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Rockets' Alperen Sengun replaces Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in ASG
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun on Sunday was named to replace injured Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Team World for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. ,The selection of Sengun, 23, was made by NBA commissioner Adam Silver. The All-Star Game will take place next Sunday at Int...
LeBron, Durant, Curry team up as three NBA All-Star rosters revealed
LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry will anchor one of two U.S. teams in the inaugural NBA All-Star Game under the new U.S. versus World format.,The rosters for the Feb. 15 game in Inglewood, Calif., were revealed Tuesday, and the "USA Stripes" squad will have the veteran trio of James, Dur...
Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard added to NBA All-Star Game player pool
NBA commissioner Adam Silver added Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard to the player pool for the All-Star Game on Tuesday..,It marks Leonard's seventh career All-Star selection, and it will come at his team's home arena on Feb. 15 in Inglewood, Calif.,Silver needed to add one more U.S.-...
Raptors' Darko Rajakovic to coach world team at All-Star Game
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic will lead Team World at the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.,Rajakovic, from Serbia, is in his third season with the Raptors. At 30-21, Toronto entered Tuesday tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.,The All-Star Game, scheduled for Feb. 15 in Inglewood, Ca...
Spurs' Mitch Johnson to coach in All-Star Game
San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson and his staff will coach one of the three teams in the All-Star Game, the NBA announced on Sunday night.,The Spurs (33-16) trail only Oklahoma City (39-11) in the Western Conference standings at the Feb. 1 cutoff date, but Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault is n...
Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo lead All-Star voting
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic leads the Western Conference and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is atop the Eastern Conferences in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star voting released Monday.,Doncic leads all players with 1,249,518 votes. He is followed in the West by Nikola Jok...
NBA's new All-Star Game format features U.S., World teams
Leaning into the quality and fame of the league's international talent, the NBA unveiled a new All-Star Game format on Tuesday that will incorporate U.S. and World teams.,For the midseason exhibition at Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 15, one squad of international players and two teams of U.S. players w...
Adam Silver: Clippers will retain All-Star Game despite investigation
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league has no plans to move All-Star Weekend away from the Los Angeles Clippers' new arena while it investigates whether the team violated salary-cap rules related to Kawhi Leonard.,"There's no contemplation of moving the All-Star Game," Silver said Monday at NB...
Report: NBA to have 2 U.S. teams, 1 World team in All-Star Game
The NBA reportedly is tinkering with the All-Star Game format again, this time adding an international twist.,The 2026 competition will feature two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players squaring off in a round-robin event, ESPN reported Wednesday night.,Per the report, the side...
Inter Miami owner: Lionel Messi angered by MLS suspension
Lionel Messi, handed a one-game suspension by MLS for skipping the MLS All-Star Game, is "extremely upset" about the punishment, Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas said Friday.,Messi and Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba were both sanctioned on Friday for sitting out the MLS All Stars' 3-1 win against the Li...
Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba suspended for missing All-Star Game
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba were handed a one-match sanction for skipping Wednesday's MLS All-Star Game in Austin, Texas, the league announced Friday afternoon.,Both players were voted into the showcase by the fans and media but neither featured in the MLS squad's 3-1 win against the L...
Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba avoid sanctions over All-Star snub
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba have not been sanctioned for skipping Wednesday's MLS All-Star Game in Austin, Texas, their coach confirmed Friday.,Both players were voted into the showcase by the fans and media but neither featured in the MLS squad's 3-1 win against the Liga MX All-Stars....
Lionel Messi a question mark as MLS All-Stars gear up to face Liga MX
The 2025 MLS All-Star Game in Austin, Texas, was supposed to be the first featuring Lionel Messi after injury kept him out of the 2024 event.,That appeared less likely following Monday's first training session, when Messi and his Inter Miami teammate Jordi Alba were absent as the MLS squad prepared ...
WNBA All-Star ratings down 36 percent, still 2nd-most watched
The ratings for Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game on ABC were down 36 percent from the previous year but still drew the second-most viewers in the showcase's history.,The contest in Indianapolis drew 2.19 million viewers according to Front Office Sports, down from a record 3.44 million last year. It sti...
Fever's Lexie Hull to replace Caitlin Clark in 3-point competition
Lexie Hull will replace Indiana Fever teammate Caitlin Clark in the WNBA 3-point shooting contest Friday night in Indianapolis, the league announced.,Clark said Thursday that she would not participate in the WNBA skills competition and All-Star Game due to a right groin injury.,Clark, 23, aggravated...
Fever's Caitlin Clark to miss All-Star Game, 3-point competition
Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark has opted out of participating in the WNBA's All-Star festivities while she recovers from a right groin injury.,Clark had been named a starter and team captain for Saturday's All-Star Game in Indianapolis after receiving the most fan votes. She also planned to ...
Home of Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte burglarized
Police in Scottsdale, Ariz., are investigating what they called a "high-dollar" burglary at a home owned by Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks.,Marte and his family were in Atlanta earlier this week, where he played in the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday. The burglary is believed to have taken place the s...
Drama not enough to save MLB All-Star Game from ratings dip
The first "swing-off" in Major League Baseball All-Star Game history wasn't enough to save the Midsummer Classic from a 3 percent ratings drop.,Tuesday night's game averaged a 3.8 rating and drew 7.19 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen, down from 7.44 million last year and the second-fewes...
Report: Rangers give snubbed Nathan Eovaldi his $100K All-Star bonus
The Texas Rangers thought starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi deserved a berth on the American League All-Star team, but he wasn't selected.,They decided to pay the right-hander the $100,000 All-Star bonus called for in his contract anyway, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Eovaldi, 35, is 7-3 on the season with...
Charlotte to host 2026 MLS All-Star Game
The MLS All-Star Game is coming to Charlotte, N.C., for the first time in 2026, the league announced Wednesday.,"Charlotte has turned into a big-time soccer city, and we are pleased to bring the 2026 MLS All-Star Game to the Queen City," MLS commissioner Don Garber said. "The city and region keep sh...