Basketball
NBA to test ‘one free throw rule’ in Summer League games
The NBA will test the one free-throw rule, aimed at speeding up play, at upcoming Summer League contests, the league said Thursday.
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoWatch: Unheralded Walker sparks LA Lakers rally as Warriors wobble
Unheralded bench player Lonnie Walker led a fourth-quarter rally as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors to leave...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoWatch: Booker’s 47 propels Suns over Nuggets, Celtics top Sixers
Devin Booker scored 47 points and Kevin Durant added 39 as the Phoenix Suns clawed back into their NBA Western Conference...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoSuns guard Paul out for NBA playoff game against Denver
Phoenix guard Chris Paul will miss Friday’s third game of the Suns’ NBA second-round playoff series against Denver with a groin...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoWatch: Thompson scores 30 as Warriors roll past Lakers to level series
Klay Thompson caught fire Thursday, drilling eight of Golden State’s 21 three-pointers in a crushing 127-100 victory over the Los Angeles...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoNBA Bucks fire Budenholzer after first-round playoff exit
Mike Budenholzer was fired on Thursday as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, ousted after a first-round playoff exit only two years...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoFinnish Jazz forward Markkanen wins NBA Most Improved award
Finnish forward Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz was named the NBA’s 2023 Most Improved Player on Monday after boosting his...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoWatch: Sharp-shooting Celtics blitz Sixers to square series
The Boston Celtics produced an exhibition of three-point shooting to blow away the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87 and square their Eastern Conference...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoSixers’ Joel Embiid named NBA Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Tuesday, comfortably winning a ballot ahead of the...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoWatch: Davis leads Lakers over Warriors, Knicks square series
Anthony Davis led a defensive masterclass as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 117-112 on the road to...
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Basketball
/ 3 years agoStarlites coach Ferrante hails team focus after title success
The 2022/23 men’s basketball season came to a close last week with Starlites FIJO successfully defending their league title after a...
FIFA World Cup
UK PM steps in over change to England-Mexico kick-off time
FIFA World Cup
Infantino told Trump FIFA disciplinary body is ‘independent’
FIFA World Cup
When politics intruded on the World Cup pitch
