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Let’s be honest about something first. When Stephen Curry left that January 30th game against Detroit with what we’d eventually learn was runner’s knee, the Warriors didn’t just lose their best player. They lost the arguments about playoff positioning, and optimistic projections about this team’s ceiling, because every reason to believe evaporated with him. Advertisement Seventy-five days later, Steph Curry …

NEW YORK (AP) — The men’s NCAA tournament is averaging 10.3 million viewers through the Elite Eight, according to Nielsen. That is the tournament’s best audience since 1993 and a 9% increase over last year. UConn’s last-second 73-72 victory over Duke in the East Region final averaged 13.4 million on CBS. The audience peaked at 18.9 million when Braylon Mullins …

BOSTON (AP) — Boston College will have to understand if new basketball coach Luke Murray is unable to give the Eagles his full attention for now. The UConn assistant took just a couple of days off to pop by Chestnut Hill this week before rejoining the Huskies for a trip to the Final Four. The plan is to win March …

Big league baseball players increased their potential war chest of cash and investments ahead of collective bargaining to $415 million heading into 2026, up from $284 million at the start of 2025, according to the union’s annual federal disclosure form filed Tuesday. The Major League Baseball Players Association had $222.1 million in U.S. Treasury securities, $155.5 million in other investments …

MIAMI — The Celtics will be at (mostly) full strength when they face the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum (right Achilles repair injury management) and Neemias Queta (right thumb sprain) are both back in the lineup after one-game absences that came on the second night of a back-to-back. Advertisement And, of note, Jaylen Brown is not on the …

Some of the first names to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2026 class are starting to leak out, and the early wave includes some of the game’s legends. According to ESPN, former Suns and Knicks forward and center Amar’e Stoudemire, former Los Angeles Sparks icon Candace Parker, former Sky and Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne …

The Chicago Bulls announced Monday that they have waived guard Jaden Ivey for “conduct detrimental to the team,” soon after the former first-round draft pick made anti-gay comments on Instagram Live. The move came less than two months after Chicago acquired Ivey from the Detroit Pistons. In recent days, the fourth-year player has posted several videos on Instagram in which …

Connecticut coach Dan Hurley went viral shortly after Braylon Mullins’ heroic game-winning 3-pointer against Duke in the Elite Eight for appearing to headbutt official Roger Ayers in celebration of the shot. Hurley’s action raised debate on whether the two-time national championship-winning coach could’ve received a potentially game-altering technical foul. On Tuesday, March 31, Hurley said it was all in good …

The NBA’s postseason begins in two weeks and as the regular season wraps up, the awards market start to become one-way traffic. Two awards that are still up in the air are Sixth Man of the Year and Most Improved Player. Let’s break down the best bet for both awards. Odds are courtesy of DraftKings. Most Improved Player: Nickeil Alexander-Walker …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coach Steve Kerr still believes Stephen Curry could return to the Golden State Warriors before the regular season ends after missing two months with a right knee injury. “Sure, yeah, absolutely,” Kerr said Tuesday, when Curry participated in a full practice on his troublesome knee and did 5-on-5 scrimmaging but it was a light session for …

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is close to making his return. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told reporters that Curry went through full-contact 5-on-5 practice on Tuesday. Curry is ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs and is doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to ESPN’s Anthony Slater. The 38-year-old point guard …

The formalities are over. The women’s NCAA Tournament is about to get real. A tournament marked by blowouts is down to the Final Four, and the teams in Phoenix are the ones everybody expected to be there. Advertisement UConn (38-0) has been the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 since it won the national championship last year. …

Tiger Woods is taking up all the attention in golf with the Masters approaching. That’s not always a good thing. Woods has been the center of golf’s universe his entire professional career, if not longer, as one of the few athletes who not only lived up to potential but surpassed it. That hasn’t changed, even with him having not competed …

The official announcement isn’t coming until Saturday, but word is starting to leak out about the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Amar’e Stoudemire, Doc Rivers, Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne will be part of the class, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. Advertisement Those four are part of a much larger class of Hall of Fame finalists, …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. There’s a “2-for-1” deal inside Intuit Dome when the Los Angeles Clippers host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. These Western Conference rivals are Nos. 8 and 9, respectively, in the Western Conference standings, which means a victory is twice as nice. Advertisement Los …

CHANDIGARH, India (AP) — Cooper Connolly marked his Indian Premier League debut with an unbeaten half-century in Punjab Kings’ three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans on Tuesday. Batting at No. 3, the 22-year-old Australian smashed 72 not out off 44 balls with five sixes and five fours as last year’s finalist survived a middle-order collapse to reach 165-7 with five balls …

NEW YORK (AP) — In a new lawsuit, one of the first three women to officiate an NFL game describes her three years at the pinnacle of her profession as a descent into the grip of a sexist institution unable to treat a woman as an equal. Robin DeLorenzo cited gender-based scrutiny, humiliation and open hostility among the indignities she …

Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban says he regrets selling the team to the Adelson and Dumont families. Cuban made the deal in December 2023, maintaining a minority share within the organization, but now says that he wishes he could take it back. During an interview on the “Intersection” podcast Tuesday March 31, Cuban said, “I don’t regret selling,” …

We have a jam-packed episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones discuss the epic turnaround of the Los Angeles Clippers! After a 6-21 start, they’ve gone a ridiculous 33-15 over their last 48 games. The guys discuss Kawhi Leonard’s play, how Darius Garland and Bennedict Mathurin have slotted into their new home and how …

The WNBA is coming to Toronto this season — and Masai Ujiri is now part of it. The longtime Toronto Raptors lead executive has joined the ownership group of the Toronto Tempo, the WNBA team set to begin play this year. Ujiri spoke about what motivated him to join, speaking with Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Advertisement “I think women’s sports …

By this time next week, a men’s college basketball season that began all the way back in early November will end with nets having been cut and a champion crowned. The Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Tournament will begin this weekend at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where Michigan, Arizona, UConn and Illinois will aim to add their names …

As the fantasy basketball season winds down, let’s spotlight the top 10 single-game performances in Yahoo’s High Score format. Since only your best stat line each week counts, these games likely swung entire matchups. Here are the players who delivered the biggest stat lines through March 30 of the 2025-26 season. My colleague Ben Zweiman has done an amazing job …

Mark Cuban knew it was time for him to sell the Dallas Mavericks — and he doesn’t regret that choice. His bank account swelling up with his share of the $3.5 billion team valuation has a lot to do with that, but he said at the time the NBA was moving from a technology business (his strength) to a real …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. With eight games to go, the Toronto Raptors are still fighting to seal a Top 6 spot, and that tight race could look a little different after tonight’s visit to the Detroit Pistons. Advertisement Detroit continues to compete despite Cade Cunningham’s absence, but …