07
May
New heights: WNBA to provide full-time charters
For the first time, the WNBA will fund full-time charter flights for its teams. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the program will launch “as soon as we can get planes in places.”
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07
May
Predicting conference semifinal matchups: Celtics-Cavs, Thunder-Mavs
Which teams will reach the conference finals? Our experts make their picks for each second-round matchup.
07
May
Luka vs. Lu, backcourt battles: Biggest factors in Thunder-Mavs, Celtics-Cavs series
Our experts reveal the biggest factors to watch heading into the second-round playoff series between the Thunder and Mavericks and the Celtics and Cavaliers.
07
May
Brittney Griner’s book details harsh life in Russian prison
Griner’s memoir about her experience, “Coming Home,” written with Michelle Burford, is being released Tuesday.
07
May
Penske suspends 3 in IndyCar cheating scandal
Team Penske president Tim Cindric was one of four suspended for two races by Roger Penske for their roles in a cheating scandal that has rocked IndyCar.
07
May
Nuggets staggered by Wolves again in G2 laugher
Another dominant performance by the Timberwolves has the reigning champions Nuggets reeling.
07
May
Brunson’s 4th straight 40-point game lifts Knicks
Jalen Brunson scored 43 points, becoming the fourth player in NBA history with four straight 40-point games in the postseason, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Indiana Pacers 121-117 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
07
May
Gobert ruled out vs. Nuggets after son’s birth
Rudy Gobert was unable to fly back to Denver in time to rejoin the Timberwolves for Game 2 vs. the Nuggets after the birth of his first child.
07
May
Isaiah Hartenstein cuts into Pacers’ halftime lead with long-range buzzer-beater
The shot marked Hartenstein’s first made 3-pointer of the 2024 playoffs and the longest field goal of his career.