Each fall, it’s the same theme. A talented team comes together to prepare for the season while the players talk optimistically of improved chemistry and better results. But for Stephen Zimmerman, this is a new story.
Basketball
The Los Angeles Lakers signed forward Metta World Peace on Thursday to a reported one-year, non-guaranteed contract.
The NBA is changing the format for the Finals in 2016 to help with travel and give players more time to rest.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant has been cleared to play without restriction for the upcoming season after recovering from a foot injury.
Forward Anthony Bennett, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft, and the Minnesota Timberwolves reached an agreement on a contract buyout, Yahoo Sports reported Tuesday.
The WNBA averaged 7,318 fans per game during the 2015 regular season, the lowest average attendance in league history according to SportsBusiness Daily.
Stefan Struve typically doesn’t get a chance to truly throw a straight punch at a sparring partner. At 7 feet the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s tallest fighter, Struve rarely encounters anyone near his height, much less in the gym.
Basketball legend Moses Malone died on Sunday, according to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Minnesota Timberwolves coach and president Flip Saunders is taking a leave of absence from the team as he remains hospitalized from complications related to his cancer treatments.
Going along to get along has never been Spencer Haywood’s way.
Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was found to be toting a handgun in his carry-on bag last Friday at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport but was allowed to hand it over to an associate after he was detained.
Los Angeles Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell already has made a couple of rookie mistakes. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, Russell recently infuriated many Lakers fans when he tweeted, “Honestly Tracy McGrady might have been the GOAT!”
Former National Basketball Association star Darryl Dawkins, known as “Chocolate Thunder” for his powerful dunks and flamboyant personality, died on Thursday of a heart attack, his family said. He was 58.
Everybody called Darryl Dawkins “Chocolate Thunder,” but it was Stevie Wonder who called him that first. Stevie gave Dawkins that nickname, and how cool is that?
According to a report by TMZ on Wednesday, Derrick Rose is being sued by a woman who claims the Chicago Bulls’ star point guard and two of his friends drugged and gang-raped her.