CHICAGO — While we’re less than a month into 2026, Chicago has already exceeded its allotment of sports reunions.

Derrick Rose’s moving number retirement ceremony Saturday at the United Center was the latest in a series of reunions of former athletes and coaches, following celebrations for the 2016 Cubs, the Blackhawks’ Cup-winning ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — The student section started filling in early Monday night — perhaps due to the top-25 ACC matchup, perhaps due to the free pizza and beer being offered to the first Cameron Crazies to enter, or a mix of both — and were soon rewarded for their attendance.

No. 4 Duke drilled No. 20 Louisville, 83-52, on Monday night at ...Read more

CHICAGO — Luka Doncic skipped, shimmied and shot. The Los Angeles Lakers dunked, hollered and won.

Doncic dazzled yet again with 46 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in the Lakers’ 129-118 win over the Chicago Bulls Monday. The Lakers (28-17) notched their fourth win in five games. It was his third game in the last four with at least ...Read more

BOSTON — Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 23 points, including buzzer-beaters to end the first and second quarters, to lead the Boston Celtics past his hometown Portland Trail Blazers Monday night.

The Oregon native went 8 for 17 from the field and 5 for 11 from 3 as Boston grinded out a 102-94 win at TD Garden. An apparent finger injury ...Read more

CHICAGO — Matas Buzelis is headed back to the NBA All-Star weekend.

The Chicago Bulls forward was announced as one of 28 players participating in the 2026 Rising Stars challenge during NBA All-Star w=Weekend, which will take place at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles from Feb. 13-15. This year’s Rising Stars class is headlined by fellow young ...Read more

After the Orlando Magic lost by 14 points to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Kia Center on Saturday night, head coach Jamahl Mosley wanted to see his team knock down shots more consistently, defend at a higher level and get off to a faster start when they traveled to Cleveland on Monday night.

Although the Magic led by 10 points after the first ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — It took another overtime game, but the UConn men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to 15 games against Villanova on Saturday and kept its spot at No. 2 in Monday’s AP Top 25 poll update.

The Huskies’ resume, with only one loss coming to the unanimous No. 1 team, Arizona, without two starters, remains tops ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Fred Hoiberg earned the nickname “The Mayor” as a college basketball player at Iowa State in the early 1990s because of his immense popularity. He grew up in Ames, Iowa, became a Cyclones legend on the court and even received write-in votes in that city’s mayoral election in 1993.

The way things are going, Hoiberg might ...Read more

PHOENIX — For some, it’s reminiscing. For others, it’s preparation. And for the next generation, it potentially is an audition.

Because for as much as Erik Spoelstra perseveres in his day job as coach of the Miami Heat, this also is his first tour through the NBA as the next Team USA Olympic coach, named to that post in October.

So the ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — Dan Hurley made his way off the PeoplesBank Arena floor Saturday only to be stopped by his Hall of Fame predecessor.

“I think Coach (Jim Calhoun) rattled off about four or five things that we suck at,” Hurley said, in the aftermath of UConn’s 75-67 win over Villanova in Big East men’s basketball. “I just wanted to ...Read more

Wednesday was Madison Square Garden. Sunday was Intuit Dome. Different coast, same result.

The Brooklyn Nets lost 126-89 to the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday night, dropping their fifth straight game, falling to 12-32 and continuing a familiar freefall. Brooklyn has now lost 10 of its last 11 games, and after spending December posting the best ...Read more

PHOENIX – Salvage mission complete.

Moving past bad losses to the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers that could have made this a road to run, the Miami Heat followed up Saturday night’s blowout victory over the Utah Jazz with a 111-102 victory Sunday night over the Phoenix Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center.

With the victory, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A day after the NBA postponed the Timberwolves’ game against the Golden State Warriors, the teams played their makeup game at Target Center even as protestors were in downtown Minneapolis in response to the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis around the start of the game.

One player said before the game it ...Read more

A Denver Nuggets game scheduled for Sunday afternoon against the Grizzlies was postponed because of inclement weather in Memphis, Tenn., the league announced.

What was supposed to be the last of a three-game road trip for Denver (31-15) will now be played at a later date to be determined. The Nuggets are still planning to return home from ...Read more

Jonathan Kuminga has a bone bruise in his left knee, the Golden State Warriors announced Sunday before their game against the Timberwolves in Minneapolis.

Kuminga suffered the injury in the second quarter of Thursday’s loss to the Mavericks in Dallas. He rolled his ankle and hyperextended his knee, then limped off the court, pausing ...Read more

SALT LAKE CITY — There could have been a middle ground for the Miami Heat as the Feb. 5 NBA trading deadline approaches.

And that would have made the decision far easier for a team that insists it never quits on the playoff race … even when it often means, seemingly as in this moment, another play-in chase.

With a healthy and available ...Read more

SALT LAKE CITY – To a degree, the Miami Heat’s five-game western swing stood in the balance Saturday night against the Utah Jazz.

After a 1-2 start to the stretch of five road games in seven nights, Erik Spoelstra’s team stood in jeopardy of returning to South Florida with a losing record.

Instead, with a 147-116 victory, the Heat moved...Read more

DALLAS — Luka Doncic was met with a chorus of cheers when he strolled onto the court at American Airlines Center to do his pregame shooting routine.

“We love you Luka,” the fans chanted. “We love you.”

Doncic smiled and waved toward the crowd. He had spent six-plus seasons playing for the Mavericks, a place he thought he would call ...Read more