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Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers

Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Already an NBA MVP and an Olympic gold medalist , All-Star center Joel Embiid now has until the end of the decade to try to win his first NBA championship with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Raptors forward Bruce Brown out several weeks after knee surgery

Raptors forward Bruce Brown out several weeks after knee surgery

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors say forward Bruce Brown has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be out for several weeks.
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A'ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping

A'ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping

A’ja Wilson had a season like none other in WNBA history. Caitlin Clark set records and made the Indiana Fever the biggest draw in the women’s game. Angel Reese rebounded like nobody the league has ever seen. The WNBA regular season is over.
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A'ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping

A'ja Wilson set records. So did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. WNBA stats in 2024 were eye-popping

A’ja Wilson had a season like none other in WNBA history. Caitlin Clark set records and made the Indiana Fever the biggest draw in the women’s game. Angel Reese rebounded like nobody the league has ever seen. The WNBA regular season is over.
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Sun rout Sky 87-54 to clinch No. 3 playoff seed

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Tyasha Harris scored 15 points, DiJonai Carrington had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun erupted in the third quarter to throttle the Chicago Sky 87-54 on Thursday night.
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Tina Charles becomes WNBA's all-time rebounds and double-doubles leader, passing Sylvia Fowles

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Charles stands alone atop the WNBA record book for career rebounds and double-doubles now.
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WNBA playoff field and matchups set with Atlanta clinching the final spot

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoffs are set with the Atlanta Dream getting the eighth seed on Thursday night. The postseason begins Sunday with four best-of-three matchups. The Dream face the top-seeded New York Liberty. The Minnesota Lynx, the No.
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Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese change the WNBA's landscape, and its future

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese change the WNBA's landscape, and its future

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Year 1 of the Clark & Reese Show has been unlike anything the WNBA has ever seen. Sure, this season’s final chapter is still unscripted with the playoffs set to start Sunday.
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WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026

WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon's biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play in 2026.
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Rogers Communications to buy out Bell's share of MLSE for $4.7 billion

Rogers Communications to buy out Bell's share of MLSE for $4.7 billion

TORONTO — In buying out Bell's ownership share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, Rogers Communication is going all-in. Rogers announced Wednesday it is purchasing Bell's 37.5 per cent share of MLSE for C$4.
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