Bucks in talks with Doc Rivers on head-coaching job
After firing Adrian Griffin, the Milwaukee Bucks have reached out to Doc Rivers and are engaging him in conversations regarding the franchise's…
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Senators fire head coach Smith, name Martin as interim replacement
The Ottawa Senators have fired head coach D.J. Smith amid yet another losing campaign in the nation's capital. The Senators…
LeBron James, Kevin Durant lead early NBA All-Star starter voting
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets might be headed toward yet another NBA All-Star Game rematch. James is the overall…
Barnes-less Raptors rally in final frame to take down Heat
Another game, another close one for the Toronto Raptors. They're noticing a trend. Fred VanVleet scored 24 points, Pascal Siakam…
Butler scores 41, Heat take Game 1 from Celtics 118-107
Jimmy Butler scored 41 points, and the Miami Heat turned things around with a huge third quarter on the way…
Horford, Tatum help Celtics even series with 116-108 victory
Al Horford has played in more than two dozen postseason series in a 15-year NBA career but rarely has outwardly shown…
Herro scores 25, Heat take Game 1 over 76ers 106-92
Tyler Herro had spent the last few days dealing with an upper-respiratory bug that disrupted his routine. So he arrived at…
Hawks rally from 26 points down, stun 76ers in Game 5
Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks pulled off a playoff comeback for the ages versus the Philadelphia 76ers to move within a victory of the…
Young leads Hawks’ rally past Sixers with Embiid hurting
Trae Young overcame a cold start to score 25 points, including a floater that gave Atlanta the lead with 1:17 left,…
Bucks blow big lead, then rally to edge Nets 86-83 in Game 3
Jrue Holiday made a go-ahead driving layup with 11.4 seconds left and the Milwaukee Bucks edged the Brooklyn Nets 86-83 on Thursday night to pull…
James Harden has 18 points, 11 rebounds in return for Brooklyn Nets but Kyrie Irving misses win
James Harden returned to the Brooklyn Nets' lineup on Wednesday versus the San Antonio Spurs after missing more than a month with a hamstring…
Raptors sputter to finish as Kevin Durant sparks East-leading Nets to victory
Kevin Durant scored seven of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, Jeff Green had 22 points and the Brooklyn…
Joel Embiid overtakes LeBron James as favorite to win NBA MVP
There's a new MVP favorite as the NBA regular season prepares to restart. Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid overtook Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James last week…
Impact’s poor form continues in shutout loss to expansion Nashville SC
Expansion Nashville SC strengthened its bid for the playoffs as Randall Leal's 33rd-minute goal provided a 1-0 victory versus the…