Basketball

9/25/2025 |  Defiant Suns owner Mat Ishbia calls multiple lawsuits team is facing a ‘money grab’ (Associated Press (AP)) PHOENIX (AP) — Defiant Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia says he’s not worried about the multiple lawsuits his franchise is facing, with claims ranging from discrimination to wrongful termination.
Ishbia called the lawsuits a “money grab” on Wednesday at Suns media day.
The franchise have been sued multiple times since 2024. Most recently, two minority owners of the Suns sued Ishbia in August, demanding to see records in order to investigate the status of the team’s business and financial condition.

9/25/2025 |  Physicality takes center stage in WNBA playoff battle between Aces, Fever: 'This would not fly in the NBA' (Yahoo Sports) LAS VEGAS — Becky Hammon thought her Las Vegas Aces were too nice for a rough playoff battle.
“You can’t tiptoe into a bar fight,” Hammon said in the lead-up to Game 2.
The Aces charged in, punched first this time and stayed as feisty as their head coach called for pre-game. Hammon called the fight officially with 4:12 left in the fourth quarter, pulling her starters for the bench to play around with a 24-point lead in hand.

9/25/2025 |  Candid Coaches: What percentage of your school's revenue sharing should go to men's basketball? (CBS Sports) Talk to any sitting athletic director these days, and most of them will tell you that among the toughest decisions they've had to make in the past year is how to divide the up to $20.5 million their departments are now allowed to share annually with athletes.
How much of that should go to men's basketball?

9/24/2025 |  New coach, new expectations: Knicks aim for NBA Finals with Mike Brown (Associated Press (AP)) GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — The Knicks have a new coach and entirely new expectations.
A team that couldn’t even make the playoffs before Tom Thibodeau arrived is now one of the favorites to reach the NBA Finals. Mike Brown has inherited what could be the strongest roster in the Eastern Conference.

9/24/2025 |  After making playoffs in first year, Valkyries gear up for more going into next season (Associated Press (AP)) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fresh off a history-making playoff run in their inaugural season, the Golden State Valkyries are already gearing up for much more in Year 2.
And so are their faithful fans.
President Jess Smith said Tuesday that more than 90% of season-ticketholders have re-committed for the 2026 season — and that’s some 10,000-plus fans. And the Valkyries know expectations will be even greater after such a successful first year, with Smith noting everybody is focused on “How can we do it better?”