Nevada sportsbooks enjoyed a record March, once again helping to alleviate concerns that the spread of legalized sports betting might have a negative effect on existing operations in the Silver State. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, state bookmakers took in $596.7 million in handle during March, the most […]
The NBA and the Sacramento Kings believe the sexual assault allegations against new head coach Luke Walton are credible enough to launch a joint investigation. The news was posted on the Kings’ website Thursday, announcing the two organizations would be working together. The Kings have hired Sue Ann Van Dermyden […]
Former Boston Celtics superstar and eight-time NBA champion John Havlicek died on Thursday in Jupiter, Florida, at the age of 79. The Celtics announced Havlicek’s passing in a statement released Thursday evening. Havlicek had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease, though no specific cause of death was given in the announcement. […]
The high-flying, fast breaking Los Angeles Lakers from the 1980s will be getting their own series, “Showtime”, after HBO ordered a pilot to be directed by Academy Award-winner Adam McKay (“Vice”, “The Big Short”, “Anchorman”). According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Showtime” will be based on the book by Jeff Pearlman […]
The #2 Toronto Raptors defeated the #7 Orlando Magic in five games to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Despite nagging injuries to Joel Embiid, the #3 Philadelphia Sixers only needed five games to defeat D’Angelo Russell and the upstart #6 Brooklyn Nets. The Raptors will now face the Sixers […]
Damian Lillard scored 50 points on Tuesday night, including a buzzer beater from 37 feet away from the basket, to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 118-115 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The victory gave Portland a 4-1 series win over Oklahoma City, advancing the Trail Blazers to […]
Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo unleashed 41 points in Game 4 of the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 127-104 win over the Detroit Pistons to complete a four-game sweep. The Pistons were fighting for a playoff spot the last few weeks of […]
Professional women’s basketball is set to gain added exposure in 2019, as the CBS Sports Network will broadcast 40 WNBA games this season as part of a new partnership with the league. The WNBA already had an agreement with ABC and ESPN to show a limited number of regular season […]
Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton is facing a lawsuit that accuses him of sexually assaulting a woman prior to being hired to coach the Los Angeles Lakers in 2016. The lawsuit, which was first reported by TMZ, was filed by sports broadcaster Kelli Tennant, a former host on the […]
The Boston Celtics completed a rare 4-0 sweep in the opening round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs with a Game 4 victory, led by Gordon Hayward’s 20 points off the bench, over the Indiana Pacers 110-106. The #4 Boston Celtics are expected to face the Greek Freak and the #1 […]
University of North Carolina women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell has stepped down from her post after a review of the program found that she had made “racially insensitive†comments and had failed to make a strong connection with many of her players. Hatchell had been the coach at UNC since […]
Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart will likely miss the entirety of the 2019 WNBA season after rupturing her right Achiles tendon in the EuroLeague Final Four championship game on Sunday. Stewart was playing for Russian club Dynamo Kursk in the title game, then flew to Los Angeles for an MRI […]
The Golden State Warriors suffered a stunning loss in Game 2 of their first round playoff series on Monday night, blowing a 31-point lead to the Los Angeles Clippers in a 135-131 defeat. Rather than giving the heavily favored Warriors a comfortable 2-0 lead, the result tied the best-of-seven Western […]
Duke big man Zion Williamson joined his Duke teammates, RJ Barrett and Cam Reddish, by declaring himself eligible for the NBA Draft. Zion Williamson, who won the Wooden Award and Naismith Award for top player in the country, is expected to become the first pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. […]
After more than a month away from LSU, the university reinstated head basketball coach Will Wade on Monday. The second-year coach had been suspended by athletic director Joe Alleva since March 8 for not answering questions regarding any possible involvement with his relationship with runner-agent Christian Dawkins. Dawkins is one […]
Good thing that Kendall Jenner went to Coachella music festival and skipped the opening round of the playoffs because D’Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets stunned the Philadelphia Sixers in Game 1. The Brooklyn Nets (42-40), with the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, upset the #3 Sixers to […]
Luke Walton did not stay unemployed for too long before Vlade Divac and the Sacramento Kings snatched him up as their new head coach. The Sacramento Kings have not gone to the playoffs in 13 seasons. The Kings hope that Walton can finally guide their young team to the first […]
It was not surprising that Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton was fired on Friday. That was widely expected. Walton was the odds on favorite to be the first NBA coach fired, with Bovada having his odds at 7/4. It was who fired Walton that was alarming. That task figured […]
The Milwaukee Bucks (60-22) won the most games in the NBA this season and even though the Bucks are the favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in the playoffs, Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo has yet to win a playoff series during his previous three trips to the postseason. Since drafting […]
The 2019 NBA playoffs tip-off on Saturday with the Golden State Warriors and the Denver Nuggets securing the top two seeds in the Western Conference. The Warriors are on course to win their third-straight NBA title. Oddsmakers and pundits all say the Warriors are the team to beat this year. […]
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