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Over the course of my 20-plus years as a sportswriter, I’ve spoken quite a bit about my various non-sports hobbies and interests, with one in particular coming up quite often: I love board games. I loved them as a kid, was reintroduced to the hobby around the time when my daughter was born in 2006,…

When Dallas Mavericks general manager Mike Schmitz called to pick Dusty May’s brain about Michigan’s three NBA Draft prospects on the morning of May 24, he asked one question that got the ball rolling toward May leaving the school he’d just won a championship with to coach the Mavericks. “Would you have any interest in…

It is fitting Russell Westbrook left without saying a word. In a video with Oscar-worthy, short-story nominee production values — unless someone else has Michael B. Jordan narrating their retirement — Westbrook called it a career Wednesday, after 18 NBA seasons. He didn’t say “I’m retiring.” In fact, he didn’t utter a word in the…

The price to own a piece of professional sports keeps going up … and up … and up. The Los Angeles Lakers are in line to be sold at a $12.5 billion valuation to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner — a deal that would set a North American pro sports record if…

The Portland City Council approved $120 million in funding to renovate the Moda Center and attempt to keep the Trail Blazers in the city. The council voted 8-4 Wednesday to pass a non-binding term sheet, though it also included an amendment that would require the Blazers to pay about $3.1 million in rent annually. Advertisement…

On Wednesday, Joshua Kushner, the brother of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, shocked the sports world by partnering with former Disney CEO Bob Iger to agree to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers. The deal values the franchise at $12.5 billion, according to a source with knowledge of the sale who spoke on the condition…

Well before he positioned himself to be part of a group with Joshua Kushner to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers at an estimated $12.5 billion valuation, Bob Iger was no stranger to big-ticket deal-making in Hollywood. As CEO of The Walt Disney Company from 2005-2020, Iger led the way when the company acquired some of…

News that Mark Walter had agreed to sell the Los Angeles Lakers just over a year after buying a majority share from the Buss family was shocking, both because of the price — a $12.5 billion valuation — and the timing. One of the NBA’s most historic franchises now heads into a period of uncertainty…

Russell Westbrook, one of the most explosive guards of his era, announced his retirement Wednesday after an 18-year NBA career. Westbrook, 37, posted a video on social media that was narrated by actor Michael B. Jordan and featured career highlights. “Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end,” Westbrook wrote in the…

A Shohei Ohtani card sold for $11 million, grading activity hit a record high and collectors flocked to the trading card industry’s two biggest events just days apart as the hobby finished its busiest month of the year in July. July’s secondary market was highlighted by the record sum paid for what some believe is…