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Behind an epic (and historic) run of play from LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers have kept their heads above water while Anthony Davis was out, going 8-9. They haven’t lost ground in the race to make the playoffs, but they are still five games below .500 and are going to need a spark. A spark like the return of …

The USC Trojans don’t shoot 3-pointers well on most game nights. We know this, or at least, if you have followed us and followed the Trojan basketball program in recent years, you should know this. It was therefore not surprising at all that USC hit just 4 of 17 3-pointers on Thursday night in Tucson against the Arizona Wildcats. USC …

Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers have been without Anthony Davis for a full month, and his absence is beginning to take its toll. They’ve fallen five games below .500 and currently sit 13th in the Western Conference. Given their limited depth and the other injuries they’re currently dealing with, the Lakers need Davis back on the floor as quickly …

Purdue went to the Barn on Thursday Night and played its most complete defensive game of the season. The swarming Purdue Defense held the struggling Minnesota defense to a season-low of 39 points. While the Purdue offense did not light the world on fire, only scoring 61 points, the defense came to play, improving their KenPom defensive rating from 29th …

The NBA released the latest sales data for jerseys and merchandise sales thus far for the 2022-23 season, and Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are evidently quite popular among fans. The St. Louis native landed No. 6 among top-selling jerseys, while the Celtics as an organization have sold the third most total merchandise. Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry …

If you’re a USC fan, this has to be very annoying: UCLA isn’t playing great basketball, but the Bruins just keep winning and winning and winning. UCLA looked ordinary for the first 30 to 32 minutes of Thursday night’s game against Arizona State in Tempe. Several days earlier, UCLA looked very ordinary for the first 30 minutes of its game …

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. Tatum to miss Celtics-Raptors game with left wrist soreness originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics will be without their MVP candidate in Saturday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. The team announced Friday afternoon that Jayson Tatum …

The USC Trojans were hammered by Arizona on Thursday in Tucson. To be honest, when Arizona got pounded by Oregon last Saturday, the Trojans’ chances of winning in the Old Pueblo went way down. It was highly unlikely Arizona would play terribly two straight games. It was also very unlikely Arizona would play poorly at home after a recent slump …

It’s been nearly four years since the 2019 NBA draft took place, which means plenty of time has passed to look back upon the class with proper hindsight. The HoopsHype staff decided to recently conduct a re-draft of the class, including players that went undrafted. As a quick reminder, the Oklahoma City Thunder were fresh off of a disappointing first-round …

The year was 2008, and K-State was being led by two studs named Michael Beasley and Bill Walker. They started Big 12 play 5-0 after a program-changing victory at Bramlage Coliseum against No. 2 Kansas. That Saturday, they went on the road and lost to Missouri, which triggered a 5-6 finish in Big 12 play, that featured losses to not …

There were some questionable decisions made by NBA teams in the 2018 draft, namely with who went second and third. Besides that, there was only one egregious pick in the Top 10, with that distinction belonging to the Knicks, who took Kevin Knox at No. 9. We already have one player from this draft class who appears to be on a …

One of Auburn’s key targets in the 2024 recruiting class is five-star point guard Tahaad Pettiford and he will be announcing his commitment soon. He will be making his commitment on Feb. 1 and will be picking between Auburn, Kansas, Kentucky, UConn, UCLA, Seton Hall, and Ole Miss. The 5-foot-11, 160-pounder officially visited the Plains on Sept. 17, 2022, his …

It’s the Friday before the best NFL weekend of the year. While I enjoy the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs, the fact is that with expansion, we get some mediocre teams reaching the postseason. In theory, those also-rans are filtered out in the first round, meaning we’ve got the cream of the crop remaining for the Divisional Round. …

UCLA guard Tyger Campbell runs the offense against Washington on Jan. 1. UCLA knows what to expect when it puts its 14-game winning streak on the line Saturday against Arizona in Tucson. (John Froschauer / Associated Press) Having silenced a record-sized Arizona State student section wielding snarky signs and booing its every move, UCLA is moving on from the undercard …

Each week during the 2022-23 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week on Fact or Fiction: Does the NBA have a load management problem?] Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving enters the final weekend …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Mike Brey said he began thinking it was time to step down as Notre Dame coach on the plane ride home in March following the Irish’s NCAA Tournament run. By Christmas, those thoughts turned serious, and come last week he was certain. “From 2000 to 2017, we went to 12 NCAA Tournaments,” Brey said at a …

Nov 4, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Knicks forward Cam Reddish (0) warms up before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. / Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports In the wake of Knicks’ Mitchell Robinson’s fractured right thumb requiring surgery, a look at what New York can do to replace the center in the rotation during his …

Who’s Playing Sacred Heart @ Fairleigh Dickinson Current Records: Sacred Heart 10-10; Fairleigh Dickinson 12-8 What to Know The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights will be returning home after a two-game road trip. The Knights and the Sacred Heart Pioneers will face off in a Northeast battle at 7 p.m. ET Friday at Rothman Center. The teams split their matchups last year, …

The Philadelphia 76ers are switching things up in order to have more success out on the floor and, so far, the move seems to be working. The move coach Doc Rivers decided to pull was moving De’Anthony Melton into the starting lineup in place of Tyrese Maxey. The idea appears to be to have Maxey and Shake Milton anchor that …

Who’s Playing St. Francis (N.Y.) @ St. Francis (Pa.) Current Records: St. Francis (N.Y.) 9-9; St. Francis (Pa.) 7-11 What to Know The St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash lost both of their matches to the St. Francis (N.Y.) Terriers last season on scores of 53-70 and 72-80, so they’re hoping to turn the tables this season. The Red Flash and …

The Atlanta Hawks have a little something going with four straight wins, and the common denominator is the high-level shooting from Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. Both are making 42 percent of their 3-pointers in January. Murray, who was spectacular against the Mavericks on Wednesday with 30 points, is 13 for his last 23 from deep.  That Dallas game was …

Who’s Playing Central Connecticut State @ Wagner Current Records: Central Connecticut State 4-15; Wagner 9-7 What to Know The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils are 2-13 against the Wagner Seahawks since January of 2016, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit Friday. The Blue Devils and Wagner will face off in a Northeast battle at …

Steph among six Warriors ruled out vs. Cavs to end road trip originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors’ 121-118 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Thursday night is now that much more frustrating. After battling until the final buzzer, the Warriors now will be without four starters and a handful of players Friday against …

The VCU Rams will be looking to extend their four-game winning streak when they face the Richmond Spiders on Friday night. VCU is coming off one of its most dominant performances of the season, cruising to an 83-55 win against UMass on Tuesday. Richmond bounced back from a loss at St. Bonaventure with a 64-57 win against Rhode Island earlier …