David Goldman/Associated Press Avery Bradley is coming off the best year of his career, and the Boston Celtics made a move Friday to maximize their return on his rising stock when they shipped him and a 2019 second-round pick to the Detroit Pistons for Marcus Morris. The Pistons announced the move Friday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first […]
Even before he started cursing from the podium at a U.S. spy agency, Bobby Knight was an unorthodox choice to deliver a lecture on leadership. Employees at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) complained in advance about their boss’s decision to invite the Hall of Fame basketball coach to give a speech at their headquarters, given […]
NBA.com staff reports Jul 7, 2017 3:08 PM ET Detroit Pistons pull qualifying offer to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – NBA.com
Kevin Liles/Getty Images Things for the New York Knicks were finally starting to turn around. They said goodbye to Phil Jackson and, correctly, remained quiet during the first week of free agency. No non-stars were inked to star-like contracts, a move the franchise has perfected over the past, oh, two decades. Then came the news […]
The final betting odds are in for UFC 213, and Amanda Nunes (-110) and Valentina Shevchenko (-110) remain even as they head into Saturday’s main event bantamweight title fight. Since Robert Whittaker (-115) claimed the role of favorite in the co-main 185 interim title bout, Yoel Romero (-105/+115) has tiptoed along the plus and minus […]
Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment American wild-card entry Bethanie Mattek-Sands suffered a scary knee injury during her Wimbledon match Thursday, and Karolina Pliskova, one of the tournament favorites, is out after an upset loss. Moving toward the net in the opening game of the third set against Sorana Cirstea of Romania, Mattek-Sands […]
David Zalubowski/Associated Press The Cleveland Cavaliers have been to three consecutive NBA Finals. They won the city’s first championship in 52 years just last summer. They remain the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. It just doesn’t feel like it. For all the success the franchise has had since LeBron James returned home from […]
Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images The talent pool is dwindling quickly, but quite a few impact players are still looking for homes. These are the top five free agents remaining from our original Big Board: 1. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG, Restricted Need […]
2:14 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment No player will ever wear Zach Randolph‘s No. 50 for the Memphis Grizzlies, the franchise announced Thursday. The Grizzlies made the declaration in an open letter to Randolph that was signed by general manager Chris Wallace and president of business operations Jason Wexler. Randolph’s […]
This summer’s wild NBA free agency period may be drawing to a close in the next few days, but there’s still tons of news, transactions and rumors to discuss. Missed the latest installment of Bay Area Sports Insiders? Check out a recap of all the free agency/offseason news affecting the Golden State Warriors and the […]
