Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill reacts to the blockbuster deal that sends the big man from Minnesota to the Big Apple — in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first round pick — and what it means for the race for Eastern Conference supremacy. View more Video Transcript The New York Knicks are going all in …

With Mitchell Robinson (ankle) expected to be sidelined until December of January and Isaiah Hartenstein now a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the New York Knicks were headed into training camp in a bad spot regarding post depth. That changed on Friday night, as it was reported that New York will acquire Karl-Anthony Towns from the Timberwolves. In exchange …

Karl-Anthony Towns is one of the league’s best-shooting big men. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) The New York Knicks decided one blockbuster move wasn’t enough during their offseason, and perhaps they had one Villanova player too many days before training camp opened. And after all, what would the NBA be without a team attempting to shatter the Earth with a …

Top-ranked Gonzaga is picking up steam and looks for its 20th straight win dating back to last season when it visits San Diego in West Coast Conference play on Thursday night. The Bulldogs (15-0, 6-0 WCC) have won nine games this season by 20 or more points, including eight of their past 11. It figures to add to that rout …

In the second half of last season, Terance Mann showed the Clippers how valuable he can be as a versatile role player. Friday, the Clippers rewarded him for it. Mann and the Clippers agreed to a three-year, $47 million contract extension, a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by Clippers reporters. That’s starter money for …

The Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team is down one post player as 6-foot-9, 240-pound freshman Tyler McKinley has been on crutches and is out indefinitely with a knee injury. Just last week on a podcast with CBS insider Jon Rothstein, Bearcats coach Wes Miller mentioned McKinley as a freshman who could be a possible contributor. “Tyler Betsey and Tyler McKinley …

Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks is a massive move for the Eastern Conference. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) The New York Knicks dropped a bombshell Friday night with a trade for Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns. The All-Star big man was acquired in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round pick via the Detroit Pistons, according to The …

The Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team is down one post player as 6-foot-9, 240-pound freshman Tyler McKinley has been on crutches and is out indefinitely with a knee injury. Just last week on a podcast with CBS insider Jon Rothstein, Bearcats coach Wes Miller mentioned McKinley as a freshman who could be a possible contributor. “Tyler Betsey and Tyler McKinley …

The Knicks have made a blockbuster deal with the Timberwolves on Friday that will bring Karl-Anthony Towns to Madison Square Garden. According to SNY’s Ian Begley, the Knicks are sending All-Star forward Julius Randle to Minnesota in the deal. The Pistons, Hawks and Heat were among the other teams the Knicks have had trade talks with involving Randle, per Begley. …

The president of the NCAA lashed out at “evidence of dysfunction in today’s NIL environment” while reiterating his desire to see Congress create national guidelines to shape so-called name, image and likeness endorsement deals that are reshaping college sports. Charlie Baker’s social media posting came Friday, wrapping up a week in which UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka made headlines by abruptly …

Lakers logo The Lakers have hired Dr. Vanessa Brooks as their head athletic trainer, people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly on the matter told The Times. The position on the Lakers’ medical staff had been open after Roger Sancho left the organization to take a job with the Phoenix Suns. Brooks worked with the Oklahoma …

Clippers guard Terance Mann steals the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves in March. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Clippers swingman Terance Mann has agreed to a three-year, $47-million extension with the only NBA team he has ever played on, one of his agents, Aaron Mintz of CAA, confirmed to The Times on Friday. Mann, 27, had one year left …

Grand Canyon’s men’s basketball team undoubtedly will miss what Gabe McGlothan brought on and off the court. But with five of the team’s top scorers back, and newcomers, most notably power forward JaKobe Coles, in the mix, the Lopes are looking to make this season even more historic than last season, when they won 30 games for the first time …

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Toronto Raptors fall to the San Antonio Spurs 122-99 Devin Vassell missed the final eight games of San Antonio’s regular season due to a stress reaction in the third metatarsal head in his right foot. This injury ultimately required surgery to repair. Vassell is not done recovering from that surgery and will miss training camp and the start of the …

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