Last Friday, West Virginia was on the wrong side of a bad, blowout loss to Pitt. On Wednesday against Iona, the Mountaineers needed to redeem themselves from the loss ahead of a challenging three-game stretch beginning a week from tonight. They would indeed be able to get that redemption and get right before their trip to the Bahamas, as they …

Winning is addictive. For the ultra-competitive, like Stephen Curry, once you taste it, it’s why you keep playing the game. Winning a fifth NBA ring is what keeps him going, he said to Monte Poole and Dalton Johnson on NBC Sports’ Bay Area’s “Dubs Talk.” “Honestly, it’s the only thing I’m really playing for at this point. It’s the only …

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma is now the winningest head coach in both men’s and women’s Division I basketball. (AP/Jessica Hill) Geno Auriemma now stands alone at the top. Auriemma picked up his 1,217th career win on Wednesday night as No. 2 UConn beat Fairleigh Dickinson 85-41 at Gampel Pavilion. That officially broke a tie with longtime Stanford coach Tara …

Melton to undergo ACL surgery, miss remainder of Warriors season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Thirteen games into the 2024-24 NBA season, the Warriors will be without a key player moving forward. Veteran guard De’Anthony Melton will undergo ACL surgery and miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Wednesday evening. Melton missed the last two games …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Ante Brzovic had 22 points in Charleston’s 76-61 win over The Citadel on Wednesday night. Brzovic also added 14 rebounds and six assists for the Cougars (4-1). Lazar Djokovic scored 20 points and added five rebounds and three steals. AJ Smith had 15 points and shot 5 for 13 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and …

De’Anthony Melton joined the Warriors this past offseason on a one-year deal. (Joshua Gateley/Getty Images) De’Anthony Melton’s season is over. The Golden State Warriors announced on Wednesday night that Melton will undergo season-ending ACL surgery. Melton went down in the Warriors’ 120-117 win over the Dallas Mavericks last week, though it’s unclear when he was hurt exactly in that game. …

Though he’s been medically cleared to return, and apparently has been for some time, Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton isn’t ready to take the court just yet. Middleton is still working to “feel physically ready” to make his season debut with the Bucks after he underwent a pair of ankle surgeries this past offseason, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He …

With Maxey back, Sixers’ Big 3 available for first time in Memphis originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ Big 3 is entirely intact for the first time this season. In addition to Joel Embiid and Paul George, Tyrese Maxey is available for the Sixers’ Wednesday night meeting with the Grizzlies. He’d missed the team’s prior six games with …