Florida's Golden: NCAA eligibility chaos self-inflicted
Florida coach Todd Golden says the chaos of college eligibility is caused by the NCAA.
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What NBA preseason revealed about all 30 teams
With 2026-27 tipoff closing in, Ben Golliver shares the key takeaways that will shape the regular season.
Read/watch at source →Why we're watching these 10 names -- and how they could define this season
Let's take stock of the most important coaches, execs and players worth monitoring.
Read/watch at source →Dream-Valkyries Game 3 Becomes Most Expensive WNBA Finals Ticket on Record
Game 3 of the Dream-Valkyries WNBA Finals had a $201 get-in price Wednesday, making it the most expensive Finals ticket on TickPick's records.
Read/watch at source →Dream-Valkyries Game 3 Becomes Most Expensive WNBA Finals Ticket on Record
Game 3 of the Dream-Valkyries WNBA Finals had a $201 get-in price Wednesday, making it the most expensive Finals ticket on TickPick's records.
Read/watch at source →Whether the Atlanta Dream or Golden State Valkyries win it all, the 2026 WNBA Finals will make history and legacies
A number of WNBA Finals participants could add to their basketball legacies with a championship.
Read/watch at source →'Finding that magic again': Tyrese Haliburton and Pacers return to expectations
Nearly 16 months ago, a torn Achilles cost Tyrese Haliburton -- and the Pacers -- the 2025-26 season. Now, he returns to help them reclaim their spot in the East.
Read/watch at source →Los Angeles Lakers season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
The Lakers are finally all Luka's. Did they get him enough support?
Read/watch at source →Golden State Warriors preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
How much longer can the Warriors keep asking Steph Curry to be Steph Curry?
Read/watch at source →Phoenix Suns season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Do we still believe in Devin Booker?
Read/watch at source →Los Angeles Clippers preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
It's a lot of change for the Clippers ... and not the good kind.
Read/watch at source →Sacramento Kings season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
It's once again rebuild time in Sacramento.
Read/watch at source →Oklahoma City Thunder season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
The Thunder are still loaded, but they have undergone some changes.
Read/watch at source →Denver Nuggets season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Another season, and options around Nikola Jokić are still pretty lackluster.
Read/watch at source →Minnesota Timberwolves season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Minnesota is pinning a lot of its hopes on LaMelo Ball.
Read/watch at source →Portland Trail Blazers season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Portland has some things to figure out with its backcourt.
Read/watch at source →Utah Jazz season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Are the Jazz ready to make a leap?
Read/watch at source →Memphis Grizzlies season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
The Grizzlies are rebuilding once again.
Read/watch at source →Dallas Mavericks season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Are Cooper and Kyrie enough for real improvement?
Read/watch at source →Houston Rockets season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
The Rockets might be approaching a crossroads.
Read/watch at source →San Antonio Spurs season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Will the Spurs be even better this season?
Read/watch at source →Karl Smesko took a bold leap from FGCU to the Atlanta Dream. It paid off with a WNBA Finals run
Karl Smesko built an absolute women's basketball juggernaut at Florida Gulf Coast.His teams led the country in 3-pointers made almost every year.
Read/watch at source →New Orleans Pelicans season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Are the Pelicans ready to take a step this season?
Read/watch at source →WNBA transgender athlete discourse exposed as manufactured outrage, according to report
In July, ESPN published a profile of Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, and one quote altered the course of the 2026 WNBA season. “I got a lot of negative feedback about me ...
Read/watch at source →The preseason coaching guide: Who's on the hot seat, retirement watch, next up?
Will Mark Pope be on the hot seat? Will Tom Izzo retire? Which mid-major darling will get the call up? Our predictions.
Read/watch at source →Miami Heat season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Giannis Antetokounmpo has Miami back in the title hunt.
Read/watch at source →Washington Wizards season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
AJ Dybantsa could become the centerpiece of a promising young core in Washington.
Read/watch at source →Orlando Magic season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Will a new coach get more out of this Magic roster?
Read/watch at source →Charlotte Hornets season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
How much will the Hornets miss LaMelo Ball?
Read/watch at source →AD clarifies Hardaway's comments, says Memphis loaned coach $2.6M for roster
Memphis men's basketball coach Penny Hardaway says he's willing to pay up to $2.6 million this year toward the program's revenue-sharing total to field a competitive team.
Read/watch at source →Pope embracing 'win it all or bust' expectations at Kentucky
Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope said he is embracing championship expectations entering Year 3 with the Wildcats.
Read/watch at source →Atlanta Hawks season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
The Hawks got deeper this offseason, but so did the East.
Read/watch at source →Detroit Pistons season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Detroit addressed its biggest weakness after last season ended in disappointment.
Read/watch at source →Indiana Pacers season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Can a healthy Tyrese Haliburton lead the Pacers back into title contention?
Read/watch at source →Cleveland Cavaliers season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
What can Donovan Mitchell and James Harden do with a full season together?
Read/watch at source →Chicago Bulls season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
The Bulls are finally rebuilding and have an exciting rookie in Caleb Wilson.
Read/watch at source →Milwaukee Bucks season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
The post-Giannis era begins in Milwaukee, where player development will be key.
Read/watch at source →New York Knicks season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Can Jalen Brunson and Co. repeat as champions?
Read/watch at source →ESPN just gave Angel Reese's Dream the motivation they need to upset Valkyries
Not that Reese needed any further inspiration.
Read/watch at source →Bonner, Boca and bonding: Inside the signing, team trip that helped lift the Atlanta Dream to the WNBA Finals
One of DeWanna Bonner's favorite trips of her 18-year career came just a month ago with her new team, the Finals-bound Dream.
Read/watch at source →Philadelphia 76ers season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Expectations are high with the arrival of LeBron James and Jaylen Brown.
Read/watch at source →Brooklyn Nets season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
It could be another long season in Brooklyn.
Read/watch at source →Toronto Raptors season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
Can Kawhi Leonard lift Toronto to another title?
Read/watch at source →Boston Celtics season preview: Opening schedule, win projection and everything to know for 2026-27
The Celtics are now Jayson Tatum's team.
Read/watch at source →Let’s not panic if the Sixers get off to a slow start
Philadelphia sports fans starved for some wins are increasingly looking to the Sixers, but with the regular season opener right around the corner, still keep the long-term goal ...
Read/watch at source →Sophie Cunningham takes the high road with classy praise for Atlanta Dream ahead of WNBA Finals
Sophie Cunningham is putting past on-court tension aside to recognize the Atlanta Dream’s strengths ahead of the 2026 WNBA Finals. The Indiana Fever guard praised DeWanna Bonner...
Read/watch at source →Spurs debut three-guard lineup of Fox, Harper, Castle in preseason win
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson finally deployed a three-guard lineup featuring De'Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle in a 123-103 preseason win over the Suns.
Read/watch at source →Warriors' Porzingis out indefinitely but will remain around team
Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis will remain out indefinitely with a private health-related issue but will be around the team.
Read/watch at source →Kessler impresses in Lakers preseason debut as Redick emphasizes being 'relentless'
Lakers center Walker Kessler made a strong first impression in his preseason debut Tuesday, finishing with 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting, nine rebounds, one block and one steal ...
Read/watch at source →Celtics to extend guard Pritchard on two-year, $44.2M deal
Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million extension with a mutual option for the 2029-30 season.
Read/watch at source →KCP: Sixers' success hinges on chemistry, players 'liking each other'
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope says the 76ers' success this season depends on how well the team's diverse personalities mesh.
Read/watch at source →Carmelo thinks Knicks right to halt contract talks to focus on season
Former Knicks great Carmelo Anthony said the team is making the right decision in halting contract negotiations with players to focus solely on basketball.
Read/watch at source →Jordan game-worn NBA Finals jersey sells for record price of $14 million
A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan road jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has been privately sold for $14 million.
Read/watch at source →🏀 Windhorst: Cooper Flagg's ascension starting to feel inevitable
The NBA China Games showcased Cooper Flagg's evolving game, leadership and, perhaps most impressive, his franchise-savior ceiling.
Read/watch at source →Curveballs: Takeaways From Celtics/Hornets
The Celtics mixed things up, and got the win in the process
Read/watch at source →NBA’s 9 best rookies in preseason, ranked
Ranking the best rookies during NBA preseason ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.
Read/watch at source →Show Out: Your most obscure NBA jersey
Getting into the spirit of NBA Jersey Day!
Read/watch at source →Really? For Joe Smith?!
“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” - Not Steve Balmer
Read/watch at source →Atlanta Hawks 2026-27 player preview: Zuby Ejiofor
The rook big looks to make his mark.
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