Basketball Page 479 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Jayson Tatum, Celtics put away Mavs for record 18th title
BOSTON -- Jayson Tatum recorded 31 points and 11 assists as the Boston Celtics locked up their league-record 18th championship with a 106-88 blowout of the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.,Tatum also had eight rebounds while Jaylen Brown added 21 points, eight boards and...
Kayla McBride, Lynx send Wings to 8th straight loss
Kayla McBride scored 19 points and dished seven assists as the Minnesota Lynx pulled away for a 90-78 win over the visiting Dallas Wings on Monday night in Minneapolis., ,Natisha Hiedeman finished with 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting off the bench for Minnesota (11-3), which won its fourth game in a r...
Hawks GM says team won’t trade out of No. 1 pick
The Atlanta Hawks plan on keeping the No. 1 overall draft pick, general manager Landry Fields said Monday.,Fields told reporters that the further the Hawks' front office goes into its draft preparation, the more the club wants to remain in the top spot.,"I think we're really excited by the draft," F...
Liberty's 8-game win streak at stake in visit to Mercury
Jonquel Jones is soaring as the New York Liberty aim to extend their winning streak to nine games when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night.,New York hasn't lost since dropping back-to-back games on May 23 and 25. The Liberty (12-2) are a half-game behind the league-leading Connecticut Su...
Sun blazing into matchup with struggling Sparks
Owners of the best record in the WNBA, the Connecticut Sun will aim to improve that mark on Tuesday night in Uncasville, Conn., when they host the Los Angeles Sparks for the first meeting between the teams this season.,The Sun (12-1) are coming off an 85-67 road win over the Dallas Wings on Saturday...
Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis available for Game 5 of NBA Finals
The Boston Celtics listed Kristaps Porzingis as available Monday night for the second straight game as they attempt to close out the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.,Porzingis, who sustained a left leg injury in Game 2 of the championship series, went through a pregame workout Monday before ...
Commissioner's Cup title game moved to Long Island
The WNBA on Monday moved the site of next week's Commissioner's Cup championship game from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to UBS Arena on Long Island, N.Y.,The game between the host New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx is scheduled for June 25.,However, the Barclays Center -- the Liberty's home aren...
Back home, Celtics try again to close out Kyrie Irving, Mavericks
BOSTON -- If any player knows how badly the Boston Celtics want to close out the Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, it's Dallas guard Kyrie Irving.,Irving spent two seasons with Boston (2017-19), but he's been a villain in the eyes of Celtics fans since leaving to sign with the B...
Kahleah Copper, Mercury rough up Storm
Kahleah Copper scored 30 points, Brittney Griner had 28 and the host Phoenix Mercury cooled off the Seattle Storm with an 87-78 victory on Sunday afternoon.,Diana Taurasi added 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Griner grabbed nine boards and Copper had six in a game in which the Mercury (7...
Tina Charles, Allisha Gray pace Dream past Sparks
Tina Charles recorded 20 points and 11 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream hold off the Los Angeles Sparks 87-74 Sunday afternoon at College Park, Ga.,Allisha Gray had a solid day as well, pouring in a game-high 25 points, including a fadeaway jumper with two seconds showing on the shot clock as Atla...
Caitlin Clark scores 23, leads Fever over Sky
Caitlin Clark racked up 23 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, Aliyah Boston added 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Indiana Fever fended off the Chicago Sky 91-83 on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis. ,Clark shot 7-for-11 from the field with three 3-pointers as the Fever (5-10) won back-to-bac...
Bronny James & The Top Five Nepotism Babies of 2024
It feels like there's a ton of Nepo Babies in the world of sports right now, let's rank the top five....
Jonquel Jones pours in 34 points as Liberty defeat Aces
Jonquel Jones scored a career-high 34 points Saturday and the visiting New York Liberty won a rematch of last year's WNBA championship series, thumping the Las Vegas Aces 90-82.,Jones canned 12 of 16 shots from the field and 4 of 5 3-pointers, inserting the dagger on a 3-ball with 2:39 remaining in ...
Sparks' coach sees team's potential going into game at Dream
There are glimmers of hope for the Los Angeles Sparks as they continue to grind through a difficult start to their WNBA season.,Coach Curt Miller noticed as much after his team dropped its second consecutive game, falling 81-76 to the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.,"I saw so much potential in this ...
Sun easily dispatch Wings to get to 12-1
Rachel Banham poured in 16 points off the bench to lead a balanced Connecticut offensive attack as the visiting Sun rolled to an 85-67 victory over the reeling Dallas Wings on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,The Sun (a WNBA-best 12-1) won their third straight game after their only loss of th...
Mercury to play host to versatile Storm team that is rolling
The Seattle Storm have shown off their variety of weapons while rolling to eight victories in their last nine games.,They'll try to continue their hot streak when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday afternoon.,The Storm's bench had a significant role in the team's most recent victory, a 92-84 r...
Down 3-1, Mavs striving to make history against Celtics
Luka Doncic wasn't going to let the Dallas Mavericks go down quietly. ,With Dallas facing a 3-0 deficit in the NBA Finals, Doncic rose to the occasion and led the Mavericks to a 122-84 shellacking of the Boston Celtics on Friday night in Game 4 on his home court. ,Doncic went for 29 points, five ass...
Caitlin Clark, Fever brace for rematch vs. Sky
The Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky will renew an emerging and heated rivalry when they square off Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis. ,The Fever (4-10) won the first meeting 71-70 at home on June 1, a result that was overshadowed by Sky guard Chennedy Carter's hip-check foul on Fever rookie Caitlin Cla...
Charles Barkley to retire from television after 2024-25
Hall of Fame member Charles Barkley said he will work one more season on television before calling it a career.,Barkley, who works as an analyst on TNT's "Inside the NBA" studio show, said Friday night that the 2024-25 season will be his last in his second career.,The NBA has been negotiating its ne...
Joel Embiid (knee) anticipates playing in Olympics
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is still recovering from his left knee injury but said Friday night before Game 4 of the NBA Finals that he is hopeful of playing for Team USA in the Paris Olympics this summer.,The 2022-23 MVP was limited to 39 games in the 2023-24 regular season after undergoi...