Brad Underwood gets real about Final Four opportunity ahead of Illinois-UConn rematch originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Illinois Fighting Illini are four days away from potentially clinching their spot in the national title game should they knock off the UConn Huskies in Indianapolis Saturday night at Lucas …

The NBA’s postseason begins in two weeks and as the regular season wraps up, the awards market start to become one-way traffic. Two awards that are still up in the air are Sixth Man of the Year and Most Improved Player. Let’s break down the best bet for both awards. Odds are courtesy of DraftKings. Most Improved Player: Nickeil Alexander-Walker …

The 2026 NCAA Tournament has been the usual wild ride (Good lord, UConn, and you, Braylon Mullins), and now we’re down to the Final Four, sports fans. No surprise there. But it is a bit jarring not to see Duke among the Regional winners. As you most definitely have heard, read, and seen and seen and see again, Dan Hurley’s …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coach Steve Kerr still believes Stephen Curry could return to the Golden State Warriors before the regular season ends after missing two months with a right knee injury. “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” Kerr said Tuesday, when Curry participated in a full practice on his troublesome knee and did 5-on-5 scrimmaging but it was a light session for …

Ian Eagle calls viral moment from UConn-Duke ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. UConn shocked the college basketball world in the final moments of Sunday’s 74-73 win over Duke. Braylon Mullins became a March Madness hero with one flick of the wrist, sending the Huskies to a third …

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is close to making his return. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters that Curry went through full-contact 5-on-5 practice on Tuesday. Curry is ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs and is doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to ESPN’s Anthony Slater. The 38-year-old point guard …

Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE. As we wind down March, there is only …

The formalities are over. The women’s NCAA Tournament is about to get real. A tournament marked by blowouts is down to the Final Four, and the teams in Phoenix are the ones everybody expected to be there. Advertisement UConn (38-0) has been the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 since it won the national championship last year. …

According to a report from CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, Gonzaga Bulldogs coach Mark Few has been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame after his second straight year as a finalist. Other members of the Class of 2026 include Amar’e Stoudemire, Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, and Doc Rivers, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. A major personal accomplishment for the …

Tiger Woods is taking up all the attention in golf with the Masters approaching. That’s not always a good thing. Woods has been the center of golf’s universe his entire professional career, if not longer, as one of the few athletes who not only lived up to potential but surpassed it. That hasn’t changed, even with him having not competed …

Georgetown junior guard Malik Mack plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after two seasons with the Hoyas, On3’s Joe Tipton has confirmed. Mack transferred to the Hoyas’ program after a breakout freshman season in 2023-24 at Harvard. With the Crimson, he averaged 17.2 points, 4.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds per contest while shooting 41% from the field and 34% …

The official announcement isn’t coming until Saturday, but word is starting to leak out about the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Amar’e Stoudemire, Doc Rivers, Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne will be part of the class, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. Advertisement Those four are part of a much larger class of Hall of Fame finalists, …

Illinois’ Brad Underwood coached for 26 years before landing his first Division I head coaching job. Now in Year 39, the well-traveled 62-year-old finally is heading to the Final Four, where the Fighting Illini meet UConn. Advertisement He’s doing it in what he’s long referred to as his dream job. In 2013 while in that first DI head coaching job …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. There’s a “2-for-1” deal inside Intuit Dome when the Los Angeles Clippers host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. These Western Conference rivals are Nos. 8 and 9, respectively, in the Western Conference standings, which means a victory is twice as nice. Advertisement Los …

In reaching its first Final Four since 2001, Arizona has regularly used eight players who have each made significant contributions to this historic season. All eight have led the Wildcats in scoring at least once, and seven have topped the 20-point mark. On any given night, one of those eight could be the key to victory for the UA. But …

CHANDIGARH, India (AP) — Cooper Connolly marked his Indian Premier League debut with an unbeaten half-century in Punjab Kings’ three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans on Tuesday. Batting at No. 3, the 22-year-old Australian smashed 72 not out off 44 balls with five sixes and five fours as last year’s finalist survived a middle-order collapse to reach 165-7 with five balls …

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, and coach Mark Pope are going to have a busy month of April. After a disappointing season that ended against Iowa State, there figures to be a lot of changes with the team. Two assistant coaches are already out, with former NBA player Mo Williams replacing one of them. Jaland Lowe is also the first …

NEW YORK (AP) — In a new lawsuit, one of the first three women to officiate an NFL game describes her three years at the pinnacle of her profession as a descent into the grip of a sexist institution unable to treat a woman as an equal. Robin DeLorenzo cited gender-based scrutiny, humiliation and open hostility among the indignities she …

We saw the definition of March Madness last weekend, when No. 2 UConn stunned No. 1 overall seed Duke with a last-second 3-pointer to win 73-72 and complete a historic comeback, having been down 15 points at halftime. UConn is a small underdog against No. 3 Illinois in the Final Four, while No. 1 Arizona is a currently a small …

Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban says he regrets selling the team to the Adelson and Dumont families. Cuban made the deal in December 2023, maintaining a minority share within the organization, but now says that he wishes he could take it back. During an interview on the “Intersection” podcast Tuesday March 31, Cuban said, “I don’t regret selling,” …

Florida basketball’s offseason has arrived and the transfer portal movement has begun. The portal opens on April 7 and closes on April 21. Which of Florida’s scholarship players are entering the transfer portal? What about the players transferring to join the Gators? Advertisement More: Florida basketball shifts attention to key roster questions Here’s a look at how things stand. Florida …

We have a jam-packed episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones discuss the epic turnaround of the Los Angeles Clippers! After a 6-21 start, they’ve gone a ridiculous 33-15 over their last 48 games. The guys discuss Kawhi Leonard’s play, how Darius Garland and Bennedict Mathurin have slotted into their new home and how …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Indiana fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Indiana men’s basketball’s first season under head coach Darian DeVries ended on a disappointing note when the Hoosiers were among the …

The WNBA is coming to Toronto this season — and Masai Ujiri is now part of it. The longtime Toronto Raptors lead executive has joined the ownership group of the Toronto Tempo, the WNBA team set to begin play this year. Ujiri spoke about what motivated him to join, speaking with Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Advertisement “I think women’s sports …

Every March it begins anew. “There weren’t enough upsets… where are all the mid-majors?… no one wants to see a .500 power conference team… no more Cinderellas… this was better years ago… the magic is gone.” Those are the familiar complaints about the second most watched sporting event in the United States. There is functionally a cottage industry in complaining …