By Homero De la Fuente and Susannah Cullinane, The Chicago Sky have won their first championship, defeating the Phoenix Mercury 80-74 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday. Allie Quigley led Chicago with 26 points, while Candace Parker added 16
Analysis by Brandon Tensley, For all foreseeable games and practices, the Brooklyn Nets will be without Kyrie Irving, an ace point guard known as much for his handles — some of the best, ever — as for the controversy he’s been brewing
By Sonia Moghe, Eighteen former NBA players have been indicted on charges that they allegedly defrauded a health care plan of millions of dollars that served current and former players, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. Manhattan federal prosecutors allege in the
By Homero De la Fuente, Wayne Sterling and Eric Levenson, As the National Women’s Soccer League returned to the pitch on Wednesday night for the first time since allegations of sexual misconduct rattled the league, sparkedĀ major resignationsĀ and led to the cancellation of
By Leah Asmelash, ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Sage Steele has apologized after making controversial statements about vaccine mandates, female sports reporters and former President Barack Obama’s racial identity. Steele has been removed from air following comments made during a September 29 podcast episode
By David Close and Theresa Waldrop, Bubba Wallace made history Monday, becoming just the second Black driver to win NASCAR’s Cup Series race, the association’s top series. Wallace is the first Black person to win the Cup Series since 1963, when NASCAR
By Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has received the Covid-19 vaccine, head coach Steve Kerr confirmed Sunday. Wiggins toldĀ NBC Sports in MarchĀ he wasn’t getting vaccinated unless he was forced to. He applied for a religious exemption,
By Leah Asmelash and Homero De La Fuente, For months, NBA stars and executives have pushed for every player to get vaccinated. Though 90% of the league is vaccinated, according to a CNN source, there are stillĀ a few holdoutsĀ — and it could
By Amir Vera and David Close, NBA superstar LeBron James confirmed Tuesday he receivedĀ the Covid-19 vaccine, months after being initially skeptical of it. “Everyone has their own choice to do what they feel is right for themselves and their family and things
By Christina Zdanowicz, If NBA players are not vaccinated, they shouldn’t be on the team, basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar toldĀ Rolling Stone. “The NBA should insist that all players and staff are vaccinated or remove them from the team,” said Abdul-Jabbar.