Who’s Playing Tarleton State @ Boston College Current Records: Tarleton State 2-1; Boston College 3-1 What to Know The Tarleton State Texans will take on the Boston College Eagles at 8 p.m. ET Sunday at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center. Tarleton State beat the Belmont Bruins 89-81 this past Friday. Four players on the Texans scored in the double …

Bagley greeted by loud boos from Kings fans in Sac return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SACRAMENTO – Kings fans let Marvin Bagley III hear it upon his return to Golden 1 Center. A rowdy crowd in Sacramento booed Bagley when he was announced as one of the Detroit Pistons’ starters on Sunday afternoon. Domantas Sabonis drew a foul …

Who’s Playing Wagner @ Seton Hall Current Records: Wagner 3-1; Seton Hall 2-1 What to Know After a two-game homestand, the Wagner Seahawks will be on the road. They will take on the Seton Hall Pirates at 3 p.m. ET Sunday at Prudential Center. If the game is anything like their last meeting in last December, where Seton Hall won …

A high school reporter covering her first NBA game got some advice from one of the greatest head coaches to ever do it. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said aloud advice that many other reporters have had to deal with the hard way: “Stay away from interviewing Popovich.” With his withering answers to sideline reporters, it’s known that …

Who’s Playing Montana State @ North Dakota Current Records: Montana State 2-2; North Dakota 2-2 What to Know The North Dakota Fighting Hawks are home Sunday, but with the point spread against them by 7.5 points, it might not be quite the welcoming they would prefer. They will take on the Montana State Bobcats at 2 p.m. ET at Betty …

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers went out and acquired PJ Tucker at the outset of free agency looking to add more toughness and two-way ability out on the floor. Some will look at Tucker’s numbers and say the $33 million the Sixers are paying him is a big overpay. To begin the season, he’s averaging 4.2 points and 4.4 rebounds and he’s …

An early season showdown features the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats (3-1) going on the road to battle against the No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs (2-1) on Sunday evening. Gonzaga will look to get back to winning ways after suffering a lopsided loss against Texas in its last outing. Kentucky, meanwhile, is coming off an emphatic 106-63 victory over South Carolina State …

Chicago Bulls v Brooklyn Nets An emotional and contrite Kyrie Irving offered a public apology Sunday at the Nets shootaround before he returned to the court after an eight-game suspension on Sunday night. “I don’t stand for anything close to hate speech or antisemitism or anything that is going against the human race,” Irving said, via the Associated Press. “I …

Who’s Playing Delaware State @ No. 25 Connecticut Current Records: Delaware State 1-3; Connecticut 4-0 What to Know The Delaware State Hornets are on the road again Sunday and play against the #25 Connecticut Huskies at 5 p.m. ET Nov. 20 at XL Center. The Huskies will be strutting in after a win while Delaware State will be stumbling in …

NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving spoke to reporters for more than 13 minutes at the Brooklyn Nets’ practice facility on Sunday, hours before he is set to play his first game since the team suspended him on Nov. 4. He started with a statement that lasted more than three minutes, and then he took four questions.  Irving has missed eight …

Who’s Playing Murray State @ Tulsa Current Records: Murray State 2-2; Tulsa 2-2 What to Know The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will take on the Murray State Racers at 10:30 a.m. ET Sunday at HTC Center. Both teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games. It was close but no cigar for …

Reddish blames guarding ‘non-stop moving’ Steph for injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The aftermath of defending Steph Curry reportedly appears to have taken a toll on New York Knicks forward Cam Reddish. Reddish, 23, exited the third quarter of the Warriors’ 111-101 win over the Knicks on Friday night at Chase Center and was listed as out two …

Who’s Playing Massachusetts @ Charlotte Current Records: Massachusetts 3-1; Charlotte 4-0 What to Know The Massachusetts Minutemen will square off against the Charlotte 49ers at 1 p.m. ET Sunday at HTC Center. Contestboth teams experienced a bit of a scare in their previous contestboth teams experienced a bit of a scare in their previous but managed to pull out a …

Kevin Durant made headlines earlier this week when he called out the quality of his fellow Brooklyn Nets (7-9) starters. He may have given his own team bulletin board material when it takes on the Memphis Grizzlies (10-6) at home on Sunday evening. Memphis won on Friday for the first time in three games with a win against Oklahoma City, …

Who’s Playing Texas Southern @ Samford Current Records: Texas Southern 1-5; Samford 4-0 What to Know The Texas Southern Tigers will take on the Samford Bulldogs at 3 p.m. ET Sunday at Pete Hanna Center. Samford will be strutting in after a win while Texas Southern will be stumbling in from a defeat. Texas Southern received a tough blow this …

Donovan benching LaVine about holding stars to standard originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The NBA is a star-driven league. Of course, role players and bench depth are important. But teams’ fortunes largely will sink or swim by their starpower. Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan has coached many of them during his eight NBA seasons. Kevin Durant. Russell Westbrook. Paul …

Who’s Playing Prairie View A&M @ UT Martin Current Records: Prairie View A&M 3-0; UT Martin 2-4 What to Know The UT Martin Skyhawks will take on the Prairie View A&M Panthers at 3 p.m. ET Sunday at Skyhawk Arena. Prairie View A&M will be strutting in after a win while the Skyhawks will be stumbling in from a loss. …

What will be biggest factor to Warriors winning on the road originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors in their 111-101 win over the New York Knicks on Friday night at Chase Center enjoyed their most complete win of the season. That was true for both sides of the ball. Back home in front of Dub …

Who’s Playing Drake @ Wyoming Current Records: Drake 3-0; Wyoming 3-1 What to Know The Wyoming Cowboys will take on the Drake Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. ET Sunday at Virgin Islands Sport & Fitness Center. If the game is anything like their last meeting in December of 2017, where Wyoming won nothing to nothing, we could be in for a …

Getty Images Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard only just returned to the floor after a four-game absence caused by a calf strain, but in Saturday’s loss to the Utah Jazz, he seemingly re-aggravated the injury and left the game in the second half. On Sunday, Lillard had an MRI, and according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes, that MRI revealed a …

Who’s Playing Miami (Ohio) @ No. 12 Indiana Current Records: Miami (Ohio) 1-3; Indiana 3-0 What to Know The Miami (Ohio) RedHawks will take on the #12 Indiana Hoosiers at 5:30 p.m. ET Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. IU should still be riding high after a win, while the RedHawks will be looking to right the ship. Miami (Ohio) has to …

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Kenneth Lofton Jr. on Saturday finished with a career performance to lead the Memphis Hustle to a win over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the NBA G League. Lofton dropped 31 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and one steal in nearly 32 minutes of work in the 127-116 victory. He scored 15 points alone in the …

Who’s Playing Wake Forest @ Loyola Marymount Current Records: Wake Forest 4-0; Loyola Marymount 3-2 What to Know The Loyola Marymount Lions will take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday at Montego Bay Convention Centre. Loyola Marymount didn’t have too much trouble with the Georgetown Hoyas this past Friday as they won 84-66. Four players …

Charlotte Hornets v Atlanta Hawks As he has been for over a year, Atlanta’s John Collins is available in a trade. The Utah Jazz, who traded their two best players and other veterans last offseason and were expected to be in the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes, instead sit atop the West at 12-6. The sense around the league now is that …

Who’s Playing Penn State @ Colorado State Current Records: Penn State 4-1; Colorado State 4-2 What to Know The Penn State Nittany Lions will square off against the Colorado State Rams at 6 p.m. ET Sunday at TD Arena. It was close but no cigar for the Nittany Lions as they fell 61-59 to the Virginia Tech Hokies this past …