Injuries can be a real drag on a team’s season, especially one with expectations as high as the Knicks’, but there’s a silver lining to them as well. Guys buried deep on the bench get an opportunity they may not otherwise receive, and teams can often be pleasantly surprised by what’s been hiding outside of their usual rotation. We’re seeing …

The first NET rankings of the season are our and, as expected, Purdue is among the nation’s elite teams. The hot stretch for Michigan in Las Vegas has the Wolverines at No. 1, but Purdue is currently third with a chance to take over the top spot in the next few weeks. Saturday’s game alone looks big, as it is …

Part of the problem — to the extent that there is a problem, anyway — is the dunking. Its absence, I mean. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played 703 minutes in the 2025-26 NBA season, and he has four slam dunks. As in, one fewer than five. IV, if you want to get all Roman about it. Solamente cuatro. Advertisement Three of …

Tonight’s coverage on Peacock features a Big Ten men’s basketball thriller as the Iowa Hawkeyes head to Michigan State to take on the Spartans. Both teams are undefeated after seven games, but only one can keep its streak alive. Live coverage begins at 6:30 PM ET. See below for additional information on how you can follow all of the college …

The High Score 100 — the top-100 players in Yahoo’s newest fantasy basketball format — is a running reflection of year-to-date performance and trending production. Each weekly update captures who’s actually delivering value and who’s fading. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest risers and fallers through the sixth week of fantasy basketball — with the complete High Score 100 at …

The expectation in league circles is that the new front office in Dallas — either the current interim one or whoever takes the job full-time — will explore the trade market for Anthony Davis. One of the names that comes up as a potential landing spot is the Chicago Bulls, sending Davis back to the city where he grew up, …

Thanksgiving is a great time to be a college basketball fan with all the holiday tournaments and marquee matchups. The feast of high-level hoops doesn’t end there. This week features another trove of must-see games, including 10 between AP Top 25 opponents. No. 4 Duke, No. 6 Louisville and No. 18 Kentucky double up on tough games, each playing two …

Part of the problem — to the extent that there is a problem, anyway — is the dunking. Its absence, I mean. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played 703 minutes in the 2025-26 NBA season, and he has four slam dunks. As in, one fewer than five. IV, if you want to get all Roman about it. Solamente cuatro. Advertisement Three of …

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December is officially upon us, and that means Dec. 15 is closing in. Why is that important, you may wonder? That’s the date when the vast majority of newly signed contracts become tradable, meaning NBA teams will have more wiggle room to execute deals. Advertisement Obviously, that doesn’t mean we’ll see a flurry of deals then. It just means the …

All the best plays from Week 6 of the 2025–26 NBA season! Never miss a moment with the latest news, trending stories and … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCxaWA-ne24 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The No. 15 Florida Gators head to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils tonight. Although the Gators are the defending national champions, their poor guard play has held them back this season, and my Florida vs. Duke predictions expect that to be the difference. Advertisement Here are my best free college basketball picks for this …

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Iowa and Michigan State put perfect records on the line in Big Ten opener originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Iowa Hawkeyes and Michigan State Spartans kick off their Big Ten schedules on Tuesday night, and it is already one of the most interesting early conference games of …

The Alley & Oop Show is for kids (and kids at heart) and explores the exciting world of NBA basketball. In these four, fun-filled … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjdfKdbxUAQ Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

How Warriors’ Steph Curry navigates highs and lows of his Draymond Green bond originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There have been a few times since 2012 when Draymond Green’s occasionally rambunctious conduct tested the limits of everyone within the Warriors’ orbit, including the team’s prince of patience and prudence, Stephen Curry. Advertisement Never for a moment, though, has …

AMES — It’s been over a week since Tamin Lipsey was tended to on the court during the closing minutes of Iowa State basketball’s 83-82 victory over St. John’s on Nov. 24. Since then, Lipsey has shown positive signs of progress, according to Cyclones’ coach T.J. Otzelberger, but he remains day-to-day. Otzelberger gave the latest on the standout senior guard …

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December is here and so is the quarter-mark of the 2025-26 NBA season. With each team about 20 games into their respective seasons, it’s easier now to make sense of the player data. But we’re here to make it easier for those in the fantasy world looking for trends. Who’s on the rise? Who’s trending downward? Advertisement Let’s discuss. → …

Tennessee returned home from Las Vegas only to head right back out the door to take a trip to Syracuse. The Volunteers are up north today, set to take on the Orange in the JMA Wireless Dome. No. 13 Tennessee sits at 7-1 on the year while Syracuse is 4-3. Both teams are coming off of a tough few days …

Feast Week is officially behind us, and for the Horizon League, that means it’s time for some early-season conference matchups. As it currently stands, just two teams in the conference have winning records, with Northern Kentucky at 6-2 and Robert Morris at 5-3. Through November, however, the League has faced plenty of uphill battles with buy games against high majors …

A large part of the UNC basketball team’s early success is tied to star freshman Caleb Wilson, who is averaging nearly a double-double through the first seven games of his collegiate career. Entering Tuesday’s highly-anticipated, ACC-SEC Challenge clash with Kentucky, Wilson averages 19.9 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Wilson tallied four consecutive double-doubles entering last Thursday’s loss against Michigan …

When: December 3 – 9:15 PM ET Where: Neville Arena, Auburn Alabama TV: ESPN Opponent: Auburn Tigers (SEC Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): Auburn 85-81 / Auburn 86-80 Advertisement Wolfpack Snapshot: Rankings: AP (orv), KP #30, BT #36 NET 40 (8th in ACC) – Q1 (0-1), Q2 (2-1), Q3 (1-0), Q4 (2-0) Wolfpack Season So Far: “…we don’t have the …

Syracuse Orange forward Donnie Freeman (lower body) will not play against Tennessee on Tuesday, a SU spokesperson revealed on Monday. Freeman missed all three games during the Players’ Era Festival in Las Vegas, where Syracuse went 0-3. In the Orange’s four games against mid-major foes before the Vegas trip, Freeman was averaging 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists. He …

As No. 25-ranked Iowa basketball(7-0) travels to East Lansing, Mich., for its Big Ten season-opener against No. 8 Michigan State (8-0) on Tuesday night from a raucous Breslin Center, legendary Spartans head coach Tom Izzo previewed the challenge of preparing for Ben McCollum and the new-look Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes certainly look much different since their last clash with the Spartans …