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Rockets forward Kevin Durant will be less than two months shy of his 40th birthday when the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics begin, but he said Monday night he told USA Basketball Managing Director Grant Hill he'd like to be considered for the U.S. men's ...

The WNBA told the players' union that it needs to get a deal in place by March 10 to start the season on time at a virtual collective bargaining agreement negotiating session Monday.

LaMelo Ball made a career-high 10 3-pointers and scored 37 points to help the Charlotte Hornets rout the Washington Wizards 129-112 on Sunday night for a four-game season sweep.

Oluchi Okananwa scored 26 points, leading six in double figures, and No. 14 Maryland won its fifth straight game, defeating Purdue 99-66 on Sunday.

The double-touching scandal that plagued his country's curling team was like "a foot fault in tennis or traveling in basketball," the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee said on Sunday.

After a vintage performance, New Orleans Pelicans center DeAndre Jordan was looking forward to getting home and enjoying a glass of wine.

Andre Mills scored 21 points to lead Maryland to a 64-60 win over Washington on Saturday.

Alondes Williams had career highs with 25 points and 10 rebounds in his 11th NBA game and the Washington Wizards swept a back-to-back set with the Indiana Pacers with a 131-118 victory Friday night.

The NBA is moving forward with hopes of adding new policies for next season to give teams far less reason to tank, two people with knowledge of the plans said Thursday.

The Wizards' new All-Stars aren't making their Washington debut any time soon. The franchise said Thursday that Anthony Davis and Trae Young, whom the team traded for earlier this year, would remain sidelined with injuries.