Basketball News · LatestSaturday, May 9, 2026

Morgan Wallen has a local celebrity walk him out at all of his live shows and Caitlin Clark did the honors in Indianapolis on Saturday night.

Many reasons explain why the Lakers are trailing their best-of-seven second-round playoff series against the Thunder. The Thunder’s depth has overwhelmed the Lakers, evident by the 82-39 combined margin the...

The Lakers let another halftime lead slip away in the second half on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena.

The Thunder improved to 7-0 in these playoffs after running away from the Lakers in the third quarter of Game 3 to take a 3-0 series lead.

The Washington Mystics host the New York Liberty on Mother’s Day. Let’s get to it. Game info When: Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET Where: CareFirst Arena How to Watch: Monumental Sports Network Injuries: For the Mystics, Cotie McMahon is out due to an elbow injury. The Liberty have no injuries to report. […]

Arike Ogunbowale had 22 points, Paige Bueckers scored 20, and Caitlin Clark missed a deep 3 with a chance to send the game to overtime as the Dallas Wings beat the Indiana Fever 107-104 to open their WNBA seasons on Saturday. Odyssey Sims also had 20 points for the Wings, and No. 1 draft pick Azzi Fudd scored three in 18 minutes. Kelsey Mitchell, who also missed a chance to tie the game at the final buzzer, led Indiana with 30 points.

James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 116-109 on Saturday to cut the Pistons’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Harden bounced back from two mistake-marred performances to finish with 19 points and Jarrett Allen scored 18 for the Cavaliers, who will look to even the series when they host Game 4 on Monday night. Mitchell reached 2,000 career postseason points in his 73rd gam...

Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Sky spoiled the expansion Portland Fire's WNBA opener with a 98-83 victory on Saturday night. Carla Leite had 18 points for the Fire, whose fans at Moda Center celebrated the league's return to the city for the first time in 24 years. The Fire trailed by 17 points in the first half before rallying to tie it at 70 on Bridget Carleton's 3-pointer with 8:39 left.

James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes.

LOS ANGELES -- It's a new season.

"Players that really know that they put the right work in, they’re ready for this stage.”

Off the heels of an incredible rookie season, Cooper Flagg has put his feet up on vacation and has seemingly hard-launched a relationship.

The head coach sees exactly what you are seeing.

This series hasn't been close.

Indiana Fever fans expressed their frustration after a former player, now with the Dallas Wings, scored 20 points on Saturday.

Karl-Anthony Towns' passing surge, offensive tweaks from Mike Brown, and key contributions from Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart have powered the New York Knicks' playoff rise.

Austin Reaves struggled in his Oklahoma return, posting a historic Game 1 shooting night before scoring 31, and arguing with officials in Game 2, as the Lakers dropped both games to the Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals.

Wrestling legend Ric Flair fired off another post criticizing injured Lakers star Luka Doncic during Game 3 between LA and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

After 24 years, the Fire have returned to Portland. The expansion Portland Fire took the court at the city's Moda Center, dubbed the “Fire Pit” for the occasion, for the team's WNBA season opener against the Chicago Sky on Saturday night. The Portland players warmed up wearing T-shirts that said “Legacy Reignited” on the front and “2002 PDX 2026” on the back — paying homage to the original Fire, who played three seasons from 2000-02.

WWE Backlash was defined by rising young stars and the intensifying feud between Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu.

Plenty of factors led to Steve Kerr's Golden State Warriors return, but his allegiance to Steph Curry likely tops the list, Monte Poole writes.

Allisha Gray scored 16 of her 24 points in the second half, Angel Reese had 11 points and 14 rebounds in her debut for Atlanta and the Dream beat the Minnesota Lynx 91-90 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Reese, acquired from Chicago on April 6 in exchange for first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028, has 50 career double-doubles in just 65 games, the fastest to reach the mark in WNBA history. Olivia Miles, the No. 2 selection in the 2026 draft, had 21 points, eight assis...

Reese also blocked a shot by Emese Hof to clinch the Dream's comeback win.

Kylian Mbappe's dream move to Real Madrid is rapidly turning into a nightmare as the Frenchman struggles to find his feet in the Spanish capital.

Azzi Fudd made her WNBA on the bench and scored just three points in 18 minutes. It was an almost historically bad debut for her.

Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark needed to leave today's WNBA season opener against the Dallas Wings multiple times due to an apparent injury.

Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell ended up getting shoutouts from Pat McAfee during the Fever's opening-day loss.

Being bold paid big dividends for Christian Lundgaard at the Sonsio Grand Prix.

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The Lakers will try to avoid a 3-0 deficit.