As we noted in this space last year, the NBA has been notoriously stingy about letting new teams into its championship club. Before the Toronto Raptors broke through in 2019, only 11 different ...

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers star running back Doug Martin has died at the age of 36, the team confirmed. How a DNA test solved a medical mystery – and revealed a doctor’s decades of deception 10 ...

Superstar players on new teams and All-Stars sidelined by severe injuries have jumbled expectations, but Oklahoma City remains a championship favorite when when the NBA's 80th season begins Tuesday.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Western Conference is so loaded that its championship might be the real NBA Finals, at least if all the betting money pouring in on those teams is any indication. Of the top seven ...

Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady headline NBC’s on-air team as the NBA makes its return to NBC and Peacock on October 21, featuring a primetime doubleheader of Rockets–Thunder and ...

Even though there’s already a lot of hockey going on today, could we add more? With 32 franchises across the National Hockey League, fans all across North America have a great chance to see the best ...

The Illinois High School Association this week released the 2025 playoff outlook ahead of Week 8, which now is led by automatic qualifiers separated by hypothetical class and ranked by won-lost record ...

Champions, like Oklahoma City, preach continuity. Continuity is boring. At least to many NBA fans it is — player movement is the lifeblood of the sport. The more the better. It’s what drives ratings ...