Basketball

WNBA: Valkyries lead WNBA with $850M valuation

The Golden State Valkyries are the WNBA's most valuable franchise for a second straight year, according to Sportico. The team has a valuation of $850 million after setting a league...

NBA: Mark Cuban says he tried to buy Mavericks back

Mark Cuban hasn't exactly hidden his feelings about the direction of the Dallas Mavericks since he sold his...

NBA: Rockets F Kevin Durant (ankle) out for Game 6 vs. Lakers

The Houston Rockets officially ruled out star forward Kevin Durant for Friday's Game 6 of their Western Conference...

NBA: NBA roundup: Knicks advance with 51-point rout; Wolves move on, too

OG Anunoby scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half to lead visiting New York to...

NBA: Short-handed Wolves pull away from Nuggets, seal series in Game 6

Elevated into the starting lineup of a heavily depleted backcourt, Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a career-playoff-high 24 points...

NBA: Report: Bulls narrowing search for top executive role

The Chicago Bulls received permission to interview five candidates to be their new head of basketball operations, ESPN reported Monday. The Bulls plan to start...

NBA: NBA roundup: Magic lead from start, down top-seeded Pistons in opener

Paolo Banchero collected 23 points and nine rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic never trailed in upsetting the top-seeded Detroit Pistons 112-101 in Game...

NBA: Victor Wembanyama makes history as Spurs outlast Blazers in Game 1

Victor Wembanyama hit for 35 points in his postseason debut as the host San Antonio Spurs used a fourth-quarter run to create separation in...

NBA: Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama named 1st-time MVP finalist

Third-year San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is a first-time NBA Most Valuable Player candidate along with Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and...

NBA: Top-seeded Pistons shocked in Game 1 as Magic never trail

Paolo Banchero collected 23 points and nine rebounds as the visiting Orlando Magic upset the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, 112-101, in Game 1 of their...

NBA: Defense fuels Thunder’s Game 1 blowout of Suns

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 119-84 blowout of the visiting Phoenix Suns on Sunday in Game...