The NBA draft lottery is one of the most consequential days of the NBA calendar. Every year, the bottom quarter of the league looks forward to the day when the league draws ping-pong balls, from behind closed doors, to determine the draft order. After a long season of losing, and perhaps some tanking, the teams’ … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Welcome to another primary day! Steve Kornacki lays out … Read more
About a week and a half ago, Anthony Edwards landed awkwardly during a game, his left knee buckling as his foot hit the ground. Edwards had to be helped off the court, and the official diagnosis was a bone bruise and hyperextension of the knee. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Jane C. Timm takes stock of … Read more
Round 1 of the NBA playoffs culminated with three Game 7s over the weekend. Joel Embiid scored 34 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a big win over the Boston Celtics, completing a comeback after being down 3-1 in the series. Our Rohan Nadkarni breaks down all the Game 7s below. Subscribe to read … Read more
Clear your schedule, and get your mint julep ready. The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow! Of the 151 iterations of the race, NBC Sports’ Tim Layden has covered 22. He explains why the Derby is both the most consistent — and unpredictable — of all sporting events. Also, our numbers guy Steve Kornacki analyzed the Derby … Read more
After falling behind the Los Angeles Lakers 3-0, the Houston Rockets have now won two games to force a Game 6. Are the Rockets delaying the inevitable? Or is this the start of an epic comeback? The same could be said of the Detroit Pistons, who forced a Game 6 in their series against the … Read more
Less than 20% of the way into the MLB season, two high-profile teams have fired their managers. The Boston Red Sox, in last place in the American League East, let go of Alex Cora, and then the Philadelphia Phillies axed Rob Thomson. The Phillies are tied with the New York Mets for last in the … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Alexandra Marquez dives into the latest … Read more
Last night, round 1 of the NFL draft was full of twists, turns and surprises. Our team recapped them all here. But the biggest one involved a phone call. Or technically, two phone calls. When one team thought they were drafting a player, only for another team to swoop in. We’ll explain. Subscribe to read … Read more