Photo: paobc In their inaugural match at their home arena and during the 5th edition of the tournament honoring their esteemed late president, Pavlos Giannakopoulos, the newly revamped Panathinaikos, led by coach Ergin Ataman, secured a hard-fought 80-73 victory over Bayern Munich. The standout performers for the Panathinaikos team were Kyle Guy and Mathias Lessort,
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Liberty fans have waited 27 seasons for a W.N.B.A. title, and on Friday night, it showed. The atmosphere at Barclays Center was electric for New York’s opening postseason game against the Washington Mystics. Fans waved white playoff towels, booed every call that didn’t go their way and cheered for each celebrity featured on the scoreboard,
Photo: Peter Baba Anthony Edwards dominated ahead of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, leading Team USA’s 99-91 comeback victory over Germany in their final prep game in Abu Dhabi. The Minnesota Timberwolves star guard scored 34 points (11-of-21 FG, 4-of-8 3PT), with Tyrese Haliburton and Austin Reaves adding 16 points each off the bench. Despite
Photo: Chicago Bulls/Twitter In the wake of rumors that Zach LaVine could be traded and that the Knicks could be interested in the 28-year-old guard, a new report came out suggesting that the Bulls star’s representatives are against such move. According to Stefan Bondy of New York Daily News, the reason behind that is alleged
After the miracle and the madness, Gabe Vincent broke the silence inside the Miami Heat locker room on Saturday night by humming along to “Life Goes On,” a ballad by Ed Sheeran featuring Luke Combs. Most of Vincent’s teammates were long gone by then, bound for their Miami-area homes as they faced the collective challenge
LOS ANGELES — With 37 seconds left in the fourth quarter Monday night, Stephen Curry was isolated with Lakers center Anthony Davis guarding him one on one. The Lakers were up by 1 point in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series, and the Golden State Warriors needed a basket to keep from being pushed
Mackenzie Holmes (27 points, five rebounds, five blocks, two steals) continued to influence winning to a degree that only the upper echelon of players in the country can Thursday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Her No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers went on a 12-0 run to lead the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines 34-19
The No. 2 Stanford Cardinal (11-1) host the No. 21 Creighton Bluejays (8-2) on Tuesday in a matchup that will be a measuring stick for how good the Bluejays truly are. Stanford has been on a roll ever since losing to No. 1 South Carolina, winning six in a row. The game will be on
The No. 19 Texas Longhorns (2-3) will take on the Princeton Tigers (3-1) on Sunday at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with tip-off scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. Texas has had a tough start to the season. It’s lost more games than it’s won, which this early
Photo: Steph Chambers/Getty Images According to Stephen Wiseman of The News & Observer, the charge former Duke star Paolo Banchero faced for his involvement in a University basketball teammate’s drunk driving arrest last November has been dropped. “Orange County prosecutors dismissed the aiding and abetting impaired driving charge against Banchero, the No. 1 pick in
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Celtics Here’s what to know. The Celtics and Warriors face off in Game 6 on Thursday. Jim Davis/Globe Staff By The Associated Press, Associated Press June 15, 2022 | 2:00 AM Golden State Warriors (53-29, third in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (51-31, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT FANDUEL
The Boston Celtics will be on the road to face off with the Golden State Warriors on Sunday evening, and for the game they have announced their initial injury report. The only player on the injury report for the Celtics is Robert Williams III. NBA’s official injury report The Celtics have a 1-0 lead after
Kyle Lowry had returned, and he had returned home. The Miami Heat point guard and Philadelphia native’s next step is to reclaim his identity. Lowry was plainly out of sorts in the Heat’s 99-79 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, cutting the Heat’s lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal.
Milwaukee Bucks’ forward Khris Middleton is now expected to miss the team’s second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. On Thursday morning, the 10th-year veteran was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left MCL sprain. Typically, a Grade 2 MCL injury can take between two to four weeks to heal. Furthermore, in a total of 66
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BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 84-81 Newcastle Eagles (29-26, 44-49, 65-67)(Flyers – Evans 19, Jacob 16, Delpeche 14; Eagles – Gordon 25, Fletcher 21, Peel 14) Bristol Flyers confirmed their place in the BBL Playoffs as they edged out Newcastle Eagles 84-81 in a nail-biting encounter. It was Flyers that got off to the better start in
Michael Porter played a total of nine games for the Denver Nuggets this season. At the start, fans were concerned and with good reason. Despite receiving a max contract, Porter was not performing up to standards. After his ninth outing, the news came out that brought his inconsistent play to light. The fourth year small
This wasn’t Jordan Poole’s finest moment. The Warriors guard launched a half-court shot while double-teamed with four seconds still to go in Wednesday’s 107-103 loss to the Suns — which left fans wondering why he’d take a Hail Mary shot early on in the possession. Poole — who recorded a career-high 38 points to go
MIAMI — The eighth-place Nets will face the Eastern Conference-leading Heat in a potential first-round playoff preview Saturday. And with just nine games left in the regular season — and their play-in situation tenuous — Brooklyn is well aware of the need to cash in every single time it steps out on the court from
BBL ChampionshipBristol Flyers 75-78 Leicester Riders (18-18, 40-33, 60-57, 75-78)(Flyers: M.Evans – 18, T.Jacob – 17, M.Delpeche – 14; Riders: Z.Jackson – 28, P.Whelan – 11, G.Crandall – 9) Leicester Riders came from behind at the SGS College Arena this afternoon to take victory on the road against an in-form Bristol Flyers team who comfortably
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Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Ben Simmons will not be playing in the highly anticipated game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. The two teams swapped seven players just before the trade deadline with Simmons being one of them. The other player that will have everyone’s
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Photo: nba.com In this clip, former NBA star guard Gary Payton spoke about his first-ever NBA game, where he says he faced off with Michael Jordan for 8-minutes and scored no points. Hall of Fame guard admitted that he was partying and not taking his NBA career seriously because he thought that he had made
PHOENIX — The slumping Nets are falling down the standings. They can’t let their heads fall, too. Not during the middle of a brutal, five-game western gauntlet, following up Saturday’s gut-wrenching loss at Golden State (the NBA’s second-best team) with Tuesday’s clash at league-leading Phoenix. The Nets may have lost four straight, but they can’t
In the Golden State Warriors’ 130-92 win over the Dallas Mavericks, the Dubs’ third in a row, Klay Thompson made his return to the hardwood after missing the last due to injury maintenance. The 31-year-old All-Star came back and showed some new tricks up his sleeve, not only scoring 15 points on 6-12 shooting from
After suffering a calf strain late in the Utah Jazz’s loss last night to the Golden State Warriors, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reports that Rudy Gobert will miss Monday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns due to injury. Donovan Mitchell is also out while he waits to clear concussion protocols. Source: Jazz C Rudy Gobert is
After their first trip to the NBA Finals in nearly 30 years, the Phoenix Suns have come back sharper than ever this season. And thanks to a 109-101 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, they’ve now won five games in a row and improved to a league-best 35-9 on the season. Thursday night’s