How Warriors’ approach to resting players could affect them originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors on the second night of a back-to-back will be resting several key players on Wednesday night. That’s understandable, especially this late in the season. Context matters. Already without Steph Curry and several others, Steve Kerr had all his healthy players ready to rock …

The NCAA tournament will resume on Thursday night with Sweet 16 action out of the West and South regions before the games from the East and Midwest regions tip off on Friday night. Two of the remaining No. 1 seeds, Gonzaga and Arizona, will be on the court on Thursday night with Kansas, the other No. 1 seed still alive …

As the NBA Playoffs continue to inch closer and closer, the true contenders in each conference are beginning to make themselves clear. In the East, there is the Philadelphia 76ers led by James Harden ad Joel Embiid, they are joined by the Milwaukee Bucks, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Miami Heat in championship contention conversations. However, there is one team …

If a Duke player makes a defensive mistake, there’s a good chance Mark Williams is there to clean it up. The sophomore is elite rim protector and solid rebounder with the spring to finish around the rim. He’s vital to the Blue Devils’ defense entering the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, and his developing offensive game could help improve his NBA …

Shams Charania: Kyrie Irving is eligible to make his home debut at Barclays Center on Sunday vs. the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium . New NYC exemption for in-town athletes and performers will be effective immediately beginning Thursday.Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What’s the buzz on Twitter? Eric Koreen @ekoreenBefore anyone comes flying at us with a radical “KYRIE WON” take, …

The stylistic shift that helped transform Gonzaga from perennial contender into upset-proof machine wasn’t necessarily designed to deflate inferior opponents — but on Saturday night in Portland, that’s exactly what it did. It exhausted ninth-seeded Memphis, who once led by 12 in the second half of a second-round NCAA men’s tournament game. It weighed down legs, and hastened breathing, and …

The Phoenix Suns continue to have a firm grip on the top spot in the NBC Sports NBA Power Rankings and it’s tough to see them giving it up this season. But if one red-hot team could take it from them it’s the Celtics, who are now second in these rankings and must be seen as legit title contenders. Suns …

How do double-digit seeds fare in the Sweet 16 and beyond? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Saint Peter’s Peacocks have flown into the national spotlight this March, and now they have a chance to cement their name in the history books. The MAAC champions pulled off the early upset of the tournament, beating Kentucky in the first round …

One of the league’s most lethal scorers, Kevin Durant is a 2-time NBA champion, former Rookie of the Year (2008), a 4-time … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szWPpML6awQ Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

At least one Celtics rival fears Boston could be team to beat in East originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Fans and members of the media aren’t the only ones who’ve taken notice of the turnaround of the Boston Celtics since shortly after New Year’s Day. Turns out some of their chief rivals in the Eastern Conference have become aware, …

Autonomous navigation isn’t far from becoming our new reality. Tesla produces self-driving cars, Airbus is working on self-piloted systems for aircraft, and Rolls-Royce and Intel have joined forces to develop autonomous ships. Computers are the captain now. When it comes to steering college basketball teams, though, we’re likely stuck with human operators for the foreseeable future. Before placing a wager …

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Philadelphia 76ers at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers are 31-41 overall and 20-17 at home, while Philadelphia is 44-27 overall and 23-11 on the road. The 76ers have dominated this series in recent years, winning eight of their last 10 meetings against the Lakers.  Philadelphia is favored …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Collin Gillespie, Jermaine Samuels and Villanova are back in the city of the Alamo for the first time since winning the national championship there four years ago. Even the opponent is the same, though in a different arena for this somewhat unexpected Sweet 16 matchup against Michigan. Gillespie and Samuels, true freshmen during that 2018 NCAA Tournament …

For the majority of the last year, there has been a consensus top four players for the 2022 NBA draft: Auburn’s Jabari Smith, Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, Duke’s Paolo Banchero and Purdue’s Jaden Ivey. Smith, a 6-foot-10 forward, led the SEC in 3-point shooting percentage at 42%. Banchero is Duke’s go-to guy and helped close out the win over Michigan State …

The 2022 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule has been dissected, and even re-picked by our experts, has finally arrived with Thursday night’s action from the West Region in San Francisco and the South Region in San Antonio. The evening will feature two of the three remaining No. 1 seeds in action and both of the only No. 2 seeds, including Duke …

The Brooklyn Nets (38-34) and the Memphis Grizzlies (49-23) clash in a primetime matchup on Wednesday night. Both squads head into Wednesday’s tilt with some momentum. The Nets are on a two-game win streak, which includes a 114-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday. Memphis has won five of its last six games overall and eight of its last …

What came first: the chicken or the egg? I’ve always believed it had to be an egg laid by another bird that wasn’t quite a chicken yet, but we’ll never truly know. However, we might be able to answer another one of life’s great mysteries soon. What matters more: the quarterback or the receiver? We saw Green Bay trade Davante …

DENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a multiyear contract extension with coach Michael Malone. Terms of the extension announced Wednesday were not released by the team. Malone was under contract through the 2022-23 season. Over seven years in Denver, Malone has won 309 regular season games, a total that ranks third in franchise history behind only Doug Moe …

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Chris Jans leaned down to pick up a cowbell and rang it during his introduction as Mississippi State’s next men’s basketball coach. It’s an MSU sports tradition he acknowledged struggling with upon getting off the plane. He plans to get better at it by ringing up more wins with the Bulldogs. Jans was introduced Wednesday and vowed …

Getty Images The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a contract extension with head coach Michael Malone, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Malone’s deal was set to expire after the 2022-23 season, but this new contract will see him staying in charge for the foreseeable future.  In seven seasons with the Nuggets, Malone has helped transform a franchise that hadn’t made it …

Who’s Playing Washington State @ Brigham Young Regular Season Records: Washington State 21-14; Brigham Young 24-10 What to Know The Washington State Cougars and the Brigham Young Cougars are set to clash at 9 p.m. ET March 23 at Marriott Center in the third round of the NIT. Washington State isn’t expected to win, but seeing as the odds didn’t …

Special to Yahoo Sports The end of the NBA regular season and fantasy basketball season is right around the corner. After Wednesday night’s monster slate, every team will have 10 or fewer games remaining. As we prepare to put a bow on our first 82-game campaign since 2018-19, let’s take a look back at some key injuries that shaped the …

The last perfect bracket submitted this season for the CBS Sports Men’s Bracket Challenge did not even survive through the first round. In fact, there were still several first round games left on Friday when the last bracket to still be alive bit the dust after Villanova’s win against Delaware. March Madness is humbling for sports fans, and the unpredictability …

The Toronto Raptors need to find a way to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team they are chasing for a top-six playoff spot, in the crucial opener of a four-game homestand on Thursday night. Cleveland is 3-0 against Toronto this season. The Cavaliers are sixth in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of the seventh-place Raptors and one game behind …

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