Investor Paul Viera doubles San Antonio Spurs stake

Investor Paul Viera doubles San Antonio Spurs stake

The San Antonio Spurs logo is seen before the game against the Golden State Warriors in Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 19, 2018 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.  Noah Graham | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Businessman Paul Viera is increasing his stake in … Read more

Source: Raptors to retire Carter’s No. 15

Source: Raptors to retire Carter’s No. 15

Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Former Toronto Raptors star Vince Carter will have his No. 15 retired by the NBA team this season, a person with knowledge of the situation has told The Canadian Press. The 47-year-old Hall of Famer is expected to have his jersey retired in Toronto on … Read more

Raptors forward Brown out after surgery

Raptors forward Brown out after surgery

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 20, 2024 12:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors say forward Bruce Brown has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out for several weeks. The Raptors said in a release Friday that an … Read more

WNBA to add expansion team in Portland, bringing league to 15 franchises

WNBA to add expansion team in Portland, bringing league to 15 franchises

WNBA expansion team coming to Portland in 2026. Source: WNBA The WNBA is adding its 15th team in Portland, the third new franchise as part of its most recent expansion, the league announced Wednesday. The Portland team, which was not named in a WNBA release, will begin play in 2026 and will be owned and … Read more

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski will retire, take St. Bonaventure job

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski will retire, take St. Bonaventure job

Adrian Wojnarowski looks on before the game on June 7, 2023 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.  David L. Nemec | National Basketball Association | Getty Images ESPN‘s star NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from the company, according to a post from his X account Wednesday morning. The longtime sports reporter will take a … Read more

Junior Bridgeman buying stake in Milwaukee Bucks, team valued at $4 billion

Junior Bridgeman buying stake in Milwaukee Bucks, team valued at  billion

Ulysses “Junior“ Bridgeman attends Day 2 of 2023 Invest Fest at Georgia World Congress Center on August 27, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.  Paras Griffin | Getty Images Businessman and former NBA player Ulysses Lee “Junior” Bridgeman is buying a 10% stake in the Milwaukee Bucks, according to three sources familiar with the deal. The transaction … Read more

Women’s sports are on an upward trajectory as fans, brands engage

Women’s sports are on an upward trajectory as fans, brands engage

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, drives to the basket against Atlanta Dream guard Destanni Henderson, #33, during a WNBA preseason game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 9, 2024. Brian Spurlock | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The fervor and passion surrounding women’s sports aren’t going to go away, said Jessica Berman, … Read more

Tanenbaum re-elected chair of NBA’s board

Tanenbaum re-elected chair of NBA’s board

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 10, 2024 7:04 pm Updated September 10, 2024 7:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size NEW YORK – Toronto Raptors governor Larry Tanenbaum has been re-elected chairman of the NBA’s board of governors. Tanenbaum is the first Canadian to serve as NBA … Read more

Napheesa Collier scores 26 and Lynx overcome Caitlin Clark’s 25-point night for 99-88 win over Fever

Napheesa Collier scores 26 and Lynx overcome Caitlin Clark’s 25-point night for 99-88 win over Fever

Napheesa Collier scored nine of her 26 points in the third quarter, Bridget Carleton made three 3-pointers in the final four minutes and the Minnesota Lynx overcame a 25-point night by Caitlin Clark to snap Indiana’s five-game winning streak with a 99-… INDIANAPOLIS — Napheesa Collier scored nine of her 26 points in the third … Read more

NCAA champions UConn and South Carolina headed to White House to celebrate national titles

NCAA champions UConn and South Carolina headed to White House to celebrate national titles

COLUMBIA, S.C. — UConn and South Carolina are headed to the White House to celebrate their latest NCAA basketball titles. The schools announced the visits, where they will be honored by President Joe Biden, on Thursday. UConn men’s basketball, which won back-to-back NCAA Tournament titles for the first time since Florida did it in 2006 … Read more