Basketball News · LatestTuesday, May 19, 2026

Can Tsais investment in women’s health help Liberty?

The Spurs sensation stole the show on the night that Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received his Most Valuable Player trophy.

Manager Carlo Ancelotti announced his squad, with Neymar taking center stage in his return to the team.

The numbers deserve a deeper look: 41 points, 24 rebounds, three blocked shots. Take a bow, Victor Wembanyama. The San Antonio star did everything — and a whole lot of it — in the Spurs' 122-115 double-overtime Game 1 victory over Oklahoma City to open the Western Conference finals on Monday night.

Immediately after the Lakers season came to an end a week ago by being swept in the second round by the reigning NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, questions immediately came swirling around LeBron James.

Who will represent the East in the Stanley Cup Final? Get set with key stats, schedule and more.

The 2026 WNBA season is still young, much like the rookies who are already bolstering some of the league’s top teams.

Victor Wembanyama's clutch 3-pointer in double overtime vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder eerily resembled Steph Curry's iconic "Double Bang" shot.

6-foot-3, 315-pound nose guard played 57 defensive snaps and registered one tackle over three games in 2025

Why even say this in 2026?

Chisholm resorted to wearing the pants of Giancarlo Stanton, who is seven inches and 61 pounds larger than him. to get out of his slump -- and it worked.

The Post’s experts give their Knicks-Cavaliers predications ahead of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Lakers have several priorities entering another pivotal offseason.

LSU basketball reportedly landed NBA signee and former St. John's guard RJ Luis. How Charles Bediako's eligibility case informs what happens next:

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark will add another title to her resume at the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

The Cavs will need to take care of these three keys in order to beat the Knicks.

The Italian head coach will leave the Azzurri after the last match of the Serie A season

Here is what NBA Draft experts think about Michigan F Morez Johnson Jr. following the NBA Combine:

He's a rising star. Lakers fans love him. Luka Doncic wants him to remain his teammate.

Just days after registering an emphatic overtime win over the Indiana Fever, the Washington Mystics were reminded just how unforgiving the league can be. Hoping to build on that momentum against the Dallas Wings, the Mystics instead suffered their biggest defeat of the season in a crushing 92-69 blowout loss.

Two more reported candidates popped up Monday in the Sixers’ search for a new front office leader.

Jackson, who was traded to Chicago in the offseason, looked to be having a breakout season

Victor Wembanyama is not going to get any shorter before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. It took historic efforts — namely a 41-point, 24-rebound game from Wembanyama and a 24-point, seven-steal gem from rookie Dylan Harper — for the Spurs to grab the double-overtime thriller that was Game 1 on Monday. Game 2 is Wednesday, and it's the Thunder who have to answer.

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Chicago Sky forward Rickea Jackson will miss the rest of the 2026 season with an ACL tear, the team announced Tuesday. This comes just two days after Jackson suffered a non-contact injury against the Minnesota Lynx. Following the game, Jackson’s teammate, Natasha Cloud, called out the contest’s three referees by name during a press conference, […]

Will Wade is turning over every stone to build a contender late in the free agency cycle

Monday's Game 1 supernova didn't establish Wemby as the best player in the galaxy. Because he already snatched that mystical accolade weeks ago.

RJ Luis will become the latest athlete to test the NCAA's eligibility rules.

Wemby logs another historic night to lift Spurs in Game 1

Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong says he regrets the words he used during a heated exchange with a fan.