[ad_1] Charlotte Hornets v New York Knicks The gritty New York Knicks are going to have to get by without one of the players who best embodies that mindset for the next few months. Center Mitchell Robinson will be out at least 8-10 weeks following ankle surgery later this week, the team announced. Mitchell Robinson will have left ankle surgery …

[ad_1] Getty Images Illinois State University has issued a formal apology to Norfolk State after a fan yelled a racial slur toward an athlete during a men’s basketball game held Saturday at Horton Field House. The incident led to the ejection of multiple fans from the game as well as a confrontation between Norfolk State coach Robert Jones and Illinois …

[ad_1] NBA: In Season Tournament-Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Lakers The inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament is in the rear-view mirror — and it was a success in achieving what it wanted to do, putting more eyeballs on an often overlooked part of the NBA season. Having LeBron James and the Lakers win helped draw those eyeballs, no doubt. There was …

[ad_1] LAWRENCE, Kan. — Shawnee Mission West standout and Kansas freshman guard S’Mya Nichols was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week. Nichols help lead the Jayhawks to two victories over Houston Baptist College and Wichita State. She scored 20 points to go along with four assists against Houston Baptist and put up a career-high 23 points to go along …

[ad_1] Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers typically have a very stringent policy on banners. They don’t hang them for anything less than a championship. They don’t retire player numbers either unless the player has been enshrined in the Hall of Fame. It’s a strict policy by the standards of most teams, but remember, these are the Lakers we’re talking …

[ad_1] STARKVILLE — Mississippi State women’s basketball is expected to have coach Sam Purcell back Monday against Kennesaw State along with starting forwards Erynn Barnum and Jessika Carter, a team spokesperson told the Clarion Ledger. Tip-off between the Bulldogs (8-2) and Owls (3-4) is slated for 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+. Purcell missed two of MSU’s last three games due …

[ad_1] Joel Embiid on Ben Simmons: I never believed he needed a jumper originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Ben Simmons’ rise and fall with the Sixers has been well-documented. For the most part, his former teammate Joel Embiid has steered clear of really speaking his mind on the former #1 overall pick. However, the topic of Simmons came up …

[ad_1] The North Carolina Tar Heels played just one game last week, losing to No. 5 UConn in Madison Square Garden for the Jimmy V Classic. After a back-and-forth first half, the Huskies pulled away from the Tar Heels by building a double-digit lead in the second half. They held off a late run to give UNC their second loss …

[ad_1] Report: Kings called Raptors on Siakam trade over past year originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings are off to an even better start than last season, but that doesn’t mean that reigning NBA Executive of the Year Monte McNair hasn’t previously tried to improve his team. In the past year, the Kings have “checked in and …

[ad_1] Greg Gard and the Wisconsin Badgers maintained their spot at No. 23 in The Associated Press top 25 men’s basketball poll, and also debuted in the USA Today poll, at No. 23. MADISON – Wisconsin’s 25-point loss Saturday at No. 1 Arizona did not negatively affect poll voters’ view of Greg Gard’s team. The Badgers held steady at No. …

[ad_1] Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie Legendary NBA reporter and columnist David Aldridge joins Vincent Goodwill to talk about the Lakers winning the In-Season Tournament, LeBron potentially winning a 5th MVP, Ja Morant’s return from suspension and more. This embedded content is not available in your region. On this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill, legendary NBA reporter and …

[ad_1] NORMAN — The OU men’s basketball team is ranked No. 11 in the latest AP poll, which released Monday. The Sooners (9-0) moved up from No. 19 in the poll after picking up a pair of wins this past week. OU earned a 72-51 victory over Providence on Tuesday and a 79-70 win over Arkansas on Friday. OU, which …

[ad_1] The NBA returns from a day off Sunday with 13 games on the schedule Monday. That leaves us with a ton of options to sift through on Yahoo. Here are some of the top players to target at each position, as well as a few to possibly avoid. GUARDS Coby White, CHI at MIL ($22): The absence of Zach …

[ad_1] Arizona forward Paulius Murauskas (23) shoots a basket against Colgate guard Kyle Carlesimo (13) during the second half at McKale Center. The ranks of the unbeaten continue to dwindle in men’s college basketball. Arizona, however, is still in that exclusive club and holds on to the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. The Wildcats maintained …

[ad_1] Welcome to the Victor Wembanyama experience. Come one, come all, for there is a 7-foot-4 Frenchman who can nutmeg you off the bounce, block your 3-pointers, step back from 3, put back his own stepback in two steps and dunk on you from a standstill outside the restricted area. Behold the human cheat code. Here, we’ll track the San Antonio …

[ad_1] Less than five months after going into cardiac arrest during a preseason workout in late July, USC star freshman Bronny James returned to the court Sunday vs. Long Beach State. In 16 minutes of action due to restrictions by the medical staff on how much he could play, James finished with four points, three rebounds, two assists and a …

[ad_1] Lakers star LeBron James, right, pats his son Bronny on the back before his debut with USC on Sunday. Bronny James returned to the court after suffering cardiac arrest during a workout at Galen Center in July. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Four points. Three rebounds. Two assists. Two steals. One block. That was Bronny James’ stat line …

[ad_1] Kansas State was delivered a debilitating blow on Monday, when safety Kobe Savage announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal. Savage finished the season with 57 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and three interceptions. In their win against Texas Tech, Savage had two of those interceptions. Savage will have one year of eligibility at this next school. …

[ad_1] Report: Suns’ Beal targeting return from back injury vs. Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Phoenix Suns’ new Big Three has yet to share the floor together, but that could change against the Warriors. Three-time NBA All-Star guard Bradley Beal is aiming to make his return when Phoenix hosts Golden State on Tuesday, The Athletic’s Shams …

[ad_1] Washington State’s Myles Rice was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, presented by Nextiva, for the second straight week. Averaged 11.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 steals as Washington State rolled to two victories and improved to 7-1 on the season, its best start since 2020-21 (9-1). Finished with 14 points, seven assists and seven steals in Sunday’s …

[ad_1] Getty Images The New York Knicks announced that center Mitchell Robinson will miss 8-10 weeks and will undergo ankle surgery. Robinson sustained an ankle injury on Dec. 8 during a game against the Boston Celtics in which he only played 18 minutes. The injury occurred in the first half of that game, and Robinson had X-rays done but Knicks …

[ad_1] The Florida Gators men’s basketball team moved up two spots to No. 25 on ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index rankings after beating Richmond on Saturday. BPI measures a team’s true strength going forward, according to ESPN. Florida’s 9.1 BPI means the Gators are expected to beat average teams on a neutral court by a little more than nine points …

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[ad_1] Mitchell Robinson will miss roughly 8-10 weeks after ankle surgery. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) The New York Knicks will be without center Mitchell Robinson for at least two months. Robinson will undergo surgery on his left ankle, the team announced Monday. He’s expected to miss 8-10 weeks recovering from the surgery. Mitchell Robinson will have left ankle surgery …

[ad_1] The North Carolina Tar Heels are in a stretch where they will play just 2 games in 10 days for non-conference. But they are playing some tough competition. After beating Tennessee and then Florida State at home, the Tar Heels lost to UConn on a neutral court and now have games against Kentucky and Oklahoma, both ranked opponents on …