Basketball

Coach Nick Nurse on the sidelines of a Toronto Raptors game. (Image: Getty)

Raptors Nick Nurse to Coach Team Canada in FIBA World Cup

Nick Nurse won an NBA championship in his first season as the head coach of the Toronto Raptors and now the entire country of Canada is tapping Nurse to bring his magic to Team Canada in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Nurse, 51, will be coaching Canada in the FIBA […]

LaVar Ball, father of former LA Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, did not hide his discontent for the Lakers. (Image: Getty)

LaVar Ball: “Lakers Will Never Win Another Championship”

LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of Lonzo Ball and his hoops wunderkind siblings, told reporters that the Lakers will regret trading his son in a package deal to the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis and that the Lakers “will never win another championship”. The Lakers shipped out Ball, Brandon […]

With Anthony Davis being traded from New Orleans to the Los Angeles, the Lakers are now the firm favorite to win the NBA Championship. (Image: AP)

Davis Trade Makes Lakers Strong Favorites on 2020 NBA Championship Odds

Apparently the NBA Finals and speculation about free agency, as well as a blockbuster trade, have thrown the 2020 NBA Championship odds into a frenzy. The favorite is now the Los Angeles Lakers, a team that didn’t even make the playoffs. They are listed by the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook […]

Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors grabs his knee after blowing out his ACL in game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. (Image: Getty)

Klay Thompson Tore ACL in NBA Finals, Out Next 9 Months

According to team doctors with the Golden State Warriors, guard Klay Thompson suffered a torn ACL in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and he is expected to miss anywhere between eight and nine months before returning to action. Klay Thompson led all scorers with 30 points when he injured […]

The Toronto Raptors celebrate winning the 2019 NBA Championship at Oracle Arena in Oakland. (Image: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty)

Toronto Raptors Clinch 2019 NBA Title, First Canadian Champion

The Toronto Raptors, led by Kyle Lowry’s 26 points, defeated the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the series 4-2 and secure the 2019 NBA Championship. The Raptors came out firing in a high-scoring first quarter and connected on seven […]

SLS Las Vegas Owner Alex Meruelo Aiming to Buy Arizona Coyotes

The Arizona Coyotes, one of the worst franchises in the NHL, might be getting new ownership. Alex Meruelo, who owns the casino SLS Las Vegas, is pursuing ownership of the Coyotes, according to spokespeople for both him and the team. Current owner, Andrew Barroway, who became the sole owner in […]

Fifty years ago, in Super Bowl III, Joe Namath helped crystallize the myth of the underdog in American sports. (Image: New York Post)

The Underdog Illusion: Why Sports Fans Love Betting Longshots

The underdog Toronto Raptors will get two more chances this week to take out the champion Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. In the NHL, the St. Louis Blues get one last opportunity to take home their first Stanley Cup, after 52 years of frustration. But if these feelgood […]

Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans is seeking a new team next season. (Image: Tyler Kaufman/AP)

Anthony Davis’ Choice: ‘Trade Me to the Lakers or Knicks’

Disgruntled New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis, who expressed interest in getting traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, LA Lakers, LA Clippers, and New York Knicks, recently narrowed down his trade choices to the Lakers and Knicks. The 2019 NBA Draft occurs on June 20 so any deal involving draft picks […]

Former USC assistant basketball coach Tony Bland was one of three that were sentenced this week for their part in a college basketball bribery scandal. (Image: AP)

Three College Basketball Assistant Coaches Sentenced in Bribery Scandal

Three assistant college basketball coaches that were ensnared in a 2017 FBI bribery scandal were sentenced this week. Former USC coach Tony Bland, former Arizona coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson, and former Oklahoma State and the University of South Carolina coach Lamont Evans all learned their fate. The coaches had accepted […]

Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors drives by Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Golden State Warriors Lose Game 4, Trail Raptors 3-1 in NBA Finals

The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 105-92 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to take a 3-1 series lead and move within one game of winning their first-ever NBA Championship. The Warriors played without All-Star Kevin Durant, who missed his ninth-straight game since injuring his calf in […]