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The Portland Trail Blazers were a modest winner in the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday, and they may try to parlay that into another move. NBA executives believe the Blazers are likely to try to shop the No. 3 pick to try to find immediate help for …
How big of a deal is the Washington Commanders’ sale in the D.C. area? Big enough that one area minor league team is making a promotion out of it. The Bowie Baysox, the Baltimore Orioles’ AA affiliate, are hosting a promotion on Thursday …
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May left Wednesday’s start after just one inning with a very worrying injury. May was lifted after one inning against Minnesota, with what the Dodgers called pain in his right elbow. There was no further …
The Milwaukee Bucks appear to be looking for experience in their next head coach, and a new report suggests they are looking at another former NBA champion to fill the role. The Bucks are set to interview former Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel, …
San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker was very happy to see his former team win the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday, for obvious reasons. The French icon knows his fellow countryman Victor Wembanyama will get to play for the same franchise he did. Parker …
The Detroit Pistons do not have the highest-profile head coach opening in the NBA, but they may be ready to fill it. Former UConn coach Kevin Ollie is believed to be the favored choice of GM Troy Weaver for the vacant position, according to Jake …
Charles Barkley has made plenty of questionable predictions in his day, but there is one in particular he had to address on Monday. In January, Barkley referred to the Alabama Crimson Tide as the best team in the country. The Tide basketball program …
The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are poised to face each other in the Western Conference Finals, but not for the first time. The two teams faced off at the same point in the playoffs in 2020, with the Lakers winning in the Orlando bubble in …
James Harden will be a free agent once the NBA offseason starts, and there are lingering questions regarding whether he will return to the Philadelphia 76ers. Whether he does or not may come down to one decision on the organization’s part. …
Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown was handed a controversial technical foul during Sunday’s Game 7 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, and the league has been prompted to take another look at the call. Brown and 76ers forward Georges Niang were …
Angel Hernandez has long been one of MLB’s most high-profile umpires, albeit for all the wrong reasons. That has made his absence in 2023 even more conspicuous. Hernandez has only worked one game all season. He served as the first base umpire …
The New York Jets are facing a difficult negotiation with defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, at least judging by his latest social media move. Williams is entering the final season of his rookie contract, and has not made much of a secret of the …
If the Los Angeles Lakers plan to overcome the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, they are going to have to find a way to at least contain Nikola Jokic. Coach Darvin Ham has a plan for that — sort of. Ham joked Monday that the …
The Phoenix Suns’ decision to fire coach Monty Williams seemed abrupt, but apparently, the feelings inside the organization were a bit more unanimous. In an appearance on Arizona Sports 98.7, Shams Charania of The Athletic said he believed both …
Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers immediately became the subject of job speculation after the team’s 112-88 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday. Rivers is not blind to it, either. Rivers was …
The New York Jets still claim Zach Wilson is a part of their future, but few believe the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft will ever become what the organization envisioned when they drafted him. Wilson has not developed as the Jets hoped he would, …
