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Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley celebrates after winning the national championship game of the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Tournament against the Purdue Boilermakers at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Lakers targeting UConn’s Dan Hurley as next coach

The report comes on the heels of the position being linked to either JJ Redick or New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego.

Dallas Mavericks bench reacts after winning the Western Conference Championship against the Minnesota Timberwolves in game five of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Favored Celtics battle Doncic and the Mavs in NBA Finals

A Celtics team desperate for championship glory face Luka Doncic and a Dallas Mavericks squad eager to play spoiler.

NBA nears rights deal worth $76 billion with NBC, ESPN and Amazon, WSJ reports

Sports content continues to attract a reliable and loyal audience at a time when traditional TV businesses are losing millions of subscribers to cord-cutting.

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani, walks outside the federal court in Santa Ana, California, U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Baseball star Ohtani’s ex-interpreter pleads guilty to bank fraud

Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $17 million from the athlete’s bank account to pay off his own gambling debts.

PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Tucupita Marcano #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates after hitting a grand slam home run in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers during inter-league play at PNC Park on May 22, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Tucupita Marcano Given Lifetime Ban From MLB, 4 Others Suspended 1 Year For Baseball Betting

Major League Baseball (MLB) has permanently banned San Diego Padres player Tucupita Marcano after discovering that he placed hundreds of bets on different MLB games, including Pittsburgh Pirates games when he was still with that team last season.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot during his match against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina on day nine of Roland Garros at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Djokovic pulls out of French Open with knee injury

Defending champion Novak Djokovic pulled out of the French Open ahead of his quarter-final due to a knee injury sustained in his marathon fourth-round win over Francisco Cerundolo.