[ad_1] An Eastern Conference tilt has the New York Knicks (47-32) and the Boston Celtics (62-17) colliding on Thursday. The regular season is set to wrap up shortly, with just two games left on the slate for both clubs after this contest. Boston has already clinched the No. 1 seed in the East, while New York is currently the third …

[ad_1] Ohio State will get the first official visit for Princeton graduate transfer Matt Allocco, a source has told The Dispatch. A 6-4, 197-pound guard with one year of eligibility remaining, Allocco will visit the Buckeyes this weekend as the Buckeyes and new head coach Jake Diebler are expected to host multiple recruits while the football team plays its annual …

[ad_1] Klay, Draymond out for Warriors’ pivotal game vs. Blazers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors’ quest to climb up the Western Conference standings in the final week of the NBA regular season has taken a tough hit. Both Klay Thompson and Draymond Green have been ruled out for Thursday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers …

[ad_1] BYU’s head coach Mark Pope instructs his team during a timeout against the UCF Knights at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News Mark Pope is a candidate for the open head coaching job at the University of Kentucky, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported Thursday afternoon. Pope, a former Wildcat player, …

[ad_1] PARIS — As the 2024 Olympics approach, Nike unveiled an array of products Team USA as well as other countries will be wearing in the city that will take center stage of the sports world in July. The global event unveiled the uniforms that athletes across basketball, track and field, soccer and skateboarding will be decked out in as …

[ad_1] John Calipari has earned a reputation as an elite recruiter who gets guys to the NBA. His 15 years as the coach at Kentucky and stops at UMass and Memphis bear that to be an absolute fact. Calipari has sent 58 players he coached to the NBA − including 41 first round picks and four No. 1 overall picks. …

[ad_1] Latest Warriors, Kings playoff seeding, tiebreaker scenarios originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Things are getting wackier by the day in the NBA’s Western Conference. The scenarios are endless for the Warriors and Kings, along with the New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers, who all are either fighting for the No. 6 and final playoff …

[ad_1] Kansas State will be hosting former Florida State center Baba Miller on a visit this weekend, according to reports. Miller has spent the last two seasons at FSU, where he’s started 34 games and played in 48. This season, he averaged 7.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, a significant growth from his true freshman season where he played …

[ad_1] The Brooklyn Nets have had an incredibly disappointing 2023-24 season. At 32-48 with two games left to play, they have long-since been eliminated from postseason contention. Their roster lacks a clear direction, and they won’t even benefit from their poor season in the NBA Draft as their first-round pick belongs to the Houston Rockets. These struggles have led to …

[ad_1] 1 N. Carolina This ranking is based on Hubert Davis’ Tar Heels returning three of the top five scorers – specifically RJ Davis, Harrison Ingram and Elliot Cadeau – from a team that won the ACC and secured a No. 1 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. UNC is also adding a top-10 recruiting class highlighted by five-star prospects …

Evan Fournier By Shams Charania, Joe Vardon and Jason Lloyd Cleveland Cavaliers starting forward Evan Mobley is likely headed for another extended absence due to injury, this time because of a sprained left ankle suffered in an improbable win Tuesday over the Boston Celtics, multiple league sources told The Athletic. Mobley has to wait for the significant swelling to subside …

Eric Bledsoe Utah women’s basketball team ‘troubled and shaken’ as ‘disturbing’ details of alleged racist abuse directed at players emerge  CNNUtah women’s basketball team faced terrible racism: How American  USA TODAYNCAA basketball women’s tournament Utah Coeur d’Alene Idaho  NPRUtah coach says her team had to switch hotels after racist attacks during NCAA Tournament  NBC News’Racism is real …Read More

DeMar DeRozan The Warriors took a sigh of relief Friday after receiving an encouraging update on Steph Curry’s ankle injury. Golden State is expected to share an official update Saturday, but a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole that the team received “positive news” on Curry’s MRI and his expected timeline to return is around 7 to …

DeAndre Jordan Ben McLemore, a former NBA lottery pick, was arraigned on Wednesday in Clackamas County Circuit Court in Oregon on four sex charges.  Among the charges that he’s facing include first-degree rape and first-degree unlawful sexual penetration, which are both A-level felonies with a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail.  The two other charges — C-level felonies that …

DeAndre Jordan ESPN News Services Apr 9, 2024, 10:30 PM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics combined for a record low two free throw attempts Tuesday night. The Celtics also became the first team in NBA history to not shoot one. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo shot the only two free throws of the game, making one, in the …

DeAndre Jordan Here’s the thing about Halls of Fame: They are self-defining institutions. As legendary baseball historian Bill James noted many years ago, there is no standard for the Hall of Fame other than precedent: Eyeballing every other person who did and didn’t make the Hall of Fame and adjusting your sliders accordingly. This isn’t quite the same thing, however, …

Deandre Ayton Monday night brings us a must-see showdown for the national title at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. as No. 1 overall seed UConn will take on No. 1 seed Purdue in a battle of teams that dominated college basketball all season long. The NCAA Tournament produced plenty of upsets and unexpected outcomes, but even March Madness couldn’t …

De’Aaron Fox Allen Park, Mich. – The Detroit Lions announced today the following additions to the coaching staff. Contract terms were not disclosed. Jim O’Neil – Defensive Assistant Most recently serving as the defensive coordinator at Northwestern (2021-22), O’Neil joins the Lions for his 12th season as an NFL coach after previously working for the Las Vegas Raiders (2019-20 – …

[ad_1] Miami Heat v Atlanta Hawks Trae Young is back, but the Atlanta Hawks will be without two key rotation players for next week’s play-in tournament. Starting forward Jalen Johnson and backup center Onyeka Okongwu are out for the game against the Bulls on April 17, the team announced Thursday. Johnson sprained his ankle in the game against the Heat …

[ad_1] FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas Athletics Director Hunter Yurachek once again delivered a hire that rejuvenated a fanbase that was becoming apathetic with the addition of Kentucky’s John Calipari as the Razorbacks’ new head men’s basketball coach. Not long ago, Yurachek made the call to bring former head football coach Bobby Petrino back as offensive coordinator for the Razorbacks to ignite …

[ad_1] DeMar DeRozan on potential Bulls’ return: ‘This is where I want to be’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide Insurance Agent Jeff Vukovich DETROIT — DeMar DeRozan couldn’t be clearer about his potential future with the Chicago Bulls. “This is where I want to be,” he said in an interview following Thursday morning’s shootaround at Little …

[ad_1] The University of Kentucky may have its first official coaching candidate for the Kentucky basketball coaching position recently vacated when John Calipari left for Arkansas. Baylor coach Scott Drew is believed to have made the visit to Lexington Tuesday. He is one of several media darlings for the vacant job including former UK coach Rick Pitino, former UK assistant …

[ad_1] Who is Nate Robinson? Here’s why his health is making headlines originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Former Bulls point guard Nate Robinson recently admitted he doesn’t “have long to live” without a transplant for his failing kidney. “I know that I don’t have long if I can’t get a kidney,” Robinson told Jake Nisse of Daily Mail. “I …

[ad_1] Apr. 11—It’s official. The red smoke is circling above Bud Walton Arena. A new Arkansas men’s basketball coach has been hired. Seriously. Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek posted a (doctored) video Wednesday morning of that exact scenario. A riff on the white smoke that emanates from the Sistine Chapel chimney when a new Pope is chosen. Arkansas has bestowed …

[ad_1] The Houston Rockets (39-40) will open their final three-game road trip of the season when they face the Utah Jazz (29-50) on Thursday night. Houston snapped a five-game losing streak with a 118-106 win over Orlando in its home finale on Tuesday. Utah has lost 13 consecutive games, including a 111-95 setback against Denver on Tuesday. This is the …