The Miami Heat sorted out much of their undercard at Thursday night’s start of NBA free agency, retaining guard Victor Oladipo and center Dewayne Dedmon, but losing starting power forward P.J. Tucker to the Philadelphia 76ers. But all eyes remained on what assuredly will be the main event of this offseason, with the Heat included…
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The Pac-12 Conference has existed, in some form or another, for 107 years. After the thunderous news Thursday that USC and UCLA are becoming members of the Big Ten starting in 2024, the future of the conference is very much in doubt. What’s next for the shattered Pac-12, which was caught completely off guard by…
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Gary Harris, an unrestricted free agent, plans to return to the Orlando Magic. Harris was finalizing a 2-year, $26 million deal, which can’t become official until 12:01 p.m. on July 6, to return to the Magic Thursday evening, his agents told ESPN. Harris, who the Magic traded for in March 2021, averaged 11.1 points (43.4%…
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After a bet on an older, veteran-laden roster backfired spectacularly last season, the Lakers took strides toward a younger, more athletic supporting cast around their stars on the first day of free agency. The Lakers added Lonnie Walker IV and Troy Brown Jr., a pair of former first-round picks looking to rebuild their value, on…
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The Seven-Eleven Era has come to an end. Superstar forward Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, the Daily News has confirmed, which means Brooklyn’s championship window has come to a close. The Nets are also continuing to work to trade Kyrie Irving, the News can also confirm, which means the Durant-Irving…
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The Knicks have a new center and, depending on the separate negotiations with Mitchell Robinson, he’ll probably be a backup. Isaiah Hartenstein, a 7-foot German, agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal, a source confirmed Thursday. The 24-year-old blossomed the last two seasons with the Cavaliers and Clippers, emerging in the NBA as a second-round…
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Mo Bamba plans on returning to the Orlando Magic. Bamba agreed to terms with the Magic on a 2-year, $21 million contract, his agents told Yahoo Sports on Thursday. The deal can’t become official until 12:01 p.m. on July 6. Bamba, the No. 6 pick in the 2018 draft, finished the final season of his…
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The past week hasn’t been good to the idea that the Yankees are an unbeatable machine, one that’s destined for a long-awaited return to the mountaintop. Thursday’s 2-1 loss to the Astros is the Yankees’ third in their five games against Houston this week. The two wins both came on walk-offs in which they were…
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The NBA draft, where the Magic took Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick, is in Orlando’s rearview mirror. Now, their attention is on free agency. The Magic, who finished with the league’s second-worst record (22-60), weren’t expected to make organization-altering moves during free agency. That’s for teams looking to make deep playoff runs or…
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So the Pac-12 is about to become the Pac-10 again, maybe even the Pac-8. Back to the future, indeed. And this is Larry Scott’s legacy, this defection to the Big Ten by USC and UCLA that basically decimates the Pac-12. We’ve said it all along, that the L.A. schools are the flagships of the conference.…
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