Could NBA's Age Limit Increase To 20?
New commissioner Adam Silver reportedly is focused on revamping the minimum age limit for entering the draft.
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New commissioner Adam Silver reportedly is focused on revamping the minimum age limit for entering the draft.
NBA commissioner David Stern will retire on Feb. 1, 2014, the league said Thursday.
The NBA players have rejected the league's latest offer and are beginning the process to disband the union.
As it seems more and more likely the players will not take the owners' recent 50-50 revenue split, the likelihood of there being a season will continue to drop, but that doesn't mean the ball will stop bouncing for LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, and others.
LeBron James might be a load to handle on the court, but in the NBA labor quagmire he's got nothing on a swamp turtle named Pogo, a comic pages pundit with a labor lesson for LeBron and the NBA players. "We have met the enemy, and the enemy is us," said Pogo, the resident sage of cartoonist Walt Kelly's Okefenokee Swamp.
Wednesday will be the league's D-Day, according to commissioner David Stern.
Searching for progress to end the NBA lockout, owners and players held another lengthy bargaining session Wednesday despite the departure of Commissioner David Stern.
NBA owners apparently weren't bluffing when they said they wanted competitive balance just as much as a chance to profit.
Derek Fisher emerged from a meeting with NBA officials and, as he as all summer, reported no breakthrough on a new labor deal.
NBA owners and players have finished meeting in small groups and will return Tuesday for what union president Derek Fisher says will likely be a "a very huge day" in the labor lockout.
With exactly one month until the season is scheduled to start, NBA owners and players are meeting for a second straight day in hopes of ending the lockout.
The NBA will have its last chance to avoid a work stoppage as the collective bargaining agreement is set to expire at midnight. The two sides will meet on Thursday, and are seemingly nowhere close to a deal.
Commissioner David Stern hopes the NBA does not follow the NFL's lead and keeps its labor dispute with the union out of the courts.
The future of NBA games in Europe might hinge, in large part, on the success of this weekend's regular season game
The NBA has to be taking notes while watching the NFL's labor negotiations. The NFL is less than a month from expiration of their CBA and shows no signs of reaching a deal before then, but the NBA is being more proactive.
As Chicago police continue to search for who shot Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman, her family visited the Rogers Park pier where she was killed.
CTA is suing the federal government over $2.1 billion in funding for the Red Line Extension project paused by President Trump.
An investment baking analyst in Chicago and an Indiana University student were both killed in a hit-and-run in Miami Beach by a suspected drunk driver.
The city of Elgin has fired a police officer over social media posts he made about immigration enforcement in last fall.
Chicago police are warning residents after a string of business burglaries in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood.
The first Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region.
More Democrats are openly running on faith, as progressive clergy and other religious candidates push back on the idea that Christianity belongs to the right.
The Trump administration argued that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against Jewish and Israeli students, in violation of federal civil rights law.
Mayor Brandon Johnson has fired Garien Gatewood, his first deputy mayor for public safety, a position Johnson created just days after taking office in 2023.
Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
Tenants at a South Loop luxury high-rise that has been plagued with problems like broken elevators are vowing to fight five-day eviction notices.
It's become an annual March Madness tradition at CBS Chicago, pitting our city's best eateries in direct competition in a foodie bracket challenge. We did pizza, we've done Italian beef, we've done Chicago dogs. This year, we're taking flight with wings.
For Cook County residents hoping to lower their property tax bills, applications are open for exemptions.
Officials in the north Chicago suburb of Wilmette issued a warning Tuesday about scammers who are impersonating representatives of village departments.
The war with Iran is causing gas prices to surge, with motorists in Chicago and around the country guaranteed to feel the impact at the pump Monday morning.
A new Iowa law bans local nondiscrimination protections on the basis of gender identity after the state became the first in the U.S. to roll back its civil rights code last year.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a $1.5 billion investment from biotherapeutics company CSL for a new plasma therapy manufacturing plant in Kanakee.
When a doctor was told there was no cure for his daughter's condition, he was motivated to transform not only her health, but the lives of thousands of others.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
Hundreds of workers were locked out of the BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, on Thursday after contract negotiations failed to produce a deal ahead of a midnight deadline.
The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries have suffered a setback as they try to reshape the midterm elections and establish themselves as power players in American politics.
Wednesday marked the last day to help celebrate Lou Malnati's pizzeria's 55th birthday with a special deal.
Despite a rash of restaurant closures, veterans of the plant-based food business pushed back against prophecies of doom — and in one case argued that such closures notwithstanding, plant-based eating is only growing.
Two popular Chicago craft breweries – Half Acre Beer Co. and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery – announced on Tuesday they are merging to create a new "premier Chicago beverage company."
Chuck Norris' family said his death at 86 was sudden, but did not share any details on the cause.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
Acclaimed Chicago bar and music venue The Hideout has been sold to a performer and former employee, but the owners said it will carry on as the same beloved place that visitors have always known.
Afroman spoke to CBS News after he won the case, which tested the limits of parody and the license artists can take in social commentary directed at public figures.
The late Sister Jean has been honored with T-shirts, socks, and bobbleheads — and now her spirit lives on with a new documentary.
President Trump said Friday in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. is “getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East with respect to the Terrorist Regime of Iran,” even as more troops head to the region. Earlier on Friday, the president declared that most of Iran's leadership is gone.
Chuck Norris, the martial artist and actor best known for starring in "Walker Texas Ranger" has died at the age of 86, his family confirmed.
With less than a week away from Chicago baseball, check out the new foods you can get at Wrigley Field
Mild but cooler near the lake Friday, with highs in the upper 60s.
"The Wiz" is coming to the Netherlander Theatre from March 31 through April 5.
As Chicago police continue to search for who shot Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman, her family visited the Rogers Park pier where she was killed.
CTA is suing the federal government over $2.1 billion in funding for the Red Line Extension project paused by President Trump.
Police in Barcelona said the death of Jimmy Gracey, a University of Alabama student from Illinois who went missing on vacation, was likely an accident.
The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled state law does not shield companies from having to pay employees for time spent completing required pre- and post-work activities.
An investment baking analyst in Chicago and an Indiana University student were both killed in a hit-and-run in Miami Beach by a suspected drunk driver.
United Steel Workers union representatives said that some workers had already had their access cards deactivated.
Have you ever walked into a business with no employees? You may soon; autonomous businesses are becoming more popular.
Streets were left pooled with rainwater, and homes flooded after Sunday night's storms. Residents say there is one clear solution
Attorneys for the family of a woman killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase in 2017 say officers involved failed to activate their body cameras or turned them off during the pursuit.
A new specialized unit is being created to prosecute domestic violence homicides in Cook County, as these killings surged 15% last year, even as overall violent crime declined across Chicago.
David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Illinois dominated No. 14 seed Penn 105-70 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Connor Bedard scored a goal and defenseman Alex Vlasic made a game-saving stop as time ran out as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 to snap the NHL's longest active point streak for one team against another.
James Harden scored 36, Evan Mobley added 26 points and 14 rebounds and Cleveland hung on to beat the Chicago Bulls 115-110 even though Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell missed the game because of a bruised left eye.
The sluggish Bulls shot 38.5% in the first half and committed 11 turnovers, leading to 20 points for the Raptors.
It's the Illini's sixth tournament appearance under head coach Brad Underwood, but for the first time in program history, the Illini are led by a freshman all-American.
A man was charged Thursday after a long police chase that alternated between high and low speeds on interstates through Chicago's north suburbs the day before.
The man who attacked a synagogue in Michigan last week sent a photo of himself with the AR-style rifle he had during the attack to a family member in Lebanon, according to a U.S. official.
A man from Chicago's northwest suburbs stood charged Tuesday with leaving the scene of a crash and driving drunk, after authorities said he hit a pedestrian overnight near Barrington, Illinois.
A man stood charged Tuesday in two separate shootings that wounded a Chicago police sergeant and a 63-year-old woman in the Pullman and Roseland neighborhoods this past weekend.
Jurors delivered their verdict Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband and later publishing a children's book about grief.
