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Steve Kerr Confident in Warriors' Season
Golden State coach Steve Kerr declined to set a target result but expressed strong confidence in the team's outlook for 2026/27.
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USA Survive Italy Scare at Women's World Cup
USA edged Italy 55:52 in Berlin after trailing late, posting their lowest-scoring World Cup win since 1971 despite being tournament favourites.
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Unics part ways with Delgado, sign McCormack
Unics Kazan released centre Angel Delgado after a leg injury with the Dominican Republic and agreed terms with David McCormack as his replacement.
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Basketball: the main stories of 07.09.2026
Los Angeles are without five first-round picks from 2029 to 2033, and the league has left the debts they already owed elsewhere exactly where they were. One outlet reports that Philadelphia's 2029…
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Dubai Sign Thomas Walkup From Olympiacos for $2.6M
Dubai completed a $2.6 million transfer for guard Thomas Walkup, who signed a three-year, $9.6 million contract despite EuroLeague scrutiny over the deal.
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Bucks Struggling to Find Trade Partner for Myles Turner
A year after signing Turner to a four-year, $107m deal to help retain Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee is finding it hard to arrange a trade.
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Transfers
Clippers' 2029 Pick Swap With 76ers Survives NBA Sanctions
The Clippers lose five first-round picks through 2033 over cap violations, but Philadelphia's 2029 swap right from the Harden trade stays intact.
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Matches
Gloria Cup: Çayırova Belediyesi and Türk Telekom in action
Preseason friendlies in Belek see Çayırova Belediyesi face Merkezefendi before Türk Telekom takes on Dubai later the same day.
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Interviews
Ben Simmons Explains Infamous 2021 Playoff Pass
Simmons revisited the moment he passed to Matisse Thybulle instead of dunking in Game 7 vs. Atlanta, saying he misjudged how much open space he had.
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Isaiah Thomas Wants a Year in Europe
The two-time NBA All-Star, now a Boston Celtics scout, says he wants to spend a season playing in Europe to prove his level.
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Basketball
Hapoel Jerusalem advance in EuroLeague licence bid
The Israeli club has moved to the next stage of its permanent EuroLeague licence process, aiming to join Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv in the competition.
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Yaxel Lendeborg Eyes Starting Role at Warriors
Steve Kerr says rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is among candidates for a starting spot as Golden State sorts out its rotation this season.
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Amen Thompson Signs $208M Extension With Rockets
Kevin Durant reacted to Amen Thompson's five-year, $208 million Rockets extension, while Joe Johnson said the deal demands a more reliable jump shot.
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Daily digest
Basketball: the main stories of 06.09.2026
The United States are into the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup in Berlin, and they got there shooting badly: 55-52 against Italy, with Caitlin Clark 0-6 from the field. Three days earlier the…
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Michael Porter Jr's Future With Nets in Doubt
Nets beat reporter Eric Slater says contract talks have stalled, predicting Brooklyn will trade Porter before the 2026/27 deadline rather than lose him for nothing.
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Results
USA edge Italy 55-52 at Women's World Cup
Jackie Young's late surge and a rare Breanna Stewart basket lifted the US past Italy 55-52, sealing a quarter-final berth despite poor shooting.
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Ariana Andonyan leaves 76ers to become Sparks GM
Andonyan departs Philadelphia's front office to take over as general manager of the Los Angeles Sparks, who have missed the play-offs six straight seasons.
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Basketball
Kenny Smith: Clippers' Punishment Was Deserved
NBA analyst Kenny Smith says the Clippers' salary-cap penalties were fair, warning the loss of five draft picks could cripple the roster for years.
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Basketball
Draymond Green Backs Kawhi Leonard Over Clippers Scandal
Green says he believes Leonard didn't know about the sham deals, while Markieff Morris calls that account impossible to believe given the money involved.
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LeBron James Criticized Over Polymarket Sponsorship Deal
Fans slam the 76ers star for becoming Polymarket's first sports ambassador, calling the football-only campaign a loophole around NBA betting rules.
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Warriors set to give Stephen Curry $136.7m extension
ESPN's Anthony Slater says Golden State will offer the 38-year-old a maximum two-year extension worth $136.7m without a discount, while preserving cap flexibility.
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Results
Mali stun Spain for historic Women's World Cup win
Sika Kone scored 19 points and Djeneba N'Diaye added 19 as Mali rallied from a halftime deficit to upset Spain 82-73.
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Basketball: the main stories of 04.09.2026
The WNBA will go into its off-season looking for someone to run it. Cathy Engelbert leaves once the season finishes, after seven years that brought record growth, a landmark media deal and expansion…
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Ben Simmons agrees one-year deal with Sacramento Kings
The 2016 first pick, out since April 2025, signs a $3.5m contract for 2026/27 with a rebuilding Kings side led by Doug Christie.
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