Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers (21-23) are set to play host to Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers (28-16) on Thursday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Portland is 11-8 at home, while Philadelphia is 11-9 on the road. The 76ers have won three straight and are coming off a 120-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on …

Who’s Playing Loyola Marymount @ Gonzaga Current Records: Loyola Marymount 13-7; Gonzaga 16-3 What to Know The #6 Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Loyola Marymount Lions are set to square off in a West Coast matchup at 9 p.m. ET Jan. 19 at McCarthey Athletic Center. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, Gonzaga …

Jaylen Brown to return from injury for Celtics-Warriors rematch originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Jaylen Brown is a man of his word, it appears. The Celtics guard has missed Boston’s last three games due to right adductor (groin) tightness but said Wednesday he was “looking forward” to facing the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden on Thursday …

Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey plans to step down at the end of the 2022-23 season, the program announced Thursday afternoon. Brey, 63, is in the midst of his 23rd season leading the Notre Dame program. “It has been a great run for me and our program over the past two decades, but it is time for a …

The Detroit Pistons have enjoyed plenty of highlights in Paris this week. But their matinee game against the Chicago Bulls at Accor Arena fell flat. The Pistons (12-36) were blown out by the Bulls, 126-108. Detroit struggled on both ends of the floor, shooting just 40.2% overall and 23.5% (8-for-34) from 3 while allowing the Bulls to shoot 54.3% overall. …

Who’s Playing UC San Diego @ Cal Poly Current Records: UC San Diego 6-12; Cal Poly 7-11 What to Know The UC San Diego Tritons lost both of their matches to the Cal Poly Mustangs last season on scores of 55-59 and 76-80, so they’re hoping to turn the tables this season. UC San Diego and Cal Poly will face …

However this season turns out for the Golden State Warriors, the biggest decision they could potentially face this summer will be whether to keep Draymond Green, who is in line to become a free agent should he choose to do so. Green has a $27.5 million player option for next season, and if he exercises it, the Warriors, barring a …

Who’s Playing Tarleton State @ Seattle Current Records: Tarleton State 10-8; Seattle 14-4 What to Know The Seattle Redhawks and the Tarleton State Texans are set to square off in a WAC matchup at 10 p.m. ET Jan. 19 at Redhawk Center. The Redhawks are out to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. Seattle didn’t have too much breathing …

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng appears to be progressing in his rehab from a wrist fracture after the rookie was assigned to the OKC Blue in the G League on Wednesday. Dieng suffered a small, non-displaced fracture in his right wrist on assignment with the Blue last month. The team announced on Dec. 16 that Dieng would miss at …

Morgan State’s Isaiah Burke was named the HBCU All-Stars National Spotlight Player of the Week for leading the Bears to a 2-0 week from Jan. 8-14 Burke scored 30 points in a 90-85 home victory vs. South Carolina State and followed that with another 30-point outburst in a huge 83-66 road win vs. crosstown rival Coppin State. In those two …

Getty Images More bad news for the reeling Dallas Mavericks: Big man Christian Wood fractured his left thumb during the second quarter of their 130-122 loss against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night and he will be re-evaluated next week, the team announced on Thursday. Wood continued to play after the injury occurred. He played virtually all of the fourth …

The Maryland Terrapins (11-6) and the Michigan Wolverines (10-7) link up on Thursday evening for a Big Ten battle. This will be the second meeting of the year, with the Wolverines securing a dominant 81-46 win over the Terrapins on Jan. 1. Michigan rolls into this game ranked fifth in the Big Ten in scoring (75.6). Meanwhile, Maryland plays stout …

Domas joins Kings’ Fox in NBA All-Star voting top 10 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Domantas Sabonis is moving on up. After noticeably being absent in the first two rounds of 2023 NBA All-Star fan voting, the Kings center cracked the top 10 in the third and final fan voting returns, released Thursday. With 686,291 votes, Sabonis leapfrogged Los …

Today has been a big day for changes among NFL coaching staffs. First, the Buccaneers did what most expected and announced the firing of offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich as a part of a more significant overall shakeup on the coaching staff. Then there was the news of the Baltimore Ravens parting with longtime offensive coordinator Greg Roman. So both teams …

Report: Warriors expected to ‘nibble’ at trade deadline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors’ struggles through the first half of the season have a fraction of Dub Nation hoping the front office will make a miraculous move at the Feb. 9 trade deadline. That is not the expectation around the league, however. The Athletic’s Anthony Slater reported Thursday, …

Who’s Playing Cal State Fullerton @ Long Beach State Current Records: Cal State Fullerton 10-9; Long Beach State 8-10 What to Know Get ready for a Big West battle as the Cal State Fullerton Titans and the Long Beach State Beach will face off at 10 p.m. ET Thursday at The Walter Pyramid. The teams split their matchups last year, …

Getty Images The New York Knicks will be without big man Mitchell Robinson for at least three weeks, the team announced Thursday. Robinson underwent surgery to repair a fractured thumb and will be re-evaluated after that initial timeline to see how his recovery is progressing.  Robinson suffered the injury on Jan. 18 during the Knicks’ loss to the Washington Wizards. …

Who’s Playing Hawaii @ UC Irvine Current Records: Hawaii 14-4; UC Irvine 12-6 What to Know The Hawaii Warriors have enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they must head out on the road. Hawaii and the UC Irvine Anteaters will face off in a Big West battle at 10 p.m. ET Thursday at Bren Events …

Two NBA stars ahead of Steph in latest All-Star vote update originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Steph Curry held his spot as the top All-Star vote-getter among NBA guards, but the Warriors superstar still trails LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo for the overall lead. Curry collected 5,151,822 votes in the third fan return released by the league Thursday. He …

The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers will be looking to extend their four-game winning streak when they face the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Thursday night. Purdue came up with some big plays down the stretch of its 64-63 win at Michigan State on Monday, but it failed to cover the 3.5-point spread. Minnesota has lost three of its last four games, …

It’s the story that will never end: Will the Golden State Warriors eventually dump this two-timeline strategy and go all in to prioritize a run at another championship? Everyone said they needed to cash in their assets last season, but they didn’t, and they still won it all. Can they do it again this year?  It’s not looking great so …

Who’s Playing Pacific @ San Francisco Current Records: Pacific 10-10; San Francisco 12-9 What to Know The San Francisco Dons are 10-3 against the Pacific Tigers since December of 2015, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success Thursday. San Francisco and Pacific will face off in a West Coast battle at 11 p.m. ET at War Memorial Gymnasium. …

Special to Yahoo Sports We’ve already seen the upside that stashing players can bring in fantasy basketball. Look at what T.J. McConnell has been doing for the Pacers with Tyrese Haliburton (knee, elbow) out. Let’s highlight five more players to consider stashing now who could thrive if their team suffers a critical injury or if a trade occurs. Isaiah Jackson, …

The Santa Clara Broncos will try to move into third place in the West Coast Conference standings when they face the BYU Cougars on Thursday night. Santa Clara bounced back from an 81-76 loss to Gonzaga with a 92-81 win against Pacific on Saturday. BYU lost to Gonzaga by one point last Thursday, but it recovered with a 91-81 win …

Amongst all the highlight plays made by these rookies over the last week, one moment that really stood out was an exchange that happened between LeBron James and Jabari Smith Jr. when the Lakers faced the Rockets. The rookie informed the four-time champion that he played against his father in his first game in the league. You can hear the …