Rockets ownership is in substantive talks with the Connecticut Sun over the potential purchase and relocation of the WNBA franchise to Houston, sources told ESPN.
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Blake Griffin, Candace Parker, Jamal Crawford, the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson are among the first-time nominees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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It took longer than many predicted, but Anthony Joshua finally hunted down Jake Paul, dropping him four times in a sixth-round knockout victory Friday night.
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Anthony Edwards returned from a three-game injury absence with 26 points and 12 rebounds, hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds left to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-107 on Friday.
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No. 9 seed Alabama rallied to beat No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 in the College Football Playoff first round Friday.
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Alabama is the first to move on. Here’s what we’ve learned from the game.
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LeBron James might be mortal. Zach Kram examines how the future Hall of Famer looks different compared to the past two decades.
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In an intent to terminate letter, Ohio University’s president wrote that football coach Brian Smith’s “extramarital affairs,” including one with a student, brought “disrepute, scandal and ridicule,” which violated his employment agreement.
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Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff sounded off on official John Goble, saying his calls during Thursday night’s game against the Mavs were “not objective.”
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Right-hander Michael King and the San Diego Padres agreed to a three-year, $75 million contract, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday.
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