Basketball

6/17/2026 |  Tale of the ticker tape: The quirky history behind the Knicks’ first NYC parade (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks fans have waited forever for this.
Thursday’s ticker-tape parade for the new NBA champions will be a first. When the team won the title before, in 1970 and ‘73, they weren’t honored with New York’s signature procession.

6/17/2026 |  NBA offseason bold predictions: Stars on the move, LeBron James leaves Lakers, Draft shocker and more (CBS Sports) The buzzer sounding in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night in San Antonio meant two things: 1. The New York Knicks were NBA champions for the first time in 53 years. 2. The NBA offseason had arrived.The Knicks will celebrate their title with a parade on Thursday. The other 29 teams, meanwhile, are looking at their rosters and figuring out what they're going to be doing over the next few weeks in trades, the NBA Draft and free agency.

6/17/2026 |  NBA rumors: Warriors could target LeBron James if Lakers don't move; Kawhi Leonard's Clippers future, more (CBS Sports) We're less than a week shy of the NBA Draft, which means rumor season is officially in full swing. Giannis Antetokounmpo is still up in the air. Blockbuster trades are getting discussed. And looming in the background is free agency, which will come at the end of June and resolve the future of perhaps the best player in NBA history, LeBron James.

6/17/2026 |  WNBA to expand to 50-game schedule for teams next season (NBC Sports) NEW YORK — The WNBA is expanding its schedule to 50 games per team next season — the most in the league’s 30-year history.The new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified earlier this year allows the league to play up to 50 games for the next two seasons. There can be up to 52 regular-season games in 2029 and for the rest of the CBA.

6/16/2026 |  Dolan asked Knicks to sacrifice for title in April speech (ESPN) New York Knicks owner James Dolan delivered an impassioned speech in front of his team before the playoffs, imploring the players to seize the opportunity and asking that they make certain sacrifices to achieve their goal of winning a championship.