LEXINGTON, Ky. — Over the past decade, it has become accepted wisdom in men’s college basketball that “old is gold” in roster construction if you aspire to win national championships.

Of the past 10 NCAA title teams, not one has started more than one freshman in a Final Four game. Five of the teams that cut down the nets since 2016 — ...Read more

It has been a week since LeBron James decided elsewhere was better.

So instead of signing up with the Heat’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, it’s off to the 76ers and Jaylen Brown, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid.

At 24 seasons in, the right to chase rings has been earned.

As, to the chagrin of some, was the right to hold up NBA free agency.

So ...Read more

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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