New sports and home hopes in Birmingham – Commonwealth Games talking points
The 2022 Commonwealth Games get under way at the end of July as Birmingham prepares to welcome 72 nations across two weeks of action.
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Lowertown basketball tournament aims to bring 'peace in the streets'
Eight youth basketball teams took to the courts of a Lowertown park Saturday for a tournament held in the memory of two young Black men shot and killed last summer, just minutes away.
Jazz sign Italian forward Fontecchio to two-year deal
The Utah Jazz have agreed on a two-year, $6.25 million deal with Italian forward Simone Fontecchio, who currently plays in the Liga ACB, Spain's top basketball association, as per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Lowe - Why Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell megadeals could expand an unprecedented NBA trend
WHEN THE ATLANTA HAWKS traded three future first-round picks — including two unprotected — and an unprotected pick swap to the San Antonio Spurs for Dejounte Murray, a lot of observers compared the deal to the Milwaukee Bucks forking over three first-round picks for Jrue Holiday in 2020.
LeBron James plays in Drew League, drops 42 points in close victory
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Brittney Griner guilty plea possible 'gamble' to speed up Russia exit: expert
Griner pleads guilty, presses Biden on Russian jailing.
Pelicans’ Griffin says Zion “had always been very clear with us” about wanting to stay
Other teams were “monitoring the situation” because there had been plenty of buzz around the league about Zion Williamson wanting out of New Orleans. That never came from Zion himself — he has consistently said he wanted to stay with the Pelicans — but there was a sense some people around the young star wanted to see him in a bigger market.
Queen's Baton Relay tours Greater Manchester - visiting the home of one of Commonwealth Games' newest sports
The Queen's Baton Relay has passed through Greater Manchester this weekend to mark the upcoming Commonwealth Games, stopping off at the grassroots home of one of the newest sports being featured in the competition.