The best player on the No. 1 overall seed team in the 2023 NCAA Tournament faces increasing and persistent scrutiny amid a firestorm of controversy off the court after court testimony from police in February identified a link connecting Alabama freshman star Brandon Miller to an alleged murder that took place in January near the UA campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  Miller …

USATSI It doesn’t sound like we’ll see Ben Simmons for the remainder of the season, as the Brooklyn Nets announced Friday evening that the guard has been diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his back, which will keep him sidelined. Simmons, who hasn’t played since Feb. 15 due to knee and back soreness, has been in and out of the …

Kansas State is still dancing in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Wildcats advanced to the Elite Eight with a 98-93 overtime victory over Michigan State. There were many highlights throughout the game. However, the sports world is still talking about Kansas State senior guard Keyontae Johnson. In overtime, Johnson threw down a thunderous alley-oop dunk from teammate Markquis Nowell. …

Malcolm Brogdon a late scratch for Friday vs. Pacers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Malcolm Brogdon will not take the court against his former team on Friday night after all. The Boston Celtics guard is a late scratch against the Indiana Pacers due to lower back pain, the team announced shortly before tip-off. Danilo Gallinari (ACL repair) and Payton …

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – A confrontation between two players in the postgame handshake line following Bowling Green’s win over Memphis on Thursday night in the Women’s NIT has been referred to campus police. As the teams walked toward center court following Bowling Green’s 73-60 win in the Round of 16 game, Memphis’ Jamirah Shutes stopped to talk with Falcons’ player …

The Brooklyn Nets are reeling from a devastating collapse in Thursday night’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland swept both games at Barclays Center and dropped the Nets further in the eastern conference playoff race with less than a month remaining in the regular season. A positive moment from the defeat was the play of sharpshooter Joe Harris and his …

Expectations are one thing, dreams another. Fans at long-suffering basketball programs shouldn’t expect Final Fours to magically emerge out of nothing. Programs have to build toward excellence and consistently raise their floor. USC is in the midst of a slow but encouraging process which aims to do just that. The Trojans were not expected to be an annual NCAA Tournament …

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. When Kevin Durant sprained his ankle during warmups, the Suns said he would be re-evaluated in three weeks. It turns out it may be more than a re-evaluation. Durant is targeting a return almost three weeks to the day from when he injured …

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It seems to me, and maybe this is because I’m more in tune with all things Warriors than any other team in the NBA, that frustrations regarding the way Golden State, and more specifically Stephen Curry, are being officiated are higher than normal this season.  Two things about that. One, the Warriors are two games above .500 clinging to a …

It’s officially the offseason for the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team after the UConn Huskies ended their magical tournament run in the Sweet 16 with a dominant 88-65 win. Arkansas was very much overmatched from the start as the Huskies didn’t trail a single time in Thursday night’s contest and led by as much as 29 points in the second half. …

Stephen A.: Caitlin Clark is Steph of women’s college hoops originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Steph Curry’s impact on the game of basketball knows no bounds. Just about every young hooper these days wants to emulate the Warriors star player. As Iowa Hawkeye guard Caitlin Clark’s star shines bright during the NCAA Tournament, she is hearing more and more comparisons to the …

Florida basketball’s efforts in the transfer portal continued on Friday when the team hosted former Iona guard Walter Clayton Jr. on an official visit, according to the New York Post. Clayton broke out over the last two seasons with the Iona Gaels, averaging 16.8 points per game and shooting an efficient 43.1% from three-point range in 2022-23. He led the …

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An Eastern Conference showdown has the Indiana Pacers (33-40) going on the road to battle against the Boston Celtics (50-23) on Friday night. This will be the third and final regular season bout between these teams. These clubs split the first two contests, with Boston securing a 142-138 overtime win on Feb. 23. Tyrese Haliburton (ankle) is questionable for the Pacers. …

The roster churn in Pac-12 basketball is already in evidence. You are going to see significant remakes for teams throughout the conference, including USC. The evidence of coaches wanting to improve their backcourts is growing by the day, if not the hour. Arizona’s Kerr Kriisa transferred out of Tucson this past week. USC’s Reese-Dixon Waters and Malik Thomas declared their …

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Luka Doncic fined $35K for hand gesture in loss to Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Luka Doncic has been fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for a gesture he made during Wednesday’s heated game between the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors.  In a statement released on Friday, the NBA deemed the guard’s gesture that occurred with …

Half of the remaining field in the men’s NCAA Tournament clinched berths in the Elite Eight, with Kansas State, Connecticut, Florida Atlantic and Gonzaga each winning their respective Sweet 16 games Thursday night. That leaves four more Sweet 16 games Friday in the men’s field, with a pair of top seeds vying for trips to the Elite Eight: No. 1 Alabama versus No. …

USATSI Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has been fined $35,000 for making an inappropriate gesture towards an official during Wednesday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors, the NBA announced Friday. The moment came with mere seconds remaining in the game. Doncic attempted a layup that could have cut the Dallas deficit down to a single point. He missed, and he …

What an absolute roller coaster ride Thursday night’s Sweet 16 games were. Kansas State’s double-overtime win over Michigan State was an instant classic, and then we had Gonzaga and UCLA add another chapter to the insanity that has been their history against one another in the tournament. Oh, and FAU knocked off Tennessee, because we all had the Florida Atlantic …

Much ado has been made about some of star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown’s recent comments in a pair of interviews about how happy is with the Celtics organization, with fans and analysts alike trying their best to read between the lines of what the Georgia native might have meant. Saying things like “We’ll see how they feel about me …

Getty Images Sweet 16 action rolls along into Friday with four fabulous games on the slate headlined by a dandy in the Midwest Region as No. 1 seed Houston takes on No. 5 seed Miami with a trip to the Elite Eight on the line. The Cougars, who were the betting favorite to win it all entering the NCAA Tournament, …

Even with longtime Boston Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman trying his best to temper expectations on a recent radio hit, you won’t find veteran Celtics floor general Malcolm Brogdon shrinking from a bold claim about Boston’s postseason ceiling, who recently suggested winning it all in 2023 is the only goal the Celtics care about this season on an episode of ESPN’s …

Getty Images The last remaining double-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament takes the floor in Sweet 16 action on Friday as No. 15 seed Princeton plays No. 6 seed Creighton for a spot in the Elite Eight. The Tigers are seeking to become the second No. 15 seed in as many years to reach a Regional final game after Saint …