The Nuggets are going to need more space in their trophy case. After winning the NBA championship Monday and taking home the Larry O’Brien trophy for the first time in franchise history, the team was also honored with another gift. World Wrestling Entertainment chief content officer Paul Levesque — better known as retired wrestler Triple H — on Tuesday announced […]

The NBA champion(!) Denver Nuggets have done everything they needed to do on the hardwood. Now Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Co. are ready to celebrate the first title in franchise history with hundreds of thousands of their closest friends. Players, coaches and management from Denver’s unforgettable 2022-23 squad will hop aboard firetrucks Thursday and float through downtown for the […]

The 2023 NBA draft is just over a week away as teams continue to conduct individual workouts prior to locking in their draft boards for June 22 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN app). One prospect that didn’t compete in workouts because he’s still playing competitive basketball is presumptive No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama. The 19-year-old big man led his […]

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat reporter Mike Singer is joined by sports editor Matt Schubert to discuss the first ever championship in Denver Nuggets history after a gritty 94-89 win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Among the topics covered: Nikola Jokic. No jokes here. What is left to say […]

The Miami Heat avoided blowing a 3-0 lead in the conference finals, but couldn’t get over the hump in the Finals and now face an offseason with critical decisions to be made. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are both under contract for next season, and Tyler Herro’s rookie extension is set to kick in, likely sending Miami into the luxury […]

Comparing Man City’s treble winners to Man Utd’s class of 1999 A transgender female cyclist crushed her competition to win a race named the Belgian Waffle Ride by a staggering five minutes on Sunday. Austin Killips cruised to victory at the North Carolina event, which prompted organisers to confirm they are looking into a policy change. Killips crossed the finish […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, who was officially upgraded to questionable Monday, is expected to dress and attempt to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, sources told ESPN. Herro has been out since April 16, when he broke his right hand in Game 1 of the Heat’s first-round series […]

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Novak Djokovic landed another £2million pay packet by winning the French Open to extend his lead as the biggest earner in tennis history. The Serbian, who also become the first player to win 23 Grand Slam men's singles titles, has now earned an astonishing £134m since turning professional back in 2003. Rafael Nadal (£106m) and Roger Federer (£103m) make up […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Boston Celtics are finalizing a deal to hire Charles Lee as their lead assistant coach, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The Celtics had long targeted the highly regarded Lee to join Joe Mazzulla’s reshaped coaching staff, waiting out head-coaching searches by Detroit and Toronto to secure him. Lee was a […]