• Yahoo Sports

    Pelicans star Zion Williamson thinks it’s ‘realistic’ he can return from hamstring injury in playoffs

    Zion Williamson went down with a hamstring injury in their first play-in tournament game last week, and he hasn't played since.

  • The Canadian Press

    Basketball autographed by 19 Canadian NBA players up for grabs in online contest

    TORONTO — There's at least one piece of basketball memorabilia that Bennedict Mathurin wishes he was a part of. A basketball with the signatures of 19 Canadian players currently in the NBA is up for grabs in an online contest through the NBA Represent website. All of the signatures were gathered in the hallways of Toronto's Scotiabank Arena as teams came through the venue over the course of the season to play the Raptors. Mathurin, the Pacers swingman from Montreal, didn't get to sign the ball b

  • The Canadian Press

    QB Bryce Young excited about 'new faces' in Carolina after team's 2-15 season in 2023

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers spent more than $150 million upgrading their offensive line and traded for wide receiver Diontae Johnson in an attempt to help quarterback Bryce Young maximize his potential. Whether or not that helps Young take a much-needed step forward after going 2-14 as a rookie starter in 2023 remains to be seen. But the second-year quarterback appeared pretty excited on Tuesday about the organizational changes this offseason following the first practice under n

  • The Canadian Press

    Veteran Niederreiter says this year's Jets have more pilots than 'passengers'

    WINNIPEG — It was just over a year ago when Nino Niederreiter made a frank assessment of the Winnipeg Jets. The veteran forward said there were too many “passengers” on the team as it was fighting to grab the second wild-card spot for the 2023 Western Conference playoffs. Flip the calendar to this season and there are a lot of pilots to take the controls. “We need to have a full team going to be successful,” Niederreiter said after Winnipeg’s morning skate Tuesday. “The team-first mentality and