What exactly did the Atlanta Hawks do? - ESPN 6:00 PM ET Now that the free-agency whirlwind has calmed, we can sit back and ask: So, um, what exactly did the Atlanta Hawks do? They tried to straddle two paths at once, and ultimately fell into the netherworld between them. The NBA is ripe for a tank job. Two to three years ago, almost a half-dozen teams raced to the bottom at once -- a backward … [Read more...]

10 Bold MLB Midseason Predictions - Sports On Earth The mathematical midway point of the Major League season is the perfect time to bury those faulty preseason predictions and replace them with … entirely new, equally faulty in-season predictions! I'm merely practicing for my "Final Predictions I Really Mean It This Time Seriously" piece, which is scheduled to run the evening of Saturday, Oct. 2. … [Read more...]

AP source: Lakers get Calderon, 2 picks from Chicago Bulls - Washington Post By Greg Beacham | AP, LOS ANGELES — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Los Angeles Lakers are getting Spanish guard Jose Calderon and two second-round draft picks in a trade with the Chicago Bulls, who are clearing salary cap space to sign Dwyane Wade. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of … [Read more...]

Dwyane Wade commits to Bulls, tells AP he's made 'the right choice' - ESPN 11:51 PM ET Ramona Shelburne, Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst Free agent Dwyane Wade has committed to joining the Chicago Bulls. "This was not an easy decision, but I feel I have made the right choice,'' Wade said in a letter released to the Associated Press. "He's home," one source close to Wade said of … [Read more...]

Portland Trail Blazers 2016 NBA free agency rumors, news: Latest on Festus Ezeli, Brian Roberts & more - OregonLive.com NBA free agency continues this week after a rocky start for the Portland Trail Blazers who have seen several of their free agent targets sign contracts with opposing teams. There was a flurry of activity Friday afternoon, with Chandler Parsons opting to sign with the Grizzlies … [Read more...]

4-star OL Kai-Leon Herbert picks Michigan with 'Walking Dead' video - Detroit Free Press Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide Five-star recruit Tedarrell Slaton, left, and four-star Kai-Leon Herbert are both major targets for the Wolverines, and both experienced Michigan's Big Man Camp on Saturday, June 18, 2016 in Ann Arbor.(Photo: Courtesy of Isaiah Hole, … [Read more...]

Six potential landing spots for Russell Westbrook include the Lakers and … Cavaliers? - Washington Post NBA free agency in 2016 has been a summer like no other. It's the first season of the league's nine-year, $24 billion TV deal, so the salary cap and player salaries have sky-rocketed. Here's where some of the star players landed. (Thomas Johnson,Danielle Kunitz/The Washington Post) The … [Read more...]

Predictions for the U.S. Women's Open - FOXSports.com The U.S. Women's Open begins Thursday at CordeValle in Northern California. Here are some predictions for the weekend. Lydia Ko (Kelvin Kuo/USA TODAY Sports) Lydia Ko: I wrote about Lydia and how we all need to take notice of what she’s doing at such a young age, and I believe that this major championship above all others could at … [Read more...]

Rams offseason report: Move to Los Angeles only increases pressure to win - USA TODAY Rams coach Jeff Fisher, left, and rookie QB Jared Goff can't wait long to win in L.A.(Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports) When the curtain rises on the Rams' return season to Los Angeles, the franchise will do its best to make a big splash in a place that knows how to showcase grand opening acts. … [Read more...]

Lakers introduce draft picks Brandon Ingram and Ivaca Zubac - Los Angeles Times Kobe Bryant’s nameplate has been removed from his locker at the Lakers’ training facility. In its place is one for Brandon Ingram.It’s symbolic, or something like that, as the second overall pick in last month’s draft takes the spot of the franchise player from all those years past. … [Read more...]