NBA training camps have officially begun! Monday marked the arrival of media day for most of the league’s 30 teams, with on-court practice beginning Tuesday — exactly three weeks before the Oklahoma City Thunder will raise their 2024-25 NBA championship banner. We’ve got you covered as you dig into the 2025-26 season, with roster breakdowns...
Picks 21-32 3 of 3 21. Pittsburgh Steelers DL Derrick Harmon: A- He missed the first two weeks of his rookie season due to a knee injury but picked up a sack in his pro debut and already has five pressures as well as a critical batted pass that led to an interception. The former...
LONDON — Jose Mourinho suggested there are many Chelsea managers who live in his shadow, and Chelsea’s unconvincing 1-0 win over Benfica offered a reminder of the work Enzo Maresca still must do to earn the same level of infatuation. It is a curious position for Maresca to be in to some extent. After all,...
The Indiana Fever’s incredible run to the decisive Game 5 of the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs came to an end with Tuesday’s 107-98 overtime loss to the Las Vegas Aces, but even forcing the extra period was yet another example of their resilience. And their star player, who was one of many sidelined by...
Kevin PeltonOct 1, 2025, 03:47 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system LAS VEGAS — The outcome was familiar for the Las Vegas Aces. The feeling and path were not. With Tuesday’s 107-98 overtime victory against the Indiana Fever, the Aces...
While the Indiana Fever’s 2025 WNBA playoff run came to an end on Tuesday night, Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton was still impressed with the team’s overall performance. “Ton of injuries, bunch of midseason additions, resilient all year,” Haliburton wrote in a post on X. “Inspiring s–t.” The Fever suffered a 107-98 overtime defeat at...
Alexa PhilippouOct 1, 2025, 01:57 AM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer LAS VEGAS — A host of WNBA players leaguewide showed...
Sep 30, 2025, 06:57 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is entering the final season of his current contract, the typical time in a contract cycle when established NBA coaches demand or at least discuss an extension. But that isn’t Kerr’s current plan, he said on Tuesday afternoon after...
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese and Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers were among the star players to support Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier’s comments regarding WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Collier called out Engelbert during her exit interview on Tuesday, telling reporters that the WNBA has the “worst leadership in the world.” Reese appeared to acknowledge...
Dave McMenaminSep 30, 2025, 07:26 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James was sidelined to open training camp Tuesday with what Los Angeles Lakers coach...