Basketball
Top pick Flagg stays optimistic in rough start to rookie year with Mavericks
Cooper Flagg left college after one year. His education, however, continues.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups to be arraigned in rigged poker games case
Portland Trail Blazers coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups is set to appear in a New York court on Monday to face charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other former NBA player.
Bizjack, Ajayi power Butler in victory over Virginia
Finley Bizjack scored 25 points, Michael Ajayi had his sixth double-double in six games, and Butler defeated Virginia 80-73 on the final day of the Greenbrier Tip-Off on Sunday.
Okananwa scores career-high 23 as No. 9 Maryland women rout George Mason
Oluchi Okananwa scored a career-high 23 points, and No. 9 Maryland beat George Mason 84-62 on Sunday to remain unbeaten.
Chris Paul hints at retirement from NBA with video before Clippers-Hornets game in his home state
Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul hinted his potential retirement prior to the team's game against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday in what would be his final game in his home state of North Carolina.
Lakers fire Buss brothers from front office positions after ownership change
Joey Buss and Jesse Buss are no longer working in the Los Angeles Lakers' front office after the franchise's recent ownership change, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Jalen Brunson returns after missing two games with ankle sprain, leads Knicks past Mavericks 113-111
New York Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 28 points in a 113-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night after sitting out two games with a grade 1 ankle sprain.
Randle has 32 points as Timberwolves hold off Wizards
Julius Randle had 32 points and 10 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off a late rally by the Washington Wizards for a 120-109 victory on Wednesday night.
Duren’s 31 points in return power Pistons to 10th straight win; Pacers’ skid reaches 8 games
Jalen Duren scored 31 points in his return from an ankle injury and Daniss Jenkins added 26 points as the short-handed Detroit Pistons won their 10th straight game, beating the NBA-worst Indiana Pacers 127-112 on Monday night.
Jewell Loyd and Jonquel Jones the latest players to join new women’s basketball league Project B
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jewell Loyd announced that she would join Project B, the new women's basketball league that is expected to begin in Europe and Asia in November 2026.
Booker scores 19 as the Suns down the Trail Blazers 127-110
Devin Booker scored 19 points and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half for a 127-110 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
LeBron James makes historic season debut, Luka Doncic scores 37 in Lakers’ 140-125 win over Jazz
LeBron James had 11 points and 12 assists in the first game of his unprecedented 23rd NBA season, and Luka Doncic had 37 points and 10 assists in the Los Angeles Lakers' 140-125 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
WNBA’s latest CBA proposal would put max salary over $1.1 million with revenue sharing
The WNBA's latest collective bargaining proposal would include revenue sharing with a maximum salary of more than $1.1 million available to more than one player per team growing each year, according to a person familiar with the negotiations on Tuesday night.
Record four MLB players accept qualifying offers
Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga, Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff, New York Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham and Detroit second baseman Gleyber Torres were among a record four players who accepted $22,025,000 qualifying offers from their former teams before the deadline Tuesday, removing themselves from the free-agent market.
Warriors’ Draymond Green has another fan confrontation
Golden State forward Draymond Green went nearly chest-to-chest with a fan during the Warriors' 124-106 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.
Nets beat Wizards in matchup of one-win teams, sending Washington to its 11th straight loss
Michael Porter Jr. scored 34 points and Tyrese Martin scored seven straight points late in the third quarter and finished with 20 as the Brooklyn Nets sent the Washington Wizards to their 11th straight loss, 129-106 Sunday night in a matchup of one-win teams.
Okananwa, Poffenbarger help No. 9 Maryland ease past Princeton
Sara Oluchi Okananwa scored 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting, Saylor Poffenbarger added 19 and No. 9 Maryland never trailed en route to an 84-68 victory over Princeton on Sunday.
Clippers’ Beal out for the season with hip fracture, will have surgery
Los Angeles Clippers guard Bradley Beal is done for the season.
NBA confirms that the All-Star Game will feature a U.S. vs. the World format this season
It's happening: The U.S. vs. the World is finally a done deal and will be the format for this season's NBA All-Star Game.
Mavericks fire GM Nico Harrison 9 months after widely panned Luka Doncic trade
The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, an admission nine months later that the widely criticized trade of Luka Doncic backfired on the franchise.
