[ad_1] Programming Note: Watch “Warriors Now” with Dalton Johnson and Zena Keita at 1 p.m. PT today, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. The first question I asked Jimmy Butler III inside the Warriors’ locker room at Chase Center was almost as simple as his response. “How do you manage to always stay cool no …

[ad_1] The next stop for the No. 2 seed Alabama Crimson Tide on their 2025 March Madness journey takes them to Newark, N.J., for a matchup with the No. 6 seed BYU Cougars in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament Thursday. The NCAA and its television partners at CBS and TNT Sports have announced broadcast assignments and commentator pairings …

[ad_1] The Boston Celtics extended their win streak to six games with a 113-95 victory over the Sacramento Kings on the road Monday night, but it came at a cost. Superstar forward Jayson Tatum injured his left ankle with 3:35 left in the third quarter. He made a 3-pointer but landed on Kings forward Domantas Sabonis’ foot, which caused him …

[ad_1] Mar. 24—Late Sunday night in Cleveland, as he tried to find the right words to put a bow on a 27-win, Mountain West championship season that ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Richard Pitino also had to speak about the new reality of the sport. From the final buzzer of UNM's 71-63 loss to Big Ten …

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[ad_1] Russell Westbrook has scored a lot of points in a lot of different ways over his Hall of Fame career, but the book on defending him remains the same: If he wants to shoot a 3-pointer, let him. As he has throughout his 17-year career, Westbrook proved that book on him wrong on Monday night, hitting a logo 3-pointer …

[ad_1] Six games. Two hundred forty minutes of basketball. Two winners. The first and second round of the Division I men’s basketball tournament in Cleveland has come and gone, but it certainly didn’t disappoint. Alabama and Michigan State, the two winners from Cleveland, are well on their way to preparing for their next opponents in the Sweet 16 at Newark, …

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[ad_1] Hopefully, this will not be as bad as it looked when it happened. Boston’s Jayson Tatum had to leave the game in Sacramento in the third quarter after he pulled up for a 3-pointer over Domantas Sabonis and came down on the foot of the Kings’ center, rolling his ankle. Sabonis’ reckless closeout took away Tatum’s landing space and …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball’s 2024-25 season can’t be adequately discussed or analyzed without significant focus on John Tonje’s out-of-nowhere emergence and all-time great run. Tonje, an unheralded transfer recruit, joined the Badgers after an injury-riddled year at Missouri. He had previously averaged nearly 15 points as a senior at Colorado State in 2022-23. But when he committed to Wisconsin last May, …

[ad_1] When the Golden State Warriors take on the Miami Heat on Tuesday, it will mark Jimmy Butler’s first game back at Kaseya Center since the blockbuster that sent him from Biscayne Bay to the Bay Area. That seems like a pretty big deal, given both the nature of how Butler’s five-and-a-half-year tenure in Miami ended — with trade requests …

[ad_1] Conference pride means something in college basketball, even if it means something different from league to league. In the Big East, where fanbases are at each other’s throats 11 months out of the year, there’s usually a sense of solidarity when the calendar flips to March. And let’s be honest: It benefits UConn if the Big East does well …

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[ad_1] It’s Monday, March 24, and the Toronto Raptors (24-46) and Washington Wizards (15-55) are all set to square off from Capital One Arena in Washington. The Raptors are currently 8-26 on the road with a point differential of -5, while the Wizards have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home. Toronto is 2-1 against Washington this …

[ad_1] What we learned from MSU’s win over New Mexico, looking to Sweet 16 Discussing how Michigan State pulled out win in NCAA tournament second round over New Mexico, Sunday, March 23, 2025 and looking to Sweet 16 vs. Mississippi. Tom Izzo continues to play mad scientist with Michigan State basketball’s lineups deeper into a season than ever. Coen Carr’s …

[ad_1] It’s Monday, March 24, and the Minnesota Timberwolves (41-31) and Indiana Pacers (41-29) are all set to square off from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Timberwolves are currently 20-15 on the road with a point differential of 5, while the Pacers have a 9-1 record in their last ten games at home. Indiana won the only meeting with Minnesota …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball coach Darian DeVries’ rebuild gets bigger by the day. The Hoosiers have an expanding number of needs with four players hitting the transfer portal since their season wrapped up and only one incoming signee. DeVries is no stranger to seeking out help in the transfer portal — he signed eight transfers at West Virginia last year and …

[ad_1] It’s Monday, March 24, and the Los Angeles Lakers (43-27) and Orlando Magic (33-38) are all set to square off from Kia Center in Orlando. The Lakers are currently 15-18 on the road with a point differential of 1, while the Magic have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home. Orlando is 1-0 against the Lakers …

[ad_1] The 2025 NCAA transfer portal officially opened for business on Monday, March 24, launching what is college basketball’s version of free agency. The Missouri Valley Conference was ranked 11th among 31 conferences scored by metric site KenPom.com in the 2024-25 season. That means the Valley will have plenty of player talent for Power 6 teams to raid — and …

[ad_1] The fit might not have been quite as obvious at first, but after six weeks, it appears Jimmy Butler and the Warriors are a near-perfect match. Before the veteran forward was dealt to Golden State in a blockbuster trade on Feb. 5, both Butler and the Warriors reportedly had some level of trepidation about a potential marriage in the …

[ad_1] Texas Tech basketball holds open practice ahead of 2025 NCAA Tournament Texas Tech basketball holds open practice ahead of 2025 NCAA Tournament We’ve reached the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and the field that remains for the regional semifinals is a who’s-who of heavy hitters and some of the best teams throughout the season. Just four of …

[ad_1] Some kids from the neighborhood were shooting hoops in my driveway the other day, so I asked them, “Who’s your favorite player?” One said LaMelo Ball. (His highlights speak to the youth. Apparently they do not show the bad shot selection on YouTube.) Another said Jayson Tatum. (This is the Boston area.) “What about Stephen Curry?” I asked. “Yeah,” …

[ad_1] Who has the edge in the women’s Sweet 16: Can USC beat Kansas State without JuJu Watkins? And then there were 16. While the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament provided mostly chalk, the second weekend is sure to have some surprises in store as the biggest stars are still in play and some impending matchups are certain …

[ad_1] Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to setting your lineup or music in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the schedule and lineup …

[ad_1] What we learned from MSU’s win over New Mexico, looking to Sweet 16 Discussing how Michigan State pulled out win in NCAA tournament second round over New Mexico, Sunday, March 23, 2025 and looking to Sweet 16 vs. Mississippi. Tom Izzo continues to play mad scientist with Michigan State basketball’s lineups deeper into a season than ever. Coen Carr’s …