The Pac-12 and Big 12 continue to fight for leverage, money, memberships, and seemingly everything else under the sun in college sports. A new plot twist: They might be fighting over Gonzaga, though the extent of that particular battle is unclear. On Wednesday afternoon, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Gonzaga Athletic Director Chris Standiford talked to Big 12 Commissioner Brett …

The whispers began over the weekend. Steve Nash’s tenure as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets was in jeopardy. That smoke proved to be a raging fire come Tuesday afternoon. Nash piloted Monday night’s victory over the Indiana Pacers, but Brooklyn management had already determined his fate prior to tipoff, sources told Yahoo Sports. Nash’s close ties to general manager …

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LaVine to play first back-to-back of season vs. Hornets originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Chicago Bulls got some good injury news ahead of Wednesday’s home matchup against the Charlotte Hornets. Zach LaVine, who had been questionable with left knee injury management, is active, head coach Billy Donovan said pregame. Paired with the 37 minutes he logged in Tuesday’s win at …

Trae Young leads the Atlanta Hawks into Madison Square Garden on Wednesday evening. The Hawks are 4-3 overall this season and will face the 3-3 New York Knicks, who are 3-0 at home this season. Cam Reddish (non-COVID illness) and Quentin Grimes (foot) are listed as questionable for the Knicks. Onyeka Okongwu (shoulder) is listed as questionable for the Hawks, …

Getty Images Gonzaga athletic director Chris Standiford met with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark last week in Frisco, Texas, while the Bulldogs were in the state to play Tennessee in a preseason scrimmage, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd and Matt Norlander. The two sides discussed the possibility of Gonzaga joining the conference in the future. ESPN was first …

This early in the season there are always a lot of wild swings in the NBC Sports NBA Power Rankings — a 3-game winning or losing streak can change everything fast this early. However, we’ve got stability at the top this week with the Bucks and Suns staying put. Bucks small icon 1. Bucks (6-0, Last week No.1). If you …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joel Embiid will miss his third game of the season, sitting out the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night with what the club called a ”non-COVID-related” illness. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said before Wednesday’s game that Embiid has the flu and has not be around the team in recent days to avoid spreading …

Good afternoon sports fans, it’s Chris Bengel back with you on this Wednesday. I don’t think anyone expected the Phillies’ offense to slug five home runs on Monday night. Whether or not Lance McCullers Jr. was tipping his pitches, the Phillies lineup absolutely teed off on the right-hander and took a 2-1 lead in the World Series. And worse for …

The Chicago Bulls have been without starting point guard Lonzo Ball since January of last season after undergoing surgery for a meniscus tear. And Ball has still yet to return to the floor after his knee has yet to respond to rehab with pain and discomfort lingering, which led to a second surgery in September. Bulls All-Star Zach LaVine spoke …

Red-hot Huerter living up to billing as Kings’ 3-point savior originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Over his first six games in a Kings uniform, Kevin Huerter has been as advertised. And then some. Acquired by Sacramento for Justin Holiday, Moe Harkless and a future first-round pick in a trade four months ago, Huerter was general manager Monte McNair’s primary …

Credit: Ron Chenoy / USA TODAY Sports Former UCLA star Bill Walton, a two-time NCAA champion with the Bruins and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in the 1993 class, said this week that he opposes his alma mater’s imminent move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten and “hopes it does not happen.” In an open letter published …

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland is set to make his return Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics after missing the last five games due to an eye injury, per The Athletic. Garland got poked in the eye in the first 13 minutes of Cleveland’s season opener against the Toronto Raptors and has been sidelined since.  Garland will be rejoining …

The Golden State Warriors hope to vent the frustration of what they considered to be poor officiating in their previous game when they visit the injury-plagued Orlando Magic on Thursday night. Golden State has lost three in a row to begin a five-game swing. After disappointing themselves in losses at Charlotte and Detroit, the Warriors blamed the officials for Tuesday’s …

The last time the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder faced off — Oct. 22 in Denver — chants of “MVP” echoed throughout the arena for Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. Jokic earned the chants, both with his triple-double performance in that game and with his track record in winning the award the past two seasons. When the Thunder beat …

The start of a new college basketball season is just days away, and that means predictions, rankings and hot takes about the 2022-23 campaign are hitting full throttle. At CBS Sports, we’ve previewed every conference, ranked the top 100 And 1 players and looked at the biggest question facing each top-10 team.  The Top 100 And 1 is a gargantuan undertaking …

We’re midway through the third week of the NBA season, and I decided to take a quick tour around the league to discuss some of the early fantasy takeaways for all 30 teams. Let’s kick things off with the Eastern Conference squads first. The Hawks are leading the Southeast Division off the strength of their dynamic duo, Dejounte Murray and …

Marcus Smart has passionate reaction to latest Ime Udoka report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you were surprised and confused by Tuesday’s report that suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka was in line to take over as the Brooklyn Nets’ head coach after Steve Nash’s firing, you’re not alone. Celtics guard Marcus Smart shared some very candid …

You might think that the Boston Celtics might feel betrayed by their head coach last season given accountability was Ime Udoka’s calling card and his lack of it led to his season-long suspension for the team’s 2022-23 campaign. But if you did, you would be wrong in at least some of the cases of players on Boston’s roster. Several such …

Life will come at the No. 5 Jayhawks fast starting with the season opener against Omaha on Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse. The first game Kansas plays as defending national champions is also the start of a four-game suspension for coach Bill Self imposed by KU. Kansas, which won the 2022 NCAA championship in April, has other absences to consider …

Rest assured, there will be no shortage of discussion about all the wrong turns the Brooklyn Nets have taken over the past few years to end up where they are. The only thing that matters now is how they move forward. Sean Marks’ first order of business will be finding a new head coach, and CBS Sports’ Bill Reiter has …

Kentucky vs Missouri prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 10, Saturday, November 5 Kentucky vs Missouri How To Watch Date: Saturday, November 5Game Time: 12:00 ETVenue: Memorial Stadium, Columbia, MOHow To Watch: SEC NetworkRecord: Kentucky (5-3), Missouri (4-4)– Sign up and live stream college football on ESPN+ CFN 1-131 Rankings | Rankings by ConferenceBowl Projections | Expert Picks Week 10Week 10 Schedule, …

ESPN’s various NBA commentators spent the entire morning on Wednesday discussing the series of bombshell reports emanating from the Brooklyn Nets organization, following a series of days during which Kyrie Irving became embroiled in an off-court controversy, Steve Nash was fired, and the Nets reportedly reached advanced plans to hire Boston’s Ime Udoka as a replacement. The Udoka situation is …

Jim Nantz presents the trophy to head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks after they defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels to win the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament National Championship. (Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) Kansas basketball gave up on its “Victim Jayhawks” routine Wednesday when it announced a slew of self-imposed sanctions designed to appease the …

The Cleveland Cavaliers (5-1) will try to extend their five-game winning streak when they face the Boston Celtics (4-2) on Wednesday night. Cleveland picked up an overtime win at Boston last Friday before beating the Knicks on Sunday. Boston bounced back from its loss to the Cavaliers with a 112-94 win over Washington.  Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET from Cleveland. …