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Fever's Sophie Cunningham brings transgender athlete debate to Sunday's Lynx game
MINNEAPOLIS — The two highest scoring teams in the WNBA are set to meet at Target Center on Sunday when the Minnesota Lynx play host to the Indiana Fever.
It will be the first regular-season meeting between Lynx sensational rookie Olivia Miles and Fever star Caitlin Clark.
But it also will be the third consecutive Fever road game at which ...Read more
Denzel Aberdeen clears legal hurdle, but Florida guard's eligibility still uncertain
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida shooting guard Denzel Aberdeen cleared a major hurdle in his bid for a fifth-year of eligibility, but he likely faces another before being permitted to take the court for the Gators this season.
A Colorado court ruling Friday granted an extra year of eligibility to Aberdeen and every athlete in the 2022 class ...Read more
Analysis: Where Magic and rest of East stand with offseason winding down
ORLANDO, Fla. — LeBron James is back in the Eastern Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo is a member of the Miami Heat and Kawhi Leonard could be returning to the Toronto Raptors this upcoming season.
It’s been a busy summer for the NBA. There have been stunning trades, key free-agent decisions and a number of coaching changes. Some teams made...Read more
Warriors continue to bet on continuity, bring back another familiar face in free agency
SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors’ commitment to running back last season’s roster was reaffirmed on Saturday afternoon.
Golden State announced that it re-signed veteran Gary Payton II to a new contract. League sources confirmed to the Bay Area News Group that the contract is a one-year, $3.9 million deal.
After striking out in the LeBron ...Read more
Wilson's 36-point performance not enough as Sky stun Aces with last-second dagger
Sometimes the house doesn’t win.
Sydney Taylor’s fourth-quarter explosion provided the spark for the host Chicago Sky’s 84-83 comeback victory over the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday at Wintrust Arena, snapping the Aces’ seven-game winning streak over Chicago.
Taylor scored eight consecutive points, including two 3-point baskets, to help ...Read more
Troy Renck: Nikola Jokic's Nuggets turning into Giannis' Milwaukee Bucks this offseason
DENVER — The similarities remain impossible to miss. The Nuggets are becoming the last few years of the Bucks with Giannis.
Their championship window has closed. Slammed shut by too many generous contracts.
Dynasties — or even multiple championships — are sabotaged by loyalty.
The Nuggets have become an iceberg in a sea of glaciers. ...Read more
WNBA star Brittney Griner is getting divorced from wife Cherelle
WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife Cherelle Griner are ending their eight-year marriage.
The Connecticut Sun center, who spent four months in a Russian prison on a drug offense in 2022, reportedly filed for divorce from her lawyer spouse Thursday, according to Georgia court records obtained by People.
Those paper filed in Fulton County ...Read more
Valkyries seek return to winning ways as Kelsey Plum trade rumors heat up
SAN FRANCISCO — For the third time this season, the Valkyries will step onto the court this weekend having lost two games in a row.
On the previous two occasions, a win streak followed.
As rumors swirl about potential deals entering the noon trade deadline Sunday — is the Sparks’ Kelsey Plum really a possibility for Golden State? — ...Read more
Ex-Heat guard Rozier cites text as proof of gambling innocence as he seeks NBA return
The federal gambling investigation into Terry Rozier took a twist on Friday that could have the former Miami Heat guard potentially closer to an NBA return.
In a filing by his defense team, entered into evidence were a series of texts citing that those implicated with Rozier in the case involving his time with the Charlotte Hornets made ...Read more
Marcus Hayes: LeBron James chose underdog Philly like Bryce Harper, Pete Rose, and Saquon Barkley.
PHILADELPHIA — To witness the reaction to LeBron James’ decision to play in Philadelphia the next two seasons, you might have thought we’d beaten the Russians to the moon or ended the next world war. Folks drove down Broad Street honking their horns, heads hanging out of their cars. Total strangers standing on subway trains staring at ...Read more
Warriors' Moses Moody, joined by Steph Curry, gives back to hometown
Warriors forward Moses Moody was on the golf course at the Maumelle Country Club near his native Little Rock, Ark., when he learned that LeBron James signed with the 76ers last Friday.
“I wasn’t expecting it,” Moody told the Bay Area News Group over the phone on Monday. “I kind of thought it was going to be between us and Cleveland, so ...Read more
Storm co-owner suspended; Sophie Cunningham comments after fan incident
SEATTLE — The WNBA suspended Storm minority co-owner Celeste Keaton from attending the team’s next five home games and fined her an undisclosed amount following an incident during Tuesday’s game in which she verbally confronted two fans.
The altercation occurred during the Storm’s 105-95 loss to the Indiana Fever when Keaton admonished ...Read more
WNBA deletes post that appears to show Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers wagering on Dream-Wings game
The WNBA has deleted a social media post that appears to show two of its star players, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers, making a $400 bet with each other on their teams' game — an act that seems to be in violation of the league's collective bargaining agreement.
The post was made Wednesday afternoon on X ahead of that night's game between ...Read more
DeMar DeRozan? Klay Thompson? Bradley Beal? Heat could still add big-name veteran.
MIAMI — The most recent entry for the Miami Heat on the NBA’s official transaction page was on July 16, with the listing, “Miami Heat re-signed center Vladislav Goldin to a Two-Way Contract.”
But that doesn’t mean the Heat are done, even as we’re about to hit the one-month mark of the NBA’s 2026-27 transaction calendar.
Because ...Read more
C.J. Holmes: Can the Nets keep selling patience while the Atlantic Division races ahead?
NEW YORK — You’ve probably seen it a few times by now.
Michael Porter Jr. stands outside The Twenty Two New York while security appears to search for his name. He waits above the crowd. Then Jalen Brunson arrives with his wife, Ali, and walks straight inside.
Porter wasn’t necessarily being denied. Other recognizable guests also faced ...Read more
Sean Keeler: Nuggets hiring Dave Joerger is good for Nikola Jokic -- but could be very bad for David Adelman
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets are betting that two Daves will be better than one, and let’s hope.
Because if this was David Adelman’s idea, the man’s got some serious crown jewels. Nikola Jokic’s coaching staff got a little bit better this week. Although it’s not hard to imagine that David Adelman’s job security as head coach just ...Read more
Storm apologize after fans supporting Sophie Cunningham reportedly confronted by owner
SEATTLE — The Seattle Storm's ownership group issued an apology Wednesday after minority owner Celeste Keaton reportedly confronted two teenaged fans who supported outspoken WNBA star Sophie Cunningham during an emotionally-charged loss to the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night at Climate Pledge Arena.
According to podcaster Brandi Kruse, Keaton ...Read more
Year 2 is when LeBron James teams hit their championship stride. Here's how they did it.
PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James chose the 76ers because he believes their new-look roster offers the best available option for him to push for a final NBA championship.
And the window is small, because James’ contract fits his age.
The 41-year-old signed a “one-plus-one” deal, aka a two-year, $8 million contract with a player option on the...Read more
Mark Story: Kentucky men's basketball has three years left to try to 'salvage the 2020s'
LEXINGTON, Ky. — As the 2020s move toward their ending, Kentucky men’s basketball has only three years remaining to avert producing the worst decade in the storied history of the Wildcats’ program.
If you wonder why the Big Blue Nation has been so grumpy in recent years, Cats backers are living through the leanest period for the Wildcats ...Read more
David Murphy: Draymond Green is right about VJ Edgecombe. But he couldn't be more wrong about LeBron James.
PHILADELPHIA — Draymond Green is wrong about one thing. VJ Edgecombe’s agent should be ecstatic. If he isn’t, then Edgecombe should find a new agent. There are only a small handful of people who have more to gain from LeBron James’ signing with the Sixers, and all of them own charter helicopter services that fly between New York and ...Read more
Popular Stories
- Troy Renck: Nikola Jokic's Nuggets turning into Giannis' Milwaukee Bucks this offseason
- DeMar DeRozan? Klay Thompson? Bradley Beal? Heat could still add big-name veteran.
- Storm apologize after fans supporting Sophie Cunningham reportedly confronted by owner
- Warriors continue to bet on continuity, bring back another familiar face in free agency
- C.J. Holmes: Can the Nets keep selling patience while the Atlantic Division races ahead?





