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100 Thieves parts with Zander from Valorant roster
100 Thieves announced the organization has parted ways with Alexander "Zander" Dituri ahead of the 2026 Valorant Champions Tour.,Zander joined 100 Thieves for the 2025 VCT season following stints with SoaR Gaming, Version1 and M80. However, the team failed to qualify for a single global VCT tourname...
Ja Morant’s Rift with Memphis Grizzlies Reaches New Breaking Point
Ja Morant’s relationship with the Memphis Grizzlies continues to deteriorate after his suspension and public comments. Could this growing tension lead to a blockbuster trade before the NBA deadline?...
Report: Grizzlies' Ja Morant suspended after lashing out at coaching staff
Memphis Grizzlies All-Star guard Ja Morant has been suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team, per ESPN.,Morant took aim at his own coaches when asked about his struggles during the team's 117-112 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. He went 3-for-14 from the floor -- and 0-f...
Raptors look to build momentum against Grizzlies
The Toronto Raptors will be out to win two in a row for the first time this season Sunday night when they host the spiraling Memphis Grizzlies.,The Raptors snapped a four-game losing streak Friday night when they earned a 112-101 road victory over the injury-depleted Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Cu...
Grizzlies' Ja Morant lashes out at coaching staff after loss
Memphis Grizzlles All-Star guard Ja Morant took aim at his own coaches when asked about his struggles during the team's 117-112 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.,Morant went 3-for-14 from the floor -- and 0-for-6 from 3-point range -- en route to being limited to just eight points in t...
Wish Grant-ed: Gonzaga fueled by 25-year-old transfer
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Gonzaga has won 742 games on the court in coach Mark Few's 26 seasons.,Put the Bulldogs down for a victory in court.,Forward Tyon Grant-Foster was granted a preliminary injunction Monday by Spokane County (Wash.) Judge Marla Polin, making him eligible to play for the 21st-ranked Bu...
Tyon Grant-Foster, No. 21 Gonzaga set to size up Texas Southern
Gonzaga received a big boost days before the season tipped off when former Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year Tyon Grant-Foster was cleared to play this season.,The No. 21 Bulldogs welcome the 6-foot-7 guard's presence on the floor Monday night when they open the season against Texas Sou...
Ja Morant hits winner in final seconds as Grizzlies edge Suns
Ja Morant had 28 points including the winning basket with 7.6 seconds remaining, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the host Phoenix Suns 114-113 to extend the Suns' losing streak to four.,Cedric Coward and Santi Aldama had 14 points apiece off the bench and Kentavious C...
Rockets trying to unleash Kevin Durant; Nets loving their "fight"
There was little reason to expect the Houston Rockets' offseason addition of Kevin Durant to their lineup would yield a seamless transition, even given Durant's reputation as one of the premier scorers in NBA history and the Rockets' standing as one of the top teams in the Western Conference.,Relate...
Report: Kevin Durant, Rockets reach 2-year, $90M extension
Fifteen-time All-Star forward Kevin Durant agreed to a two-year, $90 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets, his business partner Rich Kleiman told ESPN on Sunday morning.,Per the report, the deal also includes a player option for the 2027-28 season.,Durant, 37, has one season remaining...
Avalanche F Joel Kiviranta (lower body) out indefinitely
Colorado Avalanche forward Joel Kiviranta will be sidelined indefinitely with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Saturday.,Kiviranta signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract Aug. 8 on the heels on a career season. He recorded personal-best totals in goals (16), assists (seven), points (23) ...
Rockets bank on liftoff after finally landing Kevin Durant
HOUSTON -- Years of losing and intentional asset accumulation put the Rockets in position to make the calculated gamble, but the franchise considers landing their missing piece more reward than risk. ,Kevin Durant was there for the taking.,Houston would need to make a hard right and veer off what wa...
Grizzlies G Ja Morant week-to-week with ankle injury
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is week-to-week with a sprained ankle sustained in practice on Sunday, the team confirmed Monday.,The two-time All-Star guard will miss Monday's preseason opener against the Detroit Pistons. The Grizzlies begin the regular season at home against the New Orleans Pelic...
NRG defeat Fnatic, claim Valorant Champions 2025 title
NRG recorded a 3-2 victory over Fnatic on Sunday in Paris to win the Valorant Champions 2025 title and a $1 million first prize.,Fnatic claimed $400,000 as the runner-up in the tournament.,NRG's Brock "brawk" Somerhalder of the United States was named the MVP of the playoffs.,NRG jumped out to a 2-0...
Longtime Talladega boss Grant Lynch dies at 71
Longtime Talladega Superspeedway leader Grant Lynch died on Thursday at 71, NASCAR officials announced.,Lynch was president and later chairman of the iconic Alabama track for 26 years before retiring in 2019.,"Grant Lynch's leadership, vision and larger-than-life personality helped make Talladega Su...
Rockets F Kevin Durant open to contract extension with new team
During his first media day with the Houston Rockets, star forward Kevin Durant said he is open to signing a contract extension with his new team.,On the occasion of his 37th birthday, it was Durant who brought the presents to his new home city, saying he is willing to make the stay longer than the o...
Oklahoma State fires DC Todd Grantham after blowout loss
Less than a week after firing head coach Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State announced on Sunday that it has also relieved defensive coordinator Todd Grantham of his duties.,In his fourth game with the Cowboys (1-3, 0-1 Big 12) since taking over the role, Grantham's defensive unit was gashed for 612 total ya...
Brewers activate RHP Grant Anderson (ankle) from IL
The Milwaukee Brewers activated right-hander Grant Anderson from the injured list Monday and optioned right-hander Craig Yoho to Triple-A Nashville.,Anderson, 28, has been out since Aug. 23 with right ankle tendinitis. He was 2-5 with a 2.87 ERA in 57 relief appearances this season. In three major l...
Blue Jays trade for O’s RHP Seranthony Dominguez
In between Games 1 and 2 of the teams' doubleheader in Baltimore on Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-handed reliever Seranthony Dominguez and cash considerations from the Orioles.,The Orioles received right-handed pitching prospect Juaron Watts-Brown to complete the trade.,Dominguez, 30...
Reports: Blue Jays trade for O’s RHP Seranthony Dominguez
In between Games 1 and 2 of the teams' doubleheader in Baltimore on Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-handed reliever Seranthony Dominguez from the Orioles, according to multiple reports.,The Orioles will receive right-handed pitching prospect Juaron Watts-Brown to complete the trade, Sp...