Yearly Archives: 2024

Why Kerr is faced with toughest task yet in 11th Warriors season

Why Kerr is faced with toughest task yet in 11th Warriors season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO ā€“ As the Warriors wade into the regular season, they do so with an NBA roster they like, one designed to do plenty of sprinting, scoring and defending while also testing the limits of Steve Kerrā€™s considerable people skills. …

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Duke’s Cooper Flagg makes preseason AP All-America team as ACC, Big 12, SEC each place 2 players

Alabama’s Mark Sears and North Carolina’s RJ Davis looked into the possibility of leaving for the NBA before deciding to return for another college season. Their decisions helped their teams earn top-10 rankings in the AP Top 25 and earned both players some preseason honors, too. Sears was a near-unanimous selection for The Associated Press preseason All-America men’s basketball team …

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Knicks 2024-25 season preview and prediction

This time last year, the Knicks were coming off a competitive second-round exit — just like they are now. They had decided to largely maintain their core rotation, betting on internal growth and sustained chemistry to carry them to new heights. Now, three blockbuster trades later, New York has made it clear that nearly anybody is expendable in pursuit of …

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13 things we learned from Alabama basketball’s charity exhibition against Wake Forest

BIRMINGHAM ā€” Alabama basketball had Boutwell Auditorium bouncing for the first time in more than 45 years on Friday. The historic Birmingham venue welcomed the Crimson Tide and Wake Forest, along with a room packed full of fans, for a rematch of last season’s charity exhibition in the inaugural “Bama in Boutwell” game. For their next exhibition appearance, coach Nate …

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Nets 2024-25 season preview and prediction

After a disappointing 2023-24 showing, Nets fans got what they unanimously wanted this offseason: a concrete sense of direction. Brooklyn traded Mikal Bridges across the river for a bounty of picks, and traded for control back of their own future draft selections, kicking off a full rebuild in time for a historic draft class. The basketball may not be pretty, …

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Kansas basketball celebrates a renovated Allen Fieldhouse at Late Night in the Phog

LAWRENCE ā€” The Kansas basketball programs were able to experience a renovated Allen Fieldhouse on Friday, during the Jayhawksā€™ annual Late Night in the Phog event. On the menā€™s basketball side, during the scrimmage, freshman forward Flory Bidunga shined with 13 points and a couple of rebounds. He was on the blue squad, which won 30-26 against the crimson squad. …

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Pelicans, Trey Murphy III reportedly agree to four-year, $112M rookie contract extension

Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III has reportedly agreed to a four-year, $112 million rookie extension. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) On the day of the rookie extension deadline, the New Orleans Pelicans have locked down one of their young stars. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Trey Murphy III and the Pels have agreed on a four-year, $112 million contract extension. …

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3 more things to think about with Kansas basketball, including Dajuan Harris Jr.ā€™s last ride

LAWRENCE ā€” Thereā€™s a lot to think about, as Kansas basketballā€™s season opener nears. The Jayhawks have a trio of returning veteran starters in graduate guard Dajuan Harris Jr., graduate center Hunter Dickinson and senior forward KJ Adams Jr. They have a collection of newcomers battling for roles. They play a challenging schedule that includes a Nov. 8 home game …

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Aaron Gordon agrees to contract extension to keep him in Denver for four years at $133 million

Denver Nuggets v Minnesota Timberwolves All the cost-saving moves the Nuggets have made in the past couple of years ā€” this summer that meant letting starter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope walk ā€” was to have the money to keep their core players around Nikola Jokic. Earlier this summer that meant a four-year, $209 million max extension for Jamal Murray. On Wednesday that …

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Bucks predicted to cut ties with $48 million center via trade to Pelicans

It may be time for the Milwaukee Bucks to cut ties with a staple in their frontcourt. With superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo making clear the expectations are championship-or-bust this season, shaking up the roster no longer feels optional. Veteran center Brook Lopez is entering his seventh season with the team, but his services in Milwaukee could reach their end at the …

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Colorado vs. Arizona: How To Watch NCAAF today, kickoff time, channel and more

The Colorado Buffaloes play the Arizona Wildcats this Saturday. Here;s how to watch. (Mike Watters-Imagn Images) The Arizona Wildcats (3-3) will host the Colorado Buffaloes (4-2) this Saturday, Oct. 19, for a Big 12 football showdown that will air on Fox. The game, at Arizona Stadium in Tuscon, marks Arizona’s homecoming weekend game; quarterback Noah Fitifa is expected to take …

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Jaxon Richardson slow rolling recruitment

Editorā€™s Note: This article first appeared onĀ Rivals.com, the leader in college football and basketball recruiting coverage. Be the first to know and follow your teams by signing upĀ here. LAS VEGAS – Jaxon Richardson knows that his older brother, Jase, wants whatā€™s best for him, and, to some degree, he gives him the room to make his own decision; still, Jaxon …

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