The Oklahoma City Thunder condemned the Los Angeles Lakers to one of the heaviest defeats in their history – one made more painful by an injury to star Luka Doncic. Reigning NBA champions Thunder claimed a commanding 139-96 victory, helped by 28 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, as they improved their league-best record to 61-16. Advertisement The Lakers have only been …

Has Arizona ever won a championship in basketball? History of Wildcats’ Final Four appearances originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Arizona Wildcats are having one of their best men’s basketball seasons in program history. The Wildcats finished the regular season with a 29-2 record, only losing to Texas …

The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a heavy turnover game to win on the road against the Golden State Warriors. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 25 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 5 turnovers Advertisement This was a weird game from Mitchell. He attempted some truly audacious shots in the first …

Has Illinois ever won a championship in basketball? History of Fighting Illini’s Final Four appearances originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Illinois has returned to the Final Four, as the Fighting Illini are one of four teams remaining in the men’s NCAA tournament. Advertisement Of the teams that will …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mitch Marner had three goals and two assists and the Golden Knights scored three times in the third period to defeat the Calgary Flames 6-3 on Thursday night. It was the sixth time in Marner’s career that he had at least five points in a game and the first since also having five (one goal, four …

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Rutgers men’s basketball fell to Creighton 82-69 in the first round of the College Basketball Crown, which officially brings to an end the 2025-2026 season for the Scarlet Knights. Despite a strong showing from the defense early on, Rutgers could not generate the offense it needed to stay competitive throughout the entire game. Emmanuel Ogbole would get the scoring started …

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SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Cooley scored twice for the first of Utah’s six straight goals, Karel Vejmelka made 25 saves and Mammoth beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Thursday night for their second straight victory. Utah has a five-point lead for the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Advertisement After Cooley erased Seattle’s two-goal lead with his 21st and …

Has Michigan ever won a championship in basketball? History of Wolverines’ Final Four appearances originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Michigan Wolverines are back in the Final Four. After earning a No. 1 seed for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, the Wolverines strung together four straight wins to punch …

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Zack Ostapchuk scored his first goal in nearly three months and the San Jose Sharks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. Collin Graf, William Eklund and Adam Gaudette also scored and Alex Nedeljkovic made 18 saves. Advertisement San Jose, which had the worst record in the NHL …

AJ Dybantsa is still unsure about his NBA draft decision. He’s still waiting for a conversation with the person closest to him. “I haven’t talked to my mom. She has pretty much been making a lot of my decisions in life for me,” Dybantsa said during an appearance on Yahoo Daily. Advertisement Dybantsa, who is widely expected to be a …

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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid set up Matt Savoie’s power-play goal to pad his NHL-leading points total and help the Edmonton Oilers win their season-high fifth straight game, 3-1 over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Chicago lost its fifth straight to drop out of playoff contention, extending its postseason drought to six seasons. Edmonton matched Pacific Division-leading Anaheim …

NIT NIT bracket 2026: Full schedule, TV channels, live streams, scores for college basketball tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Advertisement The College Basketball Invitational may have been canceled, but the National Invitation Tournament is back. This year’s edition of the NIT will feature 32 teams, including top March …

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 25 points, rookie Kon Knueppel set a franchise record for 3-pointers in a season and finished with 20 points as the Charlotte Hornets rolled past the Phoenix Suns 127-107 on Thursday night. Coby White added 19 points and LaMelo Ball had 15 points and 11 assists for the Hornets, who have won seven …

UConn vs. Illinois bold predictions for March Madness Final Four clash appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. March Madness enters its final week for what’s been a wild 2026 tournament. UConn basketball delivered the most thrilling moment thanks to Braylon Mullins’ three with 0.3 left to beat Duke on Sunday. But Illinois basketball …

On the heels of his historic month, Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Dončić suffered a hamstring injury that could derail the rest of his regular season. With 7:39 to play in Los Angeles’ game Thursday, April 2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Dončić was driving down the left lane when he met an OKC double-team of Jalen Williams and Chet …

The 2025-26 season was up and down for Illinois wing Andrej Stojakovic – until the NCAA Tournament. Before the Big Dance tipped off, Stojakovic, a highly touted transfer from Cal, enjoyed stretches of dominance with the Illini (notably three straight games of 20 or more points early in the season) but also some duds. How did Stojakovic, a downhill-oriented wing, …

No Anthony Edwards and no Cade Cunningham, but the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons still played a thrilling game between NBA playoff contenders on Thursday night. Jalen Duran scored 22 points with 14 rebounds, four assists and two blocks, leading Detroit to a 113-108 home win. And Daniss Jenkins — who has been the revelation of the Pistons’ season — …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Everywhere UConn guard Braylon Mullins looked Sunday night and Monday, he saw the same thing — another replay of his heroic 35-foot, game-winning 3-pointer to beat Duke. He couldn’t avoid it. Advertisement Eventually, though, the freshman guard decided he needed to turn off the television, tune out the chatter and move on. “The first day, it was …

Anthony Edward was a lock to make his third All-NBA team in six seasons. Then the 65-game rule got in the way. Edwards is out on Thursday due to right knee pain and, as a result, cannot play in 65 games this season. That will leave him short of the 65-game threshold to qualify for postseason awards. (Technically, he can …

One of the best players on the Kansas Jayhawks roster is moving on. Where he is moving to is up in the air, at the moment, though. On Thursday night, it was announced that sophomore Flory Bidunga is expected to declare for the 2026 NBA Draft. However, Bidunga plans to maintain his college eligibility, and should he return to school, …