Boston Celtics sweep Indiana Pacers to advance to the NBA Finals
INDIANAPOLIS — Derrick White’s tie-breaking three-pointer with 43 seconds left gave Boston the lead and the Celtics closed out a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers…
Luka Doncic and Mavericks take 3-0 series lead over Timberwolves
DALLAS — Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving scored 33 points apiece and the Dallas Mavericks made all the big plays late again, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves…
Cameron Brink’s 21 points can’t save Sparks from loss to Dallas
Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points, Monique Billings had a double-double and the Dallas Wings edged the Sparks 84-83 on Sunday night. Dallas had an 8-2…
Celtics defeat Pacers and move to cusp of advancing to NBA Finals
Jrue Holiday overcame an illness to convert the go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds left, then make the game-saving steal to help the Boston Celtics…
Caitlin Clark helps lift Fever to first win of season over Sparks
A record Sparks crowd of 19,103 packed into Crypto.com Arena to watch them and No. 2 draft pick Cameron Brink face the Indiana Fever and…
Luka Doncic’s heroics lift Mavericks over Timberwolves in Game 2
MINNEAPOLIS — Luka Doncic hit the go-ahead three-pointer with Rudy Gobert guarding him at the top of the key with three seconds left, posting his fifth…
Angel Reese says WNBA popularity isn’t about 1 person (Caitlin Clark)
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese had a statement game Thursday against the New York Liberty, contributing 13 points and nine rebounds to her team’s 90-81…
NBA playoffs: Jaylen Brown lifts Celtics past Pacers in Game 2
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown matched his career playoff high with 40 points, 10 of them to help Boston run off 20 points in a row in…
Kings figure all systems are go behind Jim Hiller’s coaching
Jim Hiller is sticking to the hard-nosed, defense-first philosophy that got the Kings to the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs — and no…
LeBron James rooting for Caitlin Clark: ‘I’ve walked that road before’
LeBron James has never met Caitlin Clark. But the Lakers superstar understands what the WNBA rookie might be going through. Like Clark, James was once…
In Cannes 2024 hits ‘Armand’ and ‘Bird,’ adults are the problem
CANNES, France — Though set entirely inside the confines of a rambling Norwegian elementary school building on the eve of the summer holidays, and primarily concerning…
Sparks hold off Mystics for first win of the season
The Sparks survived a fourth-quarter comeback attempt to secure their first win of the season, holding off the Washington Mystics 70-68 on Tuesday at Walter…
Sparks fall to 0-2 with seven-point loss to Aces in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Jackie Young and A’ja Wilson both scored 22 points and finished with double-doubles to power the Las Vegas Aces to an 89-82 victory…
Sparks can’t stop Atlanta Dream’s late run, lose season opener
Nobody would budge through the first three quarters. The Sparks would go on a run, the Atlanta Dream would respond with one of their own,…
Paris Olympics 2024: ”No point’ in thinking of Broadhurst bout – Harrington
Kellie Harrington says she is not focused on a high-profile bout with former Irish team-mate Amy Broadhurst at the Paris Olympics. Broadhurst announced her intention…
Atlanta Hawks beat the odds to win NBA draft lottery
CHICAGO — The Atlanta Hawks won the NBA draft lottery on Sunday, landing the No. 1 pick and a potential cornerstone player in a year where…
Miguel Berry scores late, seals Galaxy draw with Real Salt Lake
Miguel Berry admits the start of his first season with the Galaxy hasn’t gone the way he had hoped. “I’ve played 11 games and having…
Sex, bank accounts, power: week 3 of testimony in the Trump trial
WASHINGTON — The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial got a graphic airing in court in the last week…
Shaquille O'Neal-Shannon Sharpe beef reaches diss track level. Here's how we got here
Shaquille O'Neal dropped a diss track about Shannon Sharpe as part of the beef between the two star athletes-turned-broadcasters that started with a Nikola Jokic…
Willie Peters jokes he needed help to get his point across to Sam Burgess
WILLIE Peters will use more metaphorical weapons to get the better of Sam Burgess after admitting he may have needed a BAT to get his…