Ben Simmons has surgery to repair broken foot, no official timetable for return

We knew surgery to repair Ben Simmons broken bone in his foot — a Jones Fracture — the only question was when. That turned out to be Tuesday. Philadelphia announced Simmons had the operation and, of course, it was called successful (like every athletic surgery). The Sixers did not give a timetable for his return […]

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For the Blues, ‘no time to be sad’ about departures of Backes, Brouwer and Elliott

"They were great players and they're still good players, but they play for other teams, so we're going to play against them now," says Vladimir Tarasenko.

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Frank Vogel to play Aaron Gordon at small forward, go big for defense

There are a lot of interesting pieces in Orlando along the front line: Serge Ibaka, Nikola Vucevic, Bismack Biyombo, Aaron Gordon, Branden Dawson, and Jeff Green can play some small-ball four as well. There seems to be a lot of skill-set overlap. The question is can all those pieces fit together and turn the Magic […]

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After skipping the World Cup, Duncan Keith to make preseason debut tonight

The big question now is whether young Gustav Forsling will remain with the Blackhawks.

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Jets cut first-rounders Roslovic, Stanley from training camp

The former was the 25th overall pick in 2015, the latter the 18th overall pick this year.

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Derrick Rose to play in Knicks preseason opener Tuesday, then fly to L.A. for trial

Tuesday, the New York Knicks open their preseason in Houston. Also Tuesday, the $21.5 million civil trial alleging Derrick Rose and two associates raped a woman opens in Los Angeles. Rose will play for the Knicks Tuesday and at his trial by the time of opening statements, reports Stephan Bondy of the New York Daily News. […]

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Babcock believes this year’s Leafs are ‘way better’

"We're like a fast-climbing stock. You want to buy. Last year, you didn't want to buy."

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