Basketball Page 43 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Sky looking to maintain rare momentum against Tempo
Chicago's Skylar Diggins needed a night like the one she delivered in Friday's 85-80 win over the Connecticut Sun.,Diggins poured in 24 points to help the Sky (4-6) snap a five-game losing streak prior to Sunday's road game with the expansion Toronto Tempo (5-5).,"My game plan was for me to play bet...
Cop assaulted, 26 arrested as Knicks fans celebrate in NYC
Unruly New York Knicks fans turned a reason to celebrate into chaos late Friday after their team opened a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.,With Game 2 at San Antonio on Friday night, more than 6,000 fans gathered at a watch party outside Madison Square Garden before the scen...
Knicks draw on maturity, moxie to take two in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO -- There wasn't a whole lot for the New York Knicks to like about the final six minutes of the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday.,Yet despite blowing a late 14-point lead, the Knicks looked up at the scoreboard after the final buzzer and saw that they had somehow done ...
DeWanna Bonner, Mercury hold off Fire's late surge
DeWanna Bonner scored a game-high 19 points and added five rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots as the injury-plagued Phoenix Mercury defeated the host Portland Fire 78-72 in a WNBA Commissioner's Cup game Friday night.,Natasha Mack added 16 points and Monique Akoa Makani and Noemie Brocha...
Late offensive boards lead Wings past Sparks
Arike Ogunbowale and Maddy Siegrist each scored on putbacks down the stretch to help the Dallas Wings notch their fourth straight win, a 104-96 decision over the host Los Angeles Sparks on Friday in a Commissioner's Cup game.,In what was a back-and-forth affair much of the way, Dallas (7-3, 2-0 Comm...
Jalen Brunson, Knicks eke out win, head home with 2-0 lead in Finals
SAN ANTONIO -- Jalen Brunson stole the ball and converted the go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left, moving the New York Knicks halfway to their first NBA title since 1973 after a 105-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday.,San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama missed a 20-foot shot before t...
Down 15, Sky storm back to down Sun, halt 5-game slide
Sylar Diggins had 24 points as the Chicago Sky overcame a 15-point first-half deficit to snap their five-game skid with Friday night's 85-80 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun. ,Diggins scored 16 in the second quarter for the Sky (4-6), who trailed 25-11 after one period, but rallied thanks t...
Report: NBA interviews Kawhi Leonard for Aspiration investigation
Kawhi Leonard has been interviewed as the NBA continues its investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers' alleged circumvention of the salary cap circumvention to pay its star player, ESPN reported Friday.,Leonard's uncle and business adviser Dennis Robertson, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, other team...
NBA Finals G2: Knicks-Spurs Preview, Props, Prediction
The San Antonio Spurs find themselves in a precarious position after blowing a 14-point lead in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. ,Instead of being up 1-0 and favorites to win the title, the Spurs lost the game, home-court advantage and are now series underdogs.,That said, they are a consensus 6.5-point fav...
Liberty finding their stride with test from Fever next
The New York Liberty have brushed off three consecutive losses by securing their first three-game winning streak under new head coach Chris DeMarco., ,To wrap up a season-long seven-game homestand, New York will welcome Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Saturday night., ,The Liberty (6-4) retur...
Mystics in search of consecutive wins with visit to Dream
Amid an inconsistent start to the season, the Washington Mystics and head coach Sydney Johnson can sense that improvements are being made. The next challenge for Washington will be to post its first set of consecutive victories as it travels to College Park, Ga. to face the Atlanta Dream on Saturday...
Aces face Valkyries intent on ending drought in desert
The Las Vegas Aces have one of the best records in the WNBA, but after four weeks of play they have yet to win a game at home., ,A quirk in the schedule has the Aces (6-3) playing just their third home game when they meet the Golden State Valkyries (6-4) on Saturday afternoon., ,Las Vegas went 2-1 o...
Lynx to put six-game win streak up against Storm
For the Minnesota Lynx, life without superstar Napheesa Collier has gone surprisingly well, due in part to star rookie Olivia Miles.,Miles has helped Minnesota to a six-game winning streak that will be on the line at home against the struggling Seattle Storm on Saturday.,Minnesota (8-2) has been wit...
Paul Westhead receives NBCA lifetime achievement award
The National Basketball Coaches Association named Paul Westhead as its 2026 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award winner, it was announced Friday.,Westhead, who is the only head coach with both an NBA and WNBA title, was a head coach or an assistant for 38 years at the NBA, WNBA, NCAA and internatio...
Get-in price for NBA Finals at MSG soars past $9k
The Knicks' upset victory in Game 1 of the NBA Finals not only flipped New York to the favorite to win the title, it sent the price soaring for those hoping to see a game at Madison Square Garden.,Ahead of Game 2 in San Antonio on Friday night, the get-in price for Monday's Game 3 at MSG reached $9,...
Washington Wizards Can't Afford To Repeat Their Biggest Mistake
The Wizards have a chance to reshape their future, but questions surrounding Trae Young and roster construction remain front and center....
Five Underrated NBA Free Agents Who Could Cash In This Summer
NBA free agency is approaching, and these five underrated unrestricted free agents could land significant contracts and impact contenders....
Kelsey Mitchell, ailing Caitlin Clark lead Fever past Dream
Kelsey Mitchell scored a game-high 25 points on Thursday to help lead the Indiana Fever to an 83-71 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Indianapolis.,Aliyah Boston had 19 points and seven rebounds and Caitlin Clark tallied 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for the Fever (5-4), who snapped a ...
Olivia Miles (28), Lynx edge Valkyries for 6th straight win
Rookie Olivia Miles scored a career-high 28 points and Courtney Williams had nine of her 17 points in the fourth quarter in the Minnesota Lynx's 87-84 win over the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday night at Minneapolis. ,The Lynx (8-2) won their sixth consecutive game and started 2-0 in the WNBA Co...
Mercury attempt to build momentum in visit to Portland
The Phoenix Mercury halted an unsavory six-game losing streak and now look to earn consecutive wins for the first time this season when they visit the Portland Fire on Friday night.,Two days after Phoenix (3-8) was crushed 111-77 by the visiting Minnesota Lynx -- the 34-point margin representing the...