Nets’ international popularity turned them into NBA’s ambassadors

Nets’ international popularity turned them into NBA’s ambassadors

The Nets have gone abroad more than any team in the NBA, exporting the league to the rest of the world more than anybody else. Their globetrotting ways aren’t going to change anytime soon, with Brooklyn set to face Cleveland on Thursday at Accor Arena in Paris. “The Nets specifically are incredibly willing to play…

ByteDance in Talks With Potential Buyers to Sell Game Titles

ByteDance in Talks With Potential Buyers to Sell Game Titles

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is further scaling back its ambitions in the gaming industry and is in talks to sell game titles to several prospective buyers. Chinese media LatePost reported Monday that ByteDance’s gaming unit Nuverse is negotiating to sell games to Tencent. A Bytedance spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal Tuesday that negotiations with…

Zee Entertainment Shares Fall on Reports of Sony Calling off Merger Deal

Zee Entertainment Shares Fall on Reports of Sony Calling off Merger Deal

Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises fell sharply Tuesday after news reports that Japan’s Sony Group may call off a merger of its India operations with the former. Zee Entertainment shares fell as much as 13% and were last down 6.7% at 258.75 Indian rupees ($3.12). Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved….

Heroes, zeros from Michigan’s win vs. Washington: Donovan Edwards starred in first quarter

Heroes, zeros from Michigan’s win vs. Washington: Donovan Edwards starred in first quarter

Heroes, zeros and full blitz from Michigan’s 34-13 victory over Washington in the College Football Playoff championship game. Hero Donovan Edwards set the tone, producing touchdown runs of 41 and 46 yards that gave Michigan a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. He finished with 106 of the Wolverines’ 303 rushing yards…

Joe Douglas takes ‘ownership’ of Jets roster failures with job on line in 2024

Joe Douglas takes ‘ownership’ of Jets roster failures with job on line in 2024

Joe Douglas is 27-56 in five years as the Jets’ general manager. The team has not reached the playoffs or had a winning season. Douglas is returning for a sixth season in 2024 and it is going to be playoffs or bust for the GM. “We need to win,” Douglas said in his season-ending press…

Jim Harbaugh can ‘do whatever he wants’ as NFL decision looms after Michigan championship

Jim Harbaugh can ‘do whatever he wants’ as NFL decision looms after Michigan championship

HOUSTON — Jim Harbaugh certainly has options. A lucrative extension is on the table from Michigan. Multiple NFL teams are reportedly interested in him returning to the professional ranks. A high-powered agent by his side. After Monday night’s dominant 34-13, national championship victory over Washington at NRG Stadium, he has a decision to make. Stay…

Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko pushing pace as return to ice inches closer

Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko pushing pace as return to ice inches closer

Kaapo Kakko, still in a red non-contact jersey, was more involved in the Rangers’ morning skate Monday than he has been since he rejoined the team on the ice last week. The Finnish forward looked to be pushing the pace, which head coach Peter Laviolette confirmed by saying he had “no real restrictions.” “With regard…

Ivica Zubac continues to play a big role in the Clippers’ surging success

Ivica Zubac continues to play a big role in the Clippers’ surging success

A half-dozen media members converged around the locker of Ivica Zubac late Monday night when one exceptionally tall person joined the scrum, too, pointing his phone’s camera at the Clippers center. It was Zubac’s backup, Daniel Theis, who smiled before quickly leaving. The joke disguised the truth that the spotlight has never found Zubac more…

Taj Gibson has ‘open door’ from Tom Thibodeau to join Knicks staff after retirement

Taj Gibson has ‘open door’ from Tom Thibodeau to join Knicks staff after retirement

Taj Gibson always has been a personal favorite of Tom Thibodeau’s, and the Knicks coach said Monday there’s “an open door” with the Knicks’ coaching staff if the veteran forward decides to retire from the NBA. The 38-year-old Gibson, who rejoined the Knicks last month after injuries to centers to Mitchell Robinson and Jericho Sims,…