During the practice session, as Hornets coaches look on, Tony Parker offers advice to the younger players, some of whom were barely born when he joined the league.

San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White will miss six to eight weeks with a torn ligament in his left heel, head coach Gregg Popovich announced Friday.

Forget about taking it one game at a time. The Golden State Warriors are embracing their quest for a third consecutive NBA title and they aren't afraid to say so.

Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer returned to form to beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-4 7-6(4) and reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Friday.

Lindsey Vonn, widely regarded as the greatest female ski racer of all-time, will retire from competition following the 2018-19 season even if she fails to break the record for World Cup wins, the American said on Thursday.

Dirk Nowitzki will be sidelined for the start of his 21st season as he continues to recover from offseason surgery on his left ankle.

Disgruntled Jimmy Butler caused a stir at the Minnesota Timberwolves' practice on Wednesday, and he wasn't given a chance to do so again on Thursday.

Will one of them be this season's Rookie of the Year and future MVP?

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward is battling lingering back soreness as his long-awaited regular-season return nears.  

Tex Winter, who teamed with Phil Jackson to lead the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers to multiple NBA championships, died Wednesday in New York. He was 96.  

Lonzo Ball will see his first action since having offseason knee surgery in Wednesday night's preseason home game against the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton announced.

Brooks Koepka added another accolade to a sensational season on Tuesday when, as had been widely expected, he was named PGA Tour Player of the Year following a 2017-18 campaign highlighted by two major victories.

Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard might not be ready to start the season on time due to a lower back ailment.  

The Dallas Mavericks fired longtime team photographer Danny Bollinger after allegations of sexual harassment, the Dallas Morning News reported Monday, citing multiple sources.

The Phoenix Suns fired general manager Ryan McDonough nine days before their season opener, the team announced Monday.

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Cleveland Cavaliers swingman J.R. Smith were each fined Monday by the NBA for their roles in an on-court altercation, the league announced.

Japan's US Open champion Naomi Osaka rose to fourth place in the latest WTA rankings released Monday on the strength of her outstanding form in recent weeks.

Several measures have cut the cost of staging the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by $4.3 billion but organizers are determined to save more money in the next two years, Tokyo Games CEO Toshiro Muto said on Monday.

The Spurs' youth movement -- following the trade of forward Kawhi Leonard, the free-agency departure of Parker and the retirement of guard Manu Ginobili -- is off to a rocky start.

Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix to stand on the brink of a fifth Formula One title on Sunday while Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel finished sixth after colliding with Max Verstappen.

Chaos erupted after Khabib Nurmagomedov retained his UFC lightweight title with a submission victory over Ireland's Conor McGregor on Saturday with members of his support team arrested after an all-in brawl broke out after the bout.

Mo Farah scored a stunning Chicago Marathon victory as he won in an unofficial two hours five minutes and 11 seconds in only his third race at the distance on Sunday.

The Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles retained their second spot in the UAAP Season 81 standings after defeating rivals DLSU Green Archers, 71-55, Saturday, at the Mall of Asia Arena.

After being sidelined for two weeks due to a thumb fracture, DLSU Green Archers captain Kib Montalbo is back.

Rookie CJ Cansino listed 17 points and 17 rebounds to lead the UST Growling Tigers to a win over the UE Red Warriors, 80-66, Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Mark «The Spark» Caguioa  reached the milestone with a jumper from the elbow in Barangay Ginebra San Miguel's 106-92 win against the NLEX Road Warriors on Friday night.

US Open champion Naomi Osaka fought back tears and rallied from a set down to outlast Zhang Shuai 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the China Open quarter-finals on Friday.

In a rematch of last season's finals face-off, rivals Ateneo Blue Eagles and De La Salle Green Archers will battle against each other for the first time in UAAP Season 81 on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

The defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors will take caution with forward Draymond Green despite a «clean» MRI on his sore left knee.  

American Floyd Landis, who won the Tour de France in 2006 but lost the title after being found guilty of doping, announced on Thursday plans to launch a professional cycling team that will be sponsored by his cannabis business.

The international boxing association (AIBA) must resolve its governance issues by next month or risk missing out on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and losing its recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IOC warned on Wednesday.

Kevin Durant hasn't forgotten where he began his NBA career, and that is providing a special feeling for Friday's preseason game in Seattle.

The FEU Tamaraws defeated the NU Bulldogs, 73-68, Wednesday, at the Mall of Asia Arena, to improve their record to 3-2.

LeBron James received a rapturous reception in his home debut for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday but was unable to prevent his new team from slipping to a second pre-season defeat to the Denver Nuggets.

Facing its former head coach for the first time this UAAP Season 81, the DLSU Green Archers bounced back from a loss and defeated the UST Growling Tigers, 99-72, Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.