FILE – Boston Celtics’ Jrue Holiday plays against the Washington Wizards during the first half of an NBA basketball game on April 6, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) Jrue Holiday’s acquisition from Portland helped spark the Boston Celtics to their NBA-record 18th championship last season. Holiday is being sent back to the Trail […]

TNT Tropang 5G, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, San Miguel Beermen and Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings are set to duel in separate best-of-seven semifinal series in the 2025 PBA Philippine Cup. TNT faces a gritty Rain or Shine squad in the semifinals while San Miguel takes on perennial crowd favorite Barangay Ginebra in a clash

Washington Wizards forward Khris Middleton (32) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Three-time All-Star forward Khris Middleton picked up his $33.3 million player option for the 2025-26 season with the Washington Wizards, ESPN reported Monday. Middleton was traded from the Milwaukee Bucks, where

FILE – Duke center Khaman Maluach (9) reacts during the second half of a Sweet 16 round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Arizona, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) There’s no Victor Wembanyama in the class headed to the NBA draft this week. There’s no Zaccharie Risacher, either.

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford (21) plays in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill) Center Daniel Gafford, a key piece of the formidable frontcourt for the Dallas Mavericks, will sign a three-year contract extension worth close to $60 million,

FILE–Japan’s Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Russia’s Ludmilla Samsonova during the Berlin WTA tennis tournament in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP) BAD HOMBURG–Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka fired 16 aces past Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic to Earn a 7-6(6) 7-6(4) victory at the Bad Homburg Open on Monday

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) falls to the court with an injury during the first half of Game 7 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings) The Indiana Pacers confirmed Monday that star Tyrese Haliburton sustained a torn right Achilles

Olympics – Kirsty Coventry takes over as the new International Olympic Committee President – IOC headquarters, Lausanne, Switzerland – June 23, 2025. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy LAUSANNE, Switzerland–New International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry pledged on Monday to strengthen and extend the reach of the Games, as Zimbabwe’s Olympic swimming champion took over from Thomas Bach in

Armand “Mondo” Duplantis during Mondo Classic in Uppsala, Sweden on March 13, 2025. –REUTERS/RED BULL Swedish pole-vaulting star Armand “Mondo” Duplantis said on Monday that clearing 6.40 meters was “in the realm of possibility,” eight days after improving his previous world record to 6.28m. The 25-year-old US-born double Olympic champion set his 12th world record

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings) NBA superstar LeBron James worked out for the first time since suffering a knee injury two months ago, saying he felt great after posting video clips of