For the third time in six seasons, LeBron James is an unrestricted free agent. The difference this time is he has no plans to move again. The Cleveland star will not exercise a $21.6 million option on his contract for next season, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen Curry and LeBron James are going head-to-head again not long after battling for the NBA title. The Golden State Warriors champ and Cleveland Cavaliers superstar are among the nominees for best male athlete at the ESPY Awards. Serena Williams leads the list of nominees for best female athlete. Joining Curry […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — John Calipari and his Kentucky pipeline to the NBA will have yet another major impact on the league’s annual draft. It’s nothing new, but Thursday night could be record-setting — even for the Wildcats. Calipari’s first Kentucky team in 2010 featured five first-round NBA draft picks, including No. 1 overall selection […]
The NBA is about to have its own award show. In addition to annual MVP honors, the league’s Players Association has teamed with BET Networks to air the 1st Annual Basketball Player Awards, voted on by NBA’s active players. The awards will tape in Las Vegas on July 10 to air exclusively on BET, with […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry came off the plane, lifted the Larry O’Brien Trophy as he walked down the mobile staircase and let the gold award shine in the California sun. For the first time in 40 years, the NBA champions are back in the Bay Area. With more than 100 team employees in […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Revived by a fresh-faced shooting superstar and a first-year coach who made them believe, the Golden State Warriors again reign supreme. Their 40-year NBA championship drought is finally over. A half century of misery in Cleveland drags on. LeBron James just didn’t have enough help. Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala scored 25 […]
Michael Sam’s football career has hit another road bump. The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League have placed him on the suspended list after the former Missouri star defensive end and first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team unexpectedly left training camp last week and returned home to Texas. “He wanted to go […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Lance Stephenson experiment is over in Charlotte. The Hornets gave up on the struggling guard Monday, trading him to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for center Spencer Hawes and forward Matt Barnes. The Hornets gave Stephenson a three-year, $27 million contract last summer figuring he would bring some needed […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are a win away from ending one long championship drought and extending another. Stephen Curry made seven 3-pointers and scored 37 points, and the Warriors withstood another brilliant performance from LeBron James to outlast the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-91 on Sunday night for a 3-2 lead in the […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — No panic, no playing around. Just California cool. The Golden State Warriors simply did what they had to do, and now they’re going home in the same shape as when they left — tied in the NBA Finals. Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala scored 22 points apiece and the Warriors, showing their […]
The mother of one of Dwight Howard’s children has filed a lawsuit against the NBA star claiming he owes her thousands of dollars in child support after reneging on a private arrangement. According to TMZ, the Florida woman (Tiffany) said she and the athlete struck a private deal in 2013 in which he would pay […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James came home last summer to win a championship — one like no other. He’s two wins away. Pushed by a crowd howling to see Cleveland’s 51-year title drought end, James scored 40 points, his new sidekick Matthew Dellavedova added 20 and the Cavaliers survived Golden State’s furious fourth-quarter comeback led […]
