Basketball

When the ball smashed into a photo of LeBron James' face stuck above the hoop and dropped into the basket, the Hong Kong protesters cheered.

Irving aggravated his facial fracture shortly after tip-off in his preseason debut for the Brooklyn Nets, who beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-111.

Emma Meesseman scored 22 points and Delle Donne added 21 to help the Washington Mystics beat the Connecticut Sun 89-78 in the winner-take-all Game 5 of the Finals.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Calhoun has been accused of sexual discrimination by a former associate athletic director at the University of Saint Joseph, the Division III school where Calhoun now works.
Jaclyn Piscitelli filed a lawsuit Wednesday in U...

The NBA has postponed Wednesday's scheduled media sessions in Shanghai for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, and unclear if the teams will play in China as scheduled.

Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun turned up their defense to stop the Washington Mystics 90-86 forcing a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals.

The NBA commissioner Adam Silver has made a statement of support Morey's right to freedom of expression and the consequences from his freedom of speech.

Elena Delle Donne provided an emotional lift by playing through a back injury and her Mystics teammates responded by beating Connecticut 94-81, taking a 2-1 series lead.

LeBron James is expected to speak about expectations for himself and the new-look Los Angeles Lakers, as the annual rundown of media days get underway around the NBA.

Georgia Tech's basketball team was banned from postseason play for the upcoming season and slapped with four years of probation for major recruiting violations.