PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid has made significant strides in his recovery, a development that will surely benefit the 76ers. VJ Edgecombe is in the perfect situation to receive mentorship. And, as good as those two aforementioned stars are, Tyrese Maxey could be the team’s No. 1 scoring option.

Those three things stood out in the Sixers’ ...Read more

NEW YORK — The season is over before it started for a St. John’s freshman.

Imran Suljanovic suffered a dislocated patella during Thursday’s practice and is set to undergo season-ending surgery on Tuesday, the school announced.

Suljanovic, a 6-8 wing from Austria, was not expected to have a significant role for the Red Storm this season, ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the second time in two calendar years, many Kentucky Wildcats fans yearn for the ouster of a major UK coach whose contract terms would seem to make such a move cost prohibitive.

Currently, Kentucky’s football fortunes are in something akin to free fall. The Wildcats have lost 17 of their past 20 games against power-...Read more

CHICAGO — Nikola Vučević is a little tired of talking about his age.

Yes, he turns 35 next week. Is that really — really — all that ancient?

The rest of the Chicago Bulls starting lineup has an average age below 25 (and in some iterations, below 23). On a team transitioning to focus on a youth-development movement for the future, a ...Read more

DETROIT — Guard Jaden Ivey will be out of the Detroit Pistons’ lineup at least four weeks following an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee, the team announced Thursday.

Ivey had the procedure to relieve knee discomfort. The Pistons said it was unrelated to the broken left fibula Ivey suffered in his 30th game of last season.

He will ...Read more

Jonathan Kuminga’s outburst toward a referee in Portland cost him more than just the second half of a preseason basketball game.

The NBA fined the Warriors player $35,000 “for making inappropriate contact with and continuing to pursue a game official,” the league announced in a press release on Thursday morning.

Kuminga was ejected with...Read more

MIAMI — It has been a question deferred since the start of training camp, when Terry Rozier was lost with a hamstring strain. But back at practice Thursday at Kaseya Center, the next step is figuring where the veteran guard fits into this season’s Miami Heat mix — if at all.

From a health standpoint, Rozier said he is ready to get back ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Victoria's Secret called game.

WNBA player Angel Reese and Olympic gymnast Suni Lee walked the 2025 edition of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday, becoming the first major athletes to hit the runway at the lingerie and loungewear brand's signature event.

Reese, a forward for the Chicago Sky, was part of the high-...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball program landed its second recruit in the 2026 high school class on Wednesday.

Colben Landrew, a 6-foot-6, 205-pound wing and a consensus four-star prospect from Wheeler High in Georgia, threw a red Huskies hat on to a rousing ovation in his high school gym as he made his commitment live to CBS ...Read more

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have been preparing to enter this season without Jayson Tatum.

Now, the status of his longtime co-star is up in the air.

Jaylen Brown, Boston’s clear-cut No. 1 option while Tatum recovers from Achilles surgery, exited Wednesday night’s preseason finale at TD Garden with what the team called left hamstring ...Read more

NEW YORK — Can’t say anyone saw that coming.

The Knicks brought veteran floor general and 2017 Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon into training camp on a non-guaranteed deal — an experienced leader expected to stabilize the second unit and contribute to a team with championship ambitions in the Eastern Conference.

That vision didn’t ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings have playfully urged Keegan Murray to smile more since he came into the NBA with stone-face expressions and a stoic demeanor.

The Kings gave Murray millions of reasons to smile Wednesday when they reached an agreement on a rookie-scale contract extension that could keep him in Sacramento for years to ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings have reached an agreement on a long-rumored deal with nine-time NBA All-Star and former MVP Russell Westbrook, adding veteran experience and depth at the point guard position.

Multiple sources told The Sacramento Bee that Westbrook is expected to sign with the Kings on Thursday. NBA insider Chris ...Read more

DENVER — Cam Johnson needed a way to help pass the time.

His Brooklyn Nets were playing in Denver, but he was sidelined by an injury and unable to join the action. Naturally, he was a little bored.

“I’m sitting there arguing with fans the whole time,” he recalled.

This was Johnson’s last game in Denver as a visitor. Nuggets 124, ...Read more

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Bill Parcells used to say, “if they don’t bite when they’re puppies, they probably don’t bite,” or something like that.

A college basketball team, even one with varying levels of experience on the roster, starts out in the fall as a new litter. If it’s Dan Hurley’s group, if it’s going to play defense the ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Bill Roth was at his gym in Delaware County a few weeks ago when he got some unexpected visitors. It was Sixers vice president Mike Goings and manager of live events Derrick Hayes.

They went out to lunch. Roth assumed they’d be talking about gymnastics and catching up on life. But Goings and Hayes also had a question for him....Read more

MIAMI — What has been speculated for weeks and was all but confirmed last week now is official: Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is the next USA Basketball coach, to lead Team USA through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

“It’s an incredible honor to be named head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team,” Spoelstra said in Tuesday...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Dawn Staley has become a force in women’s basketball — from her three gold medals as a player to her three national titles as South Carolina’s coach.

So it should come as no surprise that the Hall of Famer from North Philly would want to expand her legacy as a trailblazer and be a head coach in the NBA. However, Staley ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When Luka Doncic plays in his first exhibition game of the season for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night, Coach JJ Redick said the plan with his star is pretty simple.

"Give him the ball," Redick said, laughing.

Redick paused for a second.

"You talking about minutes?" he asked.

Redick said they are ...Read more