NBA rumors: Latest news on free agency, trades, more
Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android. Welcome to free agency. At 12:01 a.m. Friday, negotiations between teams and players officially began. The biggest question, of course, is where Kevin Durant wants to sign. His decision will likely be the first big contract domino as the market starts to set, with a record-high salary cap enabling teams around the league to spend aggressively. Durant will reportedly be courted..>> view originalCardinals had Ameer Abdullah on the phone when Lions picked him
Getty ImagesDuring the second round of the 2015 NFL draft, the Cardinals were sitting at No. 55 and knew exactly who they wanted: Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah. There was just one problem: The Lions wanted Abdullah, too. And the Lions picked 54th. The new Amazon series All or Nothing reveals that. All or Nothing, which debuts Friday on Amazon Prime, documents the Cardinals’ 2015 season, including the draft — when the Cardinals were so close to taking Abdullah that they had him on the ph..>> view originalLakers Rumors: LA Interested In Reunion With Kent Bazemore
VIDEO NBA free agency has yet to get underway, and the Los Angeles Lakers are already off to a slow start. The rumors have been running rampant about players’ intentions as the start of free agency approaches with the Lakers seemingly coming up short in terms of landing a big name. Although Kevin Durant and Hassan Whiteside don’t appear to be coming to Los Angeles, the Lakers may be targeting other talented players like Kent Bazemore. According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, Bazemore is among the ..>> view originalIAAF OKs Russian whistleblower's bid to compete at Olympics
AP 4:45 a.m. EDT July 1, 2016MONACO (AP) — The IAAF has approved Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova's bid to compete as a neutral athlete in the European championships and the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Stepanova was the first athlete accepted by track and field's governing body on Friday to compete under "exceptional eligibility," granting her an exemption from the doping suspension of the entire Russian team.Stepanova was one of the world's top 800-meter runners before she and her..>> view originalReport: Nicolas Batum returns to Charlotte after agreeing to five-year, $120 million offer
The Charlotte Hornets were facing a free-agency crisis this summer after making it back to the playoffs. Not only were multiple members of their team up for free agency, but most crucially, Nicolas Batum, whom the Hornets traded multiple assets for in a contract year, was available to depart. The risk of losing Batum in free agency was significant and could have damaged their franchise for several seasons. Instead, things have worked out great. Batum reportedly has agreed to a five-year, ..>> view originalJosh Prenot is making a name for himself at the US Olympic swimming trials
A young fan stopped Josh Prenot on his way into CenturyLink Center for the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Thursday.The girl called him Chuck. That didn’t work. She tried Adam. Nope. “She eventually got to the correct one,” Prenot said.Whatever anonymity surrounded the 22-year-old physics major from Cal vanished a few hours later. In his final opportunity to qualify for the Olympics at these trials, Prenot surged past Kevin Cordes in the final seconds to claim the 200-meter breaststroke. Prenot..>> view original3 Players Manchester City Should Target from Euro 2016
Claudio Villa/Getty Images City need a top-class centre-back and Italy’s Leonardo Bonucci has underlined his credentials with a string of impressive displays for the Neazzuri at Euro 2016. This, let’s remember, is an Italian squad bereft of its former quality, yet with Bonucci in fine form and the tactical brilliance of manager Antonio Conte, they have been superb, beating Belgium and Spain and finding themselves in the quarter-finals. He has intuitive positional awareness, demonstrati..>> view originalJordan Clarkson returns to Lakers for 4 years, $50 million
LOS ANGELES -- Jordan Clarkson has agreed to a four-year, $50 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Friday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity morning because the deal hasn't been signed. The Vertical first reported the agreement.Clarkson is a rising star after two seasons with the Lakers, who acquired the 46th overall pick from Washington on draft night in 2014. The Missouri product has been a steady scorer a..>> view originalDeMar DeRozan, Raptors agree on reported 5-year, $139M deal
All-Star shooting guard DeMar DeRozan has agreed to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst and multiple reports.The deal is for five years, $139 million-plus, according to The Vertical.Editor's PicksDeRozan expressed a desire to return to Toronto after the Raptors were eliminated from the playoffs, and a source told ESPN's Tim MacMahon in late June that the shooting guard was focused on reč¶³-signing with the team, rather than setting up meetings with others once fre..>> view originalMets hang on for wild win over Cubs to snap losing streak
The elements that largely have been missing from the Mets’ offensive attack this season were right there, for a change, in a celebratory seventh inning Thursday night. In a rare scrap session, the Mets put two hits around a walk in the inning and then watched the Cubs implode with a key defensive miscue. Somehow, the Mets escaped Citi Field with a 4-3 comeback victory that snapped their four-game losing streak. “It’s got to lift the spirits of everybody in there that they could come back and wi..>> view original
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