ATLANTA -- It's official -- the Hawks announced Friday afternoon they have re-signed Vince Carter, eight-time All-Star, 1999 Rookie of the Year and Dunk Contest winner in 2000.

Carter, 42, has said this will be his final season in the NBA, and it'll be a historic one as he continues to pass milestones. He will become the first player in NBA ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Dan Guerrero, the UCLA athletic director whose 17-year tenure has been accompanied by wild success in almost every measure besides the school's two biggest sports, will retire at the end of June.

Guerrero's retirement plans became public Thursday after the UC Regents unanimously approved a six-month extension of his contract that...Read more

SEATTLE -- The last time anyone saw Breanna Stewart on a WNBA court, the 2018 Player of the Year cradled the league's championship trophy like a baby in one arm while clutching the Finals MVP award with her other hand.

It was a triumphant moment for the 25-year-old superstar at the height of her basketball powers.

Fair or not, the next time ...Read more

Fresh from a highly successful 10 years as Kentucky coach and newly armed with a so-called lifetime contract, John Calipari did not speak of a steady-as-she-goes plan for the future. Instead, he saw new challenges looming and his UK program needing to be ready to adapt.

"We're on our second tour of duty," he said this month. "Those 10 years are...Read more

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