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Tonight, the Knicks (2-0) visit the Philadelphia 76ers (0-2) at Xfinity Mobile Arena for Game Three of the Eastern Conference semifinals. It’s a chance for New York to take a commanding 3-0 lead on the road, but it won’t come easy. Although ESPN.com etting sites peg the Sixers as slight favorites at home. That’s mainly because the hosts will get …

The University of Iowa and men’s basketball head coach Ben McCollum have agreed on a new six-year deal, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. McCollum led the Hawkeyes to the Elite Eight in just his first year at the helm of the team. It was the first time Iowa made it that far in the men’s NCAA tournament since 1987. Advertisement The …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spike Lee had a bag seemingly made out of a basketball slung over his shoulder — even his fashion sense got game — and took his front row seat ahead of yet another Knicks’ playoff game. The Oscar winner leveled up in his playoff seats for Game 3 on Friday night between the Knicks and the 76ers …

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have one of the strongest recruiting classes in program history set to join the team in 2026-27. While German guard Jack Kayil has garnered most of the attention – especially now that he has legitimate NBA buzz around him – the team’s two domestic recruits, 6’5 wing Luca Foster and 7’0 center Sam Funches, have very bright …

The Cleveland Cavaliers have played awfully through the first two games of the series. The guards haven’t lived up to their standards, the defensive communication hasn’t been good, and the team is simply missing wide-open shots. That isn’t going to get the job done on the road against a 60-win Detroit Pistons team. Yet, despite how bad things have looked, …

Just six months from the start of college basketball season, rosters are starting to finalize here in the middle of spring. UNC returns just one starter from last year, Jarin Stevenson, who finally gets his moment to shine in Senior Year. Terrence Brown is North Carolina’s most high-profile addition, while international center Sayon Keita brings plenty of promise in the …

CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest Harden and his teammates should be alarmed going into Game 3 on Saturday in Cleveland. Advertisement “It’s 2-0. They do what they did at home, so we get an opportunity …

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff tapped into the transfer portal more than ever during Scheyer’s tenure in Durham, and it yielded great results. Duke currently sits with the No. 11 overall transfer portal, according to 247Sports. One of those marquee additions, and also the first signing of the bunch, was former Belmont forward Drew Scharnowski. Belmont’s …

Ready for a curveball? The latest NBA Mock Draft from Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor not only has Malachi Moreno going in the first round, but even ahead of Jayden Quaintance. Yes, this projection has Moreno going 24th overall to the New York Knicks, while Quaintance goes 29th to the Cleveland Cavaliers, nearly falling out of the first round altogether. Advertisement …

The Duke basketball program underwent an offseason as successful as it could have hoped for, rebuilding its roster through continuity, veteran leadership, and elite freshman talent. Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are bringing back four of their top six scorers from a season ago, a few high-profile transfers from the portal set to make significant impacts next season, …

DENVER (AP) — The president and governor of the Denver Nuggets said Friday his faith in coach David Adelman remains strong despite the team’s first-round flop in the playoffs but he indicated a roster overhaul could happen just as much as the team running it back largely intact. “I have full faith in Coach Adelman,” Josh Kroenke said at a …

Of the 10-15 programs that had the greatest impact on men’s college basketball over the past couple of decades, perhaps none entered the post-COVID world with a more uncertain long-term future than Florida. From 2014 through 2o24, Florida participated in a total of just five NCAA Tournaments. It was never seeded better than fourth, and it made the tournament’s second …

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid returned to the Philadelphia 76ers’ lineup for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday night after he missed the previous game against the New York Knicks with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip. Embiid struggled through a short night in the Knicks’ 137-98 romp in Game 1, scoring 14 points …

The Oklahoma men’s basketball offseason was already going well before Friday. Now, though? The Sooners are looking like an NCAA Tournament type of team. Coach Porter Moser and his staff picked up the commitment of Class of 2026 guard Quincy Wadley on Friday. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard is a four-star recruit out of Arizona who ranks as the No. 52 …

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — OG Anunoby was ruled out for Game 3 on Friday night with a strained right hamstring, but the New York Knicks forward appears to have avoided a serious injury and remained day to day in the second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Anunoby was injured late in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, in which he …

If there’s one name every college basketball fan should know, it’s Andy Katz. The college basketball analyst rivals Joe Lunardi in terms of his NCAA Tournament predictions, which typically feature your North Carolina Tar Heels. With the Big Dance officially expanding to 76 teams, Katz is debuting a new set of rankings: The Power 44. Katz broke out his Power …

Here are the latest news updates and possible return dates for Knicks players… May 8, 5:40 p.m. Knicks coach Mike Brown ruled OG Anunoby (hamstring) out for Friday’s Game 3 against the 76ers. Anunoby was considered “day-to-day” after suffering the injury late in the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ Game 2 win on Wednesday. Advertisement Mitchell Robinson (illness) and Josh …

Coming off an historic season that saw the University of Michigan secure its first national title since 1989, head coach Dusty May continues to elevate his profile—and the prestige of the Wolverine program. On Friday, USA Basketball announced that May has been selected as a court coach for the 2026 USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team Training Camp. The camp, …

The NBA announced each representative for the 14 teams in Sunday’s NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago. Those on stage are a mix of former team greats and current NBA stars, along with less exciting front-office executives and, in one case, a family member of team ownership. The representatives attending the lottery are as follows, listed in alphabetical order by team: …

Basketball got the beer money. Many smaller sports around the NCAA are still looking for a lifeline. The expansion of March Madness and the $300 million in extra revenue that comes with it through opening sponsorships to beer, wine and liquor companies offered a brief reprieve from the steady drip of headlines that underscore big-picture problems confronting college sports in …

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks hired Mike Schmitz as general manager on Friday, naming the Portland Trail Blazers’ assistant GM to his new role three days after introducing Masai Ujiri as team president and alternate governor. The announcement gives Schmitz the title Nico Harrison held until he was fired in November, nine months after trading Luka Doncic to the …

Virginia Tech head basketball coach Mike Young continues to quietly build his roster for 2026-27. Once Young lined up the returns of Ben Hammond, Amani Hansberry and Tyler Johnson, the focus turned to filling out the rest of the roster. And there seemed to be an emphasis on defense. On Friday, the Hokies landed their latest player from the transfer …