May 25—CHAMPAIGN — A sentiment circulating throughout college basketball circles concerns how rosters might be built moving forward in that level’s version of the NBA’s player empowerment era. The transfer portal and the opportunity for players to benefit off their name, image and likeness have changed the game. Not to mention the recent developments Thursday that essentially paves the way …

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2024 NBA Playoffs – Dallas Mavericks v Minnesota Timberwolves The Western Conference Finals has been everything a basketball fan could want. Well, unless you’re a Minnesota Timberwolves basketball fan. For the second game in a row, the Timberwolves led the game with 2:10 remaining in the fourth, and for the second game in a row, they lost. This time, it …

1 Kansas This ranking is based on Bill Self’s Jayhawks returning three of the top six scorers – specifically Hunter Dickinson, KJ Adams and Dajuan Harris – from a team that secured a No. 4 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The additions of AJ Storr (Wisconsin), Rylan Griffen (Alabama) and Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State) from the transfer portal, …

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Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Eastern Conference finals has the No. 6 seed Indiana Pacers hosting the No. 1 seed Boston Celtics on Saturday. The Celtics defended their home court in the first two matchups, winning both games. On Thursday, Boston outlasted the Pacers 126-110. Kristaps Porzingis (calf) is out for the Celtics. Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) is listed as …

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The Indiana Pacers ruled star point guard Tyrese Haliburton questionable with left hamstring soreness for a must-win Game 3 against the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Haliburton exited in the third quarter of the Pacers’ 126-110 loss in Game 2 and was soon announced to be out for the rest of the game. Indiana is currently down 2-0 to Boston in …

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NBA: Playoffs-Dallas Mavericks at Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Edwards and his Timberwolves have never been on this stage before, and the bright lights of the Western Conference Finals seem to be making them sweat—they have led the first two games in this series with 2:10 remaining. Minnesota is 0-2. Luka Doncic has been here before — and he lives for these …

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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 …

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 …

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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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 …

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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Luka Doncic can do just about everything offensively, but his signature skill might be his step-back jumper. He shot a career-best 38.2% from 3-point range this season, and that dagger is the best shot in his repertoire. He’s used it to win plenty of regular-season games, and in 2020, he even won a playoff game at the buzzer with it …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball has officially announced a pair of matchups for the 2024-25 season. The Jayhawks, seen as one of the favorites to compete for a national championship next season, will participate in the 2024 Vegas Showdown. That event will see Kansas face Duke on Nov. 26 in Las Vegas, with Furman and Seattle also playing as a part …

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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, …

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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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 …