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Jazz owner Ryan Smith gets his NHL team, moving Arizona Coyotes to Utah
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith has officially landed a National Hockey League franchise.Thursday afternoon, the league’s ... Read More
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Knicks ready for unique defensive issues Sixers pose to Jalen Brunson: 'He'll continue to find a way'
NEW YORK — Elite Bulls defender Coby White had a unique way of describing Jalen Brunson after the Knicks’ All-Star point guard hung 45 points in a near wire-to-wire victory in Chicago on April 9.White called Brunson a ...Read more
Kraken finish off disappointing season on a high, winning in Minnesota, 4-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kraken goalie Joey Daccord was his team’s feel-good story in their third season of franchise existence, so it was almost inevitable he’d be tasked to salvage the Thursday night finale of a ...Read more
Troy Renck: Why are the Nuggets the Lakers' daddy? Because L.A. has no answer for Nikola Jokic -- and neither does anyone else.
DENVER — They gave us what we wanted: The Nuggets back on stage with Maury Povich and a manila envelope. In the case of the 64-year-old Los Angeles Lakers, you are the father.
Denver welcomes the Lakers back to Ball ...Read more
GM Mike Dunleavy says 'everything is on the table' for Warriors' offseason
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors have an aging roster that just finished a middling season. They just paid a ludicrously large luxury tax bill with a team icon hitting free agency. They have a responsibility to compete for ...Read more
Clippers still unsure if Kawhi Leonard will play Game 1: 'Very unpredictable'
LOS ANGELES — Day 3 of the continuing injury update regarding Kawhi Leonard brought in Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank to explain more details and to tell the media that his All-Star forward ...Read more
David Murphy: Tough? Gritty? Perseverant? Who are these Sixers? A real team with a real problem: the Knicks.
PHILADELPHIA — They were who we thought they were. Until they weren’t. The only conclusion left is they aren’t.
They aren’t the team that wouldn’t dunk against the Atlanta Hawks, that couldn’t shoot against ...Read more
Jalen Suggs vs. Donovan Mitchell highlights first-round matchup between Magic, Cavs
ORLANDO, Fla. — If there’s anyone on the Magic who understands the lethality of Cleveland‘s Donovan Mitchell, it’s veteran forward Joe Ingles.
The 36-year-old Australian, who’s become a crucial piece to Orlando�...Read more
Heat list Jimmy Butler (knee) as out 'several weeks' in season that could end Friday
MIAMI — A worst-case scenario turned into reality for the Miami Heat on Thursday, when testing revealed a sprained MCL in Jimmy Butler’s right knee that the team said will have the team’s leading man out “several ...Read more
Kawhi Leonard's selection to U.S. Olympic basketball team 'a no-brainer'; so why the wait?
NEW YORK — Kawhi Leonard was named to the U.S. Olympic basketball team Wednesday, joining 11 teammates whose names leaked out earlier in the week.
But Grant Hill, USA Basketball's managing director, wants to make one ...Read more
MLB suspends Pirates' Aroldis Chapman 2 games for actions that led to ejection in Monday's loss to Mets
PITTSBURGH — Pirates veteran left-handed relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been suspended two games for his actions that led to an ejection from Monday’s game against the Mets, MLB announced Thursday. Jon Heyman of ...Read more
How LeBron James and Lakers are planning to end Nuggets' dominance against them
LOS ANGELES — The outline hasn't really differed much in their past seven meetings, the four from last year's Western Conference finals and the three chances for revenge that the Lakers couldn't grab.
Generally, the ...Read more
Judge rules against attempt to get Bob Baffert-trained horse into 2024 Kentucky Derby
LOS ANGELES — The attempt to allow Bob Baffert to run a horse in this year's Kentucky Derby was denied in a ruling by Jefferson County, Ky. Judge Mitch Perry on Thursday, possibly ending a last-ditch effort by owner Amr ...Read more
Bulls guard Alex Caruso will listen to his body, but a left ankle injury puts status in doubt for Friday's game in Miami
CHICAGO — Alex Caruso’s status for the Chicago Bulls’ play-in tournament game Friday in Miami is in jeopardy after a left ankle injury was deemed a “significant” sprain, according to ESPN.
Caruso spent a long ...Read more
Reports: NFL lifts suspensions of five players, including several former Lions
DETROIT — The NFL has reinstated five players, including four former Detroit Lions, from indefinite suspensions stemming from violations of the league's gambling policy last year, according to multiple reports.
The ...Read more
'A great problem': Could Caitlin Clark make the U.S. Olympic team?
NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark already heard her name called once this week, but the most heralded No. 1 draft pick in WNBA history is still in contention to make an even more exclusive roster this summer.
Before even playing...Read more
How Anthony Edwards cooks up the Timberwolves' positive chemistry
MINNEAPOLIS — Nickeil Alexander-Walker, in his fifth year in the NBA, said he has never laughed more during a season than he has this one with the Timberwolves.
One reason: Anthony Edwards.
"He's gonna make fun of ...Read more
NFL won't discipline Ravens WR Zay Flowers after investigating alleged domestic violence incident
BALTIMORE — Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers will not face discipline from the NFL following a police investigation into an alleged domestic incident earlier this year, the league announced Thursday.
“Following a ...Read more
Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard to enter NBA draft
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Reed Sheppard has made the first step toward deciding what comes next in his young basketball career.
Sheppard — last year’s Kentucky Mr. Basketball and a fan favorite for the Wildcats this past ...Read more
Ryan Pepiot strikes out 7, bullpen holds as Rays split series with Angels
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ryan Pepiot threw six solid innings, Amed Rosario extended his hot streak, and the beleaguered bullpen held on to a one-run lead Thursday afternoon as the Rays edged the Angels, 2-1, in front of an...Read more
Jimmy Butler expected to miss extended time as Heat await results of MRI on knee
MIAMI — In the wake of a knee injury that left him a shell of himself by the conclusion of Wednesday night’s costly road play-in loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is expected to miss ...Read more
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