The No. 4 Florida Gators men’s basketball team entered the SEC Tournament on a roll. The defending national champions won 11 consecutive games to close the regular season. Consequently, they earned the top seed in the conference tourney and were projected as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement An SEC Tournament title would send the Gators into …

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UMBC beat Vermont in the America East final Saturday to clinch its first bid to the NCAA men’s basketball tourney since 2018 when the Golden Retrievers pulled off a stunning upset over 1-seed Virginia in the first round. This year, they couldn’t wait until the big dance to take a shot at a power-conference team. Advertisement After UMBC secured its …

MIAMI (AP) — Michael Lorenzen will start for Italy and Keider Montero for Venezuela when the teams meet Monday night in a World Baseball Classic semifinal. A 34-year-old right-hander, Lorenzen pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings in the group stage 8-6 upset of the United States on Tuesday. Advertisement “I faced him many times,” said Italy manager Francisco Cervelli, a former …

Bracketology season is nearly at an end, with the official bracket reveal coming at 6 p.m. eastern this afternoon. While most of the national conversation now centers around the bubble teams, the most relevant questions for Duke fans are what teams will be the Blue Devils’ biggest competition in their bracket. With that in mind, I’m throwing my hat into …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. With the Detroit Pistons closing in on the No. 1 seed in the East and the Toronto Raptors flirting with the Play-In, it’s not out of the question we’ll be watching a first-round series preview today at Scotiabank Arena. Advertisement Detroit has had …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. A matchup that once looked pretty has turned ugly as we approach tip-off, with the New York Knicks seemingly miles ahead of the Golden State Warriors. Advertisement Our NBA player prop projections for Warriors vs. Knicks help you make your NBA picks for …

All the metrics, analytics and number crunching in the world cannot erase the most important statistic attached to the team that has captured college basketball’s imagination and its curiosity leading into March Madness. Miami of Ohio’s record is 31-1. The Redhawks were the first college basketball team in five years to enter their conference tournament with an undefeated record. Advertisement …

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Don’t expect the final version of this bracket to differ too much from what I release before the Selection Show. For a time on Saturday afternoon, it looked like we might have a new No. 1 seed in the South, thanks to Florida’s no-show against Vanderbilt. But both Houston and UConn lost in their respective title games, with the Huskies’ …

Selection Sunday is the closing of one book and the opening of another on the college basketball season. For some teams, their hopes of making it in as an at-large potential Cinderella to March Madness are extinguished, while for others, hope springs eternal as they look to become the latest dancing darlings. Some things are all but set in stone. …

It doesn’t get much better than this. After meeting just once during the regular season, Michigan and Purdue will get their rematch in the Big Ten Championship Game on Sunday afternoon at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The game comes on the heels of two hard fought close wins for both teams who entered the seasons as favorites to …

There are few things more embarrassing that missing a dunk in a basketball game. If you’re even attempting a dunk, that means you have a mostly clear look at the basket, hoping to flex your athleticism and make your teammates go crazy. Then, whatever ill-begotten fate awaits you, be it a slip, mishandling the ball, or a weird takeoff happens …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Golden State Warriors will be without a majority of their key players in today’s matchup at Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks look for a third straight win. Advertisement With no size or depth in Golden State’s frontcourt, my Warriors …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke will enter the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and ACC champion, led by arguably the most impactful player in the country. But the March microscope isn’t going to be on Cameron Boozer. In a sport of inconsistency and unpredictability, he’s too strong, too reliable — just too good — to be a question …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. With all eyes on Selection Sunday, the NBA offers a tasty seven-game slate with several NBA player prop betting opportunities on the board. Advertisement My three selections begin in Cleveland, head to Madison Square Garden, and hopefully end with another vintage Russell Westbrook …

UConn coach Dan Hurley says Huskies ‘laid an egg’ after Big East title loss to St. John’s originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The magic that often follows UConn Huskies  in March never showed up Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Advertisement Instead, it was St. John’s Red Storm …

The Spurs have been active this past week on Instagram. Between Jaylen Brown’s ejection, losing to the Nuggets, the team photo shoot, and then knotting up the series with the Charlotte Hornets, the Silver & Black have also been posting a lot from their player interview series. This installment asks the guys what day they with to relive if they …

And with that, the NCAA Tournament is upon us. Conference tournaments will wrap up this afternoon, punching the final few automatic bids to the big dance. However, as we know by now, the field is largely already set. The committee will be watching to finalize the final few details of the bracket, which will be revealed this evening live on …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Indiana Pacers are trying to shake a 12-game losing streak when they visit Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA Central Division battle. Advertisement With both groups playing fast and loose, my Pacers vs. Bucks predictions and NBA picks expect …

After Friday’s four-point victory over Ohio State, Michigan head coach Dusty May was asked if he liked close games. “If we win, yes, I love it,” he quipped. He must have loved Saturday’s game against Wisconsin. In a contest that started out slowly but heated up late, Michigan prevailed in a thriller thanks to a last-second three-pointer by Big Ten …

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Two events occurred on Saturday in women’s college basketball that made the NCAA Tournament picture a bit clearer. First, the selection committee unveiled its top 16 seeds — in alphabetical order — allowing host sites an extra day to prepare and giving fans time to make travel arrangements. This is the first time the top 16 has been unveiled a …