Basketball Page 57 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Victor Wembanyama returns in big way, Spurs take series lead on Wolves
Victor Wembanyama scored 27 points -- 18 in a rousing first quarter -- and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the host San Antonio Spurs past the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-97 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.,Game 6 in the best-of-seven series is Friday in M...
Allisha Gray, Dream hold off Wings
Allisha Gray poured in a game-high 26 points and the Atlanta Dream pulled away early in the fourth quarter to claim a 77-72 win over the host Dallas Wings on Tuesday night. ,Center Angel Reese, in her second game for the Dream (2-0) tallied her second double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds, ei...
Fever, Sparks looking to break into the win column in Los Angeles
After season-opening losses over the weekend, the Indiana Fever and Los Angeles Sparks are each looking to break even at .500 on Wednesday in Los Angeles.,Indiana (0-1) stumbled to a 107-104 loss in its home opener on Saturday against the Dallas Wings. The Fever were paced by 30 points from Kelsey M...
Gabby Williams, Valkyries aim for 3-0 start as Sky pay a visit
Gabby Williams will try to parlay individual success into aiding her new team to another win when the Golden State Valkyries goes for a third straight win to open the season against the Chicago Sky Wednesday night in San Francisco.,A free agent addition who played the last four seasons for the Seatt...
Daryl Morey out as 76ers’ head of basketball ops after 6 seasons
The Philadelphia 76ers are parting ways with president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, they announced Tuesday.,Former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers, now the president of sports for the Sixers' parent company, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, will lead the search for a n...
Confident Cavs hope their form travels to Detroit for Game 5
Momentum has swung sharply in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and suddenly the pressure has shifted back to the Detroit Pistons.,After dropping the first two games of the series on the road, the Cleveland Cavaliers have stormed back to even the best-of-seven matchup at two games apiece entering G...
Jason Collins, NBA player and LGBTQ trailblazer, dies at 47
Jason Collins, who became the first active athlete in one of the four major North American sports leagues to come out as gay in 2013, died of glioblastoma, his family said Tuesday. He was 47.,Collins was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2025, and he revealed in December that he was fighting Stage 4 g...
Chennedy Carter out to continue hot start when Aces host Sun
Chennedy Carter followed up a career year in 2024 by playing internationally in 2025.,Back in the WNBA, Carter will look to turn in another strong performance on Wednesday as the Las Vegas Aces visit the Connecticut Sun for the first of two games in three days in Uncasville, Conn.,Signed to a contra...
Tempo vying for first-ever win against visiting Storm
In just their second-ever WNBA home game as an expansion franchise, the Toronto Tempo will host the Seattle Storm on Wednesday night.,The Tempo (0-1) narrowly lost their home opener last Friday, falling by three points to the Washington Mystics. The loss came despite an impressive effort from the Te...
Lakers intend to 'honor' LeBron James, await direction on future
Before discussing where LeBron James might fit into the future plans of the Lakers, president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka and the franchise intend to "honor" the 41-year-old by giving him time and space to determine his own intentions for a possible 24th NBA season.,"We probably haven't see...
Grizzlies F Brandon Clarke dies at 29
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29.,Clarke's death was announced Tuesday by the Grizzlies and his representation, Priority Sports. A cause of death was not immediately known.,"We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke," the Grizzlies said in a statement....
LeBron James favored to return next season, but leave Lakers
LeBron James said he's not ready to make a decision on playing a 24th NBA season, but oddsmakers strongly anticipate him being on the court come the 2026-27 season.,James, 41, said after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated by Oklahoma City on Monday night that, "what my future (holds), I don't kn...
Spurs' Dylan Harper (knee) questionable for Game 5 vs. Wolves
The San Antonio Spurs added rookie Dylan Harper to their injury report, listing him as questionable for Tuesday's Game 5 of the Western Conference second-round series against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves.,Harper, who is nursing knee soreness, joins fellow guard De'Aaron Fox (right ankle soren...
Luka Doncic won't play for Slovenian national team amid custody battle
Los Angeles Lakers star Luke Doncic will not play for the Slovenian national team this summer, instead prioritizing his daughters.,Doncic is the father of 3-year-old Gabriela and 5-month-old Olivia. Their mother is his ex-fiancee, Anamaria Goltes, with whom he is fighting over custody of the girls. ...
LeBron James Retirement Rumors Feel Premature After Lakers Playoff Exit
LeBron James retirement speculation is heating up after the Lakers were swept by the Thunder, but all signs point toward an NBA return....
NBA Mock Draft 2026: Full Lottery Predictions and Prospect Fits
Breaking down all 14 lottery picks in the latest 2026 NBA Mock Draft, including ideal team fits and rising NBA stars....
LeBron James: Too soon to determine future plans
LeBron James wasn't ready to make a decision about his NBA future in the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers' season-ending loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.,The visiting Thunder prevailed 115-110 to sweep a Western Conference semifinal series despite James registering 24 points and a game-hig...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder eke out sweep-sealing win over Lakers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 115-110 victory over the Lakers on Monday, completing a four-game sweep in what potentially was LeBron James' final game for Los Angeles.,Ajay Mitchell logged 28 points, Ch...
Donovan Mitchell's 39-point half lifts Cavs level with Pistons at 2-2
Donovan Mitchell scored an NBA-playoff-record-tying 39 points in the second half and finished with 43, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 112-103 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday.,The Cavaliers, who tied the best-of-seven series 2-...
Sabrina Ionescu sidelined as Liberty travel to expansion Fire
Sabrina Ionescu's first WNBA game in Oregon will likely have to wait another season.,The New York Liberty guard, a former University of Oregon standout, is sidelined by a left foot injury which will cause her to miss games Tuesday and Thursday against the expansion Portland Fire at the Moda Center.,...