In lacing up a lively history of the slam dunk, Mike Sileski digs into the social and racial implications of sports’ most ...

Your University of Kentucky Wildcats play in Nashville on Saturday after a rare midseason week of rest. Kentucky will face Vanderbilt in the Wildcats’ 80th game against the Commodores at historic ...

Since last season, tensions have festered between Butler and team president Pat Riley, who publicly lamented the five-time All-NBA selection’s inconsistent on-court availability despite having ...

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard wasted no time making an ... Leonard's speed rather than his strength that left ESPN host Pat McAfee outraged on his alternate broadcast of the game.

Heat president Pat Riley and Heat owner Micky Arison met to talk through their differences. It was a futile effort. Starving this situation of oxygen was going to work for only so long ...

After a prolonged absence and suspension following a public trade request, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is expected to return to the court tonight. How many more games will he have in Miami? That ...

If Pat Riley is going to successfully emerge from the mess he and his team find themselves in, the Miami Heat president will have to take the most difficult advice of his career: His own.

Dwyane Wade has commented on the issue between Jimmy Butler and Pat Riley, describing their conflict as tragic and detrimental to the Miami Heat's reputation. Wade blames egos and pride for the ...

He has little leverage, and in Heat president Pat Riley, Butler might've finally met his match. Under normal circumstances, a franchise-level star who can opt for free agency in six months would ...

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler reiterated to team president Pat Riley in a face-to-face meeting last week that he wants to be traded, league sources told ESPN. Butler told Riley that he will not ...

Chris Haynes: I believe he made additional comments later that day or the next. I think that’s what Pat Riley was referring to when he said something along the lines of, “If you’re not ...