The Duke basketball program will enter the 2026-27 season as a heavyweight national title contender and a top-five team in college basketball. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff put in work this offseason, prioritizing roster continuity, veteran leadership, and young talent. Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer shoots a ball during a …

Dylan Harper joins Magic Johnson (04.09.1980) as the only rookies since 1973-74 (first season steals were fully recorded) to … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcd6VOIBCOg Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is not going to get any shorter before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. He’s not going to get less skilled, and the San Antonio Spurs surely aren’t going to become less confident, either. That means the Oklahoma City Thunder have to get a little smarter. Advertisement It took historic efforts — namely …

The Duke basketball program is bringing back much more of its rotation than it is typically used to, paving the way for the most championship-ready squad head coach Jon Scheyer has had at the helm of the Blue Devils. Patrick Ngongba, Dame Sarr, Caleb Foster, and Cayden Boozer are all back with the program, four of the team’s top six …

Victor Wembanyama joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to record 40+ points and 20+ rebounds in their conference finals … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAMGGT7uK64 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

With the 2025-26 season long since in the books, let’s take a few moments to look back at the performance of each member of YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles this year. While we’re at it, we’ll also take a look back at our player previews and see how our preseason prognostications stack up with how things actually played out. We’ll run through the …

Oregon State men’s basketball added a new piece to their frontcourt this week, and we need to talk about his name. Peteris Pinnis. Peteris. Pinnis. This is a WVU sports blog. We don’t have a dog in this fight, but when the sports gods drop something this pure in our laps, we have a responsibility to stand up and acknowledge …

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OK, what did we just witness? Victor Wembanyama delivering a performance for the ages — a 40-20! — and leading the Spurs to a 122-115 win in double OT against the defending champion Thunder in Game 1 of a Western Conference finals matchup that delivered on all the hype? We must break this down. What’s your take on Wemby’s Game …

It’s true that the UCLA Bruins didn’t have the flashiest offseason ever in terms of roster additions, but the Bruins didn’t lose much either. With Skyy Clark turning to professional basketball, UCLA didn’t lose any players with scholarships to the transfer portal. It won’t be easy for Mick Cronin and the Bruins to replace the experience of Clark, Tyler Bilodeau …

Tonight marked the FIRST Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals to go to OT since the Conference Finals started in 1971 … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gHzi6r5TbE Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

With Game 1 of the Knicks-Cavaliers Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night, an Eastern Conference scout shares what to watch during the series: HARDER FOR HARDEN? The scout notes that the Cavs will play their 15th game in 32 days on Tuesday night. Advertisement “And you play every other day in this series. Harden is in Year 17. You have …

The North Carolina Tar Heels are losing both Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar to the upcoming NBA Draft, which was expected this offseason. While Wilson is entrenched as a top-five pick, Veesaar’s range of where he will be selected varies between a late-first and early-second-round pick. On Friday, Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman released an updated mock draft following what transpired …

The North Carolina Tar Heels are losing both Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar to the upcoming NBA Draft, which was expected this offseason. While Wilson is entrenched as a top-five pick, Veesaar’s range of where he will be selected varies between a late-first and early-second-round pick. On Friday, Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman released an updated mock draft following what transpired …

Welcome to our Phoenix Suns Season in Review series, where we revisit every player who suited up during the 2025–26 campaign through the lens of expectation, reality, and what it ultimately meant. Player Snapshot 2026-27 Contract Status: $20.0 million Advertisement *SunsRank is based on Bright Side writers’ ranking. Season in One Sentence Dillon Brooks provided the exact edge and high-intensity …

In August of 2024, I published the first article I ever wrote for this site. It was a preview of Davis Fogle, Gonzaga’s most exciting incoming recruit, and I spent most of it arguing that fans should cool their expectations. Few rarely plays freshmen, I wrote. Fogle would probably come off the bench. He might have to learn a new …

RJ Luis, the 2025 Big East Player of the Year at St. John’s, has signed with LSU out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, according to On3’s Joe Tipton. Luis went undrafted last year after forgoing his final year of eligibility to enter the NBA Draft. He was signed to a two-way contract by the Utah Jazz in June before being …

It didn’t take long for the Minnesota Timberwolves roster to change going into the offseason. Wolves veteran guard Joe Ingles announced that he is signing with Melbourne United in the NBL, returning to his native Australia after a 12-year stint in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic and the past two seasons in Minnesota. Advertisement “Coming …

It’s still New York or nowhere for Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson. He may be a temporary enemy of the Empire State during the Eastern Conference finals, but Madison Square Garden will always be a special place to the native of Northport, Long Island. Advertisement “I’m a New Yorker,” Atkinson said after the Cavaliers trounced the Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 …

There is no official word yet, so you can’t take this as gospel, but Duke Wire says it looks like John Blackwell will not be staying in the NBA draft, and the other articles linked at the bottom tend to agree. That said, it’s his choice, and like DJ Steward, he might not make the best decision. But it’s his …

He may not have won this season’s NBA MVP award, but San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama was unquestionably the best player on the court in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. In a performances for the ages, Wembanyama delivered when it mattered most in the Spurs’ 122-115 double-overtime victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He scored from every …

Is this the year the New York Knicks return to the NBA Finals? Have the up-and-down Cleveland Cavaliers finally figured it out? Before the season began, it was a popular pick for Cleveland and New York to face off in the Eastern Conference Finals… and then the season started. It did not look for long stretches like the Cavaliers would …

The Warriors won the best-of-seven series against the Rockets and will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Conference … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wCASXRyilw Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

It’s almost impossible to predict which players will one day turn into a possible NBA MVP. As the league takes steps to address its purported tanking crisis, the last No. 1 overall pick to win the NBA is still Derrick Rose, who taken in 2008. After Rose, you have to go back to LeBron James (2003) and Tim Duncan (1997) …

With another clutch shot, Kyrie Irving took the Warriors on a trip down memory lane. Irving dropped a short, turnaround jumper … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5pTl8fOM2U Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.