National & World Sports

matimix/iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- In a tweet thread Wednesday afternoon, Lakers star LeBron James said he knew what was going to happen to players following a shortened off-season.  The thread comes after news that Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will […]

Athleta(NEW YORK) -- Athleta debuted its first major campaign with Simone Biles on Wednesday, and it's centered around those nearest and dearest to her. The retailer's latest "The Power of We" launch, shot in Biles' hometown of Spring, Texas, […]

Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The New York Rangers have hired Gerrard Gallant as its next head coach.  "We are excited to announce that Gerard will be the next Head Coach of the New York Rangers," New York Rangers President and […]

Andy Lyons/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been named the NBA's Rookie of the Year, sources told ESPN. Ball averaged 15.7 points, 6.1 assists and 5.9 rebounds this season. He missed 21 games because of a broken […]

Scott Taetsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks is out after the two sides could not come to a new contract agreement, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.  Brooks's contract expired at the end of the […]

Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will miss Wednesday's game against the Utah Jazz with a knee injury and could miss the rest of the series, according to ESPN. Leonard sustained […]

Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)(PHOENIX) -- Suns guard Chris Paul has been placed in the NBA's health and safety protocols and is out indefinitely, sources confirmed to ESPN's Malika Andrews.  Paul could miss some or all of the NBA Western […]

Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images(NEW ORLEANS) -- The New Orleans Pelicans head coach Stan Van Gundy is out after one year with the team, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pelicans finished with a 31-41 record and missed the NBA Playoff […]

TuelekZa/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The 2020-21 All-NBA teams were announced by the league Tuesday night. Among the five players who were named to the first team were Denver Nuggets Center Nikola Jokić, the league’s MVP, Golden State Warriors guard […]

iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Boston 10, Atlanta 8 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 7, Baltimore 2 NY Yankees 6, Toronto 5 Chi White Sox 3, Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 4, Kansas City 3 […]