Monthly Archives: April 2026

Spurs hold off 76ers for 60th win despite losing Wembanyama to rib injury

For a moment, everything stopped. Inside the Frost Bank Center, the buzz of a marquee matchup, Victor Wembanyama versus Joel Embiid, gave way to silence as Wembanyama walked slowly toward the locker room, his night cut short before halftime. It should have been the turning point, but it became something else entirely. Advertisement The San Antonio Spurs didn’t flinch. They steadied themselves, leaned on …

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3 notes before the Mavericks square off with the Los Angeles Clippers

What feat of strength will Cooper Flagg perform next? Find out when the Dallas Mavericks (25-53) wrap up their two-night residency in Los Angeles on Tuesday with a game against the Clippers at the Intuit Dome. Tipoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. CDT. Advertisement On Friday, Flagg gave the Orlando Magic 51 on 19-of-30 shooting. On Sunday, he backed it …

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Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns game preview

Tonight is the final road game for the 2025-26 Houston Rockets. Their next road game will be Game 1 or Game 3 of their first round series. Obviously, this is a game that many associated with the Phoenix Suns have had circled on the calendar. Jalen Green has missed all three previous games between these teams and Kevin Durant missed …

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Michigan’s season ended with an NCAA title. It started with winning the transfer portal.

It was 1989, and the word was out. Only weeks before Michigan began playing in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the team’s coach had accepted a job at another school. Though the coach had planned to leave at the season’s end, Michigan’s athletic director, famed football coach Bo Schembechler, immediately dismissed the coach and replaced him with someone deemed more …

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After Yaxel Lendeborg’s ‘awful’ first half, his Michigan teammates lifted him up and the rest is history — ‘We needed Mad Yax, not Sad Yax’

INDIANAPOLIS — The best player on college basketball’s best team could not hide his frustration. Yaxel Lendeborg hated that the knee and ankle injuries he suffered two days earlier were preventing him from showcasing his All-American form with Michigan locked in a tight battle against UConn on Monday night and the national championship at stake. Advertisement He winced and punched …

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San Antonio takes home win streak into matchup with Portland

Portland Trail Blazers (40-39, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (60-19, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio hosts Portland looking to extend its five-game home winning streak. Advertisement The Spurs have gone 34-15 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is second in the Western Conference in rebounding with …

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UConn slows down Michigan, but physical play can’t make up for poor shooting in title game loss

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — UConn executed coach Dan Hurley’s game plan in Monday night’s national championship slugfest against Michigan. The Huskies were physical, controlled the pace and held the Wolverines’ potent offense in check. But this time, the big shots that propelled them to the cusp of a third national championship in four seasons simply didn’t fall. Advertisement Not for fabulous …

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Denver plays Memphis, looks for 10th straight home win

Memphis Grizzlies (25-54, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (51-28, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its nine-game home win streak alive when the Nuggets face Memphis. Advertisement The Nuggets are 33-16 against conference opponents. Denver leads the Western Conference with 121.8 points and is shooting 49.5%. …

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5 plays that defined Michigan’s NCAA title game win over UConn, including flagrant hook-and-hold on Alex Karaban

UConn went into Monday’s NCAA championship game with a clear plan: Muck things up and grind down Michigan’s offense. It worked until it didn’t as Michigan made more plays down the stretch to secure a 69-63 win and the national championship. Advertisement UConn’s strategy was correct against a deep and more talented Michigan roster that entered Monday’s game averaging 87.8 …

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Sixers Bell Ringer: Spurs overpower Sixers despite Wemby’s halftime exit

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer season standings: Tyrese Maxey – 22.5VJ Edgecombe – 13Joel Embiid – 10.5Paul George – 8Kelly Oubre Jr. – 5Justin Edwards – 4Quentin Grimes – 3Jared McCain :’( – 3Dominick Barlow – 2Andre Drummond – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 2Adem Bona – 1Cam Payne – 1Jabari Walker – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 The Philadelphia …

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UConn slows down Michigan, but physical play can’t make up for poor shooting in title game loss

INDIANAPOLIS — UConn executed coach Dan Hurley’s game plan in Monday night’s national championship slugfest against Michigan. The Huskies were physical, controlled the pace and held the Wolverines’ potent offense in check. But this time, the big shots that propelled them to the cusp of a third national championship in four seasons simply didn’t fall. Advertisement Not for fabulous freshman …

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Grizzlies match NBA record by making 29 3-pointers in loss to Cavaliers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies made 29 3-pointers Monday night against Cleveland, matching an NBA single-game record. And it wasn’t enough. Nine Grizzlies made at least one 3 in a 142-126 loss to the Cavaliers. The Grizzlies shot 49.2% (29 for 59) from deep and 45.7% (16 for 35) from inside the arc. Advertisement The 3-point record had …

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In the end, Michigan basketball was too big to fail

On a night where they shot a season-worst 2-of-15 from three, where their injured star looked like a shell of himself, where they lost the rebounding battle and played a style and pace for more conducive to their opponent’s strengths, on a night where seemingly everything that needed to happen in order for Michigan to be once again deprived of …

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Michigan takes down Connecticut to end Big Ten men’s basketball national title drought

INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan beat Connecticut 69-63 in a defensive battle to complete a dominant run through the NCAA tournament and capture the program’s second national championship. The Wolverines previously reached the championship game in 1965, 1976, 1989, 1992-93, 2013 and 2018, winning it all in 1989. Michigan is the first Big Ten team to win the title since Michigan State …

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Michigan among the favorites to win the NCAA Tournament in 2026-27

After winning the national championship on Monday night in Indianapolis over UConn, Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines are among the favorites to win it all next season. According to FanDuel, Michigan has the second-best odds to win the national title next year with +800 odds, right behind Duke at +700. Other teams right behind them include Arizona (+1,200), Florida …

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Who won 2026 NCAA championship? Score, highlights from March Madness title game

The Michigan Wolverines are your 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament national champions. Dusty May the No. 1-seed Wolverines defeated No. 2 seed UConn on Monday, April 6, to claim the March Madness championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The championship is the second for the Wolverines, and first for the Big Ten since 2000. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: UConn vs Michigan …

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Denzel Aberdeen, seemingly out of eligibility, enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Denzel Aberdeen isn’t quite ready to call it a college career. According to Pete Nakos, the Kentucky Basketball guard is entering the transfer portal in hopes of securing a fifth playing season, though he will obviously need a Hail-Mary waiver to accomplish this. Aberdeen, who spent three entire seasons at Florida, completed his fourth and seemingly final playing season at …

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Jokic’s 35 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists help the Nuggets get past the Trail Blazers 137-132 in OT

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-132 in overtime on Monday night. Denver (51-28) moved into third place in the Western Conference with its season-high ninth straight win. Jokic recorded his 33rd triple-double and …

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