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Charles Barkley is coming off his best celebrity golf performance ever but remains the biggest long shot in the field to win this week's American Century Championship at South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Barkley's odds? 7,500-1 at Caesars Sportsbook. Those odds have enticed a select few bettors to invest in the Basketball Hall of Famer with the unusual swing. He finished in a career-best 58th place at last year's tournament. The sportsbook set the over/under on Barkley's finishing position at 65.5 this week. "We have seen a handful of tickets on Barkley to win it all, but we may see those tickets on eBay soon," Anthony Salleroli, lead golf oddsmaker for Caesars Sportsbook, joked in an email to ESPN.
The 2025 Portland Trail Blazers summer league team will be led by some familiar faces, as well as two rookies, when play begins July 11. Leading the Blazers into the 2025 NBA Summer League session in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be rookie center Yang Hansen, whom the Blazers acquired the draft rights to during the June 25 NBA draft. Center Donovan Clingan, last year’s No. 7 pick, is not on the roster.
Duane Rankin: Louisville guard Reyne Smith had solid pre-draft workout with Phoenix Suns yesterday. A 6-2 guard, Smith shot 37.94% from 3 (107-of-282). Michigan big Danny Wolf, Alabama forward Grant Nelson, Missouri guard Caleb Grill and Nevada wing Kobe Sanders have made visits. #Suns pic.x.com/M97Lv7yknZ
Dalton Johnson: These three players will be part of the Warriors’ pre-draft workout tomorrow: Johni Broome (PF/C, Auburn), Kobe Sanders (SG, Nevada), Kam Jones (G, Marquette)
"Betting on professional sports is currently illegal in most of the United States outside of Nevada. I believe we need a different approach." The upcoming 10th anniversary of NBA commissioner Adam Silver typing those two sentences is significant because those words were part of a movement that changed the sports landscape and brought betting on games -- a controversial issue for decades -- mainstream. Those two sentences were the start of an op-ed piece that carried Silver's byline in The New York Times, first appearing on the newspaper's website on Nov. 13, 2014, and in the print edition the following day. He wrote the piece himself, not even sure when he started where it was going.
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Former G League player Chance Comanche, who was charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found near Las Vegas, had his trial date set for March 10, 2025, at a hearing on Wednesday morning. Comanche appeared in front of Judge Michelle Leavitt of Clark County, Nevada's 8th Judicial District Court.
“We were so laser focused on how to help create a pathway,” Abdur-Rahim told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday over the phone from Henderson, Nevada, where the former 12-year NBA veteran was on hand with Ignite's staff for the final days of their final season. “We thought if kids wanted to be professionals [before entering the NBA], we felt we could have a place. We wanted to help solve a problem.”
Moments into Dumont’s 30-minute interview with The News, it became clear the Mavericks aren’t merely a portfolio addition to the Adelson-Dumont empire, but, rather, the realization of a decadelong passion to buy an NBA franchise. How passionate? Dumont said his Nevada household is now “electric” with Mavericks fandom. Exhibit A is the night of Jan. 26, when he, wife Sivan and their children gathered to watch a seemingly ordinary Mavericks game in Atlanta. “When Luka scored 73,” Dumont said with a laugh, “I thought our house might fall down, with everyone screaming so loud.”
Luke Babbitt’s basketball journey completes a circle—evolving from a former player at Nevada to an impressive 8-season NBA career. The now family man, has found more consistency in two years as head coach for the Bishop Manogue Miners, sharing his skills to inspire the younger generation. “Their knowledge, hunger, and motivation make it really enjoyable. They love hearing stories of players I’ve been with and my experiences. It’s a lot of fun,” Babbitt said.
A prosecutor said Tuesday that separate murder, kidnapping and conspiracy cases will be combined so a former NBA developmental league player and his ex-girlfriend can be tried together in the killing of a woman whose body was found last month in southern Nevada. Chance Comanche, 27, a Los Angeles native who played for the Stockton Kings before his Dec. 15 arrest in Sacramento, California, made an initial court appearance Tuesday. He stood in shackles and responded, "Yes, ma'am," to a judge's questions about whether he understood the charges against him.
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A former NBA developmental league player accused with his ex-girlfriend of killing a woman whose body was found last month in southern Nevada is due to face a Las Vegas judge on Tuesday following his transfer in custody from a jail in Sacramento, California. Chance Comanche, 27, who played for the Stockton Kings before his Dec. 15 arrest in Sacramento, arrived Sunday at the Clark County Detention Center and is due for an initial appearance, jail and court records showed.
Chris Haynes: Human remains of Marayna Rodgers were found in the desert of Henderson, Nevada. Former Kings G-League player Chance Commanche and girlfriend Sakari Harnden are being charged with kidnapping and murder. pic.twitter.com/hXn3ok9PnG
Human remains of Marayna Rodgers were found in the desert of Henderson, Nevada. Former Kings G-League player Chance Commanche and girlfriend Sakari Harnden are being charged with kidnapping and murder. pic.twitter.com/hXn3ok9PnG
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) December 17, 2023
Examples of the alleged fraudulent medical procedures included Davis and another player receiving crowns on the same six teeth on the same day, and Davis receiving crowns on eight teeth in Beverly Hills though he was in Nevada. Bynum, meanwhile, was accused of receiving about $182,000 on a fraudulent claim related to a chiropractic office in Encino, California, and paying Williams a $30,000 kickback.
Jalen Wilson turned in a strong performance in the NBA Summer League on the court and off of it after five games with the Brooklyn Nets in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilson averaged 17.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and one steal on 45.8% shooting from 3-point range. He scored in double figures in each game and wrapped up his stay with his best effort on Sunday: 22 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Thanks to his play on the court, he was able to raise some money off it. The 51st pick teamed up with Wilson Sporting Goods to raise money for the local YMCAs in Brooklyn. Together, they agreed to pledge $100 per point and $50 per assist that Wilson recorded in Las Vegas. After finishing with 88 points and 13 assists, a total of $9,450 was raised.
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