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With only three games on Thursday’s schedule, Wednesday is the last busy day on the NBA schedule before the All-Star break. From an injury management standpoint, fantasy managers have already seen how some lottery-bound teams plan to approach the rest of the season. Add in the injury situations for the rest of the league, and there will be a lot …

The Toronto Raptors host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons, with both teams playing well. My Pistons vs. Raptors predictions and NBA picks break down this East battle and explain why Detroit presents more problems for the home team. Advertisement Pistons vs Raptors prediction Pistons vs Raptors best bet: Pistons moneyline (-110) The Toronto Raptors are fifth in the conference and …

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Chicago Cubs are coming off a 92-win season, return much of a productive and athletic lineup, have a deep group of talented pitchers and signed three-time All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman during the offseason. It’s safe to say elite expectations will be back at Wrigley Field this summer. Advertisement Cubs manager Craig Counsell didn’t shy …

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will team up on the U.S. women’s basketball World Cup qualifying roster that will play next month in Puerto Rico. The two young stars headline the 12-player team that has a mix of veterans and youth. Clark and Reese have helped the rise of women’s basketball over the past few years, starting with their memorable …

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll will miss the World Baseball Classic after breaking the hamate bone in his right hand during batting practice, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press. Carroll will have surgery Wednesday and miss significant time during spring training, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the injury …

Tanking in the NBA is getting out of hand. Jaren Jackson Jr. made his debut with the Utah Jazz and had 22 points through three quarters. Then he sat down and watched a 15-point lead disappear. So did Lauri Markkanen. And so did Jusuf Nurkic. Utah lost. That was the point. Every year, tanking happens. But the scale of it …

As the NBA has evolved, so too has its midseason showcase. The league’s 75th All-Star Game takes place Sunday at Intuit Dome and Kelly Flatow, executive vice president and head of the events group at the NBA noted how things have changed since the last time the event was in Los Angeles. Advertisement “This will be my 20th All-Star and …

LINCOLN, Nebraska – Trey Kaufman-Renn and CJ Cox each left Pinnacle Bank Arena with war wounds. Kaufman-Renn suffered a cut under his left eye. Cox had a noticeable laceration on his right cheek. They embodied everything about the 45 minutes it took Purdue basketball to beat eighth-ranked Nebraska, 80-77, in overtime on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Advertisement Bracketology: March Madness projection …

Down South, one big conspiracy theory has nothing to do with the moon or JFK. Instead, the yearslong whopper that ran rampant within SEC terrain centered on conference commissioner Greg Sankey being an “Alabama homer.” A native New Yorker turned elephant backer. Secretly wrote all of his “A’s” in script handwriting. Advertisement Professional provocateur James Carville once alleged “collusion” between …

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Chloe Kim got the drama over early in Olympic halfpipe qualifying Wednesday, nailing her first run on the way to a top finish and a spot in the final where she’ll go for her third straight title. Kim showed no signs of rust in her first contest since injuring her shoulder four weeks ago — a …

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Eileen Gu isn’t trying to sound zen about all this. It just sort of comes out that way. There is something inherently dangerous about flinging yourself down the side of a mountain or flying hundreds of feet into the air over snow and ice, yet don’t describe what Gu and hundreds of other Winter Olympians …

New York Knicks (34-20, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (30-23, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: 76ers -2.5; over/under is 221.5 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: New York takes on the Philadelphia 76ers after Jalen Brunson scored 40 points in the Knicks’ 137-134 overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers. The 76ers have …

Los Angeles Clippers (25-28, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (33-19, third in the Western Conference) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -8.5; over/under is 210.5 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: Houston takes on Los Angeles in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The Rockets have gone 19-15 against Western Conference teams. Houston ranks fourth in the …

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Massamba Diop scored 17 points, Santiago Trouet had a double-double and Arizona State used a late 9-0 surge to help beat Oklahoma State 85-76 on Tuesday night. After a Kanye Clary 3-pointer pulled the Cowboys within 69-68, Arizona State scored the next nine points for a 10-point lead with 1:25 left. Maurice Odum hit a 3-pointer …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Isiah Evans scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 5 for 6 on 3-pointers, and No. 4 Duke pulled away in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 70-54 on Tuesday night. Cameron Boozer added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, and Caleb Foster had 14 points and eight boards. Advertisement Duke (22-2, 11-1 Atlantic …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jacari White scored 19 points off the bench, including a go-ahead dunk with 1:12 remaining, and No. 15 Virginia closed on an 11-0 run to rally past Florida State 61-58 on Tuesday night. White shot 5 of 9 from 3-point range as the Orlando native returned to the Sunshine State and helped the Cavaliers (21-3, 10-2 …

Though the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft figures to be spent on Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, BYU star freshman AJ Dybantsa doesn’t figure to make the decision easy. The Cougars star had another monster night in a 99-94 win over Baylor, scoring 36 points, tied for his second-highest total this season. Advertisement NBA MOCK DRAFT: Projecting the first round …

The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ thrilling last-minute victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night had two controversial calls. According to the NBA’s Last Two Minute report, both were called correctly on the floor. First, the referees didn’t call a foul on James Harden’s three-pointer to tie the game with 33 seconds left. Tim Hardaway Jr. took away Harden’s landing space on …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will sit out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night due to left foot arthritis, a decision that will prevent him from qualifying for consideration for his 22nd straight appearance on an All-NBA team. James has been on one of the three All-NBA postseason teams in each …

Chelsea blew a two-goal lead at home to draw 2-2 with Leeds in the Premier League on Tuesday as Liam Rosenior dropped points for the first time since taking over at Stamford Bridge. Lukas Nmecha and Noah Okafor sealed the comeback for Leeds, which dealt a blow to Chelsea’s hopes of Champions League qualification. Advertisement Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer …

LeBron James will not play on Tuesday night against the San Antonio Spurs. That matters if you care about one of the Los Angeles Lakers star’s most remarkable feats. The Lakers officially ruled James out of Tuesday’s game with the Spurs, the second night of a back-to-back, due to left foot arthritis. Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves and Marcus Smart were …

King Leatherbury, a Hall of Fame trainer known as “King of the Claimers” for his ability to turn cheaper horses in lower-level claiming races into winners for more than six decades, died Tuesday. He was 92. He died at his home, according to the Maryland Jockey Club, which was informed by his son Taylor Leatherbury. No cause of death was …

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is being evaluated for a stress reaction in his left hand. Lindor experienced some soreness in the area around his left hand and wrist over the past couple days. David Stearns, the president of baseball operations for New York, said Lindor is going to visit a hand specialist …

Our NBA player prop projections for Spurs vs. Lakers highlight where recent usage, minutes, and matchup trends suggest real betting value. We break down the player props worth betting and the lines that look off for Tuesday, February 10. Advertisement Be sure to check out our Spurs vs. Lakers predictions for more NBA picks ahead of game time. Spurs vs …

The New York Knicks (34–19) host the Indiana Pacers (13–40) tonight at Madison Square Garden. While this is a rematch of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals, these two teams are trending in opposite directions; the Knicks have won nine of their last ten games, while the injury-depleted Pacers have the league’s second-worst record and have lost four straight to begin …