For The Win One of the top-rated NBA draft prospects is Kentucky freshman Shaedon Sharpe. But he has never played a second of college basketball….
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Ben Howland Fired as Head Coach of Mississippi State Men’s Basketball Team
SI Mississippi State basketball head coach Ben Howland was fired on Thursday morning after seven seasons with the Bulldogs. There were high hopes for the…
Pros & Cons For Knicks Making Julius Randle Trade
NBA Analysis The Knicks were the 4-seed in the Eastern Conference last season and along with Tom Thibodeau winning NBA Coach of the Year and…
Joel Embiid wants to win ‘a bunch’ of MVP, DPOY awards
The Score Joel Embiid is in prime position to claim MVP honors for the first time in his career this season, but he won't be satisfied…
This Heat-Kings Trade Features Duncan Robinson
NBA Analysis The Miami Heat currently find themselves atop of the Eastern Conference standings this season at 45-24, making them one of the favorites to…
Buzz Williams blasts NCAA selection committee for excluding Texas A&M: ‘What has transpired is wrong’
ESPN Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams began his postgame news conference Tuesday night with a statement lasting nearly eight minutes in which he decried the Aggies' exclusion from…
Men’s NCAA Tournament 2022: 6 Potential Matchups We’d Love to See
Bleacher Report Filling out a bracket is typically the most enjoyable part of March Madness. But as the clicks are finished or ink is dried,…
Louisville Cardinals to hire Kenny Payne as men’s basketball coach
ESPN Louisville will officially announce former Cardinals standout and current New York Knicks assistant coach Kenny Payne as their next men's basketball coach at a news conference on…
Erik Spoelstra drops truth bomb on Tyler Herro’s importance for Heat
Clutch Points At the moment, the Miami Heat are still sitting atop the Eastern Conference with a 45-24 record. They have been the East’s top dog for…
Karl-Anthony Towns and Minnesota Timberwolves Finally Have Something Special
Bleacher Report Nikola Jokic is the reigning MVP. Joel Embiid is the current betting favorite to win the award this year. Their duel topped the marquee for…
Draymond Green says Warriors ‘going to win a championship’
CBS Sports The best gift that Stephen Curry received on his 34th birthday wasn't a diamond-studded piece of jewelry, state-of-the-art electronic equipment, or designer clothes. It was…
NCAA Men’s Tournament 2022: Buying or Selling for Top Contenders
Bleacher Report Now that the 2022 NCAA men's tournament bracket is set, it's time to start digging into this year's top contenders for the national…
11 players, 11 languages: How No. 1 seed Arizona has built a foundation for success with international players
The Athletic When Jack Murphy flips through his passport, he is awash in memories and afflicted with confusion. “Here’s a stamp from Serbia, I think,”…
Bose signs three college basketball players to March Madness NIL deals
On3 Bose has announced that heading into March Madness, the industry-leading audio equipment company has signed NIL deals with three college basketball stars across both…
This Knicks-Mavericks Trade Lands Julius Randle In Dallas
NBA Analysis Luka Doncic is a generational talent that will one day win an MVP award for the Dallas Mavericks, but the rest of this…
NBA fines Nets $50K for letting Kyrie Irving enter locker room
The Score The NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets $50,000 for violating local New York City law and league health and safety protocols during the team's game against…
Deandre Ayton ‘felt disrespected’ Lakers started small-ball lineup Sunday
Larry Brown Sports Deandre Ayton looked like a man possessed during Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, and we now know what gave him…
Frank Martin dismissed as South Carolina’s basketball coach
Charlotte Observer South Carolina has fired head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin, The State confirmed through sources close to the team. The school confirmed Martin’s…
Bruce Pearl has the help of 3 ‘true Auburn men’ to show rising Tigers how far they’ve come
The Athletic As double doors opened to a seventh-floor meeting room at The Westin Tampa Bay, coaches from Auburn filed in to watch preliminary games…
Georgia hires Florida’s Mike White as basketball coach
Al.Com Georgia has hired Florida’s Mike White to be its basketball coach, the school announced Sunday. White has gone 142-88 with four NCAA tournaments in…
Heat expressing interest in Christian Wood, PJ Washington
Basketball News The Miami Heat have the best record in the Eastern Conference (45-24), and they currently boast the NBA's fifth-best defense (allowing 105.3 points…
Stephen Jackson Says Kristaps Porzingis Could Soon Be Out Of The NBA
Fadeaway World Just a few years ago, the Mavericks brought in Kristaps Porzingis to be a co-star to Luka Doncic and elevate Dallas to a…
3 early 2022 NBA Draft targets Knicks must be watching
Clutch Points The New York Knicks looked like they were finally heading in the right direction after finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference last season. Despite their…
Tennessee, Duke land shocking seeds in NCAA Tournament
Larry Brown Sports The NCAA Tournament field for 2022 turned out to be fairly non-controversial, but there were certainly some questions about how teams were…
10 NCAA bubble teams sweating the most on Selection Sunday
USA Today Selection Sunday is finally here. And with that, there's a group of NCAA Tournament bubble teams sweating big-time leading up to the selection…
Ben Simmons Not Close to Nets Debut, Isn’t Ready to Play 1-on-1 Yet, Steve Nash Says
Bleacher Report The wait for Ben Simmons to make his debut with the Brooklyn Nets is going to continue for some time. Head coach Steve…
LeBron James’ greatness continues to give the Lakers hope
The Athletic For weeks, Lakers coach Frank Vogel has maintained optimism that his team always has a chance because of LeBron James’ greatness. In two of the past…
Can any active coaches break Gregg Popovich’s all-time wins record?
CBS Sports Don Nelson won his 1,333rd game as an NBA head coach in 2010. That made him the winningest coach of all time. He…