When Kansas added three-time all-Pac-12 performer Remy Martin from Arizona State after the 2020-21 season, the Jayhawks made an addition that ultimately wound up helping them win the national title. Though Martin’s one-year tenure with Kansas featured its share of highs and lows, he played an “X-factor” role for the team when it mattered most as KU won the Big …

G-League Ignite v College Park Skyhawks Think of this like all the potential NFL draft picks who skipped their bowl games as a health precaution. The G-League Ignite are shutting down presumptive No. 2 pick Scoot Henderson for the rest of the season, reports Jonathan Givony of ESPN. “I’m just ready. I’m trying to prepare myself for the next level,” …

Who’s Playing Southern Miss @ UAB Regular Season Records: Southern Miss 25-7; UAB 25-9 What to Know The UAB Blazers are 9-2 against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles since February of 2016, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success Tuesday. The Blazers and Southern Miss are set to clash at 7:30 p.m. ET March 14 at Bartow Arena …

With the regular season nearly complete, we have seen enough from each player to evaluate them and their upcoming free-agency situation. We decided to look at some of the best upcoming free agents and check their stock, see what their next contract could look like, and weigh their odds of re-signing with their current team. Below we evaluate one of …

Clemson, Oklahoma State, Oregon and Rutgers secured No. 1 seeds for the 2023 NIT. The field was announced Sunday with action beginning Tuesday at campus sites for the 32-team field which will culminate with semifinals on March 28 in Las Vegas with a championship game to follow on March 30. While an NIT appearance marks a consolation prize of sorts …

With less than a month to go in the 2022-23 NBA regular season, there is still so much to be decided in the seeding races. But however it shakes out, I believe that a somewhat reliable championship picture, albeit a pretty vast one, is starting to develop.  Below are my top five title contenders as is stands right now …  …

Who’s Playing Toledo @ Michigan Regular Season Records: Toledo 27-7; Michigan 17-15 What to Know The Michigan Wolverines and the Toledo Rockets are set to clash at 7 p.m. ET March 14 at Crisler Center in the first round of the NIT. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation …

Steph: Revamped Klay hitting his stride ‘beautiful to watch’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Watching Klay Thompson make his triumphant return to the court last season, help lead the Warriors to their fourth NBA championship and now, in his age 33 season, work to evolve his game has inspired many on and off the court. One of whom is …

The mad rush of Selection Sunday is over and the First Four is almost here so now it’s time to get settled in for the 2023 NCAA Tournament. March Madness is here and you need to be prepared by printing out your own NCAA Tournament bracket to track your favorite teams all the way to the Final Four. That’s why …

CAMDEN, N.J.–The Philadelphia 76ers came out of the All-Star break knowing that things would be tough for them before the playoffs began. The final stretch of their schedule was filled with many challenges and road games, but they have found a way to succeed. After stumbling a bit coming out of the break with losses to the Boston Celtics and …

Who’s Playing Bradley @ Wisconsin Regular Season Records: Bradley 25-9; Wisconsin 17-14 What to Know The Wisconsin Badgers and the Bradley Braves are set to clash at 9:30 p.m. ET March 14 at Kohl Center in the first round of the NIT. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so their meeting could …

Teams looking to earn a matchup against top-seeded Alabama meet in a 2023 First Four game on Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio, when the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champion Southeast Missouri State Redhawks battle the Southland Conference champion Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders. The Redhawks (19-16, 10-8 OVC), who have won six of eight, are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since …

The Phoenix Suns have been a consistent thorn in the side of the Golden State Warriors this season before Monday night’s victory. A statement win at home over a team they are styling with for postseason positioning could be the catalyst to light a fire under the squad heading down the home stretch. The firepower was clearly on the Warriors’ …

It’s officially bracket season, with the 2023 NCAA Men’s Tournament set to kick off with the First Four Tuesday before wall-to-wall coverage takes over the national stage on Thursday. By now you’ve probably started to fill out your brackets at CBS Sports and potentially made some of your decisions based upon the data available in our bracket picks game, including …

With less than a month to go in the 2022-23 NBA regular season, there is still so much to be decided in the seeding races. But however it shakes out, I believe that a somewhat reliable championship picture, albeit a pretty vast one, is starting to develop.  Below are my top five title contenders as is stands right now …  …

The opening weekend games of the 2023 NCAA Tournament is here, which means it’s time to get that second TV out of the attic. For those on the streaming train, it could be time to invest in a new wireless router in order to be equipped for watching multiple games at once. Some would argue that the Thursday and Friday …

Sixers to celebrate ’82-83 championship team on March 20 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers announced Tuesday that they’ll celebrate their last team to win an NBA title on March 20. In a press release, the Sixers said they will hold a halftime ceremony to honor the 40th anniversary of the 1982-83 championship squad during their game next …

NEW YORK — Minutes removed from the final buzzer, the chants were still reverberating from the gleeful souls in blue, white and gold inside Madison Square Garden. “We are! Marquette!”  “We are! Marquette!”  “We are! Marquette!”  These Golden Eagles — players, coaches and support staff alike — were on the receiving end of those cries as they donned their championship …

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Stoudamire left speechless with emotion at Georgia Tech introduction originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If you want to know how much Damon Stoudamire’s new job means to him, just watch the first minute of his press conference Tuesday. The former Boston Celtics assistant was introduced as Georgia Tech’s new men’s basketball head coach Tuesday, joining Georgia Tech president Angel Cabrera …

It’s no secret that workplace productivity slows considerably when the NCAA Tournament is playing, especially during the two days of the first round on Thursday and Friday. March Madness is an employers’ nightmare because many companies have NCAA Tournament 2023 office pools for company unity and friendly competition. Between now and Thursday, there will be many inter-office debates as to …

Last week, in the wake of the New York Knicks’ rollicking eight-game win streak, the idea of a long-awaited Knicks renaissance surged. New York optimism was everywhere. Jalen Brunson looked like a superstar. So did Julius Randle. The pieces around them suddenly seemed perfectly constructed, a well-fused balance of offense and defense, prodded by togetherness and depth not seen there …

Big men in the Big Ten dominated the AP All-American list announced on Tuesday led by two First-Team selections in Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis and Purdue’s Zach Edey. Edey was the only player to earn unanimous honors as a First-Team All-American by AP voters on this year’s teams, appearing as a First-Teamer on all 58 ballots submitted. Kansas guard Jalen Wilson, …

Brooklyn Nets forward Cameron Johnson is in the last year of his rookie contract, which means that he is looking to get paid for the way that he has played over the past two seasons. According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, sources have told him that Johnson could garner at least $18 million per year and that …

Two days after formally introducing him as its next men’s basketball coach, McNeese State has suspended Will Wade for the first five games of the 2023-24 season. Wade’s suspension was agreed to as part of his contract, though it was not shared during his initial press conference on Sunday Wade, who was LSU’s coach from 2017-22, was fired for cause a …