Five-star center Obinna Ekezie Jr. has committed to Louisville and will reclassify to 2026, he told Rivals. The 7-foot big man out of Southeastern Prep (FL) was ranked as the No. 2 overall player in the 2027 class and the No. 1 overall center in the Rivals Industry Ranking. He will now will suit up for Pat Kelsey’s squad this …

Pat Kelsey and Louisville men’s basketball continue to have a strong offseason in preparation for the 2026-27 college basketball season. The latest addition to the Cardinals comes from the high school ranks, as they landed five-star recruit Obinna Ekezie Jr., the No. 4 national prospect in the 2027 recruiting class according to 247Sports Composite rankings. Advertisement He announced his commitment …

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The Orlando Magic were competitive early in Sunday’s Game 7 despite playing without Franz Wagner. But the Detroit Pistons turned up the heat in the second quarter to spark a 110-94 win and secure their first playoff series win since advancing to the Eastern Conference finals in 2008. Advertisement Tobias Harris scored 17 of his 30 points in the second …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Down 3-1, the Philadelphia 76ers completed an improbable comeback against the Boston Celtics, winning the decisive Game 7 at TD Garden on Saturday. Advertisement Joel Embiid was a beast in Games 4-7 of the series, and my 76ers vs. Knicks predictions expect him …

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Luka Doncic is still building towards a return, but it won’t come in time for Game 1. The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Doncic for the start of their second-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported on “Inside the NBA” on Sunday. Advertisement Charania reports the Lakers are evaluating Doncic …

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In the NBA, there’s nothing better than a Game 7. Fortunately for fans tuning in Sunday, May 3, there are two of them, between the No. 1 Detroit Pistons and No. 8 Orlando Magic and between the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 5 Toronto Raptors. Advertisement In win-or-go-home scenarios, teams tend to elevate their play and compete with desperation. …

Averaging 20.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, Alpern Şengün was the most impactful player for the Rockets against the Lakers this postseason. So, slowing him down and disrupting what makes him effective became critical for the Lakers in Game 6. Advertisement In previous contests, the Lakers tried to double Şengün, which led him to find open shooters and give …

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All season long, the San Antonio Spurs showed they were a team far ahead of everyone else’s timeline — they were a contender now, not in a year or three. San Antonio won 62 games and was the No. 2 seed in the West. All season long, Minnesota almost looked bored. We’d see flashes of the team that made it …

The Minnesota Timberwolves survived and advanced past the Denver Nuggets despite Anthony Edwards missing two-plus games of their first-round playoff series with a bone bruise in his left knee. Up next is a second-round playoff matchup against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in which the Timberwolves are expected to need Edwards to have a reasonable chance of pulling …

Five-star recruit Obinna Ekezie Jr. makes college commitment announcement: Live updates originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Obinna Ekezie Jr. is on the verge of deciding where he’ll take the next step in his career. The top-rated center and No. 4 player in the 2027 basketball recruiting class is …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers wrap up their series tonight in a winner-takes-all Game 7. In addition to our Raptors vs. Cavaliers predictions, we’ve got the computer working overtime to provide the best NBA player prop projections. Advertisement Round out your NBA picks …

After more than three months of play, the college lacrosse regular season is wrapped up with the conference tournaments just hours ahead of the selection of the field of 18 teams that will fight it out for the national championship. The committee selecting the bracket has its work cut out for it this season with 10 spots going to automatic …

Jayson Tatum met with the media Sunday following the Boston Celtics’ Game 7 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in their NBA first-round playoff series and explained why he wasn’t able to play. In the early afternoon Saturday, Tatum was initially listed as questionable with left knee stiffness. That status changed approximately two hours before tip-off and Tatum was ruled out …

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Joel Embiid wants Philadelphia fans at the Philadelphia games. Good luck with that. One way or another, the Knicks know the New Yorkers are coming. The 76ers and Knicks begin the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday at Madison Square Garden, which is expected to be packed with Knicks fans, from the celebrities in the front row …

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Finally finished with Boston, a trip to New York came quickly for the Philadelphia 76ers. So did the memories. The Eastern Conference semifinals are a rematch of a tight series between Atlantic Division rivals from nearby Northeast cities, a Knicks victory in six games in 2024. Advertisement Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Maxey delivered unbelievable performances. Both …

Duke Basketball upending Big Ten over Amazon deal has social media buzzing originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. When the Duke Blue Devils inked an unprecedented deal with Amazon to stream three games in the 2026-27 men’s basketball season on Prime Video, most of the onlookers were excited to …

Toronto Raptors All-Star Brandon Ingram showed up to morning shootaround in a walking boot and was downgraded from questionable to doubtful for Sunday’s Game 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ingram is now projected to miss a second consecutive game with a left heel injury that he sustained early in Game 5. Ingram sustained the injury 11 minutes into Toronto’s Game …

The Minnesota Timberwolves closed out their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets in six games with a 110-98 home victory Thursday, April 30. Now they’ll get to cool their heels until Monday, May 4, when they open second-round play in San Antonio against the No. 2-seeded Spurs. The Wolves won without star guard Anthony Edwards, who suffered a significant …

Preview capsules on the NBA’s conference semifinal series: ___ West: No. 6 Minnesota (49-33, 4-2) vs. No. 2 San Antonio (62-20, 4-1) Season series: Timberwolves, 2-1. Schedule: Game 1 at San Antonio, Monday; Game 2 at San Antonio, Wednesday; Game 3 at Minnesota, Friday; Game 4 at Minnesota, May 10; Game 5 at San Antonio, May 12 (if necessary); Game …

There is a reason why Destiny Jackson was a five-star recruit out of high school, and she showed that in year one with the Illinois basketball program. Jackson, a product of Whitney Young High School in Chicago, quickly became Shauna Green’s go-to guard for the Illini during the 2025-26 season. As soon as she stepped foot onto campus, she was …