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On Sunday the Minnesota Timberwolves announced that Flip Saunders, the team’s head coach, has died. Saunders, 60, had been receiving...

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Coming back from a dislocated shoulder suffered in the first round of last season’s playoffs, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love took his training

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Listen as Kevin Love discusses the Star Wars trailer, the state of the Cavs and how his offseason training made him feel like Superman.

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Watch Episode Two of Kevin Love's Singular Focus series, documenting his training and shoulder rehabilitation ahead of the 2015-2016 NBA season.

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Watch Episode One of Kevin Love's Singular Focus series, documenting his training and shoulder rehabilitation ahead of the 2015-2016 NBA season.

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Glazed. Chocolate. Bear claws. Rainbow sprinkles. Every morning, you’d see me coming to school with the old-school pink boxes.

Arron Afflalo

Watch a trailer for Kevin Love's Singular Focus series, documenting his training and shoulder rehabilitation ahead of the 2015-2016 NBA season.

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Of course, there’s a lot more to MMA than first meets the eye.

Spencer Dinwiddie

Former NBA forward and two-time NBA champion Lamar Odom was reportedly rushed to a Nevada-area hospital Tuesday and is said to be in critical condition. His tea

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Listen as Jalen Rose talks about his new book, gives a little 2015-16 NBA preview and discusses his relationship with Lamar Odom,...

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Spending time alone can be both therapeutic and traumatic. But it all depends on context.

Caron Butler

We need more leaders. Not “captain of the football team” leaders. True leaders. We need more kids who are willing to stand up for what’s right.

Despite elimination from the WNBA playoffs, the New York Liberty achievement still burns bright.

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It seemed fated that Liberty University graduate Avery Warley-Talbert would find her professional home with the WNBA's New York Liberty.

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Let’s start with some practical information — stuff that may not have been mentioned at the NBA rookie symposium.

Dorell Wright

From the Garden State to the Garden, Essence Carson's grit and ever-cool have anchored the New York Liberty since she was drafted No. 7 overall in 2008

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As director of player performance for the New York Liberty, Laura Ramus is the healing hands, the motivating voice, the trusted confidant and "the selfless glue

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No more games. It's playoff time. After losing a double-overtime heartbreaker in Game 1 of the their first-round series against the...

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Let’s be real: It ain’t a highlight reel until someone’s ankles get broken.

Isaiah Thomas

From embattled Brooklyn to the glory of the Garden, Epiphanny Prince is New York.

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