After 16 seasons, Scott Gomez calls it a career

"The goal, the day I left here, was I always wanted to make Alaska proud. That's my state. That's my people.''

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Cavaliers haven’t heard from Mo Williams on potential retirement, considered waiving him before stretch deadline

Mo Williams is reportedly considering retirement. Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com: The front office has heard the same thing, on numerous occasions, just not from the player. The Cavs weighed waiving Williams now — influenced by the appearance that he doesn’t seem to intend on playing — and having his salary spread out over three years […]

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51Q: How big a next step forward can the Detroit Pistons take?

We continue PBT’s 2016-17 NBA preview series, 51 Questions. Between now and the start of the NBA season we will tackle 51 questions we cannot wait to see answered during the upcoming NBA season. We will delve into one almost every day between now and the start of the season (we’re taking some weekends off). […]

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Injury forces Henrik Zetterberg out of the World Cup

He'll be replaced by Mikael Backlund.

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Lakers let stretch deadline pass on Nick Young

The Lakers are reportedly willing to waive Nick Young if they can’t trade him. They just didn’t do it yesterday. The Lakers let the Aug. 31 deadline to stretch a player’s 2016-17 salary pass with Young still on the roster. He’ll count $5,443,918 against the cap this season. This was the wise move, because the […]

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Battery case against DeJuan Blair dropped

Former Spurs, Mavericks and Wizards player DeJuan Blair was cited for misdemeanor battery against a woman in July. TMZ: But according to Clark County court records, prosecutors decided not to move forward with criminal charges — and dropped the case against the 27-year-old. We spoke to the alleged victim who tells us she was unaware […]

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Excited Lakers provide early look at new training center

After Kobe Bryant's retirement and the worst season in team history, the Los Angeles Lakers' quest to rebuild a championship franchise is finally beginning in earnest.

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