Monthly Archives: May 2024

Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope: Transfer portal news, 2024 roster, targets, recruits by top UK insiders

The Kentucky Wildcats are one of the most storied programs in college basketball. That’s why the hiring of Mark Pope sent shockwaves following John Calipari’s departure after Kentucky failed to make it past the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. The Wildcats haven’t won a national championship since 2012, but fans are hoping Pope can …

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Karl-Anthony Towns on future with Timberwolves: ‘I’m confident I’ll be able to be here with my brothers’

The best Minnesota Timberwolves season in 20 years came to an end Thursday night with a 124-103 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Now will come the reality of trying to keep a competitive team together under the current NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Timberwolves have nearly $193 million in salary committed for …

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Schools in basketball-centric face leagues face different economic challenges with NCAA settlement

Bernadette McGlade leads an Atlantic 10 Conference built around basketball and focused on getting multiple bids to the NCAA menā€™s tournament much more than anything tied to big-time football. Yet her league is among dozens conferences and scores of schools that will feel the impact from the NCAA and major college conferences approving a $2.8 billion settlement of federal antitrust …

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Mavericks center Dereck Lively available for Game 5

2024 NBA Playoffs – Dallas Mavericks v Minnesota Timberwolves Dereck Lively’s absence in Game 4 had real impacts: Anthony Edwards and other Timberwolves players were getting into the paint for more shots with less rim protection in their way, and the Mavericks had just one alley-oop dunk from Luka Doncic without his favorite target there. That will change in Game …

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With latest NCAA settlement, there’s no going back to what college sports once was

Thinking out loudā€¦while wondering if RSVPā€™ing to a wedding invitation ā€œmaybe next timeā€ is a proper responseā€¦ The future of college athletics is anything but secure these days. Change is here. A likely $2.8 billion payout over the next 10 years to settle NIL ā€œback payā€ looms in the immediate future as the NCAA and power conferences move forward ā€“ …

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Jaxson Robinson, BYU’s leading scorer last season, reportedly joins Kentucky basketball

LEXINGTON ā€” Mark Pope continues to use his connections at BYU to build Kentucky’s 2024-25 roster. And Pope, in his first season as UK’s coach, on Thursday reportedly landed his most important piece yet: Jaxson Robinson is the team’s newest commit, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. Robinson had been in the NBA draft pool but withdrew his name ahead of …

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Green shuts down critics that say Celtics had easy path to NBA Finals

Green shuts down critics that say Celtics had easy path to NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are headed to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years, but critics continue to find ways to diminish the team’s accomplishment. The most common criticism of the Celtics’ run to the Finals is that their …

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It’s official. Providence basketball will be part of Battle 4 Atlantis games in Bahamas

Thursday brought a major nonconference menā€™s basketball schedule upgrade for Providence. What was known for the last couple weeks has become official. The Friars will replace Big East rival Creighton in the Battle 4 Atlantis, one of the sportā€™s premier showcase events during the Thanksgiving break. Providence joins Arizona, Davidson, Gonzaga, Indiana, Louisville, Oklahoma and West Virginia in the expected …

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Klay Thompson appears headed for free agency, reportedly no movement on extension with Warriors

2024 SoFi Play-In Tournament – Golden State Warriors v Sacramento Kings “We need Klay back…” Steve Kerr said after the Warriors had been eliminated, “I know I speak for everybody in the organization. We want him back. Obviously there’s business at hand and that has to be addressed with Klay’s representatives… as good as he still is, we desperately want …

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Kickoff Time Set For Kansas State’s Non-conference Games

Kickoff Time Set For Kansas State’s Non-conference Games – EMAWOnline PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0ncmEtY29udGFpbmVyIGRpc3Ryb19hZCc+CjxkaXYgY2xh c3M9J3ZpZGVvLWFkLXdyYXBwZXInPgo8c2NyaXB0IGFzeW5jIHNyYz0nLy9j LmpzcmRuLmNvbS9zL2NzLmpzP3A9MjI1NDYnIHR5cGU9J3RleHQvamF2YXNj cmlwdCc+PC9zY3JpcHQ+CjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9J3ZpZGVvLWNvbnRhaW5lcicg aWQ9J2RzX2RlZmF1bHRfYW5jaG9yJz48L2Rpdj4KPC9kaXY+CjwvZGl2PgoK Kevin Fielder ā€¢ EMAWOnline Publisher Kickoff times for Kansas State football’s 2024 non-conference games were announced by the Big 12 Conference and their television partners today. The Wildcats will open their season at home against UT Martin on Aug. 31, with kickoff set for 6 …

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