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LOOKING AHEAD TO THE DRAFT

JUNE 26-27 ON ESPN NETWORKS

Our latest NBA mock draft: Back and forth on team need vs. best value

Fill a need? Best player available? We played out both strategies for all 30 first-round slots in the 2024 NBA draft.

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Best handles? Best shot? The draft prospects who earn our superlatives

Best pick-and-roll finisher? Top full-court defender? We hand out superlatives for this year's class.

DAN HURLEY TURNS DOWN LAKERS

Lakers are embarrassed now, but they can recover after Hurley's rejection

The failed pursuit of Dan Hurley is embarrassing for the Lakers, but what they do next will be more important.

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SVP's One Big Thing: Hurley comes back to UConn

The UConn Huskies coach had the opportunity of a lifetime to coach.

A COPYCAT LEAGUE

Coincidence or fate? The underlying strategy the Chiefs, Niners, Ravens and Lions all employed in 2023

The Chiefs, 49ers, Ravens and Lions rode their similarities to great effect last season. Will the rest of the league catch up?

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JUAN SOTO'S FREE AGENCY

A $655 million deal?! A Yankees-Mets sweepstakes? MLB insiders predict Juan Soto's free agency

Months before a generational hitter could land a record-shattering contract, we asked MLB execs and agents to break it down.

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Will Juan Soto get more than $500M in free agency?

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NBA FINALS

GAME 3: WEDNESDAY AT 8:30 P.M. ET ON ABC

'For special occasions': Inside the lab where Luka and Kyrie create their wildest moves

Doncic's game winner on a rare righty step-back? Irving's on a 20-foot lefty hook? Those shots were no fluke. The star duo and three Mavs assistants have been in the lab all season.

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Is Game 3 biggest of Kyrie Irving's career?

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HURLEY TURNS DOWN LAKERS

Why Stephen A. was 'close to shocked' Hurley turned down Lakers

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What is the Lakers' timeline to hire a new coach?

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GET READY FOR THE U.S. OPEN

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Wyndham Clark's 2023 U.S. Open was a testament to his tireless work off the course

Defending U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark's first major win was the culmination of a journey to accepting that his golf game has no bearing on his self-worth.

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From Scottie Scheffler to everyone else: Breaking down the U.S. Open field

Will Xander Schauffele's momentum continue? Can anyone stop Scottie Scheffler? We size up the contenders.

TIGER AT THE U.S. OPEN

Tiger Woods: I feel like I have the strength to win U.S. Open

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How to bet Tiger Woods at the U.S. Open

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