Mikal Bridges contract extension: Why crucial compromise with Knicks should benefit both sides

Mikal Bridges has agreed to a four-year, $150 million contract extension with the New York Knicks. The deal, reported Thursday by ESPN, has seemingly been in the works for more than a year... Read more »

Stanford hiring former Nike CEO John Donahoe as new athletic director, per report

Getty Images Stanford is hiring former Nike CEO John Donahoe as its new athletic director, according to ESPN. The move marks a shift from traditional athletic director hires, as Stanford sought a... Read more »

Mikal Bridges, Knicks reportedly agree to four-year, $150 million extension

Mikal Bridges’ first season reunited with his Villanova crew in New York didn’t live up to the steep five first-round picks price paid for him, although Bridges started to find his footing... Read more »

Dribble Handoff: Michigan State, Maryland among college basketball teams expected to regress in 2025-26 season

This time last year, North Carolina was gearing up for the 2024-25 season with lofty expectations. The Tar Heels were the reigning ACC champions, coming off a Sweet 16 appearance — as... Read more »

WATCH: Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert working on pick-and-pops and pull-up jumpers with ‘Lethal Shooter’

Getty Images Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert is good at a lot of things on the basketball court, but shooting is not one of them. The four-time Defensive Player of the Year is... Read more »

How NIL money is impacting the G League and keeping ex-college basketball stars closer to their NBA dreams

The recent growth of NIL opportunities has been a major incentive for players to stay in college longer and work on their game before pursuing an NBA career. The trend is also... Read more »

Daryl Morey says LeBron’s, Lakers’ bubble title ‘will forever be marked by an asterisk’

It’s been five years since the NBA went into a bubble on the Disney campus in Orlando to keep COVID out while crowning an NBA champion. In a look back at the... Read more »

Jrue Holiday recalls Andre Iguodala being a ‘jerk’ to him during rookie season in mentor role

Two-time NBA champion Jrue Holiday will take on a new role next season after being traded from the Boston Celtics to the Portland Trail Blazers. On a team where he’ll be the... Read more »

St. John’s basketball roster, starting lineup prediction: Rick Pitino brings in No. 1 transfer class

St. John’s won the Big East regular season and tournament titles in Year 2 under Rick Pitino and secured a No. 2 seed for the NCAA Tournament. Then, after a second-round loss... Read more »

NBA: London and Manchester to host regular season matches in 2026 and 2027

The NBA is to return to the United Kingdom for the first time since 2019, with a match in London in 2026 and Manchester in 2027. London’s O2 Arena has been selected... Read more »