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Yahoo Sports Teams playing on All-Madden difficulty (and why) with Keegan Abdoo | The Exempt List Charles McDonald is joined by Next Gen Stats’ Keegan Abdoo to break down why some teams look like they’re playing on All-Madden difficulty through three weeks of the NFL season. But first, the duo jump around the funniest stories

Marc J. Spears Sep 25, 2023, 06:30 PM ET The Toronto Raptors enter the week as the front-runners to trade for Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, two high-ranking NBA team executives told ESPN’s Andscape. While the Raptors have had recent conversations with the Blazers about Lillard, no pact was close to being imminent as

Joel Embiid Joel Embiid has a choice: He can play in the Paris Olympics next summer for France, the United States, or Cameroon (which earned its way into a qualifying tournament next summer; France and the USA are already in). He will have to make that decision sooner rather than later, with the president of

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 21, 2023, 12:34 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton has heard the comments Giannis Antetokounmpo has made over the past several weeks. But unlike the rest of the NBA universe, which has been caught off-guard by Antetokounmpo’s open acknowledgement of uncertainty about his future, Middleton said it was simply an extension

NBA training camps are around the corner, and Damian Lillard is still a Trail Blazer. (Photo by Amanda Loman/Getty Images) With the final days of September leading toward training camp across the NBA, the Portland Trail Blazers have increased conversations with rival front offices this week in an effort to conceive the greatest possible return

Giannis Antetokounmpo has very different fantasy values depending on your format. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) The 2023-24 NBA season is right around the corner, and it’s time to start prepping for your fantasy basketball drafts! It’s never too early to get a jump on your competition and to help you do so, I’ve dropped

Few centers can provide the fantasy production Nikola Jokić does. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) The 2023-24 NBA season is right around the corner, and it’s time to start prepping for your fantasy basketball drafts! It’s never too early to get a jump on your competition. I’m closing out my positional tiers series with

NBA Insiders Sep 21, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo becomes eligible to sign a contract extension on Friday, his first chance to recommit to the franchise since he signed a supermax extension before the 2020-21 season. Antetokounmpo still has two years remaining on his contract, plus a player option for a

Yahoo Sports One stat to know for every team in Week 3 + reaction to latest RB moves ‘Stat Nerd Thursday’ is back for another episode! Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don give you one stat you need to know for all 32 NFL teams heading into Week 3. The two also react to the

Jayson Tatum is a top fantasy option at small forward. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) The 2023-24 NBA season is right around the corner, and it’s time to start prepping for your fantasy basketball drafts! It’s never too early to get a jump on your competition, and to kick things off, I’m dropping my positional

Andrew Lopez Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Sep 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The San Antonio Spurs have been here before. In 1987, after finishing 28-54, they won the draft lottery and the right

Fantasy managers haven’t been able to utilize Zion Williamson in a few seasons. (Photo by Loren Elliott/Getty Images) Special to Yahoo Sports A handful of NBA superstar players missed most of the 2022-23 season due to serious injuries, but those aren’t the only injuries fantasy managers should be monitoring ahead of their upcoming drafts. Let’s

The 2023-24 NBA season is right around the corner, and it’s time to start prepping for your fantasy basketball drafts! It’s never too early to get a jump on your competition. To kick things off, I’m dropping my positional tiers series — starting with the point guards. Note: only some players will have analysis when

Cleveland Cavaliers Introduce Donovan Mitchell Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations and lead decision maker Kobe Altman was arrested Friday night and charged with OVI (operating a vehicle while intoxicated), according to the Ohio State High State Highway Patrol. Troopers in Cleveland pulled over Altman for a traffic lane violation, the officers saw signs of impairment

Sep 16, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman was arrested Friday night and charged with operating a vehicle while impaired. Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers stopped Altman just before 9 p.m. in Cleveland. He was charged with “committing a marked lanes violation and OVI.” “Troopers initiated a traffic stop

Cleveland Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman was arrested Friday night. He was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired and committing a marked lanes violation, according to a report from Fox8. Ohio State Highway Patrol said Altman was stopped by officers for the traffic violation just before 9 p.m., per the report. Officers

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 15, 2023, 10:06 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. LOS ANGELES — Jarred Vanderbilt has agreed to a four-year, $48 million extension with the Lakers,