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A skeleton-crew version of the Cleveland Cavaliers is taking on a more skeleton crew version of the Indiana Pacers. This should be fun (depending on how you define fun). Share your thoughts as the game unfolds. If you aren’t a member of the community, sign up so you can talk to your fellow Cavalier fans and make your voice heard! …

PHOENIX, AZ – MARCH 5: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket during the game against the Chicago Bulls on March 5, 2026 at PHX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty …

INDIANAPOLIS – The men’s national championship game has Dan Hurley feeling like he’s in “Space Jam.” Not because he feels like he’s got Michael Jordan and his secret stuff. Yes, he does have Bill Murray on his side, but he won’t be a last-minute substitution. Advertisement It’s because Connecticut is about to face the “Monstars.” The Final Four magic Hurley …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Charlotte Hornets need a flawless finish to avoid the Play-In tournament, and they can help their chances tonight against the faltering Minnesota Timberwolves. Advertisement Minnesota has dropped three of its last four games and will be without Anthony Edwards, but my Hornets …

Just one more game until a national champion is crowned for the 2026 men’s college basketball season. With 66 games in the books, the stage has been set for No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Connecticut to face off in the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament national championship game. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: Michigan vs UConn prediction, spread: Who is favored to win national championship? …

INDIANAPOLIS – Dusty May is a self-described “blue-collar guy” who cut grass, cut tobacco, baled hay and worked in turkey barns growing up in Greene County, Indiana, where he learned that “if you see a neighbor moving in, you go help them.” So when Michigan point guard Elliot Cadeau arrived on campus last year as a transfer from North Carolina, May …

From 68 teams, to just two. The 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament is down to its final game: the national championship game between No. 1 seed Michigan and No. 2 seed UConn. ARMOUR: Yaxel Lendeborg is best player in Final Four. Toughest, too. Advertisement Michigan, seeking its second national championship and first since 1989, is also looking to become the first Big Ten Conference men’s …

After going undrafted in 2023, to then being shipped off to four different NBA G League teams, former Gonzaga Bulldog guard Malachi Smith has secured a roster spot with the Brooklyn Nets for the rest of the season and potentially farther. Smith’s two-year deal comes after two 10-day contracts with the organization. He made $73,153 on each of his two …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The banged-up Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks square off tonight, two nights removed from NBA Rookie of the Year favorite Cooper Flagg’s 51-point outburst against Orlando.  We’ve looked at the stats, the betting data, as well as our Covers projection model to …

Alabama coach Nate Oats is sticking around for the foreseeable future. The university announced Oats signed a new contract on Sunday, April 5, making him one of the top five highest-paid coaches in college basketball, per a statement from athletic director Greg Byrne. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: 5 years after COVID tournament, everyone wins at Final Four’s Indy return | Opinion …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to get closer to clinching a top-four playoff seed as they host the Indiana Pacers tonight. Advertisement Cleveland and Indiana have both been playing to big scores in recent games, and I’m taking the Over to hit again …

INDIANAPOLIS – Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg is expected to “give it a go” in the national championship game after he was injured in the Final Four on Saturday, April 4. Coach Dusty May provided an update to his player on Sunday, April 5, after Lendeborg suffered a sprained MCL of his left knee and an injured ankle, per CBS Sports’ Tracy …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. After slim options on Saturday, NBA player props bettors have a wealth of options to wrap up the weekend, as there’s a full slate of 11 games on tap today. Advertisement I’m looking at three very different players in my NBA picks for Sunday, …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. After more than two months on the sideline, Stephen Curry will make his long-awaited return to face a former teammate when the Golden State Warriors host Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets. Advertisement Durant has been stuffing the stat sheet as of late, …

So close! For much of this game, I felt like the Spurs were firmly in control; the point differential never got huge by modern NBA standards, but until the end of the third quarter it always felt like San Antonio was going to have enough to counter what Denver was brining to the table. As things tightened in the final …

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made headlines for signaling out Memphis and Milwaukee as places he doesn’t enjoy playing when he was on a golf YouTube video with Bob Does Sports. Those comments — particularly saying he doesn’t enjoy playing in Memphis — made people angry. “A random f***** Tuesday in Milwaukee,” James said on the YouTube video when …

INDIANAPOLIS – Solo Ball is in a walking boot a day before UConn plays in the NCAA men’s basketball championship game. Ball has “some type of a foot sprain,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said Sunday, April 5. Advertisement “Solo just sprained a foot early in the game,” Hurley said. “So he was able to finish in the game. He won’t …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. It’s been a season of progress for the Toronto Raptors, yet they find themselves in Play-In peril ahead of today’s trip to the Boston Celtics. Advertisement That amps up the pressure on a Toronto team that’s 5-5 in its last 10 games, and …

With a week to go in the season, Minnesota and Phoenix are essentially locked into the 6/7 seeds, but that play-in divide could become formal today. Here’s what you need to know on Easter Sunday in the NBA. Playoff Scenarios • Minnesota clinches a top-six playoff spot with a win and a Phoenix loss. Don’t be so sure this happens …

Today, the Toronto Raptors have another opportunity to see if they have what it takes to beat a contender in the Boston Celtics. Both teams have five games left in the regular season. While the teams who will appear in some type of playoff contention are set, it’s still unclear how exactly the seeding will shake out. Now more than …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The OKC Thunder are closing in on the top seed in the West. Completing a regular-season series sweep over the Utah Jazz on Sunday would definitely help. OKC, with just one loss in its last 17 games, is a massive 22.5-point favorite in …

No one would have blamed Michigan coach Dusty May if he rested his star player in the second half of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four on Saturday night. Yet May opted to bring his hobbled star Yaxel Lendeborg back into the 91-73 win over Arizona despite a first-half leg injury Lendeborg suffered, and despite a big lead for …

The San Antonio Spurs came up short in one of their final tests of the regular season, ending their win streak at 11. The Nuggets are battle-tested, deploying the top offense in the NBA, and they were the better team in the crucible. Nikola Jokić feasted in the lane, but the Spurs couldn’t be stopped from getting there, either. It …

Well, now what? The first version of this article lasted all of about 55 minutes before Austin Reaves was ruled out for the regular season and likely the playoffs with a Grade 2 oblique strain. He will join Luka Dončić, who is out for the rest of the regular season and likely the first round of the playoffs with a …

The Spurs game in Denver did not go as expected. The Silver & Black blew a lead late in the fourth and lost their way in overtime. Some silver lining to the gray cloud was Julian Champagnie’s six three-pointers. He ended the afternoon with eighteen points on 6 of 9 shooting beyond the arc. Advertisement None were bigger than this …