Yearly Archives: 2026

Knicks vs Hawks Computer Picks: Our Best Player Prop Projections for April 6

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Our NBA player prop projections are set for tonight’s Eastern Conference clash between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks, with the model pinpointing several standout opportunities. Advertisement By analyzing the data and comparing it to current market lines, we’ve uncovered the bets with …

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Braeden Smith Becomes Third Zag to Step Into Transfer Portal

Not a surprise. Redshirt junior point guard Braeden Smith becomes the third Gonzaga Bulldog to enter his name in the NCAA transfer portal, along with junior wing Emmanuel Innocenti and redshirt freshman guard Cade Orness. After transferring away from the Colgate Raiders and redshirting in 2024-25, Smith started 18 of the 35 games for the Zags in 2025-26. The 6-0 …

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The Chicago Bulls now have a chance to gain relevance. Will they take it?

Ding-dong, the witch is dead. That might be the reaction among Chicago Bulls fans, as the organization announced the firing of Artūras Karnišovas and Marc Eversley, the team’s two leading executives. Advertisement To be fair, the reaction is appropriate, as the duo bordered on incompetent during their six-year tenure, refusing to choose a direction for the Bulls and failing to …

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Ranking the wildest buzzer-beaters in men’s CBB history

March Madness doesn’t need a tagline. The name says everything. Every single year, the NCAA Tournament delivers something that makes you forget whatever you were doing and just stare at the screen. And no moment does that quite like a buzzer-beater. Not a close loss. Not a big comeback. A buzzer-beater, where the ball is in the air, and a …

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Bulls fire VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas, GM Marc Eversley in front office shakeup

As another disappointing season wraps up, the Chicago Bulls are making some big front office changes. The Bulls announced Monday that they have dismissed executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas and general manager Marc Eversley. Chicago, with four games remaining in the 2025-26 season, is currently 29-49, recording its fourth straight losing season under the front office duo. …

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Mike Krzyzewski says North Carolina’s Michael Malone will have ‘learning curve’

North Carolina has plucked both its football and men’s basketball coaches from the professional ranks in the last two years, hiring New England Patriots legend Bill Belichick prior to the 2025 season and former Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone on Monday, April 6, sources confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, one of the sport’s legendary …

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North Carolina passes on Billy Donovan to hire Mike Malone, per report

It looks as though the North Carolina Tar Heels have found their next head coach, and it’s a surprising name in former Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone. According to ESPN college basketball reporter Pete Thamel, North Carolina is set to hire Malone, who won an NBA Championship with Denver in 2023 before being fired two seasons later. Advertisement This, despite …

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Kansas transfer portal tracker: Jayhawks live updates, news on commits, departures of Flory Bidunga, Bryson Tiller, Paul Mbiya

Kansas transfer portal tracker: Jayhawks live updates, news on commits, departures of Flory Bidunga, Bryson Tiller, Paul Mbiya originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Bill Self is back for another season with the Kansas Jayhawks. That’s the good news. Advertisement The uncertain reality is what every college basketball offseason …

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Bulls fire Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley after six years in front-office shakeup

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls fired executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley on Monday, ending a six-year run that produced just one playoff appearance. The Bulls gutted their roster before the trade deadline. But Karnisovas and Eversley won’t be around for the next phase. Advertisement Chicago was 224-254 during their tenure. The …

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Boston College guard Fred Payne enters the transfer portal

On Sunday, Boston College junior guard Fred Payne announced his decision to enter the transfer portal. Fred Payne (@fred_.5) • Instagram photo Payne was Boston College’s leading scorer in 2025-26, leading the Eagles offense with 15.8 points per game on 40% shooting from the field. He was one of the lone bright spots for a BC offense that finished 339th …

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John Blackwell announces he won’t be returning to Wisconsin on eve of transfer portal opening

John Blackwell is leaving Wisconsin after scoring 19.1 points per game for the Badgers this season. Blackwell issued an Instagram post Monday saying he won’t return to Wisconsin next season and is instead going through the NBA draft process while also entering his name in the transfer portal. The transfer portal for basketball officially opens Tuesday. Advertisement “This was one …

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UNC hiring Michael Malone as head coach

North Carolina appears to have found its next head coach and, surprise, it is someone no one was really talking about. Despite connections to the university due to his daughter playing volleyball at Carolina, former Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was not a name you heard a lot of in relation to the Tar Heels’ head coaching job. However, …

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Badgers have big connection to transfer guard who was 1st team All-Conference in 2025

The Wisconsin Badgers kicked off the offseason with a key addition, as they landed Australian guard Owen Foxwell over the weekend, securing a potential replacement for Nick Boyd at point guard. Foxwell, a 22-year-old guard, comes to Wisconsin after several years of professional experience, including in the NBL, where he averaged 11.1 points and 4.5 assists last season. Seen as …

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The TOP Plays of Week 24 | 2025-26 NBA Season

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UNC reportedly intends to hire Mike Malone as next men’s basketball HC

The University of North Carolina reportedly intends to hire former Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone as its next men’s basketball coach, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Malone coached the Denver Nuggets for 10 seasons, leading to the team to an NBA championship in the 2022-2023 season. Malone was fired by the Nuggets last season right before the NBA playoffs. …

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NBA power rankings: Where do Lakers go with Luka Dončić injury?

We’re coming down to the final stretch of the NBA regular season, and multiple races are tightening up. Not only are the discussions for NBA Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year intensifying, teams are closing their seasons with playoff seeding top of mind. Advertisement And the tightest cluster is in the middle of the Eastern Conference, where the …

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Colorado men’s basketball 2026 transfer portal tracker

With the national title game set to be played Monday night, the college basketball transfer portal will officially open Tuesday, and at least three Colorado Buffaloes plan to enter the portal. Star freshman guard Isaiah Johnson was widely expected to depart, but the program is also losing starting forwards Sebastian Rancik and Bangot Dak. Advertisement Those losses are buoyed by …

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Tennessee basketball sophomore power forward plans to transfer

A member of Tennessee’s 2025-26 basketball roster will enter the NCAA transfer portal. Vols’ power forward J.P. Estrella declared his intent to enter the transfer portal on Monday, according to Joe Tipton of On3. Advertisement The 6-foot-11, 241-pound forward is from Scarborough, Maine. He was a four-star prospect in Tennessee’s 2023 signing class. Estrella appeared in 25 games during his …

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