Basketball Page 53 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Sparks, Mercury both seeking more 'punch' on defense
The visiting Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury enter Thursday's game searching for answers following home losses to the expansion Toronto Tempo.,The Mercury (2-3) and the Sparks (1-3) have each dropped three of their last four games.,Los Angeles will play its first game on the road while Phoeni...
Knicks Exposed James Harden’s Biggest Weaknesses in Game 1 Comeback
The Cavaliers blew a 22-point lead against the Knicks as James Harden struggled badly late in Game 1 of the East Finals....
Spurs, Pelicans to play in Paris, Manchester in 2027
The San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans will play regular-season games in France and England in 2027.,The Southwest Division foes will clash in Paris on Jan. 14 and Manchester on Jan. 17, the NBA announced Wednesday.,The contests will be the league's 16th in France and sixth in Paris since 19...
Indiana Pacers Eye Championship Moves After Disappointing Season
The Indiana Pacers could make aggressive moves in NBA free agency as the franchise looks to rebound from a disappointing season....
Washington Wizards Could Transform Franchise With No. 1 Overall Pick
The Washington Wizards earned the No. 1 overall pick and now face a franchise-defining NBA Draft decision....
Brittney Sykes, Marina Mabrey combine for 61 as Tempo top Mercury
Behind 31 points from Brittney Sykes and 30 from Marina Mabrey, the expansion Toronto Tempo won consecutive games for the first time, beating the host Phoenix Mercury 98-90 on Tuesday.,Sykes followed her career-high 38 points in a victory at the Los Angeles on Sunday with another strong offensive ef...
Knicks rally from 22-point fourth-quarter deficit, stun Cavs in OT
Jalen Brunson scored 17 of his game-high 38 points during the final eight minutes of regulation and overtime Tuesday night for the host New York Knicks, who mounted their biggest comeback in playoff history by overcoming a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in Ga...
Storm looking for added help as Sun pay a visit
Help is on the way for the Seattle Storm.,Awa Fam, a 6-foot-4 center who was the No. 3 overall pick in this spring's WNBA draft, recently helped Valencia Basket win the Liga Femenina Endesa championship in Spain and could join the Storm during their four-game homestand that begins Wednesday against ...
Mavericks fire head coach Jason Kidd
The Dallas Mavericks announced a mutual agreement to part ways with head coach Jason Kidd on Tuesday, ending his five-year tenure as Dallas' top man.,That run was hot and cold, as Kidd twice led his squad to 50 wins or more, including a Western Conference championship in 2023-24. That team ultimatel...
NBA playoffs scoring highest ratings in nearly three decades
The NBA continues to tout its resurgent TV ratings two rounds into the playoffs.,The first two rounds of the playoffs have averaged 4.5 million viewers per game, NBA PR said Tuesday, with games across ABC, ESPN and new broadcast partners NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video.,According to the league, i...
Caitlin Clark breaks record ahead of Fever's matchup with Fire
The Indiana Fever and star guard Caitlin Clark will host WNBA expansion franchise Portland Fire for the first time on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,The Fever (2-2) are coming off a win Sunday at home over the Seattle Storm in which Clark tallied game highs of 21 points, 10 assists and seven rebou...
Without Rickea Jackson, Sky make 2026 home debut vs. Wings
The Chicago Sky will be without promising newcomer Rickea Jackson for Wednesday's home opener against the Dallas Wings and for the rest of the 2026 season.,Chicago announced Tuesday that Jackson, a forward acquired from Los Angeles during the offseason, tore her left ACL during Sunday's road victory...
Thunder confident in another bounce-back effort in Game 2 vs. Spurs
After playing a career-high 48-plus minutes in Monday night's epic 122-115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder to open the Western Conference finals, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama wasn't worried about keeping anything in the tank.,"Yes, it takes a toll," Wembanyama said. "We can rest in Ju...
Michigan's Morez Johnson staying in NBA draft
Michigan forward Morez Johnson ended speculation he could return to the Wolverines for his junior season by entering the 2026 NBA Draft.,Johnson averaged 13.1 points and 7.3 rebounds last season and played in 40 games for national champion Michigan (37-3). He spent his freshman season at Illinois bu...
Sky F Rickea Jackson (torn ACL) out for season
Chicago Sky forward Rickea Jackson will miss the remainder of the season after an MRI revealed a torn ACL in her left knee, the team announced on Tuesday.,Jackson sustained the injury in Chicago's 86-79 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. She scored six points in 11 minutes before being injur...
Victor Wembanyama Strengthens Case To Be the Best Player in the World
Victor Wembanyama’s dominant playoff performance against the Thunder has reignited debates about his place among NBA legends....
Winners and Losers From the First Two Rounds of the NBA Playoffs
From Donovan Mitchell’s breakthrough to Boston’s uncertain future, here are the biggest winners and losers of the NBA Playoffs....
Sug Sutton's clutch shot powers Fire, keeps Sun winless
Sug Sutton's tiebreaking runner in the lane with 22.6 seconds left propelled the Portland Fire to an 83-82 home win over the Connecticut Sun on Monday.,Connecticut missed two shots at the other end, and Bridget Carleton increased Portland's lead to 83-79 by making two foul shots with 9.7 seconds to ...
Victor Wembanyama's 41-24 effort powers Spurs past Thunder in 2 OTs
Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points and grabbed 24 rebounds while leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 122-115 double-overtime win over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday in the opener of the Western Conference finals.,The loss was the first of the playoffs for the Thunder, who had swept the Phoe...
Paige Bueckers leads balanced Wings attack in win over Mystics
Paige Bueckers poured in 18 points and rookie Azzi Fudd scored in double figures for the first time in her career to help lift the Dallas Wings to a 92-69 win over the Washington Mystics on Monday in Arlington, Texas.,The Wings (2-2) snapped a two-game home losing streak behind a stifling defense th...