The Ohio State Buckeyes will be looking to snap their five-game losing streak when they face the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday afternoon. Ohio State has lost all five of those games by seven points or less, including Wednesday’s 63-60 setback at Nebraska. Iowa has been trending in the opposite direction, winning four straight games coming into this matchup.  Tipoff is …

Marcus Smart rolled his right ankle trying to come off a screen just before halftime on Saturday in Toronto. (Cole Burston/Getty Images) Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was helped off the court just before halftime of their game against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday after sustaining a right ankle sprain. Smart was coming off a screen set by Al Horford …

Who’s Playing San Diego State @ Air Force Current Records: San Diego State 14-4; Air Force 12-7 What to Know Get ready for a Mountain West battle as the Air Force Falcons and the San Diego State Aztecs will face off at 10 p.m. ET Saturday at Clune Arena. Air Force has some work to do to even out the …

Who’s Playing Tarleton State @ California Baptist Current Records: Tarleton State 10-9; California Baptist 11-8 What to Know The California Baptist Lancers’ homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Tarleton State Texans at 10 p.m. ET Jan. 21 at CBU Events Center. The Lancers should still be feeling good after a victory, while Tarleton State will be looking …

Lakers guard Dennis Schröder, left, controls the ball during the second half of the Lakers’ 122-121 comeback win over the Memphis Grizzlies at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. Schröder scored the winning basket off a steal in the final seconds. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) Dennis Schröder sneaked in from behind, slapped the ball loose and got the steal — maybe …

Who’s Playing Cal State Fullerton @ Northridge Current Records: Cal State Fullerton 10-10; Northridge 3-16 What to Know The Northridge Matadors haven’t won a matchup against the Cal State Fullerton Titans since Jan. 16 of 2021, but they’ll be looking to end the drought Saturday. Northridge and Cal State Fullerton will face off in a Big West battle at 10 …

Getty Images An iconic piece of LeBron James memorabilia will soon be up for grabs. The jersey James wore during the Miami Heat’s Game 7 win over the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals is headed to auction on Jan. 27, and according to Sotheby’s it’s his most valuable item to ever hit the market.  Sotheby’s expects the …

Who’s Playing Cal State Bakersfield @ Santa Barbara Current Records: Cal State Bakersfield 6-12; Santa Barbara 15-3 What to Know The Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners have been on the wrong side of a one-way rivalry with the Santa Barbara Gauchos and are hoping to record their first win since Nov. 19 of 2016. Cal State Bakersfield and Santa Barbara will …

The Oklahoma City Thunder weren’t able to extend their win streak to five games following a 118-113 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 37 points on 16-of-23 shooting and seven assists. Outside of him though, it was not much else for the Thunder. The second-leading scorer was Isaiah Joe, who scored 21 points …

Who’s Playing Gonzaga @ Pacific Current Records: Gonzaga 16-4; Pacific 10-11 What to Know The #6 Gonzaga Bulldogs are 13-0 against the Pacific Tigers since January of 2016, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success Saturday. The Bulldogs and Pacific will face off in a West Coast battle at 10 p.m. ET at Spanos Center. Gonzaga won’t have …

Iconic Trail Blazers broadcaster Bill Schonely, seen here being honored during a game last season, died on Saturday. He was 93. (AP/Steve Dykes) Longtime Portland Trail Blazers broadcaster Bill Schonely, who first coined the iconic phrase “Rip City,” has died, the team announced. He was 93. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Trail Blazers legendary broadcaster …

Who’s Playing USC @ Arizona State Current Records: USC 13-6; Arizona State 15-4 What to Know The Arizona State Sun Devils haven’t won a game against the USC Trojans since Feb. 8 of 2020, but they’ll be looking to end the drought Saturday. ASU and USC will face off in a Pac-12 battle at 10 p.m. ET at Desert Financial …

The Philadelphia 76ers will be looking to finish off their five-game road trip on Saturday with another win over the Sacramento Kings. The Sixers will be looking to not only sweep the season series with the Kings, but they also will be looking to sweep all five games on this trip before coming home. They might have to go to …

The No. 5 UCLA Bruins and the No. 11 Arizona Wildcats are set to square off in a Pac-12 matchup at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday at the McKale Memorial Center. The Wildcats are 16-3 overall and 10-1 at home, while UCLA is 17-2 overall and 5-0 on the road. The Bruins have won and covered in seven of the …

As the Philadelphia 76ers look to finish up their five-game road trip with another win, they might have to battle the Sacramento Kings on Saturday without their two star leaders. While James Harden missed shootaround on Saturday morning and is listed as questionable due to injury management for his right foot tendon strain, Joel Embiid is now listed as questionable …

Kansas has played with fire inside Allen Fieldhouse early and often this season in Big 12 play and evaded disaster at every turn. On Saturday, however, the No. 2 Jayhawks finally got burned as No. 14 TCU marched into Lawrence, Kansas, and blasted KU 83-60. TCU either led or was tied for more than 38 minutes in a near wire-to-wire …

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn has asked a lot out of his players since he took over the team earlier this season. Those demands have increased as he is trying to keep the team afloat until Kevin Durant comes back from his right MCL sprain. In Friday’s 117-106 win over the Utah Jazz, the Nets have done just about …

Cameron Indoor Stadium hosts an ACC matchup between talented squads on Saturday afternoon. The Duke Blue Devils host the No. 17 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes in a highly-anticipated battle. Duke is 13-5 overall and 9-0 at home this season in the first campaign under Jon Scheyer. Miami is 15-3 overall and 6-2 in ACC play, and this is the first of …

Veteran guard Eric Gordon isn’t in age alignment with the young and rebuilding Houston Rockets, and the 34-year-old is in the last guaranteed year of his current contract. Thus, as this season’s Feb. 9 trade deadline approaches, he’s likely to be sought after by contending teams as they gear up for a push in the 2023 playoffs. One such team could …

CBS Sports graphic The Mountain West currently rates as the nation’s fifth-best conference, according to the NET. It’s ahead of both the ACC and the Pac-12 — and on track to get at least three schools, and perhaps as many as five, into the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Two of those schools played each other late Friday. It was a great …

Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin has emerged as one of the top rookies this season, but the fast start hasn’t come without some adjustments along the way. The transition to the NBA can often be tricky with a faster pace of play against bigger competition. It typically takes first-year players quite a few games until they can get completely acclimated …

The No. 7 Texas Longhorns will be looking to bounce back from their third loss of the season when they face the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday night. Texas had won three straight games prior to its 78-67 loss at No. 12 Iowa State on Tuesday. West Virginia was able to end a five-game losing skid with a win against …

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) hosted a combine in Paris, France on January 15-16 at The One Ball Training Center ahead of their third season that is scheduled to tip off in Dakar, Senegal on March 11. Thirty players from around the world participated in the two-day scouting event. Former Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder served as the combine camp …

Saturday’s college basketball slate should be a doozy with plenty of excitement possible throughout the day. With 14 ranked teams playing on the road, most of which are either narrow favorites or narrow underdogs, we might be in for a noisy day in the sport that could shake things up once again just a week after a Saturday slate that …

Getty Images Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss his fifth game in a row on Saturday night when the team takes on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Antetokounmpo has been dealing with a lingering knee issue that has kept him out of the lineup since Jan. 11.  All along, the Bucks have maintained that they have no concerns about this being …