What happens when you solve a problem with another problem? Adam Silver and the NBA’s campaign to abolish the practice of tanking has creased another wrinkle, as the newest proposal to cure professional basketball of its blood-sucking parasite has been revealed to the public. Their solution? Eliminate the incentive to tank by completely erasing the advantage of finishing in last …

Kurtenbach: The Warriors’ regular season is mercifully over. Hopefully the real end comes this week The Mercury News Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxORzZxWVFXbko2djRIVGRXSnlKS2ZCaWdZLUw1NF82SzEzZXVXNlJXTnFheThDamJoc3drUFM2LVdHZVdXQXZFbzk5ODgyNVFiUTcydzdLUHZHQWtJMmxNaFhaeVZpb1cyQUtMZjc4cTg3QjhLdVZFUDJjQTBOSHJncEpydG1SRG1lMDdaWU1UNnBlQVBqSnfSAZsBQVVfeXFMTkJtLWxiejE0eF96QUtjNGdSejFNd2JWSUhuZ3hCdjFtLXk5Zlh2OVF0bHlkMnU3WTA4OHBrVU0xcHgxRnpKeHpSWnBPMWExXzJ3dFFTSFpxS1FBTTFtNDF6YUcwdWFrYjJEOEFZUGRsVUtFSXFpX3FoTTJKM3pvTmxMUm1FamxWMmpIclNuRlc2ZGpaVEhvUEtzWDQ?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2026-04-13 12:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tennessee’s 2025-26 campaign had a lot of ups and downs. From being swept by Kentucky to being the last SEC team in the tournament and making the school’s third-straight Elite Eight, the Volunteers certainly have a lot to look back on from this past season. Now that it is the offseason and the transfer portal is open, Tennessee has been …

Portland Trail Blazers (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (45-37, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -3.5; over/under is 217.5 Advertisement PLAY-IN GAME: The Suns and Trail Blazers meet to decide the seventh seed in the Western Conference. BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns host the Portland Trail Blazers in …

The Illinois basketball team has done some great work on and off the court the last few seasons. Brad Underwood has led the Illini to at least the Elite Eight in two out of the last three seasons. That is something that not many coaches can say across the country. Advertisement A big reason for the success of Illinois basketball …

Golden State Warriors (37-45, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (42-40, ninth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clippers -5; over/under is 220.5 Advertisement PLAY-IN GAME: The Clippers and Warriors meet with the winner advancing to play for the eighth seed. BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Clippers host the Golden …

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Louisville hosting former 5-star target, Arkansas transfer appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Louisville basketball swooped up two offseason wins already in landing Flory Bidunga (Kansas) and Jackson Shelstad (Oregon). Now Pat Kelsey and company are hosting a former five-star target and one who just left Arkansas: Karter Knox. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Louisville …

Dick Vitale’s latest biopsy has brought some bad news. In a statement shared by ESPN’s PR account on X (formerly Twitter), the legendary college basketball analyst announced on Monday, April 13 that results from his biopsy last week confirmed a diagnosis of melanoma in both his lung and liver cavity. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: College basketball’s most underpaid coaches: Who is …

Welcome to BamaCentral’s “Just a Minute,” a video series featuring Alabama Crimson Tide on SI’s beat writers. Multiple times per week, the writers will group up or film solo to provide their take on a topic concerning the Crimson Tide or the landscape of college sports. Watch the above video as BamaCentralwriter Theodore Fernandez explains why Alabama basketball should pursue …

Shams Charania fired back at now-former Bucks coach Doc Rivers while appearing on “The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, dropping the gauntlet down that he just documents “the news and the truth can hurt sometimes.” The NBA insider was discussing where the Bucks will go after a disastrous season concluded on Sunday with a loss to the 76ers, when Charania …

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Former Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Dusty Stromer found himself a new home in the West Coast Conference, announcing his commitment to San Diego on Sunday after spending last year with the Grand Canyon ‘Lopes. Stromer becomes the fourth Zag to transfer to a WCC school in the past three years, joining Dom Harris (LMU), Jun Seok Yeo (Seattle), Pavle Stosic (Pepperdine), …

Everyone loves a best-case scenario. Well, folks, Houston Rockets fans (finally) have one. Why finally? It’s been a challenging 2025-26 season. Fred VanVleet was down from the onset. Steven Adams didn’t take too long to follow. Without a pair of players whom the Rockets saw as integral to their game plan, there were times when it didn’t seem like they’d …

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STILLWATER — The recruiting trail led Steve Lutz to Tobacco Road. The Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach secured his first transfer portal commitment Monday with the addition of 6-foot-6 wing Luka Bogavac from North Carolina, according to multiple reports. Advertisement The 22-year-old Bogavac (pronounced BO-guh-VAHTS) has only played one year of college basketball, but was listed as a junior last …

INGLEWOOD — The Warriors will go from playing a meaningless game to one for all the marbles against the same opponent, in the same venue, only three days apart. They have 72 hours to lock in from practice to play-in mode before a win-or-go-home rematch against the Clippers inside the Intuit Dome at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Advertisement “Super easy,” …

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2025-2026 Stats:39 games played (39 starts)557 points (14.3)138 rebounds (3.5)345 assists (8.8)66 steals (1.7)8 blocks (0.2)113 turnovers (2.9).440 field goal percentage.362 3-point percentage.825 free throw percentage 2025-2026 Awards / Honors1st Team All- Big TenAll-Big Ten Tournament TeamBig Ten Tournament MVPConsensus All-AmericanNCAA Tournament All-Region TeamNCAA Record for Career Assists (1103) Advertisement Season Retrospective Honestly, what more can we say about number …

For six weeks, Lakers coach JJ Redick emphasized that the focus was on his team, not their variety of opponents, as they looked to build the right mentality for the playoffs. That stopped being the case as soon as the final buzzer of the regular season went off after the Lakers beat the Jazz on Sunday night. Advertisement The Lakers …

The most glaring need on the Oregon Ducks men’s basketball roster is at the point guard position, as star point guard Jackson Shelstad departed via the transfer portal, ending up with the Louisville Cardinals. Each of the Ducks’ other ball-handlers, Jamari Phillips, Wei Lin and Drew Carter, also will not be back. Head coach Dana Altman has secured the commitments …

BATON ROUGE, La. — All-Big 12 point guard Jada Williams, who was among nine Iowa State players to enter the transfer portal, will play next season at LSU. Coach Kim Mulkey on Monday announced the addition of Williams, who averaged 15.3 points and led the Big 12 with 7.7 assists per game in her only season at Iowa State after …

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina freshman Caleb Wilson is headed to the NBA draft after what he called “the most fun year of my life” playing for the Tar Heels. The program released a video statement Monday from the 6-foot-10 forward regarded as a top prospect in the June draft. That made Wilson’s one-and-done route official, coming after he …

After the 2024 Paris Olympics concluded, I wrote a piece entitled “Age does not defeat joy, even in sports“.  I talked about how some of the “senior members” of the USA Olympic basketball teams, and in particular, Steph Curry and LeBron James, had conquered the world joyfully. For me, that same word “joy” describes the 2025-26 regular season for the …