Josh Peter

4 days ago | courier-journal.com | Josh Peter |Jeff Zillgitt

Former UK star, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, became the 11th player in NBA history to win the league MVP and Finals MVP in the same season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, former Kentucky basketball player and now Oklahoma City Thunder star, is commonly referred to by initials, SGA. You can also call him MVP – not only of the 2024-25 regular season but now of the 2025 NBA Finals, too.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Josh Peter

LOS ANGELES — In a simmering dispute, the Los Angeles Dodgers say Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were denied entry to the stadium grounds – while ICE says the agency was "never there."Who indisputably is here: Al Aguilar, one of many expected to gather outside the stadium hours before the Dodgers faced the San Diego Padres.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Josh Peter

Tyrese Haliburton, even with a strained right calf that raised questions about his availability for Game 6 of the NBA Finals, has managed to keep the basketball world on its heels. “If I can walk, then I want to play,” Haliburton said Monday after the calf injury he aggravated in Game 5 clearly affected him during the Indiana Pacers’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which left the Pacers trailing 3-2 in the best-of-7 series.

1 week ago | thestarpress.com | Josh Peter

The Indiana Pacers lost more than a game Monday night in a 120-109 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. They lost the narrative. At least temporarily. The Pacers have been basketball’s equivalent of Jason from the movie “Friday the 13th.’’ You can’t kill them. Sure enough, down by as many as 18 points in the first half Monday, the Pacers pulled within two points with about eight minutes left.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Josh Peter

The Indiana Pacers lost more than a game Monday night in a 120-109 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. They lost the narrative. At least temporarily. The Pacers have been basketballā€™s equivalent of Jason from the movie ā€œFriday the 13th.ā€™ā€™ You canā€™t kill them. Sure enough, down by as many as 18 points in the first half Monday, June 16, the Pacers pulled within two points with about eight minutes left. The Thunder slayed Jason, er, Indiana.