The NBA is making a risky bet with gambling
Basketball is a team game, so it's harder to throw or fix than a tennis match. Still, a clumsy foul or two in the last minute could alter the point spread without affecting the final result.
Study finds few pro athletes suffer heart disease after mild COVID-19
The review of nearly 800 athletes from among North America's professional leagues who tested positive for the coronavirus found just five cases of inflammatory heart disease.
Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks praised Rui Hachimura for "one of his best games of the year" Sunday after the second-year forward contributed 15 points and solid defense in a 104-91 win over the Boston Celtics. The Wizards outworked last year's Eastern Conference finalists ...
The NBA on Wednesday ordered its teams to play the U.S. national anthem before games while Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban downplayed his instructions that kept it from being played at home games so far this season. The anthem, which has supporters and deriders in ...
Yuta Watanabe's hard work pays off as he earns spot in Raptors' rotation
The next two games carry special meaning for the 26-year-old as the guard-forward takes on his former team and faces compatriot Rui Hachimura.
Wizards' Rui Hachimura says return to court difficult 'mentally and physically'
After sitting out nearly three weeks due to coronavirus safety measures, Rui Hachimura said Saturday his return to NBA action has been "very difficult physically and mentally." The second-year forward on Friday played his first game for the Washington Wizards since Jan. 11, scoring nine ...
The NBA postponed three more games and the NHL pushed back the Dallas Stars' season opener again amid a surge of COVID-19 cases that has put professional sports on notice in North America Two games between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards, set for Sunday ...
The NBA and its players union updated COVID-19 health and safety protocols on Tuesday as positive tests and game postponements mounted. The Washington Wizards' home game against the Utah Jazz scheduled for Wednesday was postponed on Tuesday night, the sixth game to be scrubbed in ...
In 2020, sports was about staying safe and speaking out
When the pandemic subsides, what will endure from 2020 in sports?
Tokyo Olympics will still dominate crowded 2021 sports calendar
Tokyo 2020 officials are determined to go ahead next year, even if the pandemic has not receded.
Tearful Jeremy Lin seeks NBA return after one season in China
Jeremy Lin said Tuesday he is leaving the Beijing Ducks after one season in China and wants to return to the NBA, where he sparked the "Linsanity" craze of 2012. The 32-year-old guard, who as a Toronto Raptors player in 2019 became the first Asian-American ...
The eight teams that weren't invited to participate in the NBA's restarted season near Orlando might be allowed to gather in a separate "bubble" in Chicago, ESPN reported Thursday. While the 16 teams that are currently in playoff position and six others that are relatively ...
