Celtics to introduce Paul George, Mitchell Robinson and Mike Conley on Tuesday
Brad Stevens and Joe Mazzulla are expected at the September 15 introduction as Boston prepares to explain its veterans’ roles.
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Inside Kevin Love's New York apartment with Kate Bock: the window seat wins
Revisit the 2020 tour with Kate Bock: city views, a music corner and a quieter kind of NBA luxury.
Cathy Engelbert will retire as WNBA commissioner at the end of 2026
The league announced her departure after more than seven years as commissioner.
The NBA stripped the Clippers of five first-round picks in the Kawhi case
The NBA penalized the Clippers for salary-cap circumvention around Kawhi Leonard after a Wachtell Lipton investigation. The league said the team forfeits first-round picks in 2029 through 2033 and is fined $30 million. Steve Ballmer and Gillian Zucker are each suspended one year, Lawrence Frank six months without pay, Leonard owes $700,000, and Dennis Robertson is banned from NBA business for five years. The Clippers reject the findings. The NBA and NBPA called the penalties final.
The Reds beat the Cubs 7-5, and the Wings beat the Sun 97-71
The Reds beat the Cubs 7-5 on Sunday Night Baseball. The Dallas Wings beat the Connecticut Sun 97-71.
NBA splits 247 national games across Disney, NBC, and Amazon
The NBA split 247 national games across Disney, NBCUniversal, and Amazon. Opening night, holiday games, and Cup windows sit on those platforms. Every national broadcast also streams.
WNBA stops for the Women's World Cup
The WNBA stops for the Women's World Cup in Berlin. The field is 16 teams, up from 12. Group winners go straight to the quarterfinals. Team USA's depth is the test.
Dallas clinched, the WNBA seeding fight did not
Dallas is in the WNBA playoffs. The seed is not locked. Second through eighth can still move before the World Cup pause, and the first round sends Games 1 and 3 to the higher seed.
The 2026-27 NBA season opens with the Knicks raising a championship banner
The NBA announced the 2026-27 regular-season schedule. The slate opens with the champion Knicks raising a banner, then turns to reunion games created by an aggressive offseason.
The Valkyries beat Minnesota 80-66 and delayed the Lynx's lock on the top seed
Golden State beat Minnesota 80-66. That delayed the Lynx's chance to lock the top seed and gave the rest of the field a reason to study the Valkyries.