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Former Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison looks on before the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Oct. 6
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mavericks fire unpopular GM Nico Harrison after 3-8 start
The move came nine months after Harrison's trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers sent the organization into a tailspin.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Hall of Fame player and coach Lenny Wilkens dies at age 88
Wilkens had career averages of 16.5 points and 6.7 assists in 1,077 career regular-season games as a player and compiled a 1,332-1,155 record a an NBA coach.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Suns contain Victor Wembanyama to deal Spurs first loss of season
The Suns built a 31-point lead in the third quarter while throttling Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, who finished with nine points.
Former basketball player Michael Jordan during the fourballs at the Ryder Cup in New York on Sept. 26
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 29, 2025
Michael Jordan appalled by NBA 'load management'
Jordan said he's not buying the need for players to rest for the sake of rest.
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) leads a news conference to announce arrests tied to illegal sports betting and poker game schemes, in New York City on Oct. 23, 2025.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 28, 2025
League reviewing policies after federal gambling charges rock NBA
By Frank Pingue
According to a memo, the league is particularly concerned with proposition bets on individual player performance.
Lakers guard Austin Reaves controls the ball against the Kings during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 27, 2025
Austin Reaves pours in career-high 51 points as Lakers top Kings
Taking the leading role after Luka Doncic was a late scratch due to finger and lower-leg injuries, Reaves surpassed his previous NBA best of 45 points.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups reacts during a game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Oct. 8. Billups has been charged in a case involving the alleged rigging of high-stakes poker games.
BASKETBALL / NBA / FOCUS
Oct 26, 2025
NBA insider arrests highlight risks of leagues embracing sports betting
By Amy Tennery - Rory Carroll
The arrests will bring fresh scrutiny to the relationship between online sports books and professional leagues, worth millions of dollars to both sides.
Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (left) dribbles the ball at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Thursday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 24, 2025
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to double-OT win in Finals rematch
The Thunder played just one overtime game in the 2024-25 regular season but have played consecutive double-overtime games to begin this season.
Blazers coach Chauncey Billups leaves the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse after a hearing following his arrest on federal gambling charges in Portland, Oregon on Thursday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 24, 2025
NBA's Billups and Rozier among dozens arrested in gambling probe
By Joseph Ax - Maria Tsvetkova
Two separate but related federal gambling investigations involved the league and the Mafia.
The Lakers' LeBron James (right), seen during a preseason game on Oct. 5 in San Francisco, is expected to be out of action until at least November.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 23, 2025
LeBron James' absence resonates during Lakers' season-opening loss
James is expected to be sidelined into November.

From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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