Basketball

There are no shortages of challengers to the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty or star power across the league.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The staff had a simple question for the players who helped the Minnesota Timberwolves make their deep run last year.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Golden State Warriors revealed a glimmer of hope before their elimination game in Minnesota with the announcement that Stephen Curry had been cleared for shooting drills and light on-court workouts, raising the possibility his

Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -5; over/under is 214.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards approached for a handshake during Julius Randle's postgame TV interview, the duo putting a seal on another dominant series for Minnesota in these NBA playoffs .

BOSTON (AP) — Derrick White had 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 Game 5 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

BOSTON (AP) — Before the Boston Celtics took the floor without their biggest star on a night they had to win, Joe Mazzulla implored his players to just pour everything they had into winning one game.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona forward Carter Bryant will remain in the NBA draft , where he could be a lottery pick. Bryant told ESPN on Wednesday he's “completely in" on the draft process following workouts at the NBA draft combine.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers won 64 games during the regular season, captured the top seed in the Eastern Conference and had two winning streaks of at least 15 games.

CHICAGO (AP) — Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper have some explaining to do. Though the dynamic duo from Rutgers could be the next two players selected assuming the lottery-winning Dallas Mavericks grab Duke star Cooper Flagg with the No.