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Report: Lakers targeting UConn's Dan Hurley as next coach
The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing a "massive, long-term contract offer" to UConn's Dan Hurley to become their next head coach, ESPN reported Thursday morning. ,The report comes on the heels of Los Angeles being linked to either former NBA player and ESPN analyst JJ Reddick or New Orleans Pelicans...
Los Angeles Lakers Used JJ Redick As Smokescreen For Head Coaching Search & It Worked Perfectly
The Lakers never intended to hire JJ Redick as their next head coach, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. ...
Fast start sends Lynx to blowout of Sparks
The Minnesota Lynx scored the game's first 11 points and never looked back en route to an 86-62 blowout of the host Los Angeles Sparks in Commissioner's Cup competition on Wednesday.,Napheesa Collier scored seven of her game-high 25 points in Minnesota's opening deluge. She shot a blistering 10-for-...
A'ja Wilson logs unique stat line as Aces crush Wings
A'ja Wilson scored 14 of her game-high 36 points in the first quarter Wednesday night as the visiting Las Vegas Aces dumped the Dallas Wings 95-81 in the teams' first clash since last year's WNBA playoffs.,Wilson added 12 rebounds and six steals, making her the first player in WNBA history to regist...
A’ja Wilson (36), Aces build early lead, cruise by Wings
A'ja Wilson scored 14 of her game-high 36 points in the first quarter Wednesday night as the visiting Las Vegas Aces dumped the Dallas Wings 95-81 in the teams' first clash since last year's WNBA playoffs.,Wilson hit 15 of 22 shots from the field as Las Vegas (5-2) built an 18-point first quarter le...
Liberty take on Dream in search of 5th straight win
On the heels of a dominant performance from Breanna Stewart, the New York Liberty will go for their fifth straight win on Thursday night when they face the host Atlanta Dream. ,Stewart went for 33 points and 14 rebounds as New York (8-2) downed the Chicago Sky 88-75 on Tuesday night. With the victor...
Winless Mystics hope to snap skid against slumping Sky
The Washington Mystics have lost a franchise-record nine straight games to start the 2024 WNBA season. On Thursday, they will aim to finally crack the win column when the Chicago Sky visit for an evening clash.,In their latest game -- a road defeat against the Connecticut Sun in Commissioner's Cup p...
Mavericks' Kyrie Irving has 'no fear' in return to Boston for NBA Finals
BOSTON -- A pair of stars will need no introduction when the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks meet for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.,Dallas guard Kyrie Irving and Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis find themselves pitted against their former teams, with Irving's breakup with the Celt...
WNBA rescinds second technical on Angel Reese
The WNBA on Wednesday rescinded the second technical foul assessed to Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese on Tuesday night. ,Angel Reese was ejected after receiving two technical fouls with 2:31 remaining in the game, an 88-75 loss to the New York Liberty. Head official Maj Forsberg told a pool reporter ...
Ex-player Chase Budinger makes U.S. Olympic beach volleyball team
Former college basketball standout and seven-year NBA veteran Chase Budinger will head to Paris next month to compete for the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics -- in beach volleyball.,The 6-foot-7 Budinger and partner Miles Evans qualified Wednesday for the U.S. men's team. They are tied for...
2024 NBA Finals Game 1 Betting Picks: Boston Celtics Spread, Dallas Mavericks Player Props, & More
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Angel Reese ejected in Sky's loss to Liberty
Breanna Stewart scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the visiting New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 88-75 on Tuesday.,Chicago rookie Angel Reese was ejected after receiving two technical fouls with 2:31 remaining in the game. Reese finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds but shot 3 o...
Ezi Magbegor caps big day by leading Storm past Mercury
Ezi Magbegor, who earlier in the day signed a contract extension through the 2025 season, had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to an 80-62 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday.,Seattle earned its fifth straight win while Phoenix lost for the fifth time in six gam...
Ex-Raptors F Jontay Porter's alleged betting accomplice arrested
A New York man was arrested on suspicion of placing bets on Jontay Porter in games that the Toronto Raptors forward was attempting to lose as part of a sports betting scheme, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.,Long Phi "Bruce" Pham, a 38-year-old from Brooklyn, was taken into custody on Monday after ...
Breanna Stewart powers Liberty past Sky
Breanna Stewart had 33 points and 14 rebounds to help the visiting New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 88-75 on Tuesday. , ,The Liberty (8-2) won their fourth in a row and avenged their loss to the Sky (3-5) on May 23. New York went on a 15-2 run to start the fourth quarter after Chicago erased a ...
Sun reach 9-0 at Mystics' expense
DeWanna Bonner paired 20 points with eight rebounds as the Connecticut Sun pulled away from the visiting Washington Mystics to remain undefeated, winning 76-59 in a WNBA Commissioner's Cup game on Tuesday at Uncasville, Conn.,Brionna Jones added 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting for the Sun, who became t...
Reports: Lakers leaning toward hiring JJ Redick
If the Lakers were to hire a coach tomorrow, it would be JJ Redick, according to ESPN and Stadium. ,Redick and New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego were previously reported to be the leading candidates to replace Darvin Ham as head coach of the Lakers, but Los Angeles hasn't compl...
Lynx to test strong finishing kick in visit to Sparks
With double-digit wins in four of their last five games, the Minnesota Lynx come into Wednesday's Commissioner's Cup contest against the host Los Angeles Sparks, who are trying to get on track early into the WNBA campaign. ,On Sunday, Minnesota dominated the Dallas Wings in the second half for an 87...
Celtics C/F Kristaps Porzingis plans to play in Game 1 vs. Mavericks
Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis, who has not played since April 29 because of a calf injury, plans to be available for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks.,"That is the plan right now," Porzingis said on Tuesday in his first public comments since May 4. "Again, i...
Foul-prone Aces out to bounce back vs. Wings
Coming off a very atypical game, the Las Vegas Aces aim to get back in the win column Wednesday night with a visit to the Dallas Wings at Arlington, Texas.,Las Vegas (4-2) hasn't played since a 78-74 road loss Friday to the Atlanta Dream that was marked by two rare occurrences -- a relative lack of ...