After the shorthanded Mavericks lost Kyrie Irving to a left knee sprain, staying afloat in the West becomes a bigger challenge for Dallas. • Get NBA League Pass TODAY Dallas Mavericks…

Giannis Antetokounmpo has reached 20,000 career points, making him the 52nd player in NBA history to do so. The Milwaukee Bucks star crossed the threshold with his trademark strength and…

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would dissolve the U.S. Department of Education. The order could come as soon as Thursday, but it will likely…

The Denver Nuggets didn’t look like they had it early, giving up 42 points to the Sacramento Kings in the first quarter, but fought all the way back to defeat…

If Russell Westbrook was coaching against the Nuggets, he would do the same thing. Don’t let Nikola Jokic touch the ball. Funnel it elsewhere. Dare the MVP’s teammates to beat…

In Today’s Links: pretty obvious at this point. It’s all about DK Metcalf’s somewhat surprise request to be traded to a “contender”; and, more importantly, of course as expected, our…

Emma Saunders Culture reporter Influential soul, jazz and funk producer and composer Roy Ayers has died at the age of 84. In a statement posted on Facebook, his family said:…

Roy Ayers, a vibraphonist who in the 1970s helped pioneer a new, funkier strain of jazz, becoming a touchstone for many artists who followed and one of the most sampled…

“Payton Pritchard and Derrick White,” Horford said, still smiling. “That’s all you need to know tonight.” While Pritchard conducted a television interview nearby, Horford and other teammates slithered behind him…