Basketball

12/5/2025 |  ACC’s shaky start to women’s basketball season continues with 13-3 loss to SEC in annual Challenge (Associated Press (AP)) DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke had just played with its best start-to-finish level of competitive fight in an opening month gone awry, only to end up with another loss to a top-flight opponent in No. 5 LSU.
Senior guard Ashlon Jackson was clinging to the idea that the struggles could pay off in the long term.

12/4/2025 |  Giannis Antetokounmpo mock trades: What potential offers from Knicks, Lakers, Warriors could look like (CBS Sports) What could an eventual Giannis Antetokounmpo trade look like? That's hard to say. The NBA isn't the stock market. Players don't have set trade values. It's not as though the Bucks can set a price, say, five first-round picks, and any team with that pool of available assets can go get him. Some picks are more valuable than others. Some teams have more desirable salaries to swap.

12/4/2025 |  Giannis Antetokounmpo reportedly meeting with Bucks front office about future with club (NBC Sports) On Tuesday, Giannis Antetokounmpo scrubbed virtually all mentions of the Milwaukee Bucks from his social media — a troubling sign for a 9-13 team built around the two-time MVP.

12/3/2025 |  NBA fines 76ers $100K for Joel Embiid injury report violation (ESPN) The Philadelphia 76ers have been fined $100,000 by the NBA for violating league injury reporting rules regarding Joel Embiid, the league announced Wednesday.
The 76ers failed to accurately disclose the game availability status of Embiid prior to Sunday's game against the Atlanta Hawks. Embiid was listed as out in the Sixers' initial injury report and subsequently played in the game.

12/3/2025 |  Chris Paul sent home after Clippers say they are 'parting ways' with the NBA legend (NBC Sports) Los Angeles legend Chris Paul has been cut from the Clippers and sent home in a shock move confirmed by the franchise late Tuesday, less than two months into what was meant to be the player's last season.