On Saturday, Fred Katz and John Hollinger of The Athletic broke the news that the NBA recently increased its projections for the 2027-28 salary cap by $2 million. Initial projections had the cap landing at $174 million, but the latest projections are a $176 million salary cap and a $213 million luxury-tax line. Katz and Hollinger explained why that could …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – If there is any coach in college athletics who has been a full supporter of the Protect College Sports Act it’s Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari. The third-year Razorbacks coach was in Washington D.C. on Monday to provide his input as to why PCSA of 2026 is pivotal to the future of ameturism in American college …

Nov. 4 Today in sports history Today is Nov. 4. On this date in: 1923: Chicago Bears founder, co-coach and player George Halas returned a Jim Thorpe fumble 98 yards for a touchdown in a 26-0 victory over the Oorang Indians, setting an NFL record that stood for 49 years. Advertisement 1951: The United States captured the Ryder Cup at …

We’ve finally reached the top five in our countdown of the top 20 UCLA Bruins of all time. When ranking the best 20 Bruins in UCLA’s history, there is no shortage of players who won National Championships under John Wooden. However, this Bruin managed to pair a National Championship win with one of the best individual peaks of any other …

Paul George addresses negative reaction to Jaylen Brown trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Paul George is well aware of how Boston Celtics fans feel about him essentially replacing Jaylen Brown as a result of the team’s shocking offseason trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. Advertisement On July 1, the NBA world was stunned as the C’s shipped Brown to …

One of the biggest national media analysts in college basketball is expecting big things from Jordan Scott this season. We are quickly approaching the college basketball season, with the Spartans set to begin exhibition play next month. With the college basketball season nearly here, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports has released a list of 15 players that he believes will …

Welcome to our Lakers Season Preview Series! For the next several weeks, we’ll be writing columns every weekday breaking down the biggest questions we have about every player the Lakers added this offseason. Today, we look at Matisse Thybulle. When Marcus Smart signed with the Houston Rockets over the summer, the Lakers lost more than just their best perimeter defender. …

The St. John’s men’s basketball team unveiled its full 31-game regular season schedule for the 2026-27 season on Monday, which features at least a dozen regular season home games at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off times and broadcast information have not been announced yet. For the first time in program history, the Red Storm are set to play all of their …

This offseason, new Sixers president of basketball operations Mike Gansey turned lemons into fresh-squeezed lemonade. Not only did the Sixers flip Paul George for Jaylen Brown and sign LeBron James to a minimum contract, but they also rounded out their depth by splitting the non-taxpayer mid-level exception between Anfernee Simons and Dean Wade and spending part of their bi-annual exception …

FORT WORTH – TCU basketball is heading back to a national television spotlight, and the Horned Frogs won’t be getting an easy assignment. The Big 12 announced Monday that TCU will visit Arizona on Feb. 8, 2027, as part of ESPN’s Big Monday package. The game is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, putting Jamie Dixon’s program on one …

Subscribe to The Dunker Spot We have a jam-packed episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones are joined by Samson Folk (Raptors Republic) for a wide-ranging conversation about the Toronto Raptors. They talk through the finally completed Kawhi Leonard trade and how he fits on both ends, Scottie Barnes’ growth and two-way usage, …

Michigan State just wrapped up a tradition unlike any other. Grind Week. Throughout the week, the Spartans welcomed a litany of recruits to East Lansing as alumni, current players and coaches all worked together to prepare the team for the upcoming season. Advertisement For head coach Tom Izzo, it is also an opportunity to give some of his top recruiting …

As you might have seen, a little while back, we put out a call for new writers. Well, we’re thrilled to finally be able to introduce you to them all. And what better way to do so than by giving them the mic, err, floor, err… Enjoy their wordsmithery! Nate O. Hey folks! I’m Nate, and we previously may have …

The Michigan State basketball non-conference schedule has gained another piece of the puzzle. December 5, currently slotted between Arkansas and Merrimack, will see the Spartans take on the Drake Bulldogs. Advertisement This marks the eighth non-conference game currently scheduled for Michigan State. The Spartans had 11 non-conference regular-season games last season, so it is reasonable to expect a couple more …

Nov. 3 Today in sports history Today is Nov. 3. On this date in: 1899: Heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries defeated Tom Sharkey by decision after 25 punishing rounds at Coney Island, New York, in one of the era’s most celebrated title fights. Advertisement 1962: Wilt Chamberlain scored 72 points for the San Francisco Warriors in a 127-115 loss to …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. College basketball is littered with traditions. Passionate fanbases. Quirky rituals. Longstanding rivalries. The sport has it all. Advertisement But we want to know which tradition among mid-majors is the best? The …

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In the wake of the NBA’s investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers circumvented the salary cap when they signed Kawhi Leonard, one major question has emerged: Did Leonard get off light? After months of looking into the situation, the NBA finally released its judgement in September. The Clippers and owner Steve Ballmer got the worst of the league’s punishment. …

After seven seasons in Memphis, Ja Morant leaves behind an exciting collection of moments. The 2x All-Star and 2019-20 Rookie … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmDH8XDF0h4 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

As this series has tackled, the Sixers did pretty well on the two-way market in the 2025 offseason. Jabari Walker, along with Dominick Barlow, was picked up and eventually given a standard contract by the Sixers. Last season Walker played 64 games and started six of them. He averaged 11 minutes a game and put up 4.3 points and 1.9 …

Michigan State basketball is set to host one of the top programs from the Missouri Valley Conference over the last decade this season. Another non-conference matchup for the Spartans has been announced, as the Drake Bulldogs revealed they will be coming to the Breslin Center in early December. The Bulldogs released their official non-conference schedule for the upcoming season this …

After being drafted and stashed, then going on to win MVP and, for the second year in a row, the Top Prospect Award in Serbia’s Adriatic League, the Milwaukee Bucks committed to Bogoljub Markovic early this offseason, signing him to a four-year, $9.3m rookie contract. The timing was both right and wrong. Markovic does have talent (more on that in …

Apparently, 7-foot-2 isn’t enough to get Anton Bonke noticed. The Michigan State Spartans’ new starting center was left off College Basketball Report’s list of the Top 30 Centers in college basketball, despite eight Big Ten centers making the cut. Advertisement That’s a pretty significant omission for a player stepping into one of the most important roles on Tom Izzo’s roster. …

When the Washington Wizards started their rebuild in 2023, rotation debates centered around Deni Avdija versus Corey Kispert for a starting spot and whether Mike Muscala or Danilo Gallinari would back up Daniel Gafford.  Three years later, Bilal Coulibaly is the lone holdover from a roster that’s undergone a complete overhaul. Washington’s new-look squad of talented veterans and ascending young …

Using the latest release in the NBA2K franchise to simulate Mavericks Year Two scenarios for Cooper Flagg? It can get weird. And I’m talking Nathan Fielder movie trailer — compelling weird. We all know how Flagg’s rookie year went — incredible for the individual, slow-moving car crash for the team. Advertisement With NBA 2K27 finally out, it seemed like a …