MIAMI -- The Miami Heat could have a problem on their hands this season.

Wednesday, 6-foot-10, 265-pound center Bam Adebayo was posted up and taken down by a 5-8, 143-pound opponent.

Takeru Kobayashi 20, Bam Adebayo 1.

No, the hamburger drill did not go exactly as forecast.

Then again, perhaps it did, considering Kobayashi holds 15 Guinness ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- There's still plenty of time in the 2020 basketball recruiting cycle, but Kentucky's prospects of landing a top point guard for next season are already getting interesting.

The first player at that position to earn a UK scholarship offer was Jeremy Roach, who committed to Duke several months ago.

By the time of Roach's ...Read more

Kevin Durant may have left town, but the Warriors might not be done "ruining the NBA," according to an ESPN report.

Should Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo become a free agent in 2021, the Warriors are "a big threat" to sign the NBA's most recent MVP and create another super team, Ramona Shelbourne said Monday on "The Jump."

Milwaukee has said...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- While wishing aloud for another big man this coming season, Kentucky Coach John Calipari also spoke this month of his team being well stocked at another position. That position is point guard where not one, but two players have seemingly gained his confidence.

"Defense starts on the ball," Calipari said. "If you cannot guard ...Read more

MIAMI -- If Bam Adebayo hasn't beefed up enough this offseason, the Miami Heat center will get another opportunity Wednesday.

Adebayo will be among the celebrities competing against competitive-eating legend Kobayashi in a cheeseburger-eating contest in Pinecrest, just outside of Miami.

Wednesday's event, which begins at 11 a.m. and is being ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- With one attention-getting caveat, Kentucky Coach John Calipari spoke optimistically about the 2019-20 season.

"We got good guards," he told a group of reporters at a preseason round table. "We got good big men."

Then came the caveat. "I wish we had more big men," Calipari said, "because you never know how things go."

Foul ...Read more

MIAMI -- This wasn't Justise Winslow throwing down the gauntlet, issuing challenges to either Erik Spoelstra or Goran Dragic, making demands of the Miami Heat brain trust. This was Justise Winslow being true to himself.

"I'm looking forward to playing point guard this season," Winslow said Sunday on a sun-splashed deck of the Carnival Horizon, ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Jordan has agreed to sell a large piece of the Charlotte Hornets to two New York-based investors, a sale expected to close in the next few weeks that was first reported by the Observer.

A source familiar with the deal said it does not involve the former NBA Most Valuable Player giving up majority ownership of the NBA ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The fall recruiting period is still less than a week old, and the early signing period for high school basketball prospects is still two months away, but John Calipari isn't wasting any time.

On Saturday afternoon, the Kentucky coach landed the biggest addition yet for what is shaping up to be his next No. 1-ranked recruiting ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Charles Barkley wasn't playing to the crowd when talking about how much he believes in the current 76ers. On the day that he became the eighth former Sixer to have a sculpture unveiled in his honor at the team's practice facility, Barkley let it be known that he has the highest expectations for this coming season.

"I already ...Read more

CHICAGO -- A wide-eyed visitor wandered through the Bears locker room Friday, checking out the new facilities and getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse at his favorite NFL team.

Chicago native, lifelong Bears fan and current University of Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard was thrilled to be a guest at Halas Hall, taking advantage of an ...Read more

Draymond Green to the rescue.

The Warriors' high energy dynamo is well aware that the U.S. men's basketball team is currently going down for the count at the FIBA World Cup. Coming off back-to-back losses to France and Serbia, the U.S. team is down to its last game -- Saturday against Poland in the seventh-place tilt.

Thursday, during an ...Read more

Shaun Livingston got it right when he said upon his retirement from the NBA on Friday that "I wasn't supposed to be here."

A point guard with tremendous size, length, smarts and potential, Livingston was just coming into his own with the Clippers when he suffered a horrific knee injury on Feb. 26, 2007, later detailed in a 2016 story on ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox somehow attracted a little bit of the backlash after Team USA suffered consecutive losses to France and Serbia at the FIBA World Cup. One respected sports commentator went so far as to suggest USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo would never allow Fox to represent the United States...Read more

DETROIT -- Joe Johnson has agreed to a one-year deal with the Detroit Pistons, the Free Press confirmed Thursday.

The team had room to add a player because forward Michael Beasley never signed a contract with the Pistons, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The Free Press reported in August that Beasley and the Pistons were "...Read more