Bypassing on G League Ignite star Scoot Henderson would be the latest and greatest mistake made by the Charlotte Hornets under outgoing owner Michael Jordan.
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Sam Gordon

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“It is a possibility,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver told to Shaquille O’Neal about the league expanding to Las Vegas. Among the most interested: LeBron James.
Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault has 12 goals in 19 NHL playoff games, making him worthy of the Conn Smythe Trophy if the team wins the Stanley Cup.
“We’ve been there the first time. It didn’t work out … We’re a little bit more humble in the situation now,” said Jonathan Marchessault, an original member of the Golden Knights.
Chandler Jones, the 33-year-old veteran Raiders edge rusher, is sporting a leaner frame this spring, with 250 pounds on his 6-foot-5-inch build instead of 265.
Olympic gold medalist and two-weight world champion boxer Andre Ward debuts his documentary “S.O.G.: The Book of Ward” on Friday on Showtime.
The late, great Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown convinced Top Rank chairman Bob Arum to become a boxing promoter. Now 91, Arum honored Brown last weekend.
The team’s 10-38 record translates to a winning percentage of .208. Only the 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys (23-113, .157) and 1899 Cleveland Spiders (20-134, .129) were worse.
Devin Haney’s undisputed lightweight title defense Saturday against Vasiliy Lomachenko at the MGM Grand Garden featured several close rounds that were difficult to score.
Las Vegas resident and undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney defends his title Saturday against former three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko at MGM Grand Garden.
With WNBA legend Candace Parker joining fellow standouts A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, the Aces are chasing history in 2023.
Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney will defend his title Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden against former three division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko.
The commitment of Liberty junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. and signings of veteran transfers have given the Rebels a real opportunity to play with the best in the Mountain West.
Aces coach Becky Hammon should be the top choice for the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors and any other NBA franchise that has a vacancy for a head coach.
The Athletics under John Fisher don’t deserve $500 million in tax revenue to bring MLB’s worst team to Las Vegas.
