Melton, Podz upgraded to questionable for Warriors-Cavs matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors already are surging, but Golden State potentially will get an even bigger boost for Friday’s matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Guard De’Anthony Melton, who has missed the last five games with a lower back strain, has been upgraded to questionable for the Warriors’ …

The Texas basketball team fell in its season-opener Monday against Ohio State in Las Vegas 80-72. Now Texas is headed home. Can the No. 19 Longhorns (0-1) rebound against a Houston Christian (1-0) squad not expected to contend in the Southland Conference? Fans who will pour into Moody Center for the home opener Friday certainly hope — and expect — so. Anything …

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Freshman center Clara Silva scored 18 points, Clara Strack had 15 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists and No. 22 Kentucky beat Northern Kentucky 70-41 on Thursday night. Strack started a 10-3 run to close the first half that gave Kentucky a double-digit lead it would not relinquish. She also scored six points during a 11-2 …

Holiday shares honest reaction to Celtics fans booing Kerr originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday had a humorous reaction to Boston Celtics fans booing Warriors coach Steve Kerr during Wednesday night’s game at TD Garden. Holiday explained how the fans let Kerr have it for benching Celtics star Jayson Tatum during the Paris Olympics. …

Nov. 7—STORRS — The night before his much-anticipated UConn debut, freshman Liam McNeeley showed up at Gampel Pavilion after practice to shoot some jumpers. McNeeley just returned to team workouts last weekend after missing time with a calf injury. A McDonald’s All-American from Richardson, Texas, McNeeley made a strong first impression in No. 3 UConn’s season-opening 92-56 win over Sacred …

Bronny James and his father, LeBron James, made history on opening night as the first-ever father/son duo to play in an NBA Game together. Since then J.J. Redick has been able to find some other garbage time minutes for Bronny across three other games, he even scored a bucket (back where he was born, in Cleveland). However, the play was …

Arkansas State basketball encountered a bump in the road on its way to face Alabama coach Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide. Former Alabama basketball assistant coach Bryan Hodgson was seen under the hood of Arkansas State’s bus on Thursday after the belt shredded about two hours from the team’s destination of Tuscaloosa. Per a report from basketball analyst Jeff …

Bradley’s Demarion Burch (0) moves to the basket against SEMO’s T.J. Biel (5) and David Idada in the second half of the Braves’ season opener Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 at Carver Arena. The Braves defeated the Redhawks 88-60. PEORIA — The Bradley Braves will take on Washington State in a tough road game Friday. Demarion Burch will not. The Braves …

Minnesota welcomes Omaha to Williams Arena this Saturday on Peacock, where both squads will look to improve to 2-0 on the young college basketball season. With tip-off slated for 3:30 PM ET, find out how to watch the Golden Gophers and Mavericks face off with all the live stream information you need. RELATED: The biggest questions and top storylines for …

Michigan State’s Jaden Akins, center, celebrates with Coen Carr, left, and Tre Holloman after getting fouled on a shot against Monmouth during the second half on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Michigan State basketball will roll with a familiar group to start in Thursday night’s home non-conference matchup against Niagara. Here are the starters …

New York Knicks v Atlanta Hawks Zaccharie Risacher, like every other member of this rookie class, was off to a slow start. The No. 1 pick owned it, telling John Hollinger of The Athletic, “Back in France I was super athletic, and now I’m just a regular dude.” He looked like more than a regular dude against the Knicks on …