[ad_1] The NBA may soon be significantly expanding its presence in European basketball, in the form of partnering with FIBA on a new league that the sides have been talking about for many years. Specifics are few, with the initial target — for now — being that it would be a 16-team league. But the announcement made Thursday by NBA …

[ad_1] Gophers men’s basketball player Brennan Rigsby is entering the NCAA transfer portal, a source confirmed to the Pioneer Press on Thursday. This leaves new men’s basketball coach Niko Medved with two scholarship players for next season: rising sophomores Isaac Asuma and Grayson Grove. Rigby’s exit leaves the U with 11 open scholarships for the 2025-26 season. Rigsby, who joined …

[ad_1] Five intoxicating weeks for the Warriors have given way to 11 days of futility. The Great Surge provided by the addition of Jimmy Butler III has been halted, and the salient question now is whether they have it in them to summon a restart. After going 14-2 in the first 16 games after Butler’s arrival, Golden State is 2-3 …

[ad_1] FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — George Mason basketball coach Tony Skinn has agreed to a one-year contract extension that ties the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year to the school through the 2029-30 season. The university announced the deal Thursday. Skinn, a player on the George Mason team that reached the 2006 Final Four, coached the Patriots to a share …

[ad_1] The Warriors were dealt an unfortunate blow for the stretch run of the 2024-25 NBA regular season. Veteran guard/forward Gary Payton II suffered a partial tear of a ligament in his left thumb in Tuesday’s loss to the Miami Heat, the team announced on Thursday after ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news. The Warriors also announced Payton will …

[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Since 2002, VCU has had to hire a basketball coach seven times. The last five have all led the Rams to the NCAA Tournament. So, as he spoke to the media, boosters and fans on Thursday during his introductory press conference, Phil Martelli Jr. knew what kind of expectations he would be taking on as …

[ad_1] Bucks to face off against Knicks with stars missing Field Level Media [ad_2] Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxQemRiYVRGRzZhNmt4YzlhVkFoZXFZajFJMmpyb0UtSkxpLUJnekIxbWtFeVBkeUpYVTRVYk5zbkoyUmpSVjBrOFFENXhuM0RsUi1xd2I0cEpta1Q4WlczZHJFOTRVeG1aMUJPVXdNZWx5dERERGF3cHJGTFBxNHZVYkxqeU5MaV9qNEF6dA?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2025-03-27 20:49:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] The Boston Celtics have already lost twice as many home games this season (12) as they did in the regular season and playoffs combined (six) in 2023-24. So, how do they still own the NBA’s third-best record at 54-19? To steal a line from the C’s locker room, they’ve been road dogs in 2024-25. Boston’s 132-102 rout of the …

[ad_1] Andy Mathis  |  Special to USA TODAY Duke, Arkansas, and Houston headline Men’s Sweet 16 With the Sweet 16 upon us, USA Today Sports’ Mackenzie Salmon previews a few of the top matchups we’re most looking forward to. Sports Seriously Ole Miss coach Chris Beard utilizes a “Michigan State rebounding” drill in practice as an homage to Tom Izzo’s …

[ad_1] The Boston Celtics are pretty much a lock to finish as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, but their first-round opponent in the 2025 NBA playoffs is still up in the air. Boston has a 98.5 percent chance of finishing second in the conference, per Basketball Reference’s playoff probabilities. Despite a seven-game win streak and nine victories …

[ad_1] DALLAS (AP) — New SMU athletic director Damon Evans is taking over a department enjoying momentum it hasn’t seen in decades after the Mustangs exceeded expectations in their first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The football team didn’t lose an ACC regular-season game and qualified for the first expanded, 12-team playoff. The men’s basketball team flirted with an …

[ad_1] Nikola Jokić has made history, recording his 30th triple-double of the season – a new career-high for the reigning MVP. With this … [ad_2] Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beNme_0pwbE Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz Preview The Houston Rockets (47-26) and Utah Jazz (16-57) are all set to square off from Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The Utah Jazz are currently in a tankathon for Duke Superstar Cooper Flagg. Tonight, they are 12.5-point underdogs against the Rockets. The Rockets are currently 20-14 on the road with a point …

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When North Carolina’s Courtney Banghart and Duke’s Kara Lawson took over their respective programs in back-to-back seasons, the questioning was loud. Could they return the ACC powers to prominence? Carry them deep into the NCAA tournament? Pour more fuel on the the UNC-Duke rivalry? “When you take these jobs, you know that, and you hear it …

[ad_1] NBA and FIBA to take next steps toward adding a new European league, sides announce PIX11 New York News [ad_2] Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxOUkw3Q01HcFQ5bUY4dXlmOG1KOWp1NUk3Z1hPSEJ5S1R6OWVmY0xneU50Q2NGRmk5a2dUSF9oX21uSU5nSFhFQVZhZ3BYVWlGMC1PMEx1dngtV0tBWmZFaXM1VDZBQ1VOdExkcUhXQ0F5M3lUYUU1SF9BWGNWQnc4NkFPNURWaWJ2OXR5UjRoTmI1ZEZMbmhibGhMYWZtbDVjVFExWE5iSFppWFHSAbABQVVfeXFMT0V4aG9qQ3BPUG8yazBRWGhKdzJmUVpxNEt3SDY0VG5nTldvajlmd2VQZjM5YVRPYXBaT1QzNTZrZkVJUHRDeS1sb1pOaElxN0dCT2VvRTlFVVk1bzNYelJpVnNtbXd5azFZU1V5NEJRbk1sZk10ZFpVSzI5cXdHTjEzaXdaeG54OERXMzlXOHVhZDl4dXVqZUF2STdxSmlKTkZSUEFmYmlQQkRIRzlnaW8?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2025-03-27 19:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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[ad_1] It’s Thursday, March 27, and the Atlanta Hawks (35-37) and Miami Heat (31-41) are all set to square off from Kaseya Center in Miami. The Hawks are currently 16-19 on the road with a point differential of -2, while the Heat have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Atlanta has won two of the three …

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly every year there’s at least one lovable underdog that rises from obscurity in the NCAA Tournament to capture the hearts of basketball fans and bust their brackets. Not this year. All 16 regional semifinalists are from power conferences for the first time since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The popular theory is …

[ad_1] The Clippers defeated the Knicks, 126-113 tonight in New York. James Harden contributed a team-high 29 points to go with 6 … [ad_2] Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bCkN_DFAeY Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] “While Europe continues to develop some of the best players in the world, many of our most recent MVPs, of course, are European, we think that the commercial opportunity has not kept pace with the growth of the game,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in January of a potential NBA-affiliated league in Europe. “What we do at the NBA …

[ad_1] Who does Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal like in this NCAA Tournament game between the Spartans and Rebels? Will Michigan State basketball get back to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019 on Friday night? Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal is here to provide his thoughts on this. Michigan State will battle No. …

[ad_1] Jordan Goodwin made a positive enough impression on the Los Angeles Lakers during the 19 games he’s played this season that the team wants him on its postseason roster. As a result, Goodwin’s contract has been converted from a two-way deal limiting his time on the Lakers roster to a standard NBA contract that now makes him eligible for …

[ad_1] Penn hired Fran McCaffery as its men’s basketball coach on Thursday, two weeks after he was fired at Iowa in a season where the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years. Penn fired Steve Donahue earlier this month after the Quakers went 8-19 in his ninth season on the job. …

[ad_1] Lakers guard Jordan Goodwin gathers a loose ball between Milwaukee forward Taurean Prince, left, and guard Kevin Porter Jr. during a game earlier this season. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The Lakers have signed guard Jordan Goodwin, who has been on a two-way contract since Feb. 7, for the rest of the season with a team option …

[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Duke women’s basketball will have ACC Rookie of the Year Toby Fournier in its Sweet 16 matchup against North Carolina on Friday in the 2025 NCAA Tournament at Legacy Arena. The Blue Devils were without Fournier in their second-round game over Oregon, coach Kara Lawson saying postgame that the Canada native “wasn’t feeling well,” and that …