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Daily Archives: May 25, 2024

Tyrese Haliburton injury update: Pacers guard questionable for Game 3 vs. Celtics after hurting hamstring

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered a hamstring injury during Thursday night’s 126-110 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. Haliburton exited the game with just under three minutes left in the third quarter and limped to the locker room. Shortly afterward, the Pacers ruled their point guard out for the rest of the …

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Doncic hits late game-winner to give Mavericks 2-0 lead

Luka Doncic scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in game two [Getty Images] Luka Doncic hit a game-winning three-pointer with three seconds left as the Dallas Mavericks edged past the Minnesota Timberwolves to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals. The Slovenian, 25, top-scored with 32 points in a 109-108 victory which gives the Mavericks a commanding …

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Big Ten, Power Five say settlement in NCAA v House is ‘important step in the continuing reform of college sports’

It has been a transformative week in the world of college athletics, with the NCAA and its Power Five conferences — the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12 — agreeing to a 10-figure settlement in which athletes will be compensated directly from the schools for which they competed. On Thursday, the settlement in the House v. NCAA case …

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Luka Legend: How Luka Dončić bent the ending of Game 2 to his will

MINNEAPOLIS — The great ones all seem to have this magnetism in clutch situations. They become one with the ball, one with the moment, almost freezing everyone in a building to bend the game to their will. It didn’t matter if it was a Defensive Player of the Year guarding Luka Dončić, or any other overmatched defender. Sometimes things seem …

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Rutgers basketball predicted as landing spot for transfer portal center Ugonna Onyenso

After landing forward P.J. Hayes earlier this week, another transfer portal addition is being predicted for Rutgers basketball in center Ugonna Onyenso. A former four-star recruit, Onyenso committed to Kentucky as part of the 2022 recruiting class. Onyenso would certainly fit a need at Rutgers. The 7-foot center played his high school basketball at Putnam Science Academy (Putnam, Connecticut). He …

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Report: Brown, Kings have ‘tabled’ contract extension talks

Report: Brown, Kings have ‘tabled’ contract extension talks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Mike Brown and the Kings have “tabled” contract extension talks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Friday, citing sources. ESPN Sources: After engaging in contract extension discussions, the Sacramento Kings and coach Mike Brown have tabled talks. There remains a gulf on a potential deal for Brown, …

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What this former BYU AD said about historic NCAA settlement, including the challenges it brings

Signage at the headquarters of the NCAA is viewed in Indianapolis, March 12, 2020. | Michael Conroy, Associated Press College athletes will finally get their due. It’s comeuppance time. College sports were sorely impacted by greed when schools started paying coaches millions and a money chase ensued, and now it has from the other end, the players. Things will never …

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Timberwolves vs. Mavericks odds, prediction: 2024 NBA Western Conference finals Game 2 picks by proven model

The Minnesota Timberwolves will attempt to salvage a split on their home court Friday when they host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the 2024 Western Conference Finals. Following their dramatic Game 7 comeback against the Denver Nuggets to win that second-round series, the 3-seed Wolves fell 108-105 to the 5-seed Mavs in Game 1 on Wednesday. Dallas, which …

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Brad Calipari officially joins John Calipari’s staff at Arkansas

What was long-known as coming was finally officially announced by Arkansas on Thursday. Brad Calipari will serve as an assistant coach on the basketball team. John Calipari, his father, was hired as head coach about two months ago. The younger Calipari spent last year as director of on-court player development under Jerry Stackhouse at Vanderbilt. Before that, he held the …

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NCAA agrees to let schools pay college athletes. How much? When will it start?

The structure of college sports is about to change. Get ready for schools to start paying athletes directly. Thursday night, NCAA President Charlie Baker issued a release alongside the major college sports conferences, including the ACC and SEC, announcing an agreement to a landmark settlement in a case involving athlete compensation. The deal would set aside nearly $2.8 billion in …

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MSU basketball offers 4-star Indiana SG Braylon Mullins

Michigan State basketball has extended a scholarship offer to a shooting guard prospect from Indiana. Four-star shooting guard Braylon Mullins announced on Friday that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. Mullins hails from Greenfield, Ind. and has picked up a ton of interest on the recruiting trail recently. Mullins ranks as the No. 13 shooting guard and No. …

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Analyst expecting rough welcome-back season for Colorado men’s hoops in the Big 12

With KJ Simpson, Tristan da Silva, Cody Williams and other key players moving on in their careers, Colorado men’s basketball could be entering a rough welcome-back season in the Big 12. Head coach Tad Boyle has added some intriguing transfers, including Andrej Jakimovski (Washington State) and Trevor Baskin (Division II Colorado Mesa), but overall, the Buffs enter 2024-25 with some …

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De’Aaron, Recee announce they’re expecting second child together

De’Aaron, Recee announce they’re expecting second child together originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Sacramento’s first family is getting a little bigger. Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox on Friday announced that he and his wife Recee are expecting their second child together. Fox shared the special announcement on his Instagram with three pictures of him and Recee, who …

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