The stakes are high for the regular-season finale between No. 23 Kentucky and Arkansas on Saturday. The Wildcats will try to secure a double-bye for the SEC Tournament, and the Razorbacks will seek to solidify their NCAA Tournament résumé. Arkansas (19-11, 8-9 SEC) won the first meeting 88-73 at Rupp Arena back on Feb. 7, but the teams have gone …

Brooks disses Draymond, declares he doesn’t like Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors and the Grizzlies might not be rivals, per se, but they certainly don’t like each other. Dillon Brooks didn’t even try to hide that fact in a recent response to ESPN’s Tim Keown, who told the Memphis forward that he and Golden State star Draymond …

USATSI Oregon and Stanford have had disappointing seasons, but with conference tournament play looming, both will be trying to pick up momentum as they square off to close the regular season on Saturday. Stanford won the first meeting 71-64 on Jan. 21 at home and will be looking to complete the regular-season sweep. It’s Senior Day for the Ducks, though, …

New York Knicks v Orlando Magic This is just a punch to the gut. After missing two full seasons due to knee injuries, the Magic’s Jonathan Isaac returned to the court in January. Unfortunately that lasted all of 11 games before he tore his left adductor muscle, which will require surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the …

USC remains on the bubble after failing to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The Trojans would have sealed up a bid by beating Arizona, but they were underdogs to the Wildcats. The 40 minutes of play in the Galen Center confirmed as much. It’s a bad matchup for USC, made worse by Kobe Johnson’s early …

International prospect Thierry Darlan, who was born in Senegal, told Jonathan Givony of ESPN that he has committed to play next season with the NBA G League Ignite. Darlan, who is currently with the NBA Academy Africa, was viewed as perhaps the top international prospect in his class. He also received scholarship offers from several of the top collegiate programs, …

No. 5 Purdue seeks strong finish vs. Illinois originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago No. 5 Purdue is the outright Big Ten champion heading into Sunday’s regular-season finale at home against Illinois in West Lafayette, Ind. For the Boilermakers (25-5, 14-5), who are still projected by many as a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament, this game will be …

Dan Titus and Raphielle Johnson break down the unfortunate implications of Lebron James’ ankle injury for the Lakers, and discuss which Lakers will benefit in Lebron’s absence. Video Transcript DAN TITUS: So it really sounds like his determination of whether he’s going to come back as based on where the Lakers are in the standings and how he’s feeling pain …

Who’s Playing Gardner-Webb @ South Carolina Upstate Regular Season Records: Gardner-Webb 15-15; South Carolina Upstate 15-14 What to Know The South Carolina Upstate Spartans and the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs are set to clash at 2 p.m. ET March 3 at Bojangles Coliseum in the second round of the Big South Conference Tourney. South Carolina Upstate isn’t expected to win, but seeing …

The Suns’ Devin Booker scored a franchise-record and NBA season-high 70 points as the Celtics defeated the Suns 130-120. Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pan_1zX0RPE Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Los Angeles Clippers (33-32) and the Sacramento Kings (36-25) are set to square off in a Pacific Division matchup on Friday, Mar. 3 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The Kings are 18-12 at home, while the Clippers are 18-17 on the road. Sacramento is riding a four-game winning streak after knocking off the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-117 …

Last week I wrote about how I wasn’t enjoying Netflix’s golf documentary series, “Full Swing.” Well, things have changed. At the time, I’d only watched the first three episodes that focused on Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Ian Poulter. The entire series turns on its head with the fourth episode, which focuses on Joel Dahmen. As I wrote …

Brooks gives Steph backhanded ‘mentally strong’ compliment originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks is an agitator who wants to get under his opponent’s skin, whether it’s physically or verbally, as the Warriors’ Gary Payton II and Klay Thompson well know. Brooks also knows whom he can rattle on the court after six NBA seasons. Steph Curry isn’t one …

Who’s Playing North Dakota @ Denver Regular Season Records: North Dakota 12-19; Denver 15-16 What to Know The Denver Pioneers and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks are set to clash at 7 p.m. ET March 3 at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in the first round of the Summit League Conference Tourney. The Pioneers will be seeking to avenge the 86-63 …

Getty Images Just about everything that could possibly have gone wrong for the Los Angeles Clippers since the All-Star break has gone wrong. After signing Russell Westbrook following a buyout with the Utah Jazz, the Clippers have now lost four consecutive games. With Kawhi Leonard sitting out the second night of a back-to-back Friday, that streak may quickly become five, …

Good morning to everyone but especially to… THE NFL COMBINE WINNERS Aaron Donald is regarded as one of the greatest athletes to ever play on the defensive line, and with good reason. His 4.68-second 40-yard dash was the gold standard for players his size. I say “was” because that all has changed. Northwestern defensive end Adetomiwa Adebawore and Pitt defensive tackle …

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DALLAS–The pick-and-roll between Philadelphia 76ers stars James Harden and Joel Embiid on the offensive end is nearly unstoppable for opposing defenses. Between Harden’s playmaking and Embiid’s ruthless scoring ability, there just isn’t much teams can do. To begin Thursday’s contest with the Dallas Mavericks, which turned out to be a loss due to the fact that Luka Doncic and Kyrie …

Good morning to everyone but especially to… THE NFL COMBINE WINNERS Aaron Donald is regarded as one of the greatest athletes to ever play on the defensive line, and with good reason. His 4.68-second 40-yard dash was the gold standard for players his size. I say “was” because that all has changed. Northwestern defensive end Adetomiwa Adebawore and Pitt defensive tackle …

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Philadelphia 76ers big man Paul Reed is continuing to try and find a way to be consistent out on the floor. There are some nights where he is terrific, as he was against the Miami Heat to begin this road trip, but then there are other nights where he struggles as he did against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Reed …

Who’s Playing Nebraska Omaha @ UMKC Regular Season Records: Nebraska Omaha 8-22; UMKC 11-20 What to Know The Nebraska Omaha Mavericks and the UMKC Roos are set to clash at 9:30 p.m. ET March 3 at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in the first round of the Summit League Conference Tourney. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last …

To celebrate Jayson Tatum’s 25th birthday, take a look at some of the best plays throughout his career! Never miss a moment with … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUvw-Yo9O5s Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The Brooklyn Nets are ranked as the 19th-best team in the NBA in Bleacher Report’s latest power rankings for the Association. This illustrates a sizable drop in the perception of how good Brooklyn is as in the edition of the power rankings that came before this, the Nets were ranked as the 15th-best team in the league. While Brooklyn has …

Who’s Playing Missouri State @ Southern Illinois Regular Season Records: Missouri State 17-14; Southern Illinois 22-9 What to Know The Southern Illinois Salukis and the Missouri State Bears are set to clash at 9:30 p.m. ET March 3 at Enterprise Center in the second round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney. SIU is expected to win — but not by …