The San Antonio Spurs came up short in one of their final tests of the regular season, ending their win streak at 11. The Nuggets are battle-tested, deploying the top offense in the NBA, and they were the better team in the crucible. Nikola Jokić feasted in the lane, but the Spurs couldn’t be stopped from getting there, either. It …

History isn’t on Michigan’s side against UConn in National Championship originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The National Championship game is set for Monday night. UConn and Michigan will meet to decide the next champion in men’s college basketball in an intriguing matchup. Both teams handled their opponents in …

Well, now what? The first version of this article lasted all of about 55 minutes before Austin Reaves was ruled out for the regular season and likely the playoffs with a Grade 2 oblique strain. He will join Luka Dončić, who is out for the rest of the regular season and likely the first round of the playoffs with a …

Auburn basketball has an opportunity to do something not many college basketball teams get a chance to. That is to end the season with a victory, holding up a trophy. On Sunday night, the Tigers will face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the 2026 NIT Championship. Auburn has done a good job of turning the negative of not making the …

The Spurs game in Denver did not go as expected. The Silver & Black blew a lead late in the fourth and lost their way in overtime. Some silver lining to the gray cloud was Julian Champagnie’s six three-pointers. He ended the afternoon with eighteen points on 6 of 9 shooting beyond the arc. Advertisement None were bigger than this …

To this day, there’s debate if Roy Williams or Dean Smith is the best head coach in UNC men’s basketball history. Today, North Carolina is also searching for its next head coach. Five days after their 19-point collapse against VCU in the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels fired Hubert Davis, bringing his 5-season tenure to an abrupt end. Outside of …

Illinois coach Brad Underwood stole a quote from Houston coach Kelvin Sampson after the Fighting Illini’s Final Four loss to UConn. Sampson, one of the greatest coaches to never have won a national championship, knows a thing or two about March Madness heartbreak, which is exactly what Underwood was feeling after Illinois’ 71-62 loss on Saturday, April 4, at Lucas …

Michigan ties NCAA tournament record with dominant win over Arizona appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines made incredible history in the NCAA Tournament after blowing out Arizona 91-73 in the Final Four on Saturday night. Advertisement Michigan enjoyed a solid path on their way to the national …

The Denver Nuggets, led by MVP candidate Nikola Jokić, are rounding into championship form as the NBA regular season winds down. The Nuggets have now won eight straight games after securing a 136-134 overtime win at home against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. Advertisement The Spurs had a massive first quarter, scoring 43 points and pulling away from the …

Inside the Big Ten’s losing streak in national championship games: What went wrong in 8 losses since 2000 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Big Ten has a chance to break a national championship drought in men’s basketball that extends back to the 1999-2000 college basketball season. Advertisement …

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Joe Mazzulla wasn’t supposed to be the long-term answer. A week before training camp in 2022, the Celtics’ future was clear and it was beautiful. They had just come off a Finals loss against the Warriors, the roster was intact, and the next few years of contention felt inevitable. Advertisement Then, the Ime Udoka situation forced everything sideways, and a …

Arizona most to blame for Final Four blowout loss to Michigan appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arizona basketball versus Michigan became hailed as the most highly-anticipated matchup in the Final Four. The nation believed Saturday’s March Madness showdown was going to be close. The Wildcats presented their reasons on why they’d exploit …

SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry swapped out a green-and-gold snapback for a navy blue Red Sox hat, changed from his baggy gray cargo pants into sweats and walked across the Warriors’ locker room to Kristaps Porzingis and dapped up the Latvian big man. Then, he left the building. Advertisement Steph’s newest sidekick has yet to share the floor with him, …

INDIANAPOLIS – His passes were razor sharp, or no-look, or bounced perfectly into his teammates’ waiting fingers. His shots were high-arched before swishing through. His steals were so deft, they left the opponents blinking. And, as Warren Zevon once sang of a werewolf, his hair was perfect. Advertisement In a Final Four semifinal that was supposed to be all about …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry faced what he called “some long, dark days” of rehab on his troublesome right knee over the past two months. The recovery took far longer than he’d ever imagined. Now, the two-time MVP is set to return when the Golden State Warriors host Houston on Sunday night after missing 27 consecutive games — it …

In 1983, Houston put on a devastating display in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament against Louisville. It was an astonishing performance, an aerial assault of epic proportions. It was so wild that Louisville players were going to the monitors to see replays of what Houston was doing. Advertisement That team also had historic Hall of Fame talents Hakeem Olajuwon …

DALLAS — LeBron James doubled down on his comments from earlier in the week about Memphis. When asked after the team’s Saturday practice at Southern Methodist University if he wanted to clarify comments he made about Memphis during an appearance on the “Bob Does Sports” show, in which he suggested the Grizzlies should be relocated to Nashville, James pointed out …

If you’ve been online over the last couple days, you’ve likely seen an ongoing discussion about Kentucky Basketball fan behavior and its role when it comes to recruiting. There’s long been a discussion about the behavior of Kentucky fans, but that has ramped up again recently with the announcement that Jasper Johnson and Brandon Garrison are entering the transfer portal. …

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, Christian Braun added 21 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio 136-134 in overtime Saturday to snap the Spurs’ 11-game winning streak. Cameron Johnson scored 17, Jamal Murray finished with 15 points and 10 assists and Aaron Gordon scored 15 for the Nuggets. Advertisement Gordon scored …

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team wasted no time scheduling an SEC opponent for the 2026-27 season. Alex Rosinski confirmed the Badgers will head to Nashville on December 19 to play Auburn, a team competing for the NIT Championship on April 5. Advertisement The Tigers were the talk of the town come Selection Sunday with their 17-16 record. Claiming it …

Old habits die slowly for Dusty May. Instead of sitting in his office in the Michigan basketball locker room to prepare for the Wolverines’ Final Four game vs Arizona at 8:49 p.m. ET, May was instead courtside scouting the Illinois-UConn semifinal. The Wolverines would play the winner of the first semifinal if they prevail in the second semifinal on Saturday, …

Leading up to the 2025-26 season, we heard all Summer about “The Assignment.” It was Kentucky Basketball’s mission to win the school’s ninth national championship. The Wildcats started the season at No. 9 in the AP Poll. Then, it all went downhill. Advertisement Saturday, CBS aired Kentucky Basketball Confidential, a documentary that followed the team behind the scenes during the …

This Sunday matinee, the Washington Wizards visit the Big Apple and play the Brooklyn Nets on the second afternoon of a back-to-back East Coast road trip. Game Info When: Sunday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. Where: Barclays Center, New York City Advertisement How to watch: Monumental Sports Network How to listen: The Team 980 AM, 106.7-2 FM. Wizards: Tristan Vukcevic, …

Heroes and zeros of Michigan’s 91-73 win over Arizona to head to the NCAA championship: Hero UCLA coach Mick Cronin had to be wincing watching his former center, Aday Mara, dominate the national semifinal. Mara was a force, torching Arizona and its 7-footer, Motiejus Krivas. Mara finished with 26 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks to lead Michigan …