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North Carolina basketball introduced new coach Michael Malone on Tuesday, April 7, and it paid the former NBA champion a pretty penny to join the program. Malone, the former Denver Nuggets coach that won the NBA Finals in 2022-23, agreed to a six-year deal with the Tar Heels to replace Hubert Davis, a former assistant coach and player. Malone is …

Charlotte Hornets (43-36) at Boston Celtics (53-25)Tuesday, April 7, 20268:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #79 Home Game #39TV: NBC/Peacock, NBCSB, FDSNRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 92.7 WFNZ-FM, Sirius XMTD Garden In another game that could be a first round preview, the Celtics host the Charlotte Hornets. The teams in the 6th through 10th spots are all separated by just 2 games. …

The Cleveland Cavaliers don’t have much to play for at this time of the season. They’ve secured home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs and don’t have much of a chance of moving up from the fourth spot to the third with three games left in the season. As of now, that doesn’t seem like it’s going to …

The men’s college basketball transfer portal window opened April 7, the day after the 2026 national championship game. Expect plenty of ins and outs as thousands of players (yes, thousands) will hit the portal. Here’s a running list of player movement in the Big 12 this offseason (players USA TODAY Sports has confirmed are in the portal, have either announced …

CHICAGO (AP) — A day after the Chicago Bulls fired their top two basketball executives, president and CEO Michael Reinsdorf made it clear: He wants coach Billy Donovan to remain in his job. Reinsdorf said Tuesday that candidates can forget about bringing in their own coach, assuming Donovan chooses to return after this season. Advertisement “If I interview someone and …

The men’s college basketball transfer portal window opened April 7, the day after the 2026 national championship game. Expect plenty of ins and outs as thousands of players (yes, thousands) will hit the portal. Here’s a running list of player movement in the ACC this offseason (players USA TODAY Sports has confirmed are in the portal, have either announced intention …

The men’s college basketball transfer portal window opened April 7, the day after the 2026 national championship game. Expect plenty of ins and outs as thousands of players (yes, thousands) will hit the portal. Here’s a running list of player movement in the SEC this offseason (players USA TODAY Sports has confirmed are in the portal, have either announced intention …

The men’s college basketball transfer portal window opened April 7, the day after the 2026 national championship game. Expect plenty of ins and outs as thousands of players (yes, thousands) will hit the portal. Here’s a running list of player movement in the Big Ten this offseason (players USA TODAY Sports has confirmed are in the portal, have either announced …

NBA general managers and scouts are heading home from the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament with plenty to think about after three weeks of incredible action on the court. Now they have to figure out which March Madness performances are indicators of future greatness and which are more of a mirage. The 2026 NBA draft is expected to take place in …

NBA general managers and scouts are heading home from the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament with plenty to think about after three weeks of incredible action on the court. Now they have to figure out which March Madness performances are indicators of future greatness and which are more of a mirage. The 2026 NBA draft is expected to take place in …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Our NBA player prop projections are set for tonight’s Western Conference showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers, with the model pinpointing several standout opportunities. Advertisement By analyzing the data and comparing it to current market lines, we’ve uncovered the bets …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will sit out the Los Angeles Lakers ‘ game against Oklahoma City on Tuesday night to rest his injured left foot. The Pacific Division champion Lakers are already without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, who are both sidelined for at least the rest of the regular season with significant injuries. Doncic, Reaves and James …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. A first-round playoff series between the Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets would be a dream scenario for NBA neutrals, and we get another sneak preview as the teams square off tonight. Advertisement Charlotte has picked up four straight victories and won at TD …

Oklahoma State guard Jaylen Curry plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Joe Tipton has learned. Curry is on the move for the second consecutive offseason, only spending one year in Stillwater. UMass is where his college basketball career got underway. But now, Curry is looking for school No. 3 for what should be his final year of eligibility. …

We have a jam-packed episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones look at the top-six in the Western Conference (Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets, Lakers, Rockets, Wolves) and share their biggest questions for each team as we inch closer to the playoffs. From there, the guys shift to the WNBA and react to the Chicago …

LeBron James’ 2025-26 campaign is so obviously the greatest age-41 season in NBA history, it is actually hilarious. Only four other players have even managed to play half a season at 41 years old, and James has essentially matched their production combined. Here they all are: AGE SEASON PTS-REB-AST FG%/3P%/FT% PER LeBron James 41 2025-26 21-6-7 51/31/74 20.1 Kevin Willis …

One week ago, the Los Angeles Lakers clinched their spot in the NBA playoffs. They had won 15 of 17 games behind a surge from Luka Dončić and looked prime to lock up the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. How quickly things can change. Advertisement Dončić injured his left hamstring late in a blowout loss to the Oklahoma …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Two teams coming off rare wins will look to make it two in a row as the Brooklyn Nets host the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Advertisement Milwaukee is sitting much of what little talent they still have for this game, so my …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The final week of the NBA season usually sees some unexpected results. As the Minnesota Timberwolves back into the playoffs, they are ripe candidates to provide one of those results, especially as the Indiana Pacers play what may be their best basketball of …

The 2025-26 men’s college basketball season came to an end on Monday, April 6, with maize-and-blue confetti falling from the rafters of Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis after Michigan held on to beat UConn 69-63 in the championship game of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament. One day after the Wolverines hoisted the NCAA championship trophy, cut down the nets and …

Now that the confetti has been swept up and the nets have been cut down, there is one final piece of business to close the book on the men’s college basketball season. Michigan takes its rightful place as No. 1 in the season-ending USA TODAY Sports coaches poll after claiming the program’s second title with a defeat of Connecticut. The …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Two teams whose seasons feel like they’ve been in extended garbage time clash on Tuesday, when the Chicago Bulls visit the Washington Wizards. Advertisement The Bulls come in riding a seven-game losing streak, while Washington has just a single win in its last …

Perhaps the most intriguing storyline heading into the final week of the NBA regular season, aside from who is eligible for postseason awards, is the race to avoid the play-in tournament. The only thing settled is that the Detroit Pistons have clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and await the return of star Cade Cunningham, who has …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Sportsbooks are struggling to handicap one of the best Rookie of the Year races in NBA history, thanks to the excellence of Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg. Advertisement Flagg is currently the odds-on favorite at major sportsbooks, despite Knueppel, his roommate at Duke, …

After a couple of weeks of excruciating patience, the North Carolina Tar Heels have their new head coach. Former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone is bringing his talents to Chapel Hill, which was an unexpected hire by many. His name started getting brought up near the end of UNC’s coaching search, but nobody really knew how much there was behind …