In an alternate universe, the first round NBA playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets would be a star-studded affair, pitting some of the best in the game in an all-out slugfest. In reality, it now looks more like a triage center with most of the stars sidelined with injuries. Late-season dings to hamstrings, obliques, and knees …

Duke Blue Devils battle Big Ten as ‘favorites’ for 19.1 PPG transfer originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Duke Blue Devils already know they’ll have Cayden Boozer back in their backcourt next season. Advertisement Now, they would love to find someone great to pair with him — like …

The Los Angeles Lakers open the 2026 NBA Playoffs on Saturday night against the Houston Rockets, but the series comes with an uphill battle for Los Angeles. The Lakers will have to navigate it without NBA scoring champion Luka Doncic, who is sidelined with an injury. The injury occurred on April 2 in a regular-season loss to the Oklahoma City …

Maryland men’s basketball may have found its playmaker at the point. Senior combo guard DJ Wagner has committed to the Terps, InsideMDSports first reported Saturday. The 6-foot-4 former Arkansas Razorback had to contend with two young stars eating minutes at his position last year in Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas. Wagner started 19 of 35 games, averaging 7.4 points …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Toronto point guard Immanuel Quickley will miss Game 1 of the Raptors’ Eastern Conference first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday because of a mild right hamstring strain. Quickley suffered the injury during the Raptors’ regular-season finale against Brooklyn. The five-year veteran averaged 16.4 points, a career-high 5.9 assists and 4.0 rebounds in 70 games. He …

Wisconsin basketball landed its second transfer commitment on Saturday, this one from Hofstra transfer forward Victory Onuetu. Onuetu joins George Washington guard Trey Autry in the Badgers’ transfer class. The forward will play his final season of eligibility in 2026-27. He played in 35 games for Hofstra in 2025-26, starting 17. The Malaga, Spain, native averaged 17.9 minutes, 4.7 points …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Did you know Kalshi offers prediction markets for tonight’s Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets Game 1 NBA Western Conference playoff series? We’ve got NBA picks for Saturday night’s Game 1 to help you make good choices and selections before tip-off. Advertisement Read on …

One of the most divisive figures in recent Michigan State basketball history is back in the news. A year after shocking the MSU world by announcing his transfer to NC State, former Michigan State guard Tre Holloman is entering the portal for a second time, opting to leave NC State. Holloman, who just finished his senior year, will be applying …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks begin their playoff run tonight at Madison Square Garden as the Atlanta Hawks visit the Big Apple for Game 1 of their first-round series. Advertisement We break down Kalshi’s win probability markets and deliver some Hawks vs. Knicks predictions to help …

Roster retention! Louisville guard Adrian Wooley will return as a Cardinal for his junior season. In his first season at U of L, Wooley averaged 8.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while shooting 45.0 percent from the floor and 35.0 percent from behind the three-point line. He appeared in all 35 games for Louisville, making 16 starts. …

The Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets square off in an intriguing first-round Western Conference playoff series. The best-of-seven series could come down to who isn’t going to be on the floor, instead of who is actually playing. Advertisement The Lakers are expected to be without Luka Doncic, who suffered a hamstring injury late in the season, and Austin Reaves …

The Deacs have added another player to the backcourt. Ray is a 6-3, 170 pound sophomore who averaged 11.3 points per game this season and shot 42% from beyond the arc. His 66 made 3-pointers this season ranked 9th in the CAA and would have put him 2nd on the team for the Deacs this season behind Juke Harris’s 87 …

The 2026 NBA Playoffs are finally set, and they won’t include the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors won their first game in the play-in tournament, but they failed in their bid to grab the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference on Friday night in a defeat to the Phoenix Suns. Golden State now has to pray for lottery luck …

Northwestern went 8-21 (2-16 Big Ten) in yet another season that its fans will hope to soon forget. Here are three numbers that defined the Wildcats’ disappointing season: 50.2 Northwestern’s effective field goal percentage allowed was 50.2, according to BartTorvik.com. This number reflects the problems that plagued the ‘Cats on the defensive end. Advertisement Effective field goal percentage is a …

The Western Conference’s top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the eighth-seeded Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs. The two franchises haven’t met in the postseason since 1997, when the Thunder were the Seattle SuperSonics and Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp were still patrolling the floor. Schedule | Odds | Thunder breakdown | Suns breakdown …

Vandy lands 4-star transfer commitment from 16.4 PPG scorer originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The sports arrow at Vanderbilt continues to point up. Advertisement The Commodores landed a key men’s basketball transfer commitment overnight Friday into Saturday, securing talent for Vandy’s 2026-27 roster. The new guy is a …

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The NBA playoffs are never short on surprises, and this year’s bracket is setting up to be an entertaining one so here are five bold predictions for the Knicks and contenders at large. Minnesota upsets Denver This lowkey postseason rivalry finds these two teams at a crossroads: Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets trying to maintain the vestiges of their 2023 …

Indiana Hoosiers battle 9 schools for Yaak Yaak in transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Indiana Hoosiers are apparently getting active in the transfer portal. Advertisement They’re one of 10 schools reported to be interested in Yaak Yaak from Oregon State. The Portal Report indicated in …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Our NBA player prop projections are locked in for Saturday’s highly anticipated first-round playoff opener between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks, with the model flagging some good opportunities to exploit. These Hawks vs. Knicks NBA player prop projections aren’t based …

North Carolina made the surprising decision to part ways with incoming five-star point guard Dylan Mingo, moving on from a blue-chip recruit despite major turnover in its backcourt. The Tar Heels lost most of their guards this offseason: Seth Trimble exhausted his eligibility, while Luka Bogavac, Derek Dixon, Kyan Evans and Jonathan Powell all entered the transfer portal. Bogavac committed …

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The Toronto Raptors (46-36) take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30) during the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Cleveland added James Harden this season and with him in the lineup, Cleveland went 18-6 and he averaged 20.6 points, 7.8 assists, and 5.0 rebounds per game. The Cavaliers in the Donovan Mitchell era have yet to make it past the …

Hofstra transfer guard Preston Edmead has committed to NC State, On3 has learned. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.4 assists and 3.5 rebounds for the Pride last season. During his freshman season, he helped Hofstra become a bit of a popular NCAA Tournament upset pick. While it didn’t come to fruition against Alabama, Edmead had some fun moments against the Crimson …