New Knicks regime open to moving on with or without Carmelo Anthony
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The New York Knicks’ new regime is ready to move on with or without Carmelo Anthony. New president Steve Mills said Monday the Knicks have been talking to teams about a trade and...
View ArticleWarriors-Rockets, Cavs-Celtics on NBA’s early opening night
NEW YORK — The Golden State Warriors will open their title defense by hosting Houston in Chris Paul’s Rockets debut on Oct. 17, the NBA’s earliest opening night in 37 years. Cleveland and Boston will...
View ArticleWarriors-Rockets, Cavs-Celtics on NBA’s early opening night
NEW YORK — The Golden State Warriors will open their title defense by hosting Houston in Chris Paul’s Rockets debut on Oct. 17, the NBA’s earliest opening night in 37 years. Cleveland and Boston will...
View ArticleMark down the dates: NBA unveils full 2017-18 schedule
NEW YORK — DeMarcus Cousins will make an early season trip back to Sacramento, while Gordon Hayward will wait almost all season to see Utah again. Chris Paul’s return to his old Clippers home is part...
View ArticleNo. 1 Rafael Nadal crushes Alexandr Dolgopolov, returns to U.S. Open quarters
NEW YORK — The closer Rafael Nadal gets to a potential long-awaited U.S. Open matchup with Roger Federer, the better he is playing. Nadal easily returned to the tournament quarterfinals for the first...
View ArticleRafael Nadal into U.S. Open semifinals; American CoCo Vandeweghe wins
NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal powered into the U.S. Open semifinals and kept alive the possibility for a matchup with Roger Federer, overwhelming Russian teenager Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday....
View ArticleKnicks agree to trade Carmelo Anthony to Thunder, AP source says
NEW YORK — The New York Knicks agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday for Enes Kanter, Doug McDermott and a draft pick, a person with knowledge of the deal said. The...
View ArticleNBA changes All-Star Game format; captains will pick teams
NEW YORK — The NBA is scrapping the East vs. West format for its All-Star Game and will have captains pick teams this season. The league said Tuesday that the leading vote-getter from each conference...
View ArticleOlympic boxing greats Vasyl Lomachenko, Guillermo Rigondeaux fight as pros
NEW YORK — Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux, both champions and two of boxing’s best, were even more than that as amateurs. They were the gold standard. So a fight between them seemed natural,...
View ArticleVasyl Lomachenko stops Guillermo Rigondeaux to win match of Olympic boxing...
NEW YORK — Vasyl Lomachenko beat Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday night when Rigondeaux’s corner stopped the fight after six rounds because the boxer was complaining of pain in his left hand....
View ArticleLeBron James, Stephen Curry are captains, to draft NBA All-Star Game teams
NEW YORK — Team LeBron against Team Steph is the NBA’s new All-Star matchup. LeBron James and Stephen Curry will go head-to-head again, this time as captains who pick teams for the revamped NBA...
View ArticleNBA All-Star reserves named: Warriors, Wolves, Wizards each get two
NEW YORK — Stephen Curry will be able to stock his All-Star roster with plenty of Golden State teammates. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were chosen as reserves Tuesday, giving the defending NBA...
View ArticleLeBron James has Kevin Durant, reunites with Kyrie Irving in NBA All-Star draft
NEW YORK — LeBron James got Kevin Durant and reunited with Kyrie Irving in the NBA’s first All-Star draft. Stephen Curry picked James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA’s top two scorers, and...
View ArticleWhen NBA returns, will the Golden State Warriors’ dominance come back, too?
The Golden State Warriors have never lost more than 15 games in a season under Steve Kerr. They could reach that total in the first night after the All-Star break. The Warriors who return Thursday...
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March Badness: NBA finding it’s not so easy to stop tanking
NEW YORK — After 20 years in the NBA, Dirk Nowitzki can’t be fooled. He knows when teams aren’t giving an honest effort, when they are out there playing but not playing to win. “It’s pretty obvious,”...
View ArticleWhy the Cleveland Cavaliers will win the NBA Finals
LeBron James has rescued the Cavaliers from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals and just pulled them out of a 2-0 hole against Boston. Neither such comeback had ever been accomplished, so James has stared...
View ArticleAnticipated or anticlimactic? Warriors-Cavs 4 in NBA Finals.
The first one deserved a sequel, which Cleveland won in the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history to even things up with Golden State. Then with Kevin Durant joining Stephen Curry on one side and...
View ArticleAlready a pro, Luka Doncic set to join college stars in NBA draft
NEW YORK — Luka Doncic is about to become an NBA player, though he’s unlike the other top prospects who will be drafted. He’s already a pro. He’s already a champion. And he might just be the most...
View Article2018 NBA draft could be big night for big men
NEW YORK — It could be a big night for big men in the NBA draft. Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Duke’s Marvin Bagley III and Wendell Carter Jr., Michigan State’s Jaren Jackson Jr. and Texas center Mo Bamba...
View ArticleNo. 1 Sun: Phoenix takes Ayton; Trae Young, Doncic swapped
NEW YORK — The Phoenix Suns stayed close to home for their first No. 1 pick. The Dallas Mavericks looked all the way to Slovenia for the player they hope can be their next European superstar. Shortly...
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