NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Mikal Bridges has been one of the players on the team who have consistently talked about getting stops as a reason for winning or not getting stops as a reason for losing. In Sunday’s 111-110 win over the Utah Jazz, all Bridges could do is hope in the end. “Just make them (the Jazz) …

Why JP credits Steph, Klay for trio’s historic 3-point milestone originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Jordan Poole made NBA 3-point history with Steph Curry and Klay Thompson on Friday against the San Antonio Spurs, and the opportunity to learn and grow alongside the Splash Brothers isn’t lost on the 23-year-old. The three sharpshooters became just the second trio of …

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Utah Jazz at Barclays Center on Sunday for the second and final matchup between the teams this season and won 111-110. Brooklyn has swept the regular-season series 2-0. For the Nets, Mikal Bridges had 30 points and three steals while Spencer Dinwiddie had 17 points and 12 assists. Cam Johnson had 18 …

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Utah Jazz at Barclays Center on Sunday for the second and final matchup between the teams this season and won 111-110. Brooklyn has swept the regular-season series 2-0. For the Nets, Mikal Bridges had 30 points and three steals while Spencer Dinwiddie had 17 points and 12 assists. Cam Johnson had 18 points and …

Weeks of wild 2023 NCAA Tournament action has finally led us to the crowning moment of the season. The 68-team bracket initially introduced on Selection Sunday has nearly played itself all the way out with only two teams still standing entering Monday’s national championship game. It’ll be No. 4 seed UConn and No. 5 seed San Diego State fighting Monday …

Getty Images The NBA and the NBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement early Saturday morning, but that doesn’t mean that the entire player’s union is thrilled with the agreement. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green took exception to the new clauses in the collective bargaining agreement meant to curb spending among top teams while encouraging spending in smaller …

The 2023 NCAA Tournament Championship Game is set, and after a wild Saturday in the Final Four, it will be No. 4 UConn squaring off against No. 5 San Diego State on Monday night in Houston (9:20 p.m., CBS) with one of those teams cutting down the nets. There’s a lot at play here for both teams, coaches and programs. …

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You can pick apart Monday night’s national championship game between No. 4 seed UConn and No. 5 seed San Diego State from myriad angles — and believe me, we will! — but no singular piece of analysis is more revealing and helpful than the comparison we do every year below. It cuts right to the chase and gets down to …

Getty Images Now this is something that you don’t see every day. Or ever. During a game for the Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A on Sunday, top NBA prospect Victor Wembanyama submitted a contender for highlight of the year when he got a put back dunk off of his own step-back three attempt.  After an impressive dribbling display, …

The 2023 NCAA Tournament Championship Game is set, and after a wild Saturday round of semifinals it will be No. 4 UConn squaring off against No. 5 San Diego State on Monday night in Houston (9:20 p.m., CBS). There’s a lot at play here for both teams, coaches and programs. UConn is looking for its fifth national championship since 1999 …

Arkansas forward Trevon Brazile announced this week that he will return to school for another season after an injury-shortened sophomore campaign this year. Brazile appeared in only nine games this season after suffering an ACL injury on Dec. 6 versus UNC Greensboro. He averaged 11.8 points, six rebounds, 1.2 blocks, one assist and one steal on 37.9% shooting from 3-point …

There may be a discussion about who will go No.2 in June’s NBA Draft, but not the top spot — Victor Wembanyama is your lock at No.1. If you have any questions, watch the 7’3″ Wembanyama take a comfortable step-back 3 — and when it misses, he gets his own rebound for the putback dunk. This content is not available …

It might be the pinnacle of the NCAA’s annual tournament, but these days, neither star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum nor his college head coach from his time with the Duke Blue Devils Mike Krzyzewski are playing ball at that level of the game anymore. But despite Tatum moving on to a wildly successful career in the NBA and Coach …

For years now, professional sports have accounted for most of the highest-rated, most-viewed programs on traditional TV. Now, perhaps more prominently than ever, they are expanding to dominate the big screen and streaming services. The NFL, king of American sports TV, leads the charge. Tom Brady’s “80 for Brady,” a road-trip comedy featuring the quarterback’s biggest Super Bowl comeback, exceeded …

I was browsing around the internet moments after the Detroit Tigers avoided being no-hit, when a Victor Wembanyama highlight graced the timeline on Twitter. “Wait, what the heck did I just watch?” I thought to myself. And watched it again. And again. And found another angle. And watched that again. And again. This wasn’t no ordinary highlight. And Wembanyama is …

The UConn Huskies are having a dominant NCAA Tournament run by any standard. Their average margin of victory in tournament games is a remarkable 20.6 points per game. That is good for third all-time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Kentucky had an average MOV of 21.5 ppg in 1999, but won both games at the Final …

Golden State Warriors v Atlanta Hawks The Golden State Warriors do not have the resume of a contender if you look at this season: 12th in offense, 18th in defense, 15th in net rating. Even after the All-Star Game, they are ninth in defense and 12h in net rating. Believers in the Warriors trust the muscle memory of seasons past …

The Boston Celtics defeated the Utah Jazz 122-114 this past Friday night but that was not their most formidable opponent that night. Travel issues forced the team to arrive in Boston only hours before the game, after their resounding win vs. the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. The team was unable to find a pilot for their flight to their …

Miami made it to the Final Four but will not be playing for the national championship. Therefore, the 2022-23 ACC men’s basketball season is over. It was another down year for the conference as it didn’t have many NCAA Tournament berths once again, and only the Hurricanes made it to the second weekend. Duke and Pittsburgh made it to the …

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has been the favorite to win Rookie of the Year for much of the season, but the first-year standout may have some competition now for the award. But the Magic don’t see it that way. Banchero is averaging 20 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 70 games on 42.7% shooting from the field. He …

The third of three major dominoes has fallen for Michigan basketball. Standout sophomore guard Kobe Bufkin will forego his remaining collegiate eligibility and enter the NBA draft, the team announced Sunday. Bufkin, who was named third-team All Big Ten, finished third on the team at 14.0 points per game, to go with 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists across 33 games. …

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The Utah Jazz (36-41) and the Brooklyn Nets (42-35) square off in a cross-conference tilt on Sunday afternoon. Utah is in a massive slump. They’ve lost five of the last six games, including a 122-114 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday. Meanwhile, Brooklyn has won three of its last four matchups. On March 31, the Nets topped the Atlanta …

The UConn Huskies seek the fifth national title in program history when they take on the San Diego State Aztecs in the 2023 National Championship game of the NCAA Tournament on Monday. UConn (30-8), which last wore the crown when it defeated Kentucky in 2014, rolled past Miami 72-59 in the Final Four. Meanwhile, San Diego State (32-6) advanced to …