CHICAGO — The Chicago Sky are entering a dire turning point of the season.

With a 7-19 record, the Sky are the second-worst team in the WNBA. Starting guard Ariel Atkins is sidelined indefinitely. Star Angel Reese is battling through minor injuries. With fewer than 20 games left in the regular season, the playoffs are a far-off dream.

This ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS – It didn’t matter that New York entered Wednesday’s WNBA title rematch down a couple of players. When Marine Johannes buried a 3-pointer midway through the first quarter, the Liberty led 19-11.

After all the hype surrounding the game, including the narrative that the Lynx should avenge their loss in last year’s finals, the ...Read more

It wasn’t the WNBA Finals rematch you anticipated.

On Wednesday night, the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx matched up for the first time since the two teams battled in a grueling five-game WNBA Finals series that ended with New York as champions.

The rematch — a 100-93 Lynx victory — unfortunately lost its luster way before tip-off ...Read more

Marcus Morris Sr. appears to be back home after more than two days in a Florida jail following his weekend arrest over money he owed to two Las Vegas casinos.

Morris, who played for the Clippers and seven other teams during his 11-year NBA career, took to Instagram on Wednesday morning, writing, "I woke up in my bed this morning" after having "...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the division chief of cardiovascular medicine for the University of Kansas Health System, Dr. Mark Wiley is no stranger to stent procedures.

This week, Dr. Wiley spoke with The Kansas City Star to explain the science behind such medical procedures. They have become particularly relevant in the Kansas Jayhawks world after...Read more

Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, along with several other people, were arrested Wednesday on charges they operated an illegal gambling business, including high-stakes poker games, at the star’s Encino, Calif., home.

Arenas, 43, of Woodland Hills, and five others were anticipated to appear in federal court Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Attorney...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings have not given up in their pursuit of a sign-and-trade deal for Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga.

Kuminga wants a fresh start with a new team and the Warriors have given him reason to question their commitment to him. He likes the opportunity the Kings have presented, but the Warriors ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Guy spends his summer transforming his body from flab to fighting trim. He wants to share the results with the world. Where is his first stop?

New York, New York, would suffice.

So there Luka Doncic stood, newly toned and beaming, posing for a photo opp at Yankee Stadium with none other than 6-foot-7, 282-pound slugger Aaron ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It was reported last week by a writer for a website that covers University of North Carolina athletics that UNC is gearing up for a potential move to the Southeastern Conference.

“The SEC is where the Tar Heels are aiming,” Inside Carolina’s Adam Smith wrote.

Aside from Notre Dame, North Carolina is widely considered ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — WNBA players are displaying a united front as they negotiate a potentially groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement.

They spent All-Star weekend socializing on StudBudz, the phenomenon hosted by Lynx players Courtney Williams and Natisha Heideman, which featured some of the league’s supposedly edgy players laughing it up...Read more

Marcus Morris Sr. was denied bond during a hearing Tuesday morning in Florida's Broward County two days after the former NBA player was arrested at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on felony fraud charges out of Nevada.

The judge denied Morris' motion to set bond, saying that she did not have the jurisdiction to make such a ...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas belongs to Paige Bueckers.

That was made clear after general manager Curt Miller and the Wings front office selected the UConn standout No. 1 overall in the 2025 WNBA draft.

Now, the question is whether backcourt star Arike Ogunbowale will be part of Dallas’ future as the franchise rebuilds back into a playoff ...Read more

A 55-year-old man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to stalking and harassing Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.

Michael Lewis of Denton, Texas, reached a deal with Marion County, Ind., prosecutors before pleading guilty Monday to one felony count of stalking and one misdemeanor count of harassment.

Lewis will ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Before Chris Paul’s voice echoed through the room, his reasons for returning home were staring at him.

His three children, perched quietly next to their mom, Jada Crawley, watched as Paul talked about why he decided to return to the Clippers. Paul’s mother sat in the second row of the news conference with a beaming smile.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — We waited nine months to get the highly-anticipated WNBA Finals rematch.

And we’ll have to wait a bit longer to relive those theatrics — possibly till October with the New York Liberty continually getting bit by the injury bug.

In the spring, the WNBA world groaned at the league scheduling the 2024 WNBA Finals rematch ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic is a changed man.

Just look at the photos accompanying a new Men's Health magazine feature on the Lakers superstar.

He's slimmed down. He's toned.

"Just visually, I would say my whole body looks better," Doncic said in the article published Monday.

His altered physique, however, is not what makes Doncic a changed ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Former NBA player Marcus Morris Sr. was arrested Sunday at a Florida airport on a warrant out of Nevada and is facing a fraud charge, the Broward County Sheriff's Office confirmed to The Los Angeles Times.

According to the booking report, Morris was picked up at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for the felony of ...Read more

DENVER — Charles Barkley knows what you did this summer, Jon Wallace and Ben Tenzer. And he loves it.

“I think (the Nuggets) and the Houston Rockets have probably had the best summers (in the NBA),” Barkley, the longtime hoops analyst/icon, told me last Saturday night at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.

“And (the Nuggets), ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — When Magoon Gwath walked into San Diego State’s basketball offices on March 24 and informed the coaches he was entering the transfer portal, Aztecs fans figured they had lost the 7-foot forward who, despite missing the final five conference games, was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.

One...Read more

MIAMI — At the start of the month, the question for the Miami Heat was whether this was all there was.

Then Duncan Robinson was traded for Simone Fontecchio, with Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson dealt for Norman Powell.

So, yes, again the question would be whether … this is all there is.

But as July turns to August, also known as the NBA’s...Read more