Offense had stood out all season for Illinois, only for the defense to step up in March Madness. Arizona and Michigan have been part of college basketball’s top tier all year with elite play at both ends of the court, and they’ve been even sharper at the offensive end in the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement Now that trio joins UConn for …

Luka Dončić will be unavailable for the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Washington Wizards Monday, March 30, after the NBA suspended the MVP candidate one game for accumulating too many technical fouls this season. “He’s disappointed,” said Lakers coach JJ Redick following Sunday’s practice, according to reports. “(Dončić) wants to be there for his teammates. … We’re gonna need …

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Duke fans are in pain. To be upset in the NCAA Tournament is always agonizing. An upset loss with the game seemingly in hand hurts all the more. But to be upset in a game that was in your control on a miraculous buzzer beater that required so many things to go wrong in succession—both out of Duke’s control (a …

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DENVER (AP) — The NHL players who skated at the Milan Cortina Games peaked way earlier than usual. They had to, with an Olympic gold medal on the line. Very little downtime later, they’re trying to peak again. They need to, with hockey’s silver Stanley Cup up for grabs. Advertisement The game plan for teams with Olympians leading into the …

We’ve got a Final Four. It seems like it’s going to be tremendous. Let’s predict how it all plays out. FINAL FOUR: Illinois vs. UConn It’s a classic matchup of the best offensive team in college basketball (Illinois) against a team (UConn) that has mostly relied on its defense to get to this point. Advertisement The Illini have already gone …

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Alan Gustafson ignored the phone call while packing a suitcase for the Sunday morning drive to Martinsville Speedway. Then he saw whom he’d missed — NASCAR Cup Series team owner Rick Hendrick. “I better get on it,” Gustafson said with a chuckle. “As soon as I got in the car, I called him right back.” Advertisement …

Ranking 5 greatest March Madness buzzer-beaters, including UConn’s Braylon Mullins and Duke’s Christian Laettner originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Was it a buzzer-beater or clutch shot? Advertisement Freshman guard Braylon Mullins entered NCAA Tournament lore with a 3-point buzzer-beater that gave No. 2 UConn a 73-72 victory against …

The Connecticut men’s and women’s basketball teams each are one victory away from the championship game of the NCAA Tournament, and that could be very expensive for a furniture store, an insurance company or both. Jordan’s Furniture, a company based in Massachusetts, will be on the hook for $50 million if both win their first games of the Final Four …

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The Colorado men’s basketball program has undergone plenty of changes over the past few days. Star freshman Isaiah Johnson entered the transfer portal along with forward Bangot Dak. Those departures were made more manageable by Barrington Hargress return. On Monday, the bad news continued as sophomore forward Sebastian Rancik entered the transfer portal. Rancik averaged 12.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and …

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a 15-ball half-century as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League on Monday. On a pitch which was under covers for most of the last two days due to wet weather, Chennai was put in and crumbled to 127 all out in 19.4 overs. All six Rajasthan …

Ohio State’s men’s basketball season ended last week when the Buckeyes were defeated by TCU 66-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The appearance in the tournament was the first for the program since 2022, and the first under head coach Jake Diebler, who took over for Chris Holtmann in February 2024. After talk of Diebler possibly not …

ATLANTA (AP) — Ahead of the World Cup, Chris Richards has a new take on what makes America unique. “Maybe the TSA lines right now, that’s pretty American,” the U.S. defender said Monday ahead of a World Cup warmup match against Portugal. Advertisement A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Richards lives much of the year in London, where he plays for …

Grant Hill, Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley March Madness 2026: As retirement from Sporting News approaches, here’s my Top 10 Final Four memories originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Advertisement My press pass for the Kentucky-Syracuse NCAA Championship game in 1996, a purple piece of cardboard still buried in one …

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Will Wade is back in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After four seasons away, the 43-year-old coach is back as the LSU men’s basketball coach following stops at McNeese and North Carolina State. Wade is being introduced as the new Tigers coach, starting for the 2026-27 college basketball season on March 30. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: Did Dan Hurley deserve a technical after …

After an embarrassing collapse vs. UConn, Duke coach Jon Scheyer discussed the final possession that led to the Blue Devils’ 73-72 loss to the Huskies. “Yeah, we just have to secure it, right?” Scheyer said postgame. “We got it. They had a foul. I was ready for a timeout. We’ve just got to hold on. Advertisement “It’s easy to look …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. What happens when a star collapses? A black hole. What happens when an NBA star is suspended? A betting black hole. Advertisement The Los Angeles Lakers will be without Luka Doncic when they host the Washington Wizards, and my Wizards vs. Lakers predictions look …

Picture this: your team is up 5 points with a minute left, and the other team gets a technical foul called on them. Or this: you go up 15 at the halftime break, a mark that 1-seeds were 134-0 from. After a second-half rally, you then get to a point where you’re up 2 points, with possession of the ball, …

It’s Championship Week for fantasy basketball managers, and we’ve reached our last waiver wire article of the season. Thanks for following along in 2025-26, and best of luck in your title matchups! For a great breakdown of the Week 23 schedule with actionable advice, check out Raphielle Johnson’s Fantasy Basketball Week 23 Schedule Primer. Advertisement As a reminder, this article …

There’s not a whole lot to say about Sunday’s loss to UConn, but we did want to mention a few things. First, we feel terrible for Cayden Boozer. If you’ll remember back when Caleb Foster was hurt, Boozer really stepped up. And it’s more than that, because that guy made winning plays over and over. Duke would not be in …

It was fitting that Boston won its 50th game of the season on a day that MVP candidate Jaylen Brown and potential All-NBA player Derrick White were out. The story of this season was expected to be about the Celtics being shorthanded — with Jayson Tatum out much of the season recovering from a torn Achilles, plus Jrue Holiday, Al …