Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle, left, and Oregon coach Dana Altman call two their teams during the first half Jan. 29, 2022. The undefeated Oregon men’s basketball team hits the road for the first time this season. It’ll be a short trip, however. The Ducks (4-0) will play Oregon State (4-0) at 7 p.m. Thursday inside Gill Coliseum in Corvallis …

Changes to the NBA All-Star Game format are reportedly coming into sharper focus. Following reports that the league was considering a four-team tournament for the All-Star Game, the tourney will likely be a pickup-style format in which the two semifinal games would be played to 40 and the championship would be played to 25. The 2025 NBA All-Star Game is …

Michigan State guard Jase Richardson (11) dribbles against Bowling Green guard Javontae Campbell (2) during the second half at Breslin Center in East Lansing on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. It appears Michigan State basketball will have star freshman Jase Richardson in the lineup when they next take the court. Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo met with the media on …

Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce both recently having their homes burglarized could be indicative of a wider scheme targeting professional athletes, prompting the NFL to issue a security alert to teams and the players’ union, reports The Associated Press. The memo that went out to NFL teams and the players union warned that homes of professional athletes have become “increasingly …

EAST LANSING — Jase Richardson escaped a major injury scare. The Michigan State basketball freshman was back working out Thursday afternoon, two days after suffering a left ankle sprain in the waning moments of an 83-75 win over Samford. Coach Tom Izzo said he made “a coach’s decision” to keep Richardson out of live action during practice as a precautionary …

There was seemingly a plethora of positives from Xavier’s 80-55 victory over Siena Wednesday night at Cintas Center, which moved the Musketeers to 5-0 for the first time in four years. Xavier kept up its impressive three-point shooting (11-of-24), had nine players make a field goal, won the rebounding battle (35-29), had a 33-4 edge in fast-break points, a 20-point …