Basketball

Adebayo and the Heat look to clinch conference finals against Boston

Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (57-25, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Celtics -7.5; over/under is 215.

May 24, 2023 12:03 AM Read more >

Tatum scores 33, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4

MIAMI (AP) — Down nine early in the third quarter, down 3-0 in the series, the Boston Celtics knew their season was completely on the brink. Three minutes later, everything looked different.

May 23, 2023 10:26 PM Read more >

Lakers hoping LeBron James decides to continue career after playoff elimination

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers hope LeBron James will decide to continue his career after he recovers from the difficult end to their season.

May 23, 2023 4:40 PM Read more >

Big Smoked: Unsettled and disappointing time across Toronto's pro sports scene

TORONTO — Hey Toronto sports fans: don't let the disappointment, underperformance and unsettling times with your city's professional teams get you down. At least the Grey Cup champion Argonauts will soon be back in action.

May 23, 2023 2:53 PM Read more >

Honey Badgers' core returns to defend Canadian Elite Basketball League championship

The Honey Badgers group chat never slowed down. Even as the various players went their separate ways after winning the Canadian Elite Basketball League championship to play in other leagues, the texts and jokes and memes kept coming.

May 23, 2023 2:27 PM Read more >

Jimmy Butler fined $25,000 by NBA for not doing postgame media after Game 3

NEW YORK (AP) — Miami's Jimmy Butler was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for not participating in required media availability after Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

May 23, 2023 10:40 AM Read more >

Golden State's Stephen Curry wins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice award

NEW YORK (AP) — Golden State’s Stephen Curry was selected as this season’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion, the NBA announced Tuesday.

May 23, 2023 9:23 AM Read more >

LeBron questions retirement after Lakers are eliminated from playoffs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James questioned retirement after his Lakers were swept by the Denver Nuggets despite the highest-scoring postseason half of James' matchless NBA career.

May 23, 2023 8:29 AM Read more >

Nuggets shaking off team history, staking claim for first NBA title

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Denver Nuggets played with disruption on their minds in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.

May 23, 2023 4:01 AM Read more >

Jokic leads Nuggets past Lakers 113-111, and into first NBA Finals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikola Jokic is a player unlike almost anything the NBA has ever seen, and now he's taking his Denver Nuggets somewhere they've never been.

May 22, 2023 11:02 PM Read more >