By Matias Grez, CNN On his first appearance for the Dallas Mavericks, Kyrie Irving scored a joint game-high 24 points to help his new team to a big 110-104 road win against the Los Angeles Clippers. Irving — who joined the Mavericks on Monday along with Markieff Morris in a trade that sent Spencer Dinwiddie,
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Nothing good lasts forever — at least, that’s what the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team will be feeling, after losing back-to-back games for the first time in almost 30 years. The No. 4-ranked team lost to the Marquette Golden Eagles 59-52 Wednesday, after another defeat on Sunday to No. 1 South
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev and Wayne Sterling, CNN The Las Vegas Aces said they are cooperating with the Women’s National Basketball Association in the investigation into claims made by player Dearica Hamby, who said the team discriminated against her for getting pregnant. The Aces confirmed Wednesday that they are aware of the investigation launched by the
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN In a blockbuster trade, the Phoenix Suns have acquired Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, the NBA teams announced Thursday. The Suns will also get forward TJ Warren in the deal, according to news releases from each team. The Nets will receive Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks
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The CIF-SS playoffs continued Wednesday with the first round of play for boys basketball and girls soccer. Tribe take their playoff opener in 3AA. Fellow DEL team Palm Desert also won in their respective opener on the road. https://t.co/3wqXpaAX8X— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) February 9, 2023 Stay with KESQ News Channel 3 for continuing coverage of
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The Los Angeles Lakers are finalizing a deal to trade Russell Westbrook and land D’Angelo Russell. The new-look Lakers 👀 (via @wojespn) pic.twitter.com/egu3FB6gj5— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 9, 2023 ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt would go to the Lakers. Westbrook would go to the Utah Jazz and Mike Conley
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Two years after alleging he was racially abused at a cricket match, an Indian fan has had a hand in shaping how the sport tackles discrimination in Australia. Krishna Kumar was attending the third day of the 2021 test match between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) when
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The player entry list for the upcoming BNP Paribas Open has been released with returning champions, including Novak Djokovic, set to return to Indian Wells. Defending champions Iga Swiatek – the current World No. 1 – and World No. 8 Taylor Fritz (a hometown favorite) headline the list of players headed to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden this March
Continue Reading By Nadia Kounang, Ben Morse and John Sinnott, CNN Just over a month after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Buffalo Bills safety has received an optimistic prognosis on his playing future from the NFL players union doctor. “I guarantee
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The news made the Washington Post’s front page, but there was no glitzy ceremony or red carpet rolled out for this NFL great when he surprisingly won the league’s most prestigious individual prize. Mark Moseley of the then-Washington Redskins (now, the Commanders) was voted the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1982,
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Some NBA trades are simple transactions. One team gets this player or draft picks and in return, the other franchise gets a player, or players, or draft capital. But other NBA trades have a ripple effect across the league, impacting a multitude of teams in perhaps unusual ways. This looks to
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Hello, darkness, my old friend…. It’s Aaron Rodgers. As speculation swirls as to what the future holds for the Green Bay Packers quarterback, Rodgers is taking a unique route to figuring out his path, by entering a four-day “darkness retreat” not long after the Super Bowl. “I’ve got a pretty cool
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The CIF-SS playoffs are underway for our local winter sports teams. Tuesday featured boys soccer and girls water polo, specifically Palm Desert boys soccer and Xavier Prep girls water polo who both had home games. And both won. The Aztecs rolled 8-0 over Yucaipa, led by senior star Kyle Alas who scored four goals. PD
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN The debate surrounding who the greatest basketball player of all time is will undoubtedly rumble on indefinitely, but LeBron James has provided yet more ammunition for those fans who fight his corner. Even for a man with four NBA titles and four MVP crowns to his name, James’ latest accomplishment will
Continue Reading CNN By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers honored superstar LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in a pregame ceremony on Thursday. With his family and Abdul-Jabbar in attendance, a tribute video was shown on the video board, before former Lakers star James Worthy spoke briefly
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna and David Close, CNN King James is now the king of NBA scoring. LeBron James became the association’s all-time leading scorer in the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, surpassing the record that six-time NBA MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had held for 39 years. With 10.9 seconds
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Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James is now the NBA’s all-time scoring king! After 39 years, the NBA has a new #ScoringKingSalute, @kingjames. pic.twitter.com/NSJqD1kobN— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 8, 2023 James broke the record with a mid-range fadeaway with just a few moments to spare in the third quarter. HISTORY.With this bucket, LeBron James
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN When plans for the South African government’s tourism board to sponsor English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur were leaked and then confirmed last week, they caused widespread public anger. The controversial sponsorship deal, which has been conditionally approved but not yet finalized, is reported to be around $58 million (R1 billion).
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN US tennis star Jessica Pegula says her sister, Kelly, saved their mom’s life after she went into cardiac arrest at her home last year. In an article published in The Players’ Tribune on Tuesday, Pegula opened up about her family’s “tough” year which culminated in “some bizarre, messed-up, full circle moment”
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Surfer Bethany Hamilton says she won’t compete at future World Surf League (WSL) events if it upholds its new policy on transgender athletes, saying she wants to see a different division created for transgender people to compete in. The WSL recently announced it would be adopting the International Surfing Association (ISA)
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