[ad_1] LeBron James, who is dealing with left ankle issues, will sit out his ninth game of the season when the Lakers host the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press) The Lakers will continue their homestand Friday against one of the NBA’s best teams, Milwaukee, but they’ll be minus one of their best players when …

[ad_1] ST. LOUIS — Indiana State defeated Missouri State 75-59 in the second round of the Missouri Valley Conference. Here are three reasons why the Sycamores (27-5) got it done Friday at Enterprise Arena in St. Louis: Robbie Avila’s presence even amid early struggles Every Indiana State game brings a similar plan for the opponent: Do whatever they can to …

[ad_1] USATSI LeBron James will not be in action on Friday night for the Los Angeles Lakers’ matchup against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced. James is dealing with a sore ankle that forced him to leave the Lakers’ loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night early.  After playing 36 total minutes against the Kings, the 21-year …

[ad_1] USATSI Washington will fire coach Mike Hopkins after seven seasons, CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander confirmed Friday. Hopkins is expected to coach the Huskies through the postseason starting with next week’s Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas . UW (17-14, 9-11) made just one NCAA Tournament appearance under Hopkins’ leadership, reaching the second round in 2019 as a No. 9 seed. …

[ad_1] Source: Steph’s ankle MRI ‘positive news,’ expected return in 7 to 10 days originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors received encouraging news on Steph Curry’s injury Friday. An MRI on Curry’s right ankle return “positive news,” NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole reported Friday, citing league sources. The Warriors are expected to provide an official update …

[ad_1] BYU coach Mark Pope looks on during game against Oklahoma State , Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Stillwater, Okla. The Cougars and Cowboys meet again in the Big 12 regular-season finale Saturday night in Provo. | Mitch Alcala, Associated Press Seeding for next week’s conference tournament, seeding for the NCAA Tournament and a chance to finish Big 12 play …

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[ad_1] NBA: Chicago Bulls at Golden State Warriors This is about as good of news as the Warriors could have hoped. An MRI of Stephen Curry’s right ankle came back clean, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. While he could miss a game — or a few games — recovering from this, he is not expected to miss extended time. That …

[ad_1] Josh Ola-Joseph started 42 consecutive games for the Gophers men’s basketball team to finish last season and start this season. But over the past 10 games this year, the sophomore forward has barely seen the court. Head coach Ben Johnson said Ola-Joseph had a headache at halftime of the 70-58 loss to Indiana on Wednesday, putting him back in …

[ad_1] Report: Warriors optimistic for quick Steph return after clean MRI originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors received a positive update on Steph Curry’s injury Friday. Curry’s MRI on his right ankle came back clean with no structural damage after rolling it in Thursday night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported, citing sources, and …

[ad_1] OMAHA, Neb. — Creighton coach Greg McDermott has signed a long-term contract extension that he hopes will keep him with the Bluejays until the end of his career. Athletic director Marcus Blossom announced the extension without disclosing the number of years. McDermott’s previous contract was set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 season. According to a report, …

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[ad_1] Each week during the 2023-24 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: LeBron James scoring 40,000 points is more impressive than you think] This week’s topic: Is Nuggets-Celtics the NBA Finals we …

[ad_1] Armando Bacot’s career at North Carolina is winding down as there is just a month left of basketball if the Tar Heels can make a run to the national championship. The center has established himself as one of the best to play for the program and is hoping to close out the year in a big way. On Friday, …

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — There is optimism that Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry has avoided a serious ankle injury after an awkward landing during the team’s loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. Curry is expected to miss some time, and perhaps numerous games, but it does not appear to be a long-term issue, according to Shams Charania.  Coach …

[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA — Temple University will review reports that show at least one game involving its men’s basketball team has been flagged by gambling watchdog company U.S. Integrity for unusual betting activity. The betting line for the game between Temple and UAB surged from the Blazers opening as a two-point favorite to reaching as high as eight points, per tracking …

[ad_1] As Knicks fans eagerly await the return of three of their team’s key starters — OG Anunoby, Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson — from injury, the coaching staff is planning on how best to implement them back in the lineup. The goal being to use the last month of the season to ramp them up to 100 percent and find …

[ad_1] Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports The regular season comes to an end for most of the conferences Saturday.  After this weekend, teams can only hope for the best in their conference tournaments.  The nice thing about conference tournaments is that for the most part, they are played on neutral courts. However, St. John’s is a bubble team that will play …

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[ad_1] There are dozens of ways an NBA team can honor a former player. Nowadays it seems as if anyone who wore a jersey for more than a year or two gets a tribute video when they return to their old stomping grounds. Retired jerseys are the standard for team legends, and they come with a permanence that needs to …

[ad_1] Halftime Report Longwood is on the road but looking no worse for wear. They have jumped out to a quick 34-33 lead against Winthrop. If Longwood keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 19-13 in no time. On the other hand, Winthrop will have to make due with a 17-15 record unless they turn things around …

[ad_1] Lakers vs Kings in Los Angeles, CA LeBron James sat out the game before and the game after the All-Star break due to an ongoing ankle issue — although he played 14 minutes in the All-Star Game itself and looked spry throwing down a monster dunk. That trend of him playing through his ankle issues has continued. LeBron looked …

[ad_1] Missouri State men’s basketball’s disappointing 2023-24 season is over and attention now turns to what could be a transformational offseason. The ninth-seeded Bears (17-16, 8-12) fell to Missouri Valley Conference regular-season champion Indiana State (26-5, 17-3) in a 75-59 loss in the quarterfinal round at Arch Madness in St. Louis on Friday afternoon. Questions about the program’s future under …

[ad_1] Special to Yahoo Sports With just over a month remaining in the NBA regular season, fantasy leagues are winding down as well. Leagues with postseasons have either already started or are right about to begin. Keeping that in mind, this week’s waiver wire article highlights eight players to add across leagues of every format and size. About half of …

[ad_1] Alabama basketball is aiming to score a victory over Arkansas in the final game of the regular season. The No. 17 Crimson Tide is fresh off two consecutive losses but looks to end the regular season on a winning note. Three straight losses has only happened once this season for Alabama, and that was to Purdue, Creighton and Arizona …