Watch 76ers’ VJ Edgecombe put on a show in his Summer League debut with 28 points

This is why the majority of teams had VJ Edgecombe third on their draft boards, and why Philadelphia took him at No. 3. Edgecombe put on a show in his Summer League... Read more »

Too-early NBA Power Rankings: Who’s No. 2 behind OKC? Knicks, Lakers in top 10, Celtics, Pacers plummet

1 Thunder Terrifying. The Thunder return every meaningful piece from a title season in which they also finished with the league’s best record. The formula is clear: Suffocating defense on one end,... Read more »

Texas State to join Pac-12: Why the Bobcats are a perfect fit, even 1,100 miles from the Pacific Ocean

Texas State is set to join the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026, the school and league announced in a joint statement on Monday. The move gives the league the eight required... Read more »

Lonzo Ball happy to be ‘just playing, competing for a ring’ in Cleveland

Lonzo Ball was traded from the mid-tier treadmill that is the Chicago Bulls to a title contender in the Cleveland Cavaliers — and he couldn’t be happier about it. More than anything,... Read more »

Ohio State, Virginia agree to nonconference game, increasing positive trend of high-profile February matchups

For decades, college basketball’s schedule in January and February was dotted with notable games between inter-conference opponents, adding flavor and competitive intrigue to the schedule before March’s postseason. Due to a confluence... Read more »

Maxx Crosby hopes Raiders can make worst-to-first leap like NBA champion Thunder; how far away are they?

For the last few years, the Las Vegas Raiders have not been a very good football team. They’ve won just 18 combined games over the last three seasons, the sixth-fewest in the... Read more »

UNC AD Bubba Cunningham to step down in 2026, move to advisory role; successor hired

Longtime North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham will step down from his post in 2026 and transition into a newly created senior advisory role, the school announced. Cunningham, who led the Tar... Read more »

LeBron James responds to photo of him at Cavaliers’ practice facility: ‘Y’all bored, man!’

Amid uncertainty surrounding LeBron James’ future with the Los Angeles Lakers and analysts including Yahoo Sports’ Tom Haberstroh asserting that a return to the Eastern Conference might be in his best interests... Read more »

It makes sense for Lakers to trade LeBron James, but there’s one big reason why talks are dying on the vine

LeBron James becoming available has, typically, been a seismic NBA event. Teams famously spent the several years leading up to his 2010 free agency clearing cap space. Pretty much all league business... Read more »

Players Era Festival 2025 schedule: St. John’s, Houston, Auburn lead field battling for millions in NIL money

Matchups have been set for the most anticipated regular-season event of the 2025-26 college basketball season, sources told CBS Sports. The Las Vegas-based Players Era Festival will feature 18 teams, all playing... Read more »