Madame Tussauds wax museum called it a prank.   New York Knicks fans just call it, “running the offense.”   Seriously, though, this was a nice show of community outreach from Melo, during which he surprised museum visitors thinking the real Anthony was a wax sculpture . The look of shock and surprise and delight on the faces of the startled fans said it all.   But if Madame Tussauds really wanted to shock and surprise and delight people, they didn't even need the real Anthony.

Carmelo Anthony and his wife know what they like when it comes to decorating. And what they like is, in a word, Carmelo Anthony. Today in a story in the New York Post, the wife of the Baltimore-raised New York Knicks star offered a peek into the family's posh living space. The piece, headlined "La La Anthony dishes on her Hell's Kitchen crib," gushed over the couple's "sprawling, ultra-modern duplex. " La La told the Post that her decorating style is contemporary with an edge and that she loves "lots of color.

Baltimore's own Carmelo Anthony is the latest celebrity to don a milk mustache. Except his is chocolate. The Knicks star is helping launch the latest campaign for the Milk Processsor Education Program, which is famous for the "Got Milk?" campaign and milk mustaches. The new spin is  "Got Chocolate Milk?" Melo was all over the place Monday promoting the drink, first on the Mike & Mike radio show, then on to Dan Patrick. He Tweeted about both appearances. Anthony will be appearing in print and television ads touting the health and workout benefits of chugging chocolate milk.

When you accuse your man of cheating, what better way to do it than on TV? La La Vasquez doesn't mess around. But Melo, well, she thinks he just might be. Fans of the Baltimore-raised basketball star are all a-twitter this week after La La dropped a bit of a bomb on Monday's episode of her VH1 show, "La La's Full Court Life. " Approaching one of her husband's assistants -- a young, attractive, single one -- La La throws down a little, ""I just want to know: Are you messing with my man?

The banquet room at Fogo de Chao was abuzz with activity, not all of it supplied by the gaucho-attired waiters zipping from table to table with large skewers of meat. Friends and family of Carmelo Anthony - plus a celebrity or two - had come together to help the NBA star kick off his "4th Annual H.O.O.D. Movement Weekend," to benefit the Carmelo Anthony Foundation. On the weekend's agenda: a 3-on-3 basketball challenge and family fun one day, and a big sports-legends brunch the next. The proceeds would be going toward local organizations that help underserved kids and families in this city where the Denver Nuggets star grew up. At one table, rapper T.I. was getting some dinner.

In leading Syracuse University to the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championship, Carmelo Anthony found the kind of attention, fame and fortune that had eluded him growing up in Baltimore. He was picked third overall by the Denver Nuggets in the NBA draft later that year and soon became a household name or, perhaps, a household nickname - 'Melo. Viewed as one of the hottest young stars in a league still struggling to fill the void left by Michael Jordan's retirement, Anthony seemed destined for greatness.

Maybe this all has been drummed up by the ever-in-search-of-controversy New York Post, but it appears Carmelo Anthony is disgruntled once again . According to an anonymous source, he's upset with the direction of the New York Knicks , wants more input on personnel decisions and hates playing for coach Mike D'Antoni (who, as of a few minutes ago, resigned according to Yahoo! ).* The timing is interesting. Think back to nine years ago, when Carmelo Anthony was well-known to true basketball aficionados -- and Baltimoreans who'd followed his rise at Towson Catholic and on local playgrounds -- but only on the cusp of becoming a household name.

He's good, but no star K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune Jeremy Lin is the real deal — as long as the expectation is NBA rotation player and not star. There's a reason Lin went undrafted, got cut and sat low on the depth chart until recently. And, yes, his breakout is one of the best storylines of this NBA season. However, Lin's five-game run has come against three bad teams and a Lakers team with an aging Derek Fisher trying to guard him. Lin appears to be an excellent pick-and-roll player, so that skill should translate to him lasting.