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Doris Burke extended by ESPN, but out on NBA Finals team
Doris Burke signed a multi-year contract extension with ESPN, but she will no longer be part of the NBA Finals announcer team for ABC/ESPN, the company revealed Thursday. Following an initial report of Burke's demotion in The Athletic, ESPN announced ...
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Dawn Staley would have taken New York Knicks coaching job if offered
South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley confirmed she interviewed this summer for the New York Knicks' head coaching vacancy, saying she was prepared to become the first woman to lead an NBA team if the job had been offered. Speaking on th...
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Panthers exec departs to become Timberwolves/Lynx CEO
Florida Panthers executive Matthew Caldwell accepted a 10-year deal to serve as the CEO of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA's Minnesota Lynx, the teams announced Wednesday. Caldwell, who will relinquish his role as the president of business o...
Aug 27, 2025
Cavs' Max Strus out 3-4 months after foot surgery
The Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Tuesday that guard Max Strus underwent surgery on his left foot and may miss three to four months, which will sideline him for a portion of the 2025-26 regular season. Strus, 29, suffered a Jones fracture during a ...
Aug 26, 2025
Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant card sells for record sum
Now that is one expensive card. A signed card featuring Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant sold for $12.932 million on Saturday, establishing a record for most ever paid for a sports collectible card. This record-setting card is known as the 2007-08 Upper ...
Aug 24, 2025
Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton opens up about recovery from injury
Indiana Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton admitted that he is taking small steps forward in his recovery from an Achilles injury. Very small steps. "I'm walking now in my boot," Haliburton said on Saturday while speaking to reporters at the Sim...
Aug 24, 2025
Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp sentenced in shooting case
Former Seattle SuperSonics All-Star Shawn Kemp will spend 30 days under electronic home monitoring and must perform 240 hours of community service after pleading guilty to charges in a 2023 case. Kemp pleaded guilty in May to one count of second-degree...
Aug 23, 2025
Attorneys: Malik Beasley no longer target of federal gambling probe
NBA free-agent guard Malik Beasley no longer is the target of a federal gambling investigation, his attorneys told ESPN on Friday. Authorities from the Eastern District of New York were looking into allegations that Beasley was tied to gambling activit...
Aug 22, 2025
Father of Celtics' Jaylen Brown charged with attempted murder
Quenton Marselles Brown, the father of Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, was arrested following a stabbing in Las Vegas on Wednesday and charged with attempted murder. The elder Brown had his first court appearance on Thursday, when his bail was set at...
Aug 22, 2025
Bulls to retire Derrick Rose's No. 1 jersey on Jan. 24
The Chicago Bulls will retire former NBA MVP Derrick Rose's No. 1 jersey on Jan. 24, the team announced Thursday. The Bulls will host the Boston Celtics that night at the United Center. Rose, 36, announced his retirement from the league over social med...
Aug 21, 2025