Of the 10 officials who will call Finals games in 2021, three are making their debut in the championship series. NEW YORK — The NBA today announced the list of referees assigned to the NBA Finals 2021 presented by YouTube TV. The championship series between the […]

The NBA and NBPA have announced results for players tested since June 30. NEW YORK – Of the 106 players tested for COVID-19 since June 30, zero new players have returned a confirmed positive test. Anyone who has returned a confirmed positive test, or has been […]

The broadcast experienced 20-year ratings records in Phoenix and Milwaukee markets. Viewership for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on ABC was up 13 percent from last year’s Game 1, according to Nielsen. The ABC broadcast averaged 8,560,000 viewers, peaking with nearly 10 million viewers […]

The Hall of Famer is the only coach to lead eight different NBA teams to the playoffs. NEW YORK — Larry Brown, widely and highly regarded as one of the game’s premier teachers, and the only coach in history to have won both an NBA and […]

Longtime NBA assistant spent the past two seasons as the associate head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Brooklyn Nets have named David Vanterpool as an assistant coach on Head Coach Steve Nash’s staff. Vanterpool comes to Brooklyn after serving the past two […]

The Hawks were only 14-20 under former coach Lloyd Pierce when then-assistant coach Nate McMillan, who is 56, was named interim coach after Pierce was fired. McMillan, who was more experienced than Pierce, with being a former head coach in Portland and Seattle, would not […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Round-the-world flight On July 14, 1938, Hughes set another record by completing a flight around the world in just 91 hours (three days, 19 hours, 17 minutes), beating the previous record set in 1933 by Wiley Post in a single-engine Lockheed Vega by almost four days. Hughes […]

Tom Hallion to Serve as Crew Chief at 91st Midsummer Classic; Roberts Invites Seven-Time All-Star Reggie Smith as Honorary Coach; Rockies Skipper Black, Indians Manager Francona Also Appointed as Coaches Tom Hallion, a 28-year Major League umpire, will serve as the Crew Chief and work […]

BOSTON – Prior to the July 5th game against the Los Angeles Angels, the Boston Red Sox returned infielder Christian Arroyo from his injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list. To make room on the active roster, the Red Sox optioned […]

Altuve ties club record with seventh ASG selection; Astros have at least four All-Stars for 4th straight season HOUSTON, TX – Major League Baseball announced earlier this week that four Astros have been named to the 2021 American League All-Star team. Jose Altuve (second base), Michael […]

Washington Nationals outfielders Kyle Schwarber and Juan Soto as well as shortstop Trea Turner have been selected to represent the Washington Nationals in the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It is the first All-Star selection for all three players. Schwarber and Turner were named […]

Rangers have three All-Stars for second consecutive Midsummer Classic A trio of Texas Rangers, outfielders Joey Gallo and Adolis Garcia and right-handed pitcher Kyle Gibson have been selected to the American League roster for the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will take place […]

CINCINNATI – Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant and right-handed pitcher Craig Kimbrel earlier this week were named to the National League All-Star team via the player vote. They will be reserves at the 91st Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tuesday, July 13 at Colorado’s Coors […]

Shohei Ohtani becomes first ever All-Star selected as both a position player and pitcher Major League Baseball announced earlier this week that Angels infielder Jared Walsh has been selected to the American League All-Star team and that Shohei Ohtani has been selected as a pitcher, […]