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Chiefs look to join the Shaq-Kobe Lakers, Yankees and Michael Jordan with a rare three-peat
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs accomplished a feat that had never been done before: Getting back to the NFL's championship game following back-to-back Super Bowl wins. Next up is the rare championship three-peat that hasn't been accomplished in the NFL, NBA, NHL or Major...
With an eye on 2026 draft, touted prospect AJ Dybantsa watches Spurs-Pacers in Paris
PARIS (AP) — A.J. Dybantsa gets recognized at NBA games now. It makes what might be coming his way in 18 months or so seem a little more real. Dybantsa — the BYU-bound phenom who could be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft — was at the San Antonio-Indiana games in Paris this...
LeBron James picked for 21st straight All-Star Game, extending NBA record
LeBron James is extending his All-Star records. And Giannis Antetokounmpo is the people’s choice, again. The NBA revealed the starters — some of them, anyway — for the revamped All-Star Game on Thursday night, and there wasn't much in the way of surprises. James is now...
Victor Wembanyama scores 30, and Spurs roll past Pacers in Paris 140-110
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday night. Wembanyama finished with 11 rebounds, six assists and five blocks for the Spurs....
Mikaylah Williams scores 22, No. 5 LSU stays unbeaten with 80-63 win at Florida in front of Shaq
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Mikaylah Williams scored 22 points, Aneesah Morrow had her 18th double-double of the season and No. 5 LSU stayed unbeaten with an 80-63 victory at Florida on Sunday in front of Tigers great Shaquille O’Neal. Flau’Jae Johnson chipped in 19 points for the...
Jimmy Butler wants to leave the Heat. Pat Riley has been in this spot many times before
MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley turns 80 in a couple of months. The Miami Heat president has not revealed any retirement timetable. He still wears impeccable suits, shakes hands with as firm of a grip as anyone, knows all eyes are on him when he walks into just about any room. He's not...
Victor Wembanyama after 100 games: Set to turn 21, his numbers are staggering
Victor Wembanyama's days as a 20-year-old in the NBA are over. He turns 21 on Saturday. And on the final day before that birthday, Wembanyama hit another milestone — 100 NBA games. A look at where the San Antonio star ranks in certain statistical categories, at both...
Heat suspend Jimmy Butler for 7 games and will seek to trade him
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler was Miami's best player for five years, the leader of a team that went to the NBA Finals twice in his tenure. He talked big and, at times, played bigger. He spoke with reverence for the city, for the franchise, for the famed “Heat Culture.” He also...
Another slow start by Bucks leaves Antetokounmpo in no mood to celebrate his latest record
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t want to talk about the latest record the Milwaukee Bucks star added to his collection Thursday night. The two-time MVP instead was focused on figuring how the Bucks could stop their recent pattern of making things tough on themselves...
Nets build big lead and barely hang on down the stretch for 113-110 victory over Bucks
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cam Johnson scored 26 points, Cam Thomas had 24 and the Brooklyn Nets withstood a frantic Milwaukee comeback attempt down the stretch to beat the Bucks 113-110 on Thursday. Brooklyn led by as many as 24 and still owned a 111-90 advantage with less than seven...
