The Portland Trail Blazers (32-43) will host the Sacramento Kings (45-30) on Wednesday at the Moda Center at the Rose Quarter in Portland. The Trail Blazers are 17-21 at home and Sacramento is 22-14 on the road. Portland is looking to snap a three-game losing streak after falling 124-90 to the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. The Kings will be …

The Boston Celtics were in pole position to retake the Eastern Conference’s top seed ahead of their Tuesday night tilt with the lowly Washington Wizards, even more harmless than usual due to two starters being out injured. Somehow, however, the Celtics still found a way to drop a key game against a team that has no business keeping pace with …

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Before every home game, UConn’s hype man gets on his microphone and greets the crowd with, “Welcome to the basketball capital of the Wooooorrrrld!” With four men’s NCAA championship banners hanging from the ceiling at Gampel Pavilion along with 11 women’s banners, it’s not an entirely empty brag. The Huskies (29-8) are the biggest name left …

J.R. Smith won the championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. He made the NBA Finals four years in a row in Cleveland. And yet, even he could admit that once Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors, it was effectively over for the rest of the league. Smith appeared on the HoopsHype Podcast with Michael Scotto and lamented …

Pierre Brooks announced he will enter the NCAA transfer portal. This decision comes after spending two years with the program as a member of the 2021 recruiting class. Brooks never really caught on with Michigan State, playing an average of 9.5 minutes per game while averaging 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds. His playing time diminished down the stretch in the …

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. Kings’ latest playoff clinch scenario depends on three games originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea After 17 long years without an NBA playoff appearance, anxious Kings fans have had to do what they’ve done for nearly two decades: wait. Wait for the moment …

Women’s basketball seems to have found a winner with its new Sweet 16 format in March Madness and the timing couldn’t be better with looming TV contract negotiations on the horizon. There were record-setting attendance at the two sites – Greenville, South Carolina and Seattle – along with record numbers for TV ratings. It fueled the momentum heading into a …

The New York Knicks will look to win the season series over the Miami Heat when they meet in an Eastern Conference matchup on Wednesday in New York. The Knicks (43-33), who are 2-1 against Miami this season, are 28-19 against Eastern Conference opponents this season. The Heat (40-36), who are 6-4 in their last 10 games, are 15-22 on …

UCLA guard Jaylen Clark celebrates after scoring a three-pointer against Arizona during the 2023 season. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press) Less than a month after he suffered a serious lower-leg injury that sidelined him for the season’s final six games, UCLA’s Jaylen Clark has declared for the NBA draft. The junior guard who established himself as one of the …

This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. Dray’s daughter adorably interrupts dad’s post-win presser originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea After an intense night on the court against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, Warriors star Draymond Green reminded reporters at Chase Center of his softer side thanks to a …

Even though the 2023 NCAA Tournament has seen plenty of upsets, you would have done well to listen to listen to our expert picks. I dominated straight-up picks during March Madness, accurately predicting 47 of the 64 games leading up to the Final Four, which led our expert pool. Meanwhile, everyone else on staff had at least 39 correct picks …

The Philadelphia 76ers (49-26) are hosting the Dallas Mavericks (37-39) in a crucial matchup on Wednesday night. The 76ers are currently the third seed in the Eastern Conference standings, while Dallas has fallen out of the NBA Play-In Tournament and sits in the 11th spot in the Western Conference. Joel Embiid (calf) and James Harden (Achilles) are questionable for the Sixers. Tip-off …

COLLIN KLEIN, OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR (Quotes courtesy of K-State Athletics) On what he wants to see out of quarterback Will Howard during the spring… “Will does such a great job of mastering his craft. The game of football and the quarterback position, you could spend every minute, all day, every day watching tape, fundamental principles, drills, improvements and you’d still be …

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is continuing to wind down and that means the MVP race is taking center stage as it gets down to the nitty-gritty. The award once again comes down to Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid and Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. Both players bring something unique to the table. Embiid is an elite scorer who is …

1 The best player on the best remaining team gets the nod for the No. 1 spot with a bullet. Sanogo is averaging 20.0 points per game in UConn’s run — most among all players remaining in the field — and adding 9.8 rebounds per game to boot while playing just 25.5 minutes per night.2 No player in the field …

The 2022-23 NBA season continues on Wednesday with a loaded 10-game slate, and NBA daily Fantasy players will be excited to see how Kevin Durant looks after missing the last three weeks with an ankle injury. Durant only got in three games with the Suns before the injury but the potential stack of Durant, Chris Paul, Devin Booker and Deandre …

K-State and Jerome Tang lost their first player to the transfer portal on Wednesday, forward Ish Massoud. Massoud played the last two seasons at K-State, with his first two coming at Wake Forest before committing to Bruce Weber in the 2021-2022 season. Massoud averaged 6.1 points per game in his two seasons in Manhattan and was a 37.5% three-point shooter. …

As the Golden State Warriors started slow and fell behind by as many as 20 points to the New Orleans Pelicans in the first half on Tuesday night, Steph Curry kept things afloat for the home team.  Despite trailing by 17 points at halftime, Curry tallied 17 points of his own on 6-of-11 shooting from the field with three made …

Penn State is hiring VCU’s Mike Rhoades to be its new men’s basketball coach, a person involved in the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the seven-year contract for Rhoades still needed final approval from the school’s board of trustees, which was scheduled to meet later Wednesday. Rhoades, a Pennsylvania native, …

NBA execs have interesting takes on Celtics as playoffs near originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are 9-2 against the top three teams in both conferences, which bodes well for their chances of making another deep run in the NBA playoffs. They have two All-NBA caliber players in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and the roster is …

Athletes Unlimited gives athletes the ability to shine on and off their field of play. WNBA free agent and veteran Athletes Unlimited Basketball player Odyssey Sims understands that life is a balance and she is balancing her personal and professional life with seeming ease. Sims just finished her second season with Athletes Unlimited and took home the bronze medal. Athletes …

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Midday Tuesday, Stephen Silas and the Rockets went viral for unfortunate reasons. In a story by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst regarding rookie Jabari Smith Jr., Windhorst shared the following anecdote to try and illustrate the surrounding environment in Houston: At one point, [Stephen] Silas broke down in tears after a game because he felt he couldn’t reach his players. Windhorst’s intention …

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Brea Beal is not just South Carolina’s X factor in one of the country’s best defenses but also a four-year lesson in sacrifice and reinvention that may add a second straight NCAA title to her resume. Beal is generally third when most think of the landmark recruiting class from 2019 led by heralded All-American Aliyah Boston and …

A Western Conference showdown has the Minnesota Timberwolves (39-37) going on the road to play the Phoenix Suns (40-35) on Wednesday night. The Timberwolves are on a three-game win streak, as on Monday, Minnesota topped the Sacramento Kings 119-115. Likewise, Phoenix has won two straight games. On March 27, the Suns beat the Utah Jazz 117-103. Kevin Durant (ankle) is …