Monthly Archives: May 2026

UNC’s Trimble Viewed As Draft Night Longshot

It will be a bit of a long shot for UNC guard Seth Trimble to hear his name called on draft night, as the current projections have him just inside the top 100 players available. Trimble has declared for the 2026 NBA Draft this offseason after a four-year career with the Tar Heels from 2022 to 2026. He averaged 7.7 …

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Wemby be like 😱🤯😤

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NBA playoff takeaways: Cavaliers win as Pistons let Cade Cunningham down

In the all-important Game 5, the Cavaliers did something they hadn’t done all postseason long: they won away from Cleveland. The Cavs outlasted the Detroit Pistons Wednesday, May 13 to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, putting them one victory away from a date in the conference finals with the New York Knicks. Advertisement And now the …

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Pistons blow 9-point lead late in regulation, losing to Cavs in OT and are on brink of elimination

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons put themselves on the brink of elimination again in the NBA playoffs, blowing a nine-point lead late in regulation of an overtime setback. The Cleveland Cavaliers came back and beat Detroit 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series, winning the first road game of …

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Tracy McGrady Takes on Role as Strategic Advisor for Wagner College Men’s Basketball Program

While the NBA playoffs continue to dominate headlines this spring, former NBA stars are continuing to reshape college basketball behind the scenes. NIL opportunities, transfer portal movement and growing financial investments have changed the landscape of the sport, and schools are increasingly looking for recognizable basketball names to help build programs in a new era. That trend added another major …

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Player Grades: Cavs vs Pistons Game 5 – Max Strus goes nuclear

The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off their gutsiest win of the 2020s. Let’s celebrate before getting nervous about Game 6 on Friday. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 turnovers Advertisement This game started as a disaster. It nearly ended as one, too. Mitchell was stripped on the …

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Duke Announces Breaking Future Home-and-Home Series

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer always seeks to give his guys a tough non-conference schedule to best prepare them for postseason action. The 2026-27 campaign will be no different, as the Blue Devils have several marquee matchups on the slate thanks to Duke’s groundbreaking broadcast deal with Amazon, which allows the streaming service to exclusively broadcast three neutral-site, non-conference …

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Cleveland rallies from 9 points down in the final 3 minutes to force OT, wins in Detroit to take 3-2 lead

This is what playoff experience looks like — and why it matters. Detroit took a nine-point lead with three minutes to go on a Tobias Harris 3-pointer. From that moment on through the end of overtime, Cleveland stepped up, outscoring Detroit 23-10, shooting 50% to the Pistons 23.5%, Cleveland was 2-of-3 from beyond the arc while Detroit was 0-of-5, and …

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UConn, Michigan Officially Schedule National Championship Rematch

The college basketball season may still be months away, but one of the biggest games of the entire 2026-27 schedule is already locked in. Fans hoping for an early-season blockbuster got exactly that on Tuesday when it was officially announced that the reigning national champion Michigan Wolverines and UConn Huskies will meet again in a national championship rematch on Nov. …

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USC men’s basketball’s 2026-2027 Big Ten opponents revealed

USC men’s basketball’s 2025-2026 season was an extremely disappointing one. However, the Trojans have significantly upgraded their roster this offseason, and have a lot of a hype surrounding them heading into next year. The start of the 2026-2027 season is still nearly six months away. On Tuesday, however, we found out USC’s Big Ten opponents for conference play next year. …

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Cavs erase 16-point deficit, rally back for Game 5 win over Pistons

The Cleveland Cavaliers clawed back for their first away victory of the playoffs, beating the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime of Game 5. There’s been a theme in this series. Win the possession battle, win the game. That’s true in most cases, but especially in this matchup — where the Pistons are forced to rely on an elite defense to …

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Boston Celtics Daily Links 5/13/26

Globe Weighing pros, cons of Celtics trading for Giannis Antetokounmpo Former Celtic Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor Looking back with appreciation on the incredible life of NBA trailblazer Jason Collins Advertisement Former Celtic Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor Spurs get a big night out …

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Illinois Basketball 2026-27 Schedule Tracker

The NCAA added a 32nd game to the schedule for the 2026-27 season, including a 20-game Big Ten schedule. There will be 12 non-conference games and 20 conference games before the conference tournament starts March 9, 2027. We will not know the specific date and times for conference games until September, but this tracker will be updated as we gather …

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Body language expert reveals whether LeBron James will retire

On Monday night, after the Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference semifinals by the reigning champion Thunder, LeBron James walked up to the podium looking less like a basketball player and more like a man standing on the edge of a cliff, staring out into the fog. LeBron’s future is in doubt. His contract with the Lakers is …

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Sam Zussman on ‘generational fandom,’ AI vs. arena, Israeli connection

Mikhail Prokhorov famously said that his Nets would “turn Knicks fans into Nets fans.” The Nets owner, a confirmed bachelor, also promised that if the Nets didn’t win a title in five years, he’d get married. Spoiler alert: None of those things happened. So Sam Zussman, now president of Nets parent Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment under Prokhorov’s successor Joe Tsai, …

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