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The Philadelphia 76ers have been without star big man Joel Embiid for the past 12 games as he’s been dealing with a right oblique injury, although Embiid could be progressing towards a return to the lineup. Prior to the 76ers’ game against the the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, head coach Nick Nurse acknowledged that […]

When the 2026-27 season begins, the St. Mary’s Gaels will have a new face at the helm as head coach, sort of. With longtime coach Randy Bennett departing the program for Arizona State, St. Mary’s has zeroed in on Mickey McConnell, one of Bennett’s assistants, as the team’s new head coach, as per Jeff Borzello […]

After thrilling plays and highlights, social media usually lights up with sayings of , ‘Hang it in the Louvre,’ a reference to the famed Paris, France art museum that houses such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa. Following Dylan Darling’s buzzer beater against Kansas, a shot that sent the St. John’s Red Storm to the Sweet […]

The 2026 NBA Draft is still a few months away, but there’s already a general sense of how the first round of the draft might shake up. One projected first-round pick, Mexico’s Karim Lopez, who is currently playing in the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia, recently announced his intentions to enter the upcoming NBA […]

After surviving a brief scare against Siena in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the Duke Blue Devils rolled past TCU to earn a spot in the Sweet 16 of March Madness. Former Duke head coach Mike ‘Coach K’ Krzyzewski knows a thing or two about advancing in March Madness, but he’s not quite […]

The No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes upset the No. 1 seed Florida Gators in dramatic fashion following Hawkeyes forward Alvaro Folgueiras knocking down a shot in the clutch to seal the team’s trip to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. And if you ask Folgueiras himself, there was no doubt in his mind of […]

The Virginia Cavaliers had a disappointing end to their season over the weekend following their 79-72 loss to Tennessee in the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. The outcome was not without a little controversy, however. Late in the game, with a little under 30 seconds to go, a controversial call was made, involving […]

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls won their opening round matchup of the NCAA Tournament against Princeton, and helping lead the way was sophomore guard Jadyn Wooten. Wooten dropped 18 points off the bench, the second-highest individual point total for the Cowgirls behind Achol Akot’s 28 points. That’s been a regular occurrence for Oklahoma State this season. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have a big test coming up on Monday against the Eastern Conference leading Detroit Pistons, and they will have Luka Doncic in the lineup as his 16th technical was rescinded by the NBA. But the Lakers might be short-handed elsewhere as key players in Marcus Smart and Rui Hachimura popped up […]

The Purdue Boilermakers suffered scare during their round of 32 win against Miami on Sunday when sophomore guard CJ Cox was forced to exit the game due to injury. Cox ultimately did not return to the game, and Purdue was able to grab the win albeit being sidelined. But following the game, CJ Cox expressed […]

The Purdue Boilermakers are heading to the Sweet 16 of March Madness following their NCAA Tournament win in the round of 32 against Miami (FL). The Boliermakers defeated the Hurricanes, 79-69, to earn the program’s 3rd-straight appearance in the Sweet 16. Purdue will now face off against Texas in the next round of the NCAA […]

Saturday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards erupted into fireworks as tensions flared and a fight broke out between the two teams that eventually involved Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell and Wizards wing Justin Champagnie. Both players were ultimately ejected from the game, and on Sunday, the NBA handed down one-game suspensions to […]

In today’s day and age of college basketball, Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo is an old school coach. Part of a disappearing generation of college coaches who helped pave the way for today’s generation. Tom Izzo recently led Michigan State to the Sweet 16 after the team’s win against Louisville, and following the […]

The Vanderbilt Commodores were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in heartbreaking fashion as Tyler Tanner’s last second shot from half-court just rimmed out, giving Nebraska a 74-72 win. Tyler Tanner’s half-court shot looked dead on, that following Vanderbilt’s loss to Nebraska, most people thought the heave was going down, including Tanner himself. “Yeah,” Tanner said. […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels saw their season end in disappointing fashion following their 82-78 loss in overtime to VCU in the opening round of March Madness. It was the second straight season that North Carolina has been eliminated in the round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament, and the loss has put head coach […]

The Los Angeles Lakers escaped with a 105-104 win against the Orlando Magic, courtesy of a Luke Kennard game-winning 3-point shot. But the game might have cost them as they travel to face off against the Detroit Pistons on Monday. Luka Doncic picked up his 16th technical foul of the season, triggering an automatic suspension, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James added another major milestone to his already illustrious career when he surpassed former Boston Celtics star Robert Parrish for the most number of regular season games played. The historic mark came during the Lakers’ game against the Orlando Magic on Saturday, the fourth of a six-game road trip the […]

The Boston Celtics host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, and they’re hoping that star wing Jaylen Brown will be available and off the team’s injury report. Jaylen Brown did appear on the Celtics’ injury report ahead of their game against the Timberwolves, the team announced on Saturday, but he was listed as probable. The Celtics […]

The Michigan State Spartans advanced to the Sweet 16 on Saturday after defeating Louisville, 77-69, in the round of 32. It was star point guard Jeremy Fears who helped lead the way for Michigan State as they punched their ticket to the next round of the NCAA Tournament, and he dropped in one of the […]

The UConn Huskies cruised to a win, 90-52, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the University of Texas San Antonio, and in the process, star sophomore Sarah Strong made program history. Sarah Strong became the first player in UConn history to have at least 600 points and 100 steals in a single […]

The opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament have already gotten underway, with a few impressive performances so far from teams looking to make it to the Final Four of March Madness. For former NBA star turned media personality Charles Barkley, one of those impressive performances came from the Michigan Wolverines, so much so that he’s […]

The Detroit Pistons host the Golden State Warriors on Friday, and All-Star big man Jalen Duren is listed as questionable on the injury report. Duren is dealing with right ankle soreness, although he has not missed a game recently. LJ Cryer is on the injury report for the Warriors as probable as he works through […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide were dealt a major blow heading into the NCAA Tournament following the arrest of junior guard Aden Holloway. Holloway is away from the team pending the arrest and the ongoing investigation. Alabama was set to tip-off the NCAA Tournament in the round of 64 against Hofstra without Holloway, and head coach […]

It’s been over two decades, since 2001, that the Hofstra Pride have made the NCAA Tournament and participated in March Madness. With alumni Speedy Claxton at the helm as head coach, Hofstra is back in March Madness, their reward being a showdown against No. 4 seed Alabama. Prior to Hofstra’s round of 64 games against […]

The 2026 WNBA season is a go following an agreement that was reached on a new CBA this week. At the forefront of the negotiations were issues such as revenue sharing and player housing. Another topic that was addressed in the new CBA was chartered flights for all teams, something that will be made official, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ win streak hit eight games following their 134-126 win against the Miami Heat on Thursday. The Lakers also improved to 3-0 on their current road trip, and the win was capped off by a 60-point explosion from Luka Doncic. But amid Doncic’s big game, LeBron James put his mark on the […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been without Michael Porter Jr. for the past four games, and now they’re going to be without him for a little while longer as he continues to deal with a hamstring injury. Michael Porter Jr. will be sidelined for the next two to three weeks after an MRI confirmed a left […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions zeroed in on a new head coach with the hiring of former player Tanisha Wright, the team announced on Thursday. Wright was previously coaching in the WNBA with the Atlanta Dream, and now she is tasked with transforming a Penn State program that has missed the NCAA Tournament in 12 […]

The first major upset of the 2026 NCAA Tournament occurred during the opening round with High Point knocking off Wisconsin in a thriller, 83-82. The eventual game-winning basket came from Chase Johnston, who scored on the only 2-point shot he’s made all season, to push High Point to the round of 32 in March Madness. […]

Coming into this edition of March Madness, the Nebraska Cornhuskers had never won an NCAA Tournament game in their program history. That all changed on Thursday as Nebraska rolled to a 76-47 win against Troy in the round of 64 to grab their first ever NCAA Tournament victory. Following the game, Nebraska head coach Fred […]

Nearly a week after Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo shook up the NBA world with a historic game of 83 points, the reverberations are still being felt. This past Sunday was the anniversary of Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving scoring a Brooklyn Nets franchise record of 60 points, and Irving responded to the feat this […]

The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Miami Heat on Thursday, the second night of a back-to-back, and LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are all listed as questionable on the injury report. James has been dealing with a foot issue while Doncic has hip soreness and Reaves has a forearm issue. Here is everything […]

Part of the beauty of March Madness is watching the underdogs knock off big name teams with storied histories and stacked rosters. For the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, they’re hoping to be one of the next March Madness Cinderellas as they prepare to face off against Arkansas in the round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament. […]

LOS ANGELES – Back during the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers’ signing of Marcus Smart may not have been the biggest move of free agency, but with the final stretch of the regular season approaching, it’s definitely been one of the most impactful. Just ask Lakers teammate Jake LaRavia. LaRavia first played with Smart back […]

The USC Trojans had a disappointing end to their season, missing out on the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season amid the dismissal of leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara before the Big Ten Tournament. But there was reason to smile for USC as five-star recruit Christian Collins announced his commitment to the Trojans via ESPN. […]

After months of negotiations, including the past week of in-person meetings, the WNBA and the players finally reached an agreement on a new CBA. There are still technical things to get ironed out before the deal is officially ratified and steps can be taken to ramp up the start of the season. But from all […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly at a crossroads with star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, including how to approach the rest of the season. With only a handful of games remaining in the regular season, the Bucks are slipping further behind the Charlotte Hornets for the final play-in spot. Amidst increasing lottery odds, the Bucks have reportedly […]

The WNBA world woke up to breaking news on Wednesday that an agreement on a new CBA had been reached. While there are a few more things to completely hash out before it’s official, one of the next steps is opening up the WNBA free agency period. More than half the league are set to […]

In what was widely expected move, NBA commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged that the league was taking steps toward expansion with teams potentially coming to Seattle and Las Vegas. Assuming everything happens, it would create an imbalance of teams in what’s considered the Western Conference. But Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green believes he has the […]