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Each First-Time All-Star for 2026 NBA All-Star Game and How They Got Here

Six players received All-Star honors for the first time in 2026.

Sports Illustrated

From the foul line to the fault line: Deni Avdija, Israel and the collapse of online nuance

The danger around the Portland star is that in making crucial debates into arguments about basketball, we lose sight of what is really important

The Guardian - US

Five Hypothetical Trades We’d Like to See in Men’s College Basketball

As the NBA had an active week of deals, Sports Illustrated proposes a trade deadline in the college game for teams gearing up for March Madness.

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Former Patriot Sends Threat to Tom Brady: 23 Hours or Else

Asante Samuel has promised to ‘fire up’ Tom Brady’s buttocks for saying he ‘has no dog in the fight’ in this year’s Super Bowl.

Sports Illustrated

Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages

Portland Communications, founded by Keir Starmer’s communications chief, linked to so-called black hat edits

The Guardian - UK

USA midfielder Sam Coffey in talks to join Manchester City from Portland Thorns

Manchester City are in advanced talks to sign the United States midfielder Sam Coffey from Portland Thorns, the Guardian understands

The Guardian - UK

Phoenix land Kiwi international, WSW farewell defender

Wellington have landed a Kiwi international to strengthen their defence while a Western Sydney defender has secured an overseas move.

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Compiled 2025-26 SuperWest Men’s Basketball Standings

Compiled standings of the five conferences of SuperWest teams for 2025-26: the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, and WCC

SuperWest Sports

Five Bold NBA All-Star Predictions Including LeBron James’s Historic Streak

The Suns deserve a spot, but not for who you think, plus surprising first-time participants and the surging Pistons’ chances at two spots.

Sports Illustrated

Making the Case for Six First-Time NBA All-Stars

Austin Reaves and Jamal Murray have never been named to the team, plus a handful of up-and-comers are making this season’s race tight.

Sports Illustrated

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has pleaded not guilty to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and another former NBA player

The Independent UK

Deni Avdija and the Kind of Season Nobody Expected

Some breakouts arrive quietly. Others hit you in the face. Deni Avdija’s season belongs to the second kind. You watch a Portland game now and it takes about three possessions before you realise he is not the same player people kept calling “promising” for four years. Something changed. The numbers…

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Giddey's Bulls get out of jail with buzzer-beating win

Josh Giddey's Chicago Bulls have broken the Portland Trail Blazers' hearts by snatching a one-point road win after the final siren.

AAP

‘It challenges you’: Laila Harbert on playing with boys and her journey from Arsenal to Portland

Midfielder is preparing for NWSL semi-final on her latest loan and hopes road will lead her to Gunners’ first team, she tells Suzanne Wrack

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NWSL playoffs 2025 predictions: can anyone stem the Kansas City Current?

Our panel breaks down the parity-packed season, the state of the league, the dark horses and danger teams – and why everyone is still chasing the Current

The Independent UK

How a depleted LA Lakers overcame the Portland Trail Blazers

The Lakers won their fourth straight game despite missing Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves

International Business Times UK

Lakers Injury Report: Team Burdened By Player Woes As Doncic, Reaves Stay Benched - How Long Will They Be Out?

The Lakers rest Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves due to injuries, while DeAndre Ayton and Maxi Kleber remain doubtful ahead of the Portland matchup.

AAP

Another setback for luckless Aussie NBA player

Matisse Thybulle's stop-start stint at NBA franchise Portland has hit another hurdle, with the injured Australian to be sidelined for at least a month.

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The Independent UK

Gambling probe tests the resilience that helped Chauncey Billups soar to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chauncey Billups earned a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame a year ago, recognizing his resilience and clutch play in a championship-winning NBA career

The Independent UK

NBA starts review of policies after gambling-related arrests of Rozier, Billups

The NBA has started a review to protect the integrity of the game, players, and coaches following the arrests of Miami guard Terry Rozier and Portland coach Chauncey Billups

Sports Illustrated

Why Chucky Lozano Didn’t Play for San Diego FC in MLS Cup Playoffs

Lozano has missed the last two games for San Diego FC.

Sports Illustrated

San Diego Make More Expansion History With MLS Cup Playoff Win

Baseball celebrities were out for San Diego’s first-ever MLS Cup playoffs match.

The Independent UK

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver 'deeply disturbed' by gambling arrests of Billups and Rozier

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has expressed shock over the arrests of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier on gambling-related charges

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | What to Know About the NBA Gambling Cases

The indictments have the potential to be the beginning of one of the biggest scandals in American sports.

The Sports Daily

Chauncey Billups Arrested by FBI for Illegal Poker Operation

Current Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested on October 23rd, 2025 in connection to an illegal gambling operation.

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