• Yahoo Sports

    Zion Williamson and the Pelicans are finally having fun: 'We play for each other'

    After the team embarrassed itself earlier in the season, the Pelicans have found an identity and worked their way into the championship conversation.

  • The Canadian Press

    Hornets shut down LaMelo Ball for the remainder of the season with ankle injury

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets are shutting down guard LaMelo Ball for the season. Ball has not played since Jan. 27 for the Hornets (18-54), who've been eliminated from postseason competition. Charlotte has missed the playoffs in eight straight seasons, the longest drought in the NBA. The 22-year-old Ball, who signed a five-year max contract extension in July, has had repeated problems with ankle injuries since coming into the league and has played in just 58 games over the last t

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    Timberwolves, Lynx 'no longer for sale' as deal with Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore falls through

    Rodriguez and Lore were seeking to acquire an additional 40% stake to take over the majority share of the Timberwolves and Lynx.

  • The Canadian Press

    Canadian rower looking forward to third outing for Oxford in historic Boat Race

    Having rowed in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race twice already, Canadian Julia Lindsay knows what to expect Saturday in the 78th edition of the women's race. The gruelling 6.8-kilometre course between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames in southwest London comes with a lot of pain for the competitors. But Lindsay also sees a chance for Oxford to end Cambridge’s six-race win streak. The 27-year-old from North Vancouver cites a new attitude and the fact that six of the Oxford crew are veterans o