On Thursday, the 2017 NBA draft brought several minor trades and one major transaction that should put the Minnesota Timberwolves in the playoff picture for the 2017-18 campaign.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired three-time All-Star Jimmy Butler from the Chicago Bulls in a draft-night deal that reunites him with former coach Tom Thibodeau.
NEW YORK — Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers made it official at 7:47 p.m. ET Thursday, when Showtime met ‘Zotime with the second pick of the NBA draft.
NEW YORK – He began to speak on Thursday evening in Brooklyn, and soon he had ushered the listener down a haunted corridor of affliction, all related to two basic questions that might be relevant even to sociologists: What’s it like to be a New York …
Now, it’s plausible that someone merely hasn’t found the right price to entice Golden Knights GM George McPhee, but TSN’s Pierre LeBrun indicates that he’s shooting down offers for especially enticing young defensemen.
Golf is a game of unwritten rules. When a player takes a divot out of the fairway, that divot should be replaced. When one is about to take a shot, other players should be silent.
That is the only way Derrick White could describe his ascension from a high school player with 1 1/2 college scholarship offers to becoming a first-round pick of the vaunted San Antonio Spurs.
Thursday was a good day for Derek Carr and the next several generations of his family. The Oakland Raiders quarterback signed a contract extension that guarantees him $40 million right away, $70.2 million against injury, and offers him the chance to …
Detroit Pistons president Stan Van Gundy was gushing over Luke Kennard’s offensive game. The Pistons first-round pick can shoot the three-pointer, score off the dribble and create for others.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard called it a “gut punch” when he found out that All-Star Paul George does not want to be part of the franchise long term.
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson will be nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, the White House announced Thursday night.
Harry Giles finally found a team willing to take a chance on his spotty injury history when the Sacramento Kings made him the 20th pick of the first round in the 2017 NBA draft on Thursday.
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Golden State Warriors acquired the draft rights to University of Oregon forward Jordan Bell, the 38th overall selection in the second round of tonight’s 2017 NBA Draft, from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for cash considerations …
DALLAS – North Carolina State freshman point guard Dennis Smith Jr. was still available when the Dallas Mavericks came up at No. 9 in the NBA draft – the same spot that led them to Dirk Nowitzki nearly 20 years ago.
There was a time when a stinker like the one the Yankees delivered Thursday night against the Angels could be downplayed because Masahiro Tanaka was getting the ball for the next game.
Thursday night’s NBA draft, in many ways, counted as a crowning achievement for Ivan Rabb. He completed his journey from East Oakland and Bishop O’Dowd High School to the world’s best basketball league.
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