Daily Archives: November 19, 2024

Check out these 10 can’t-miss college basketball players in the Acrisure Series

Last year, Arizona and Michigan State faced off inside Acrisure Arena, here in the California desert, in what became the highest-rated televised college basketball game in 15 years. The game captured the attention of 5.18 viewers on Thanksgiving Day. With the momentum of that game, Acrisure Arena scheduled a few more college basketball games this year, during the week of …

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BYU’s Egor Demin is rocketing up draft boards already

Brigham Young Cougars guard Egor Demin (3) passes during the game against the Queens Royals at the Marriott Center in Provo on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News When the college basketball season was getting ready to start just two weeks ago, incoming BYU Cougars freshman Egor Demin was widely considered a very good prospect but perhaps …

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Draymond shares great story to explain Steph’s league-wide respect

Draymond shares great story to explain Steph’s league-wide respect originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Bonta Hill and Dalton Johnson at 4 p.m. PT today, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. Draymond Green shared a great story about how the rest of the NBA …

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How to watch Merrimack vs. No. 24 Rutgers: Live stream info for men’s college basketball game

No. 24 Rutgers welcomes Merrimack to Piscataway on Wednesday, exclusively on Peacock. Live coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. ET. Keep reading for how to watch and live stream the Merrimack at Rutgers men’s college basketball game. Plus, how to follow all of the college basketball action on NBC and Peacock this season. This is the second meeting all-time between the …

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NBA states Fox wasn’t fouled on final play in Kings’ loss to Hawks

NBA states Fox wasn’t fouled on final play in Kings’ loss to Hawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NBA disagrees with De’Aaron Fox’s account of events from Monday night. In the next-day Last Two-Minute Report released Tuesday, the league declared that Fox wasn’t fouled by Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels on the final play of the Kings’ …

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What channel is Marquette vs Purdue on tonight? Time, TV schedule, streaming, odds

In November, college basketball games like this are usually reserved for four- or eight-team tournaments in warm-weather destinations in front of smaller crowds. Marquette and Purdue played such a game last year in the championship of the Maui Invitational. But this season, the rematch between the No. 6 Boilermakers and the No. 14/15 Golden Eagles is at Fiserv Forum Tuesday …

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Knicks make pre-emptive statement pushing back on rumored investigation of assistant coach Rick Brunson

Jalen Brunson made headlines this summer by signing a four-year, $156.5 million sweetheart extension to stay with the Knicks — leaving as much as $113 million on the table. Flying under the radar this summer, Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson — Jalen’s father — got a promotion and raise within the Knicks organization. That led to the NBA league office …

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Tale of the tape: How Celtics, Cavs stack up ahead of NBA Cup showdown

Tale of the tape: How Celtics, Cavs stack up ahead of NBA Cup showdown originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston All eyes in the NBA world will be fixated on TD Garden on Tuesday night when the defending champion Boston Celtics host the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s a historic matchup the likes we haven’t seen in almost 30 years — …

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Why Perk believes Draymond should be suspended for Edey play

Why Perk believes Draymond should be suspended for Edey play originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Bonta Hill and Dalton Johnson at 4 p.m. PT today, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The last thing the Warriors need is another Draymond Green suspension. And …

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Blackwell, Tonje power No. 19 Wisconsin in an 87-84 comeback win over UT Rio Grande Valley

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Blackwell scored a career-high 30 points and John Tonje added 19 as No. 19 Wisconsin rallied to beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-84 Monday night. Wisconsin overcame a 52-48 halftime deficit to extend its season-opening winning streak to five games. The Vaqueros (3-3) entered with a three-game winning streak. Tonje coming off a 41-point effort …

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