Day: August 10, 2018

With New Union, Euroleague Players Finally on Track for NBA-Style RightsWith New Union, Euroleague Players Finally on Track for NBA-Style Rights

Page No. 329 of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement details the good life. Section 1 stipulates that, when teams travel, they must make the following arrangements for their players: “(i) To have their baggage picked up by porters; (ii) To have them stay in first-class hotels; and (iii)

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Who will be the NBA’s best and worst big additions?Who will be the NBA’s best and worst big additions?

We asked the ESPN Forecast panel to rank its top three choices for 2018-19’s best and worst newcomers, featuring LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Jabari Parker, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard. Here are the results: 1. LeBron James Total points: 161 First-place votes: 93.9 percent L.A. received a three-year

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Troy Aikman counters backlash to Cowboys QB Dak Prescott’s national anthem commentsTroy Aikman counters backlash to Cowboys QB Dak Prescott’s national anthem comments

ARLINGTON — Troy Aikman wasn’t answering questions about the national anthem, protests and racial injustice while quarterbacking Cowboys Super Bowl teams in the ’90s. But in today’s NFL, Dak Prescott doesn’t have the luxury of avoiding the political topics. The issues resurfaced at training camp after Jerry Jones said he expects all Cowboys standing, “toe on the line.” It’s neither an easy debate nor one going away any time soon, Aikman said Thursday from the opening of his restaurant Troy’s at Texas Live. “As far as how you resolve this anthem issue, people a lot smarter than me have not been able to figure that out,” said Aikman, Fox’s lead NFL color analyst. “I don’t know, I’m not sure we’ve

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