Fans were left in awe as England’s cricket stars emerged wearing snazzy new bucket hats. England got underway with the second day of their Test match against Ireland on Friday. It was more of the same for Brendon McCullum’s side as England dominated early proceedings, thanks to Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett blitzing their way to 216 runs from 226 […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has a brother in Boulder, so he hears all the time about the blackouts that continue to prevent Nuggets fans from watching Nuggets games. Silver said Thursday night before Game 1 of the NBA Finals that he’s frustrated by the “terrible situation” that is the ongoing standoff between Comcast and Altitude TV, the regional sports network […]

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro will continue to test his surgically repaired right hand, and a return to the lineup for Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets looms as a possibility, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Herro, who had surgery to fix the third and fourth metacarpal on his right hand on April 21, […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — New Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse was asked about the status of pending free agent James Harden, and how he’d sell the star guard on playing for him next season. “Winning has to be the sell, right?” Nurse said during his introductory news conference at the team’s practice facility Thursday. “Can we be good enough to win […]

Coach Monty Williams has agreed to a six-year, $78.5 million contract with the Detroit Pistons, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s the largest coaching deal in NBA history. Williams was fired by the Phoenix Suns earlier in May after four seasons as their coach. The move came after the Suns were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 UConn junior guard Andre Jackson Jr. — an immense part of the Huskies’ run to the national championship — plans to remain in the June NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Jackson is one of the early entry candidates who had until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday to make a decision on […]

What happens in the underbelly of Ball Arena stays in the underbelly of Ball Arena. At least, that’s how Jimmy Butler prefers it. “I think there’s a lot of stuff about the whole situation that people don’t understand, and I’ll let it stay back there,” Butler said Wednesday, referring to the Denver hallways where a near-brawl occurred between the Heat […]

So you’re at the water cooler, trying to engage with excited co-workers about the hometown Denver Nuggets, playing in the NBA Finals this week for the first time in franchise history. But you don’t know what to say. Have no fear, basketball casuals, The Denver Post is here to help. This handy glossary defines some common terms, names and talking […]

The NBA Finals have arrived in Denver for the first time and along with that comes all kinds of excitement, pomp and circumstance, media coverage and, of course, gambling opportunities. As sports gambling continues to proliferate in the United States, hoops fans and casual observers alike will see a raft of advertising, sponsorship and array of wagers to be made […]

Kiszla: After waiting 56 long years for a shot, the Nuggets can’t lose in their first NBA Finals appearance. When’s the victory parade? The Miami Heat, a No. 8 seed? C’mon, how much easier could winning the first championship in franchise history be for Denver? If I’m reading the betting odds out of Las Vegas correctly, the probability of your […]