[ad_1] Storied rivals hit the court for a Christmas Day matchup on Monday when the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers meet for the 298th time in the regular season. The Celtics are 165-133 in regular-season meetings and 43-31 against the Lakers in the playoffs. Boston (22-6) is in first place in the Eastern Conference after a 145-108 rout of …

[ad_1] HARTFORD — UConn fans set an attendance record Saturday night, fitting a combustible 15,684 into Hartford’s XL Center for a prime-time matchup against St. John’s two nights before Christmas, in which the Huskies held on for a 69-65 victory. Head coach Dan Hurley called for an atmosphere that resembled the one so disruptive in Kansas’ Phog Allen Fieldhouse, a …

[ad_1] The NBA is featuring another loaded Christmas Day schedule with five high-profile games. In the fourth matchup of the day, the Miami Heat will welcome the Philadelphia 76ers to Kaseya Center. The Sixers are 20-8 overall and 8-4 on the road this season, riding high behind reigning MVP Joel Embiid. The Heat are 17-12 overall and 8-6 at home, …

[ad_1] Nigel James showed over the past week that he certainly belongs as one of the nation’s top players. The four-star guard James transferred to Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, New York) this offseason. It has been a good move for both the player and the program, with James off to a strong start and Long Island Lutheran rolling to an …

[ad_1] Dec. 24—HARTFORD — Saturday’s hotly-contested Big East game appeared on the verge of reaching a boiling point. UConn and St. John’s traded body blows in the physically bruising affair. Tempers flared on a few occasions. A raucous sold-out XL Center crowd roared its approval and went home happy after No. 5 UConn earned a hard-fought 69-65 win in its …

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Ja Morant The Jaguars got a couple of early touchdowns from Travis Etienne on Thursday night, but their offense spent the rest of the first half and most of the second half in a deep freeze. A 17-6 halftime lead became a 24-9 advantage on an interception return for a touchdown, so Read More

Ja Morant Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald grew up in Pittsburgh. He was a Steelers fan. His family was full of Steelers fans. He played college football at Pitt, which shares a stadium and a practice facility with the Steelers. Donald and the Rams host the Steelers for the first time in L.A. on Sunday. On Thursday, he was asked …

[ad_1] The Detroit Pistons lost their 26th straight game on Saturday, 126-115, against the Brooklyn Nets, and this one was the most historic of the streak so far. By falling to Brooklyn, Detroit tied the NBA’s record for the longest losing streak in a single season in NBA history. With Saturday’s loss, now three teams have lost 26 games in …

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[ad_1] Christmas Day is always one of the best on the sports calendar and the NFL and NBA both have nearly wall-to-wall action to be enjoyed with family and friends after the presents have been unwrapped. The NBA tips off at noon ET with Knicks vs. Bucks and the five-game schedule also includes a Lakers vs. Celtics showdown and pits the …

[ad_1] Florida State Seminoles guard Jalen Warley (1) shoots for two. The Florida State Seminoles hosted the Central Michigan Chippewas on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Jalen Warley and Primo Spears scored 12 points apiece and Florida State pulled out a 67-61 win over Winthrop on Friday. Jamir Watkins added 11 points and De’Ante Green Jr. 10 for the Seminoles (6-5), …

[ad_1] The Knicks have almost no margin for error right now. Mitchell Robinson is out, possibly for the season. Jericho Sims is sidelined for at least another week. If Isaiah Hartenstein gets in foul trouble — as he did early on Saturday against Milwaukee — the Knicks need to essentially play mistake-free basketball to compete. Will their injury issues force …

[ad_1] Mississippi State basketball’s penultimate nonconference game against Rutgers on Saturday features a final chance to score a quality win before SEC play. Facing the Scarlet Knights at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Mississippi State (9-2, 0-0 SEC) can pick up a neutral court win against a top-100 NET team − which would be at least a Quadrant …

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[ad_1] NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City Thunder The Lakers decided to go big against the Oklahoma City Thunder, starting defensive-minded, 6’8″ forward Jarred Vanderbilt and sitting point guard D’Angelo Russell. It made the Lakers starting five big and switchable. It also took a playmaker off the floor, but LeBron James more than made up for it. A week …

[ad_1] Florida basketball won big on Friday afternoon inside the O’Connell Center with a 39-point victory over the visiting Grambling State Tigers, 96-57. It gave the Gators their fifth-straight win and kept the team’s perfect record in December intact. Todd Golden’s gang came into the game ranked No. 32 in ESPN’s Basketball Power Index but the win gave his team …

[ad_1] Detroit Pistons v Brooklyn Nets NEW YORK (AP) — Pistons players sat in stunned silence, staring blankly ahead in their locker room after yet another loss. The worst stretch of basketball in their lives now ranks as one of the worst in NBA history. Detroit matched the league record for the longest losing streak in a single season, falling …

[ad_1] Who’s Playing Nevada Wolf Pack @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Current Records: Nevada 11-1, Georgia Tech 8-3 How To Watch What to Know The Nevada Wolf Pack and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will face off at 9:00 p.m. ET on December 24th at SimpliFI Arena at Stan Sheriff Center without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Each …

[ad_1] The Temple Owls meet the Portland Pilots in the seventh-place game at the Diamond Head Classic Championship on Sunday. The Owls (6-6), who have lost three games in a row, dropped a 78-63 decision to Old Dominion in the consolation semifinals of the tournament. The Pilots (6-8), who have dropped three straight, fell 100-79 to UMass in the consolation …

[ad_1] Sometimes reviewing a game can be painful for coaches, players, fans and writers alike. These contests are eyesores on a schedule, tilts that regardless of rooting position, are so uncompetitive it’s almost painful to watch. Last night’s 81-51 pummeling of Georgetown by Marquette in Milwaukee fits the bill perfectly. Why? Multiple reasons stand: 1) A nip and tuck ballgame …

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[ad_1] The outlook for UCLA basketball gets worse by the day. The Trojans lost their fourth straight game Friday night, and they absorbed a second straight home-court loss at Pauley Pavilion after winning their previous 29 games at home. Maryland — which, by the way, is not having a particularly good season — went into Westwood and handled the Bruins …

[ad_1] The main thing too many college basketball fans were eager to mock in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll was FAU’s school-record No. 10 ranking. Man, people hated that ranking. The haters swore FAU didn’t deserve that ranking. They swore FAU was nothing more than a mid-major that made a lucky run to the 2023 Final Four. They swore the …

[ad_1] Dec. 23—Want to purchase today’s print edition? Here’s a map of single-copy locations. ST. LOUIS — Deon Thomas considers Braggin’ Rights one of the best rivalries in college basketball. Right up there with the Tobacco Road showdowns between Duke and North Carolina. His hope is it stays that way — and stays as competitive as the games he played …