A largely lifeless offensive performance from the Lakers saw the Rockets take a second consecutive win in the series in Game 5 on Wednesday, 99-93. The purple and gold still lead the series 3-2. While Austin Reaves returned for the contest and eclipsed 20 points, few other Lakers showed up as offense was hard to come by yet again. The …

Duke basketball is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about teams in the country heading into next season, with many believing the Blue Devils have the pieces to compete for a National Championship. Jon Scheyer has done an impressive job retaining key contributors from last year’s roster. Players projected to be NBA Draft picks at the start of the season, …

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The Cleveland Cavaliers survived a thriller against the Toronto Raptors, largely thanks to Dennis Schroder. Schroder, we all owe you an apology. You might have just saved the season. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Advertisement Donovan Mitchell 19 points, 3 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers This started off as another …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have done a fantastic job retooling the roster to get ready for the 2026-27 campaign, but that shouldn’t take away from the vastly successful season the Blue Devils just had. Sure, it ended in the most heartbreaking way possible when Braylon Mullins nailed a three-pointer from the logo to hand the …

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James didn’t get overly excited last week when his Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a shocking 3-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets despite playing without their top two scorers. James also isn’t ready to panic after his Lakers lost their second straight potential clincher Wednesday night, putting them halfway to making an unwanted bit …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have geared up for the 2026-27 campaign in a big way, and the Blue Devils now look like potentially the team to beat heading into the season. Scheyer is entering next season with what is probably the deepest team he has coached in his four years at the helm for the …

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LOS ANGELES — There was a “here we go again” moment for Rockets fans in the final minutes of Game 5. A LeBron James bucket at the rim had turned a seven-point Rockets lead just 30 seconds earlier into a three-point lead — Houston fans had a flashback to their team’s collapse in the final 30 seconds of Game 3. …

Losing stars always sounds scary, but for the Arizona Wildcats, this season isn’t about replacing talent; it’s about redefining who everything runs through. That guy is Motiejus Krivas. Not Caleb Holt, not some mystery transfer, not even the system itself. It’s Krivas. That’s a big shift. Last year, Arizona had options everywhere. This year, it feels way more centered, and …

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The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back for a huge Game 5 win and a 3-2 series lead over the Toronto Raptors. Let’s go over today’s losers. LOSER – The First Half I can’t blame anyone for feeling antsy in the first half. To be honest, if you weren’t starting to worry about a full-blown panic attack, then I don’t know how …

The Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team has signed forward Tyler Tejada for the 2026-27 season, first-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun announced Wednesday, April 29. Tejada, the 2025 Coastal Athletic Association Player of the Year, has one year of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-9, 230-pound Tejada from Teaneck, New Jersey, committed to the Bearcats on April 13. “When you think about Tyler, …

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (46-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Knicks -2.5; over/under is 213.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Knicks lead series 3-2 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks look to clinch the series over the Atlanta Hawks in game six of the Eastern Conference …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has never been afraid to give his guys a gauntlet of a non-conference schedule throughout the regular season, and we are already seeing marquee matchups scheduled for the 2026-27 campaign. In this past season’s Elite Eight, the 1-seed Blue Devils fell to 2-seed UConn in gut-wrenching fashion. Next year, Scheyer and Co. will have …

The Houston Rockets forced a Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers, defeating them 99-93 in Game 5, in the first round of the NBA playoffs on April 29. The Rockets one-upped the Lakers, who saw the return of Austin Reaves. He scored 22 points in their Game 5 loss. The Lakers had been without Reaves most of the series …

Duke and UConn had an epic Elite Eight matchup in March that UConn won on a brilliant last-second shot by Braylon Mullin. Duke was playing with two starters coming off the bench due to foot injuries, and Cameron Boozer playing with a fractured orbital socket. Advertisement But the Huskies showed a lot of heart and earned the victory. During the …

CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden garnered the most attention in the series of moves the Cleveland Cavaliers made near the NBA trade deadline. However, the Cavaliers would have been in dire straits Wednesday night without Dennis Schroder. Advertisement Schroder scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers came back to beat the Toronto Raptors 125-120 in Game 5 …

On Tuesday afternoon, ESPN reporter Pete Thamel reported that the NCAA had initiated steps to expand the college basketball NCAA Tournament from 68 teams to 76 teams. Only a day after that, multiple Missouri athletics head coaches spoke at the university’s Zou to You event in St. Louis, featuring availabilities with men’s basketball head coach Dennis Gates, women’s basketball coach …

The Houston Rockets are still on their back foot, but they’re two wins from achieving NBA history. After trailing by double-digits at one point in the first quarter, Houston roared back to take Game 5 99-93 against the Los Angeles and force a Game 6 in a series they once trailed 3-0. No NBA team has ever overcome a 3-0 …

Ever-growing power conferences are the driving force behind an impending expansion of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, which ESPN reported could be formalized within weeks and begin next season. The field would grow from 68 teams to 76 that would include eight additional at-large teams in each tournament. The current First Four — eight teams playing four games …

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Toronto went to Cleveland with a singular mission. They wanted to do something neither team has done yet in this series: Win on the road. A challenging task on a regular day, even more so in the playoffs. The crowd is unwelcoming. The opponent is more comfortable. It’s no surprise they weren’t able to overcome the obstacle, dropping the game …

Duke and UConn finalizing Elite Eight rematch in Las Vegas, per report originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Duke and UConn are reportedly finalizing an agreement to meet on Thanksgiving Eve at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. Advertisement This will serve as a …