Monthly Archives: November 2024

NBA Cup 2024: What’s at stake for Friday’s 10-game slate

[ad_1] After taking Thanksgiving off, the NBA returns with a full-day Black Friday feast. Two-thirds of the league will be in action as the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup resumes with 10 games, beginning with Knicks-Hornets at 12 p.m. ET and stretching all the way through a tasty Thunder-Lakers matchup in the 10 p.m. ET nightcap. Here’s a look at what’s …

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Fantasy Basketball: Yves Missi leads waiver wire pickups

[ad_1] As we approach the month of December, there are still some potentially impactful players who can be had on the waiver wire. Some can be helpful for the upcoming week, while others could provide a boost for much longer. Let’s highlight six of the top players to consider adding who are still available in the majority of Yahoo leagues. …

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Gators carve up Wichita State on Thanksgiving hoops platter 88-51

[ad_1] The Florida Gators made the Wichita State basketball team look like one turkey of a challenger on this Thanksgiving Weekend at the ESPN Events Invitational on Friday. UF combined what has already become one of the most tenacious defenses in the country with its best offensive performance of the season in blowing out the Wheat Shockers 88-51in the championship …

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NBA things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving with Tom Haberstroh | The Kevin O’Connor Show

[ad_1] Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show This embedded content is not available in your region. On a special Thanksgiving edition of The Kevin O’Connor Show, Tom Haberstroh joins the show to help share what they’re thankful for this Thanksgiving. They discuss their favorite players, trends, and statistics across the league this season that make the NBA exciting an entertaining. …

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Williams, Haskins, Cornish each score 18 and Dartmouth makes 17 3s in 88-83 win over Boston College

[ad_1] BOSTON (AP) — Jayden Williams, Cade Haskins and Ryan Cornish each scored 18 points and Dartmouth made 17 3-pointers in an 88-83 victory over Boston College on Friday to snap the Eagles five-game winning streak. Brandon Mitchell-Day made two free throws with 16.5 seconds left to give Dartmouth an 86-82 lead and Cornish made a steal at the other …

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Fantasy Basketball Week 7 Waiver Wired

[ad_1] Yahoo fantasy league managers are used to the weeks surrounding All-Star Weekend being the season’s only “combined” week. They will have some adjustments to make, as Yahoo has done the same with Weeks 7 and 8 due to the Emirates NBA Cup. While schedules following the end of group play have yet to be determined (hence the combined weeks), …

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Up-and-down week for IU’s remade backcourt returns home with fresh injuries, fresh doubts

[ad_1] PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas – Mike Woodson stacked bad news on top of good in his backcourt Friday. When he met with fifth-year senior captain Trey Galloway pregame, Galloway told Woodson the surgically repaired knee that’s been limiting Galloway’s court time early in this season felt better than ever. That was despite 29 minutes the previous day in a …

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Where will NBA front offices go Black Friday shopping: Brooklyn, Chicago, Washington

[ad_1] Black Friday sales are everywhere… except the NBA. There will be no day-after-Thanksgiving trades in the NBA — but that doesn’t mean the shopping hasn’t started. Trade talks have started to slowly warm up around the league, although discussions rarely get serious before Dec. 15 — when many of the players who signed new contracts this summer become eligible …

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Paradise Lost: Providence basketball drops its 3rd straight game in the Battle 4 Atlantis

[ad_1] The Bahamas were no paradise on this trip for the Providence College men’s basketball team. The Friars came up empty in three games at the Battle 4 Atlantis, including on Friday morning. Nov 29, 2024; Paradise Island, Bahamas, BHS; Providence Friars guard Jayden Pierre (1) runs into the arm of Indiana Hoosiers guard Myles Rice (1) during the second …

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Updates on Embiid, George, Sixers’ injuries ahead of matchup with Pistons

[ad_1] Updates on Embiid, George, Sixers’ injuries ahead of matchup with Pistons originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia CAMDEN, N.J. — As they depart for Detroit, the Sixers know they’ll remain down at least two of the four players who missed the team’s overtime loss Wednesday to the Rockets. Joel Embiid (left knee injury management/personal reasons) will miss his fourth …

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Spillers gets a double-double, Wake Forest beats Minnesota for 3rd place at ESPN Events Invitational

[ad_1] LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Tre’Von Spillers had a season-high 18 points and a career-high tying 16 rebounds to help Wake Forest beat Minnesota 57-51 on Friday for third place at the ESPN Events Invitational. Wake Forest (7-2) won its second game this season against a Big Ten opponent after edging Michigan 72-70 on Nov. 10. Cameron Hildreth …

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Knicks narrowly escape with 99-98 come-from-behind win over Hornets

[ad_1] Finishing off a five-game road trip that featured wild highs and disappointing lows, the Knicks were able to come from behind and narrowly beat the Charlotte Hornets, 99-98, on Friday afternoon. Here are the takeaways… -New York scored just 15 points in the opening quarter for the second straight game as they were down by eight points after 12 …

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Ahead of UNC basketball vs. Alabama in ACC/SEC Challenge, how can Hubert Davis fix the Tar Heels?

[ad_1] The time has come for UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis to tweak, alter, pivot and change some things to help the Tar Heels become the best version of themselves in the 2024-25 season. Following back-to-back losses to conclude the Maui Invitational, an event in which UNC had previously lost only three games in its history, the 12th-ranked Tar Heels …

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IU vs. Providence player ratings: Trey Galloway return to starting lineup boosts Hoosiers

[ad_1] No. 15 IU basketball aren’t coming home from the Bahamas empty-handed after beating Providence 89-73 on Friday afternoon in the Battle 4 Atlantis’ consolation bracket. The Hoosiers (5-2) led almost the entire way through against a tired-looking Providence team. The Friars had a short turnaround after not getting off the floor until midnight on Thursday night. IU Insider: Get your Hoosiers …

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IU basketball won’t leave Atlantis empty-handed, finds stroke vs. Providence for 7th-place finish

[ad_1] PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas – Indiana eased past Providence 89-73, to save some face at the end of a frustrating tour through the No. 15 Hoosiers’ first appearance in the Battle 4 Atlantis. Here are three reasons why: IU Insider: Get your Hoosiers fix direct to your inbox Renewed effort Providence (5-3) looked out on its feet by game’s …

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What’s at stake for Celtics entering NBA Cup group finale vs. Bulls

[ad_1] What’s at stake for Celtics entering NBA Cup group finale vs. Bulls originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics’ game against the Chicago Bulls on Friday isn’t just any late-November road matchup against a sub-.500 team. Celtics at Bulls (8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston) marks Boston’s final game in the group stage of the 2024 …

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