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Sources: Hornets seriously engaged in LaMelo Ball trade talks - ESPN

The Charlotte Hornets are seriously engaged in trade talks with multiple teams that are aggressively pursuing star point guard LaMelo Ball, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Bickerstaff: Nori's contract with Portland a 'slap in the face' - ESPN

National Basketball Coaches Association president J.B. Bickerstaff called the unconventional structure of new Portland Trail Blazers coach Micah Nori's contract a «slap in the face to our value,» an opinion echoed by several coaches throughout the league.

Canada remain a work in progress as the World Cup knockouts loom - ESPN

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — In the space of one solitary second-half minute against Switzerland, Canada saw their World Cup bubble temporarily burst.

Tartan party over? Brazil humbling forces Scotland into nervous World Cup wait - ESPN

MIAMI — In the second hydration break, the Tartan Army stood largely silent. The stadium's band, complete with bagpipe player, joined in the song Brazil's fans had been singing for the previous 10 minutes. It wasn't what we'd heard on Boston's streets and Miami's beaches about how super John McGinn is, or how there's no party without Scotland. This one was about Neymar. It was Brazil's party now.