The NCAA is at it again — they are currently weighing new eligibility rules that would allow student-athletes five years of eligibility. Should this be written into “law,” UNC’s Seth Trimble could return to Chapel Hill for a fifth year of college basketball. In fact, he entered the transfer portal on Monday afternoon with a do not contact tag, which …

Last week, we went team-by-team through every squad that didn’t sniff the postseason. Now, we move up the ladder to the teams that failed to make the playoffs following the play-in tournament games. The Heat, Hornets, Clippers and Warriors. Here’s how they finished and what’s ahead. A trend of mediocrity landed the Heat in a play-in game for the fourth …

Game 1 has come and Game 1 has gone. To no one’s surprise, the defending champion, 64-win Oklahoma City Thunder crushed a Phoenix Suns team that limped to the finish line. There isn’t much that went right for Phoenix. The game was already firmly in the hands of OKC by the halfway point of the first quarter. Shortly after that, …

Penn State power forward Sasa Ciani entered NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. He played one season with the Nittany Lions. Ciani was a three-star recruit in the On3 Transfer Portal Industry Ranking. He was ranked as the No. 77 power forward in the transfer class, as well as the No. 328 overall transfer this cycle. Advertisement To keep up …

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BOSTON — As recently as the start of February, Jayson Tatum wasn’t sure he was going to return this season. He was focused on attacking his rehab from a torn right Achilles tendon in May, hanging around the team, just trying to feel a part of the Boston Celtics, even if he couldn’t take the floor until the NBA’s 2026-27 campaign. …

After what seemed like a race between Kentucky and UConn, Rick Pitino swooped in under the cover of darkness (and a suitcase full of BodyArmor cash) to snag former Syracuse forward from the transfer portal. Reports suggest Freeman might earn upwards of $3m to play for Pitino, who is coming off a Sweet 16 loss to Duke last month. Advertisement …

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After the San Antonio Spurs handled the Portland Trail Blazers in the first playoff game of the Victor Wembanyama era, the two teams return for Game 2 tonight at 8 p.m ET. If you didn’t watch Game 1 or are just trying to refresh your mind ahead of some Game 2 wagering, you are in the perfect place! Advertisement Game …

Oscar Cluff, a man. The big man from Down Under filled an immediate need for Purdue, one that it lacked during the previous season after the broken leg that was sustained by Daniel Jacobsen. Cluff came to Purdue as one of the best rebounders in the country and one of the most efficient rebounders in the nation as well. After …

CLEVELAND, OHIO – APRIL 20: RJ Barrett #9 of the Toronto Raptors guards James Harden #1 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the fourth quarter of Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at Rocket Arena on April 20, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 115-105. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, …

On3 national basketball reporter Joe Tipton logged an expert prediction for Wisconsin transfer guard John Blackwell to choose the Duke Blue Devils on Monday. The timing of the prediction is notable, as Blackwell visited Duke earlier in the day. Tipton wasn’t the only college basketball insider to predict such a conclusion on Monday night; 247Sports Duke insiders John Watson and …

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The Houston Rockets dropped Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, in large part due to the fact that their superstar forward Kevin Durant missed the game with a knee injury he suffered in practice earlier that week. The Rockets failed to secure the win despite Los Angeles missing both Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, …

The Washington Huskies are one of 13 reportedly interested in former Youngstown State and USC reserve center Gabe Dynes in the transfer portal. A native of Independence, Kentucky, the 7-foot-5 ex-Trojan big man made six starts and appeared in 30 total games in 2025-26, averaging a career-low 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game. Before his move …

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The Los Angeles Lakers started the 2026 NBA Playoffs on a strong note with a 107-98 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 1 at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, thanks in large part to a 19-point, 13-assist, eight-assist effort from LeBron James and a 27-point spark from Luke Kennard. It was exactly the kind of game that the Lakers needed …

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NEW YORK — So, who’s to blame for the fourth-quarter collapse of New York Knicks? The Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 12-point deficit to start the period and stunned New York, 107-106, evening the first-round playoff series at one game apiece Monday, April 20. It tied for the worst blown fourth-quarter lead in Knicks playoff history. The other game was …

After a whirlwind of a week, former VCU point guard Terrence Hill Jr. has officially signed with the University of Tennessee. The Volunteers were hot in pursuit of Hill from the start, coming off of his 34-point outing against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee survived an early visit to Kansas, getting him on campus in the middle of …

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The injuries to Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves mean the asks of the Lakers’ role players have increased, both in terms of responsibilities and expected production. For a player like Deandre Ayton, who has been under a microscope for most of the season, it puts even more pressure on him, which can lead to a wide variance of outcomes. But …

In 2013, Val Ackerman was teaching a leadership course at Columbia University as the Big East scraped its way back to existence after being left for roadkill amid college football realignment. Fascinated by the moxie shown by the remaining seven Catholic schools, Ackerman used the league’s plan as a case study for her students. Advertisement Six months later, she was …

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The Celtics’ Game 1 blowout was surgical. Limiting their turnovers to eight and Philly to 4-of-23 from behind the arc certainly helped, but offensively, Boston stuck to their core offensive principles en route to a 123-91 win over the 76ers. There are 2,350 square feet from midline to baseline and head coach Joe Mazzulla maximizes every inch of it. On …