Youth on display: 10 NBA rookies to watch
OAKLAND, Calif. – The big news Emmanuel Mudiay received nearly two months ago dramatically changed his rookie season with the Denver Nuggets before it even started.
Startup AmeriLeague signs former 1st-round draft pick Royce White
The fledgling AmeriLeague announced Thursday that it has formally signed former NBA first-round draft pick Royce White. A Las Vegas-based startup league, AmeriLeague is pursuing top high school talent and well-known former NBA players by offering…
Duncan trying to figure out new role with Spurs
Tim Duncan eagerly carried the mantle of go-to guy for the San Antonio Spurs for much of his 18 seasons, as did Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili at different parts of their careers. But the emergence of Kawhi Leonard, coupled with the addition of four-time…
Former NBA star Odom moves hospital after brothel binge: report
Los Angeles (AFP) – Former NBA player Lamar Odom was released from a Las Vegas hospital after showing signs of improvement following his drug-fuelled binge in a Nevada brothel, a report said. E! Online entertainment news website said Odom, who was…
James Dolan says ex-Knicks exec lied in successful sexual harrassment suit
Never one to gauge public opinion with much accuracy, New York Knicks owner James Dolan courted controversy in May when he named Isiah Thomas as president of basketball operations for the WNBA‘s New York Liberty. Knicks fans can be forgiven for…
How the NBA’s fashion game has evolved in the 10 years since the 2005 dress code
Ten years ago on Oct. 17, 2005, NBA players received a surprising memo from then-commissioner David Stern. A league-wide dress code was going into effect. No more baggy jeans. No fitted baseball caps. No XXXL white T-shirts. No Timberland boots.…
Gennady Golovkin defeats David Lemieux, unifies middleweight titles
Gennady Golovkin delivered yet another big drama show, and another one-sided one, as he knocked out David Lemieux in the eighth round to unify middleweight world titles Saturday night before a raucous, sold-out crowd of 20,548 at Madison Square Garden.
U.S. Am champion Bryson DeChambeau leaving SMU men’s golf team
Reigning U.S. Amateur and NCAA men’s golf champion Bryson DeChambeau is leaving the Southern Methodist University golf team. “To best prepare myself for the next six months of competition and future events, I felt it was appropriate to make…
What Liverpool can expect from Jurgen Klopp, the new King of the Kop
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When he arrived for his introductory press conference, the media compared Klopp‘s popularity to Jose Mourinho arriving at Chelsea in 2004. Rodgers is a young player whom we selected as one of our top sleepers this…
Tony Parker: I want to play 20 seasons with the Spurs
Tony Parker has watched old rivals Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, Chauncey Billups and Jason Kidd end their playing careers in recent years. Parker, however, isn’t eying his own retirement party anytime soon. “The Spurs know I want to play until…
