Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY

Charles Barkley blames the Warriors for Kevin Durant’s Achilles injury, and the team is at fault for letting criticism build during the NBA Finals.

Wanda Durant, the mother of two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant, posted a passionate message on Twitter early Tuesday calling out her son’s critics.

Nicole Curran, wife of Warriors owner Joseph Lacob, says Beyonce fans have been making death threats after perceived drama in Game 3 of NBA Finals.

McDonald’s restaurants in Ontario, Canada have forked over more than twomillion free french fries as part of a giveaway tied to the Toronto Raptors.

Yankees’ minor leaguer Matt Lipka has received death threats on social media after breaking up a no-hitter by bunting in the ninth inning on Tuesday.

Former ESPNombudsman Le Anne Schreiber died Friday at 73. She was first female sports editor at a major American daily newspaper for the Times.

Shaquille O’Neal has a three-part plan to rebuild his former team, and it starts with luring Golden State’s Klay Thompson to be “highest-paid Laker.”

Cedella Marley, the daughter of legend Bob Marley, played a key role in resurrectingthe Jamaican women’s soccer team and its quest to the World Cup.

The early entry withdrawal deadline for the NBA draft expired this week. While some college basketball teams got star players to return, others are losing big names. USA TODAY Sports examines the winners and losers.

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After the Fresno Grizzlies ran a video that depicted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as “an enemy of the people,” Dos Equis and Tecate beers said they would no longer sponsor the Class AAA affiliate of the Washington Nationals.

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