UFC 200: Predicting the fights with 'EA Sports UFC 2,' 'WWE 2K16' video games - CBSSports.com UFC 200 on Saturday is sure to provide some fireworks in the octagon with three separate championship fights scheduled to take place. Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Frankie Edgar, Jose Aldo, Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes all have a shot to walk out of the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night … [Read more...]

The four best Russell Westbrook trades right now - ABC News Russell Westbrook can leave  Oklahoma City a year from now.Is this the time to trade him -- before he can walk away?What deals would make the most sense?Our NBA Insiders give their top four moves -- while two writers argue against a trade.Lakers get: Westbrook, Steven Adams and OKC's 2017 first-round pick.Thunder get:  D'Angelo Russell, … [Read more...]

Kevin Durant picks Warriors, with Heat attention shifting to Wade - Sun Sentinel The Miami Heat now rejoin NBA free agency already in progress. Because Pat Riley's "whale" has migrated elsewhere. And because his team's big fish still remains to be lured. With Oklahoma City Thunder free-agent forward Kevin Durant announcing Monday on The Players Tribune that he will be joining the Golden State … [Read more...]

With Kevin Durant gone, do the Thunder look to move Westbrook? - CBSSports.com What's next for Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder? This was always going to be the next question for the Thunder and their point guard, even if Kevin Durant decided to stay in OKC. Instead of trying to figure out if they can get both players to re-sign in 2017, Durant is now going to the Golden State … [Read more...]

Kevin Durant is gone, and the Thunder have no time to be shocked - CBSSports.com So Kevin Durant has gone to the Golden State Warriors, and in his wake, the Oklahoma City Thunder will never be the same. Russell Westbrook remains, but he will be a free agent next summer. The rest of the roster has been constructed around Durant and without him, much of that structure is left hanging. Oklahoma … [Read more...]

Durant opts for Warriors - The Providence Journal One of the most star-studded sales jobs in professional sports history was not enough to lure Kevin Durant to Boston. Two days after making the biggest free agent acquisition in franchise history when Al Horford agreed to a four-year, $113-millon contract with the Celtics, the team learned that Durant has opted to head to the Golden State … [Read more...]

GC Sports: Texas Football picks Tigers to make playoffs, tabs Denbow as preseason all-state punter - Corsicana Daily Sun It's the unofficial beginning of high school football in Texas. That's right, Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine has hit the newsstands. The release of the annual magazine that previews the NFL, college and more than 1,400 high school teams in Texas is like the announcer at … [Read more...]

Locked into another battle with Warriors, OKC can't afford to lose Durant Derby - CBSSports.com The Kevin Durant Derby, which has reached last-two-minute report territory, began in earnest last summer. At Team USA camp in Las Vegas last August, CBS Sports asked Durant and other NBA stars what frustrated them most about today's media and social media landscape. Durant started down a certain … [Read more...]

76ers sign first-round picks Simmons and Luwawu-Cabarrot - Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers have signed first-round picks Ben Simmons and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot. Both players are expected to join Philadelphia's summer league team to play in Las Vegas. Simmons was the No. 1 overall pick. Luwawu-Cabarrot was chosen at No. 24. Subscription Required An … [Read more...]

NBA free agency: Latest news, rumblings and reports - ABC News 8:20 p.m. ET: Free-agent wing Matt Barnes has agreed to join the Sacramento Kings, sources tell ESPN's Marc Stein. The 36-year-old small forward embarks on his second stint in Sacramento, last playing for the franchise in the 2004-05 season.7:38 p.m. ET: Restricted free agent Allen Crabbe has free agent meetings set up on Tuesday, July … [Read more...]