Who’s Playing Clemson @ Virginia Regular Season Records: Clemson 23-9; Virginia 24-6 What to Know The #13 Virginia Cavaliers and the Clemson Tigers are set to clash at 9:30 p.m. ET March 10 at Greensboro Coliseum in the fourth round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tourney. Bragging rights belong to the Cavaliers for now since they’re up 10-1 across their …

Special to Yahoo Sports With one month left in the NBA regular season, fantasy leagues are entering the final stretch. The playoffs are either on the horizon or in full swing. In situations where the remaining teams are closely competitive, the managers who make the most of the waiver wire may tilt the scales in their favor. As was the …

Who’s Playing San Jose State @ San Diego State Regular Season Records: San Jose State 20-12; San Diego State 25-6 What to Know The San Jose State Spartans haven’t won a game against the #20 San Diego State Aztecs since Feb. 7 of 2017, but they’ll be looking to end the drought Friday. SJSU and the Aztecs are set to …

The 46-21 Boston Celtics make the trip south to Georgia’s State Farm Arena to face the 33-33 Atlanta Hawks. Both ball clubs are hoping to string together multiple wins after emerging from recent skids, with the Hawks trying to mesh under new head coach Quin Snyder as the Celtics hope to exorcise the emergence of some familiar bad habits. If …

The No. 1 seed Marquette Golden Eagles will face the No. 4 seed Connecticut Huskies in the semifinals of the 2023 Big East Tournament on Friday evening. Marquette closed the regular season with six straight wins before beating St. John’s in overtime on Thursday. Connecticut extended its winning streak to six games with a 73-66 victory against Providence in the …

Beverley’s belief fuels career, from Houston to Bulls originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago HOUSTON — Saturday night will mark Patrick Beverley’s 579th career NBA game, coming in his 11th season and in the city and against the Houston Rockets franchise that gave him his first opportunity. “They took a chance on me,” Beverley said. In January 2013, Beverley had …

As expected, the coaching turnover in college hoops ratcheted up a few notches this week.  On Friday, there were two more firings at the power-conference level: Georgia Tech fired Josh Pastner and St. John’s fired Mike Anderson. That brought the number of high-major job flips to nine. Thursday’s biggest headline was Georgetown firing Patrick Ewing after six seasons. The Hoyas …

The years of Western Conference dominance and royalty appear to have taken a hiatus for a season, and it could be the case for the near future. It’s so jumbled and things are so uncertain, one could reasonably consider the new-look Los Angeles Lakers as a team to make some noise should they emerge from their current play-in tournament status. …

Getty Images One thing people tend to forget as conference tournaments progress and bubble teams get knocked out is that the NCAA Tournament selection committee still has to take 68 teams. After every bubble team loses its final game, people will say that team is out — but they can’t all be out.   Of course, some will be out. …

Clippers’ Paul George said he can “do anything and everything I want to do” again after a right knee issue led him to be limited in minutes and how he felt he could play after the All-Star break. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) For the next week there will be a missing piece in the Clippers’ rotation. Norman Powell …

Who’s Playing Southern Utah @ Utah Valley Regular Season Records: Southern Utah 21-11; Utah Valley 25-7 What to Know The Southern Utah Thunderbirds and the Utah Valley Wolverines are set to clash at 11 p.m. ET March 10 at Orleans Arena in the third round of the Western Athletic Conference Tourney. Southern Utah earned some postseason bragging rights after a …

The Toronto Raptors (32-35) hit the road to take on the Los Angeles Lakers (32-34) on Friday, Mar. 10. Los Angeles is 17-15 at home and Toronto is 12-22 on the road. The Raptors are looking to snap a two game losing streak after falling 108-100 to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, while the Lakers are looking to extend …

Who’s Playing California Riverside @ Santa Barbara Regular Season Records: California Riverside 22-11; Santa Barbara 25-7 What to Know The Santa Barbara Gauchos and the California Riverside Highlanders are set to clash at 11:30 p.m. ET March 10 at Dollar Loan Center in the third round of the Big West Conference Tourney. The Gauchos netted a 64-54 win over the …

NBA rescinds Poole’s questionable tech on bounce pass to ref originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Plenty of people watching the Warriors’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at Paycom Center thought Jordan Poole’s fourth-quarter technical foul was odd. It turns out the NBA did, too. The league announced Friday that Poole’s tech has been rescinded, leaving the …

Getty Images St. John’s has fired men’s head basketball coach Mike Anderson, the school announced on Friday. Anderson was fired on the heels of the Red Storm’s loss to Marquette in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. The team went 19-15 this season. Anderson has been a head coach for 21 seasons and never finished below .500.  “After fully …

The Golden State Warriors cannot buy a win on the road, where they lost again on Thursday night, this time to the Memphis Grizzlies, to fall to 7-26 away from Chase Center this season.  With the loss, the Warriors slipped from the No. 5 to No. 6 seed in the West, but they are tied in the loss column with …

Who’s Playing Arizona State @ Arizona Regular Season Records: Arizona State 22-11; Arizona 26-6 What to Know The Arizona State Sun Devils and the #8 Arizona Wildcats are set to clash at 11:30 p.m. ET March 10 at T-Mobile Arena in the third round of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. ASU earned an 89-88 win in their most recent contest against …

Donovan shows empathy for Lonzo Ball’s injury saga originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago HOUSTON — Billy Donovan confirmed that Lonzo Ball is seeking opinions on his next move for his troublesome left knee, which could require a third surgery since January 2022. Ball hasn’t played in an NBA game since Jan. 14, 2022, a fact that saddens the Chicago …

The No. 2 seed Northwestern Wildcats will face the No. 10 seed Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2023 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night. Northwestern wrapped up the regular season with a 65-53 win at Rutgers last Sunday, snapping a three-game losing streak. Penn State advanced to the quarterfinals with a 79-76 win against No. 7 seed Illinois on …

With just a six-game NBA schedule for Friday, and many top players out with injuries, there is a relatively shallow NBA DFS player pool. But it is top-heavy with big men as the three most expensive options on both DraftKings and on FanDuel are centers. Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Anthony Davis account for those three, but it would be …

The Clemson Tigers and the No. 13 Virginia Cavaliers are set to square off in a 2023 ACC Tournament semifinal matchup at 9:30 p.m. ET Friday at Greensboro Coliseum. Virginia is 24-6 overall and finished ACC regular-season play with a 15-5 conference record, while Clemson is 23-9 overall and went 14-6 in the ACC. Virginia has won 13 of the …

The Brooklyn Nets had the course of their franchise changed once the NBA trade deadline reared its head. Before February came along, Brooklyn was 31-19 as it was trying to keep its head afloat until Kevin Durant came back from his sprained right MCL. However, after a 139-96 loss to the Boston Celtics on Feb. 1, everything changed. On Feb. …

Getty Images Conference tournaments across the country in college basketball are nearing an end and Selection Sunday is finally staring us down. That’s right, the most magical time of the year is officially upon us, with a fresh 68-team bracket set to be unveiled this weekend. The 2023 NCAA Tournament will come to life during the Selection Sunday show, but …

The Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets (46-19) hit the road to take on the San Antonio Spurs (16-49) on Friday, Mar. 10. San Antonio owns a 10-22 home record and the Nuggets are 16-15 on the road. Denver saw its four game winning streak come to a halt in a disappointing 117-96 home loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, while the Spurs are …

USATSI Georgia Tech fired Josh Pastner on Friday, solidifying a move that had become expected behind the scenes in recent weeks, sources told CBS Sports.  Pastner’s tenure lasted seven seasons with the Yellow Jackets, highlighted by a one-and-done showing as a No. 9 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Pastner joined Georgia Tech in 2017 after leaving a school at …