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NBA

Toronto awarded WNBA expansion team to begin play in 2026 | CBC Sports

Women's professional basketball is coming to Toronto. CBC Sports has learned that Kilmer Sports Inc., headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum, has been granted an...

Former NBA player Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis sentenced to 40 months for defrauding league insurance plan

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Boston Celtics player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in a federal prison for his...

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves receives the NBA’s social justice award

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns was named the recipient of the NBA ‘s social justice award on Thursday. Towns was one of five...

Jokic wins NBA’s MVP award, his 3rd in 4 seasons. Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic round out top 3

Nikola Jokic did it all again. And the MVP trophy is his again. Jokic, the Denver Nuggets star from Serbia, was announced Wednesday night as...

Lawyers for teen suing NBA star Ja Morant over a fight during a pickup game withdraw from the case

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lawyers for a teenager who is suing two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant over a fight during an offseason pickup game...

Nikola Jokic’s brother reportedly involved in an altercation after the Nuggets beat the Lakers

DENVER (AP) — The NBA and Denver police are looking into an incident in which a man reported to be one of the brothers...

The 10 most important quotes from the Senators’ season-ending media interviews

One of the most frustrating exercises for a fan base is watching season-ending media interviews when your team isn’t headed to the playoffs.You look...

Ottawa should tighten rules on match manipulation as legalized sports betting grows, experts say | CBC News

Raptors player Jontay Porter's lifetime ban from the NBA is just one sign that the rules governing Canada's legal betting industry need to be strengthened to prevent widespread...

With gambling out of the shadows, pro sports feels harsh spotlight of visible scandals | CBC News

Well-paid athletes shouldn't be likely to run into trouble with gambling, right?Tell that to Shohei Ohtani, the MLB superstar with a $700-million US contract, whose...

The NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, ‘it’s a sprint now’

There’s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league’s best record. The defending champions in Denver, a group that won 57...

NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games

Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to...

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