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NASCAR planning in-season tournament in 2025, with opening race in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Following the lead of the NBA, the NASCAR Cup Series is planning a five-race, bracket-style tournament in the midst of the 2025 season, beginning with a night event at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part...
LeBron James shows up to watch son Bronny play at NBA draft combine
CHICAGO (AP) — Bronny James' famous father was on hand Wednesday to watch him play at the NBA draft combine. LeBron James showed up wearing a black hoodie and sat in the second row for Bronny's second and final scrimmage of the combine. The NBA’s career scoring...
Bronny James says he's 'grateful' to have NBA dream in reach after health scare last summer
CHICAGO (AP) — Bronny James still has some lingering fears. He also has big dreams. Nearly a year after going into cardiac arrest during a workout, he is close to achieving his goal of playing in the NBA just like his famous father. “It's just a great thing to...
LeBron James attends Game 4 between Celtics and Cavaliers in Cleveland, his old stomping grounds
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James sat courtside like a fan in an arena he made famous. His postseason over for weeks, James was back home in Ohio and watched Monday night's playoff game between the Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, an appearance certain to drive conversation about the...
Bronny James receives medical clearance to play in the NBA, AP source says
NBA teams were told Monday that Bronny James, the son of the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, has been medically cleared to play in the league, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. Teams were told of the clearance in a memo sent Monday morning, according...
Suns fire coach Frank Vogel after getting swept out of the playoffs in the opening round
PHOENIX (AP) — Frank Vogel's tenure as coach of the Phoenix Suns is done after one disappointing season that ended without a playoff victory. The franchise fired the 50-year-old Vogel on Thursday, less than two weeks after getting swept out of the first round of the NBA playoffs by...
Inside the NBA MVP Race: Jokic's consistency was key, and No. 1 picks were denied the trophy again
A look at some notes and numbers surrounding the NBA's MVP race this season: ___ MULTIPLE TOP 10s Denver's Nikola Jokic was the only player in the league to rank among the top 10 in points (10th), rebounds (4th) and assists (3rd) per game this season,...
Rudy Gobert wins record-tying 4th Defensive Player of the Year award. Victor Wembanyama finishes 2nd
Rudy Gobert made some history. Victor Wembanyama nearly did. Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time — joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace. It...
Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell fined $25,000 for verbally abusing official after elimination game
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell $25,000 for verbally abusing a game official shortly after the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets earlier this week. Joe Dumars, the league's executive vice president and head of...
Tyronn Lue says he wants to keep coaching Clippers, passes on addressing speculation over Lakers
DALLAS (AP) — Tyronn Lue said he wants to be coach of the Los Angeles Clippers for the longterm and declined to address directly speculation that the Lakers would target him in their search after firing Darvin Ham. Lue was asked about his future and the talk of the Lakers after...
