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For those who will be entering an NCAA women’s college basketball tournament bracket pool this year, let’s begin with the ending: You’re probably going to pick Connecticut to win March Madness. Advertisement And almost everybody else in the pool will, too. Do not overthink this. If you’re a fan of South Carolina, UCLA or Texas — obviously, excellent teams — …

There was a time when the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament was wildly unpredictable. Hard as it may seem to believe, there was one season where a No. 4 seed, two No. 5 seeds and a No. 9 seed all reached the Final Four. And a year later, a No. 11 seed got to the national semifinals as well. Advertisement …

It’s officially playoff season for Yahoo Fantasy basketball if you play in a public league or your commish is content on doing things by the book. All good either way, because hopefully you made it to the dance and have a chance to keep moving towards a fantasy basketball championship. It’ll be a decent week for streaming, with only Saturday …

The NBA appears ready to take the first steps toward expansion for the 2028-29 season. ESPN reported on Monday, March 16, that the league’s board of governors will hold a meeting next week to explore adding expansion teams in Las Vegas and Seattle. Advertisement The league is moving toward accepting bids from potential franchise owners exclusively in those two cities. …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Steph Curry-less Golden State Warriors desperately need a win as they head to DC to face the Washington Wizards. Advertisement While Golden State is slumping, I’m eyeing them to keep up their success against Washington in my Warriors vs. Wizards predictions. Read …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Houston Rockets haven’t won consecutive games in three weeks, and the Los Angeles Lakers will look to keep that trend going as they seek a sixth straight victory. Advertisement Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have gotten the Lakers rolling, and my Lakers …

Mike Brown is ticked off by the starts but isn’t considering a lineup change. At least not yet. “Right now I don’t feel the need to,” Brown said Sunday after his team beat the shorthanded Warriors 110-107, but not before falling into a 21-point hole in the first quarter. “But like I said, if I felt the need to, I …

This has been one tumultuous season for the Golden State Warriors. Not everything was fine and dandy even with everyone healthy and in rhythm. However, there was always a chance of them finding their groove in the middle of the season, and for a while, it looked like they were about to capture it. That is, until Jimmy Butler suffered …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question asked you about Ime Udoka. There’s no debating that the Rockets have underachieved this season. Despite still sitting in the …

The last tThe last time the San Antonio Spurs faced the Los Angeles Clippers, we saw a viscerally emotional Victor Wembanyama. The 25-point comeback on the second night of a back-to-back was one of the hardest games of Wembanyama’s life, according to him. Now the Spurs will be better rested as they travel to Los Angeles for a rematch with …

It was late in the second quarter of Boston’s final contest with the Philadelphia 76ers that Baylor Scheierman lost the ball. Scheierman, announced the day prior that he’d be playing through a fractured left thumb, had defenders on his back and in his face, before Tyrese Maxey swooped in from an off-ball position to swipe the ball and sprint to …

Not every top seed features a compelling storyline. Not every 16-seed is fit to wear Cinderella’s slipper. No Men’s NCAA Tournament is without its share of intrigue, but the storylines hardly are limited to those teams who populate the top- and bottom-seed lines. Advertisement March Madness printable bracket: Fill out for predictions, picks in NCAA Tournament Here are five teams, …

Now that the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament bracket has been announced, college basketball fans have begun filling out their brackets for each of the four regions, and the paths that would be required for the 68 teams to reach the Final Four. So, who will win it all? Advertisement Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot believes the 2026 NCAA Tournament will be …

CLEVELAND — There weren’t a lot of good things to take away from the Cleveland Cavaliers embarassing 130-120 loss to the tanking Dallas Mavericks. Max Strus’s 24-point season debut was one of them. Strus looked like he hadn’t missed a beat as he drained six of his seven threes. More than that, he provided help on the glass and a …

Madness awaits. Good luck as you try to spot the perfect 12 vs. 5 upset pick, so you can lord your Cinderella-spotting skills over your buddies. If you’ll allow me a word of advice as you fill out your brackets: I like the upset potential of the 11-seeds this year much better than the 12-seeds. Advertisement While we await the …

MIAMI (AP) — On a night when All-Stars and future Hall of Famers thrilled fans and each other until the final out, Aaron Judge proclaimed the World Baseball Classic had grown into the sport’s biggest event. “It’s bigger and better than the World Series,” the U.S. captain said after a 2-1 semifinal win over the Dominican Republic that came down …

March Madness is all about chaos, and it’s time to embrace it in the 2026 edition of the Big Dance. The NCAA Tournament bracket is out, revealing the paths all 68 teams need to make the Final Four. The fun part is you can forget what happens on-paper because there are bound to be some wild things going on when …

Cleveland Cavaliers (41-27, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (28-39, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Ryan Rollins and the Milwaukee Bucks host Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Advertisement The Bucks are 9-5 against Central Division opponents. Milwaukee is the worst team in the Eastern Conference scoring 43.1 points per game …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 41 points and had 11 assists to help the Sacramento Kings hold off the Utah Jazz 116-111 on Sunday night. DeRozan, who passed Hall of Famer Tim Duncan last week for 18th place on the NBA’s career scoring list, was 11 of 21 from the floor while reaching 40 points for …

CLEVELAND — Max Strus was the last Cleveland Cavaliers player in uniform after the game was long over. Maybe that was just a coincidence, but it didn’t feel like it. This was a man who was glad to be back playing basketball after not doing so in an NBA game since May 11. Once Strus finally got his jersey off, …

The San Antonio Spurs are one win shy of 50 wins with 15 games left. It’s the first time the team will reach that mark since the 2016-2017 season. With the league’s second-best record, the Spurs have elevated from plucky young squad to a true NBA title contender. According to a survey of SB Nation readers, the Spurs are the …

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost this game on the defensive end. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. James Harden 13 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 6 turnovers I think Harden played his best game as a Cavalier last week in Orlando. Today might have been his worst. He shot 4-12 from the floor and finished with …

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Paul Rothrock scored a goal in the 20th minute, Andrew Thomas had seven saves, and the Seattle Sounders beat the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 on Sunday. The Earthquakes (3-1-0) started a season with three consecutive wins for the first time in club history. Advertisement After Antino Lopez kicked away a would-be goal by Preston Judd …

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ludvig Aberg was the model of control at The Players Championship, in the lead for 36 consecutive holes and marching to what looked to be a methodical win on the TPC Sawgrass. And then control gave way to collapse. Advertisement His 7-wood sailed into the water right of the green on the par-5 11th. …

San Diego State basketball was left out of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 15, failing to reach March Madness for the first time since 2019. The Aztecs were one of the first four teams left out of the 68-team bracket, along with Oklahoma, Auburn and Indiana. SDSU lost to Utah State in the Mountain West Conference Championship, losing out …