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Monthly Archives: November 2024

Oklahoma Sooners move up one spot in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Oklahoma Sooners Head Coach Jennie Baranczyk watches the game from the end of bench during the first half of the Texas Longhorns’ game against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, Jan 24, 2024. Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK The Oklahoma Sooners are off to a 2-0 start to the 2024-2025 women’s college basketball season. They’ve …

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Kansas basketball vs Michigan State live score updates, highlights, how to watch Champions Classic

The 2024-25 men’s college basketball season began last Monday with a slew of games. For many across the country, though, their attention won’t be fixed on the sport until Tuesday night, when four of the best, most consistently successful programs in the country square off against one another. The 2024 Champions Classic will tip off at State Farm Arena in …

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What is Darlinstone Dubar’s status for Tennessee basketball vs Montana?

Darlinstone Dubar practiced with Tennessee basketball on Tuesday, but his status for Wednesday’s game against Montana is uncertain. The Vols guard missed No. 9 Tennessee’s first two games while dealing with a personal matter. He has been with the Vols during his absence, including traveling to Louisville for Tennessee’s 77-55 win Saturday. The Vols (2-0) host Montana (2-1) on Wednesday …

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Daunting Luka assignment is key to Warriors’ win over Mavericks

Daunting Luka assignment is key to Warriors’ win over Mavericks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Zena Keita and Monte Poole at 4 p.m. PT today from Chase Center, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SAN FRANCISCO – Luka Dončić was among the last …

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Auburn basketball lands commitment of SG Kaden Magwood

Auburn men’s basketball didn’t waste much time getting an addition on the first day of the NCAA’s men’s basketball early signing period. Kaden Magwood, a four-star shooting guard from Louisville, Kentucky, announced Tuesday he’d be continuing his basketball career on the Plains, choosing to commit to Bruce Pearl and the Tigers over North Carolina State and Southeastern Conference foe Ole …

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2024 NBA Cup: Celtics’ schedule, updated Group C standings and more

2024 NBA Cup: Celtics’ schedule, updated Group C standings and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Can the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics add another trophy to their mantel? The Emirates NBA Cup — known as the In-Season Tournament in Year 1 — is back for a second season, with 30 teams divided into six groups of five (three …

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When will Jahki Howard, Ja’Heim Hudson return for Auburn basketball?

Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl didn’t have much to add in his weekly press conference about the status of forwards Jahki Howard and Ja’Heim Hudson following their involvement in a mid-flight altercation on the way to the Tigers’ game against then-No. 4 Houston on Friday. “It was obviously an unfortunate situation,” Pearl said when asked about the pair’s availability …

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Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado to miss up to 6 weeks with hamstring injury

The New Orleans Pelicans have lost another player to injury. Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado will be sidelined for at least three weeks due to a hamstring injury, the team announced. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Alvarado is expected to miss up to six weeks recovering. The #Pelicans announced today that guard Jose Alvarado has been diagnosed with a left hamstring …

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Local Sports Calendar (Nov. 12)

Nov. 12—TODAY Men’s College Basketball Danville Area Community College at Moraine Valley Community College WEDNESDAY Men’s College Basketball Oakland at Illinois, 8 p.m. ON THE AIR TODAY Men’s College Basketball Kansas vs. Michigan State, ESPN, 5:30 p.m. Illinois-Chicago at Northwestern, Big Ten Network, 6 p.m. South Dakota State at Iowa, Big Ten Network, 8 p.m. Women’s College Basketball DePaul at …

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Warriors share wholesome, sly messages for Klay upon return to Bay

Warriors share wholesome, sly messages for Klay upon return to Bay originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Zena Keita and Monte Poole at 4 p.m. PT today from Chase Center, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The Warriors, in what should be an emotional night, will welcome Klay …

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Calmese’s 18 lead Washington State past Idaho 90-67

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Nate Calmese scored 18 points as Washington State beat Idaho 90-67 on Monday night. Calmese added three steals for the Cougars (3-0). LeJuan Watts added 16 points while going 7 of 11 from the field while they also had 14 rebounds. Dane Erikstrup had 14 points and went 5 of 11 from the field (3 for …

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The NBA Cup courts are back! Here’s a team-by-team look at every design in 2024

The 2024 Emirates NBA Cup is here and that means the return of one of last season’s more divisive additions: the courts. They’re stylized. They’re loud. They all feature concentric circles this year for some reason. (The NBA says the circles “represent the three stages of competition” of Group Play, the Quarterfinals, and the Semifinals and Championship.) Last year’s courts …

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St. John’s, Rick Pitino begin life as a ranked team as part of the week’s AP Top 25 national schedule

St. John’s hasn’t played with a national ranking in in nearly six years. It’s been even longer for Hall of Famer Rick Pitino to coach a team highlighted in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. That changes with the 22nd-ranked Red Storm returning to the poll, marking the first time Pitino is leading a ranked team since his time …

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With Chet Holmgren out, what will the Oklahoma City Thunder do now?

You don’t replace a player like Chet Holmgren, really. The game-breaking big man has proven such a perfect fit for the Thunder and checks so many boxes in one tidy 7-foot-1 package — as a floor-spacing 3-point shooter, as an elite rim protector, as a complementary face-up and off-the-bounce scoring threat, as the missing-piece cog who makes Mark Daigneault’s five-out …

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