Toronto Raptors (46-36, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Cavaliers -8.5; over/under is 223.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Cavaliers lead series 1-0 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The …

Wisconsin basketball’s roster reload is full steam ahead. Just two days after landing their first transfer portal addition in former George Washington guard Trey Autry, the Badgers added their second portal player with a commitment from former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. The 6-foot-10 center with a 7-foot-3 wingspan will have one more year of eligibility remaining in Madison. Last season …

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The Los Angeles Lakers shrugged off their injury worries to make a winning start to the NBA play-offs. The 18-time champions were without key players Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and Maxi Kleber but 41-year-old LeBron James produced another fine display in a 107-98 win over the Houston Rockets. Advertisement The Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks were the …

UConn lands 5-star transfer Nikolas Khamenia from Duke originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The UConn Huskies don’t rebuild. They just reload. Advertisement And their latest addition from the transfer portal is proof of that: Nikolas Khamenia is coming to Storrs from the Duke Blue Devils. Khamenia entered the …

Orlando Magic (45-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Pistons -8.5; over/under is 219.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Pistons host first series matchup Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons host the Orlando Magic in game one of the Eastern Conference first round. Detroit and Orlando tied …

While Kentucky Basketball is still waiting on its next transfer commitment, it did get a little bit of good news Saturday morning. On3’s Jamie Shaw gave an update on several transfer portal recruits, including Sebastian Rancik, who just finished a visit to Lexington. Advertisement According to Shaw, Florida State is Kentucky’s biggest competitor for the Colorado forward, but the Wildcats …

UConn’s March Madness hero will be staying put this summer. Braylon Mullins decided he will be returning to the Huskies for his sophomore season, he announced Saturday in an Instagram post. “Unfinished business,” Mullins captioned the post. Mullins made himself one of the memorable figures in the NCAA Tournament with his heart-stopping buzzer-beater 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to send …

LOS ANGELES — Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists, and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant’s injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff series on Saturday night. Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the …

After the departures of both Chris Jeffrey and Malachi Palmer in recent days, it was assumed that the Wildcats likely had multiple newcomers solidified in the transfer portal. One of those additions is official in Cornell guard Jake Fiegen. Advertisement The 6’4” senior was the first player that Villanova had reported contact with prior to the portal opening, and he …

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Mike Brown won 53 games in his first year as Knicks coach. His Knicks finished No. 4 on offense, No. 7 on defense and No. 5 in net rating. Strong numbers, solid results. But Brown knows his regular season accomplishments don’t mean much. Advertisement We all know that these Knicks – and their head coach – will be judged on what …

The Badgers are catching fire in the transfer portal, with two portal signees in the past three days. As the commits begin to roll in for Wisconsin, its roster and depth chart for the 2026-27 season are beginning to take shape. Advertisement Since the season ended, the Badgers have added three players: international freshman Owen Foxwell, George Washington transfer guard …

LeBron James has had plenty of special moments in his career, but one stood out following the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 1 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. The Lakers opened the second quarter with both James and his son Bronny on the floor, making the pair the first father-son duo in NBA history to log minutes together …

Jake Diebler and the Ohio State men’s basketball team continue to reinforce the roster via the transfer portal, with the latest addition bringing plenty of experience and an Ohio connection to the program in former Duquesne guard Jimmie Williams. Williams, a 6-foot-5, 210-pound shooting guard, played this past season in Pittsburgh playing for the Duquesne Dukes. An Atlantic-10 All-Conference Third …

I always find myself wandering through the history of the Phoenix Suns. There is always something tucked away waiting to be found, some random nugget that makes you pause for a second and think, “Huh, I didn’t know that.” At this point I’ve spent enough time digging, writing, and obsessing, including putting together the whole All Time Pyramid project, that …

Several 2025-26 Duke basketball players with eligibility remaining have yet to announce whether they’ll be in Durham again next season. So, it’s tough to accurately gauge how many transfer talents Jon Scheyer and his crew are hoping land for what will be the 38-year-old’s fifth season at the helm. That said, based on recent chatter, it seems that the Blue …

Could the Sixers upset the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs? It feels highly unlikely, but it would be revenge over four decades in the making. This spring will be the NBA-record 23rd time the two franchises have met in the postseason. It’s a rivalry that favors Boston historically, and, really, in 2026 as well. Still, the Sixers …

MADISON – Wisconsin’s Robin Pingeton scored big on the recruiting trail last fall when she signed three in-state players to her 2026 class. Now the Badgers women’s basketball coach is also scoring Wisconsin-bred talent from the transfer portal. Advertisement McFarland native Teagan Mallegni, a 6-foot-1 guard who spent her first two seasons at Iowa, has signed with UW, the school …

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NEW YORK — In the first quarter, Jalen Brunson dropped 19 points on 8 field goal conversions. The rest of the game, he would make one more shot. The bench contributed just 20 points the entire contest, well below their regular season average of 31.6 per game. Advertisement Yet, despite the imperfect offense, the New York Knicks toppled the Atlanta …

Kentucky battles Syracuse, Arizona, 10 others for former top-100 recruit in transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The transfer portal remains a fertile battlegrounds for all sorts of programs. Advertisement Because there are so many players in the portal each offseason now, guys who are transferring can …

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DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 30 points, going 16 of 16 from the free-throw line, and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets shook off a sluggish start to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday in the opener of their first-round playoff series. Jokic had 25 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and a bloody nose in …

Is Johnny Dawkins building the next Big 12 powerhouse? Master P visits UCF, could be next GM originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Johnny Dawkins has spent the last ten years as head coach of the UCF Knights basketball program and his hard work is starting to pay off. …