Basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join Pac-12 for 2026 season - ESPN
The Pac-12 is adding Gonzaga as a member in all sports the school plays starting in July 2026, the conference announced Tuesday.
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How coach JJ Redick, LeBron James and the Lakers got here - ESPN
TWO WEEKS BEFORE the start of training camp, JJ Redick sat in a workroom at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility with his legs crossed, a team-issued quarter-zip up top and Nike Kobe sneakers down below. («I never wore them when I played,» Redick told ESPN, «but now that I'm here, [Lakers GM] Rob [Pelinka] has the hookup.») Redick had just finished running a sizable portion of the Lakers roster through a voluntary offseason practice, cognizant of what little time remained before the curtain opens on his first season as an NBA coach.
Basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58 from brain cancer
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.
Sources: Mountain West in deep discussions about adding UTEP - ESPN
The Mountain West is in deep discussions about adding UTEP as a full member, sources told ESPN, and there's mutual interest between the sides.
LeBron, joined by Bronny, enters Year 22 with 'a lot in the tank' - ESPN
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — For a team that needed a second-half surge just to make the play-in tournament and then was summarily bounced out of the first round, leading to an offseason coaching change, there sure was an air of optimism in the building for the Los Angeles Lakers' annual media day Monday.
Sixers' Joel Embiid drops weight, wants to be healthy for playoffs - ESPN
CAMDEN, N.J. — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid said he has lost «25 to 30 pounds» this offseason and he's entering his 11th NBA season with one goal — to have the first fully healthy playoff run of his career.
NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo dies aged 58
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 from brain cancer.
Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo dies of brain cancer at age 58 - ESPN
Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame, finger-wagging center who spent much of his post-basketball career as an ambassador for the sport, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced Monday.