MANHATTAN — If Kansas State’s basketball team needed a reminder that exhibition games seldom are perfect, look no further than Wildcat forward Coleman Hawkins. For Hawkins, a 6-foot-10 super-senior transfer from Illinois, just getting inside Bramlage Coliseum for Tuesday night’s game against Fort Hays State was a challenge. “I didn’t know how to get through the back door,” Hawkins said …

While it is important to not overreact to the first few games of a season, it certainly doesn’t hurt to react to what has happened. That means, don’t make drastic moves because of a few bad games. However, we can acknowledge what has happened and how we should feel because of it. It’s tempting to throw everything out the window …

How Kings’ Big Three making franchise history after just four games originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area If you had any concerns about how DeMar DeRozan might mesh with his fellow Kings star teammates, you can brush those away. Through just four games of the 2024-25 NBA season, the numbers don’t lie — and history already is being made. …

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team will host UW-River Falls for an exhibition matchup at 7:00 p.m. CT at the Kohl Center on Wednesday night. The team is on the cusp of launching their ninth full season with Greg Gard as the head coach. In the offseason, the Badgers saw the departure of a handful of significant players. Forward Tyler Wahl …

Celtics’ title run fueled by being comfortable with the uncomfortable originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Throughout his first season in green, Jrue Holiday couldn’t stop marveling at how much his new head coach Joe Mazzulla seemed to revel in uncomfortable situations. Mazzulla seemed to go out of his way to put both himself, and his players, in tense situations. …

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Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft, and the rookie class have gotten off to a slow start. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) With No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher facing No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr on Wednesday night, we need to talk about this rookie class. Recap: it hasn’t been good. If you thought …

Pritchard is proof that Ainge’s drafts are the gift that keeps giving originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston By the end of his tenure, when things were kind of falling apart and change loomed, a narrative took hold about Danny Ainge’s drafts: Yeah, he nailed Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, but he kept too many picks, with too little to …

To most of us, a six-week honeymoon sounds like an eternity to celebrate. To Jayson Tatum, though, it must have felt like the blink of an eye. Tatum went to bed on June 18 on top of the world, Champagne-soaked and smiling through cigar smoke after helping lead the Boston Celtics to a record-setting 18th NBA title. Hoisting the Larry …

Threatened Warriors follow winning blueprint, fight way to victory originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The benefits of a deep roster were on vivid display Tuesday night, and not only because the Warriors rolled to victory with Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins watching from the bench. Their 124-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans was a small surprise considering …

There were lots of smiles, laughs, high fives and rings passed out before Grand Canyon took the floor against Eastern New Mexico in Tuesday’s basketball exhibition. It took a while, after unfurling the WAC championship banner, for the 2024-25 Lopes to get into sync in an 87-57 victory over Division II ENMU before a sellout crowd of 7,244 at Global …

The NBA’s deep dive into 3-point shooting has transformed the game entirely. Today, the 3 isn’t just a weapon; it’s the foundation of almost every offense. Analytics demand it, coaches preach it, and players adapt to it. But here’s the question: has this evolution really been good for the game? Is basketball more enjoyable to watch, or has something been …

The average NBA team is worth $4 billion, according to data compiled by Sportico. The Golden State Warriors rank first at $8.28 billion, while the New Orleans Pelicans rank last at $2.72 billion. Below are the values of the league’s 30 franchises, which are collectively worth $120 billion. To derive the market value of the 30 NBA franchises, Sportico calculated each team’s revenue …

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Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🚨 Headlines ⚾️ New skipper: The White Sox are set to hire former MLB outfielder Will Venables, the associate manager of the Rangers, as their new skipper following their 121-loss season. 🏈 NFL roundup: …

Tennessee freshman quarterback Peyton Manning runs from pressure applied by Kentucky’s defense Saturday, Nov. 19, 1994, at Neyland Stadium. Manning threw two touchdown passes, including a 38-yard bomb to Joey Kent, and ran one in himself from 10 yards out. Tennessee’s 52-0 rout of the Wildcats was the largest margin of victory in the Beer Barrel rivalry. © News Sentinel …

An offseason coaching carousel that spun at dizzying speed. A 2024 freshman class loaded with top-tier talent. Rising NIL budgets that enable fringe NBA prospects to earn more money staying in college than turning pro. Add that all up and what do you get? One of the more compelling college basketball seasons in recent memory. The new season tips off …

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The Big 12 Conference is set to play 20 league games in men’s basketball this season, up from 18 last season, but as Brett Yormark talked at media days in October he left open the possibility that could change in the future. Yormark, the Big 12’s commissioner, outlined that they’re going to see how it goes this …

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Seems like a good time for a hoops interlude. While Missouri football is on its second idle week of the season (and after a blowout loss at Alabama), Missouri basketball will get its 2024-25 campaign underway. Missouri has already hit the court in the 2024-25 season, defeating Division-II Lincoln in an exhibition, 90-45, last Saturday at Mizzou Arena. There are …

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WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue women’s basketball tips its season off next Wednesday against Purdue Fort Wayne at Mackey Arena. The spring was busy for the Boilermakers, who finished 15-19 overall and 12th in the Big Ten Conference standings yet defeated Northwestern in the conference tournament and reached the Great 8 of the WNIT. Purdue saw the departure of Big Ten …

WEST LONG BRANCH – Any success Monmouth has this season will hinge in great part on the play of redshirt sophomore forward Jaret Valencia and sophomore guard Abdi Bashir Jr. But there’s more to it in college basketball during the era of NIL and the transfer portal. It’s an open market for talent, with big bucks at stake, placing incredible …