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Facing Vanderbilt, Georgia tries to halt 6-game slide
When Georgia and Vanderbilt meet Wednesday for the first time this season, the two slumping Southeastern Conference squads are facing the possibility of playing again in three weeks in the conference tournament....
Nebraska out to sweep Indiana, improve NCAA tourney hopes
Off to one of its best starts since joining the Big Ten Conference, Nebraska will try to improve its NCAA Tournament hopes when it visits Indiana on Wednesday night in Bloomington, Ind....
Big East's top scorers meet as Providence faces Xavier
Two teams looking to make a move up the tight Big East standings meet Wednesday night when Providence visits Xavier in Cincinnati....
Miami G Nijel Pack out vs. No. 8 Duke, but could return soon
Miami will not have third-leading scorer Nijel Pack for a second straight game when the Hurricanes host No. 8 Duke on Wednesday....
Cincinnati out to expose Oklahoma State's road woes
Cincinnati won 12 of its first 14 home games before dropping its last two contests in front of its fans....
Notre Dame out to build elusive win streak at Louisville
As Notre Dame eyes its first three-game ACC winning streak in two seasons, it has been even longer since Louisville won three straight league contests at home....
Georgia Tech to chase rare season sweep of Clemson
Georgia Tech has the opportunity to notch a regular-season sweep of Clemson for just the second time in 19 seasons when the Atlantic Coast Conference teams meet Wednesday night in Atlanta....
After reprimand, St. John's set to face Georgetown
Rick Pitino's frustrating opening season as coach at St. John's deteriorated into an awkward press conference meltdown on Sunday, with salvos launched at his players after the Red Storm blew a 19-point lead in a loss to Seton Hall....
Oddsmakers target date LeBron James hits 40k points
LeBron James is on the precipice of yet another historic milestone coming out of the NBA's All-Star Break....
DaRon Holmes II, No. 16 Dayton brace for George Mason
The way DaRon Holmes II figures it, just putting on the uniform carries a certain responsibility....
Longtime Rockets G/F Robert Reid dies at 68
Longtime Houston Rockets guard/forward Robert Reid has died at 68....
JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers
Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick is tired of Doc Rivers’ excuses. The First Take host went off on his former coach Tuesday morning, saying how he’s “seen the trend for years....
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Bodycam footage of Haywood Highsmith post-crash emerges [Update]
Update March 6: New footage captured by police body cameras shows Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith visibly shaken up after he crashed his car into a pedestrian, causing him to have his leg amputated above the knee....
Nets name Kevin Ollie as interim head coach
The Brooklyn Nets named Kevin Ollie as interim head coach on Tuesday, one day after firing Jacque Vaughn....
5 increasingly unhinged solutions to the NBA All-Star Game
As the NBA has observed its golden era of efficiency proliferate from more streamlined offenses to load management run amok, elements of the league have fallen by the wayside. Marquee hoopers play fewer minutes, fewer games and now they barely expend energy or cross halfcourt during All-Star Weekend...
The NBA All-Star Game has never been better!
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Adam Silver is finally realizing that G League Ignite was always doomed to fail
You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. But the only way to improve your jump shot is through shot correction. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is realizing that a shot his league took a few years ago — that many thought looked good when it came off their hands — was always going to be an airb...
The top 10 winningest coaches in NCAA basketball history
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma passed Mike Krzyzewski for second place on the all-time wins list. While he surpassed the former Duke coach, Auriemma still trails Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer. In addition to those three legendary coaches, here are the all-time NCAA Division I basketball coaching leader...
Ex-Nebraska basketball player sues school
A former women’s basketball player at the University of Nebraska is suing the program for not stepping in and taking appropriate action when her relationship with an assistant coach became public. ...
No. 22 CSU, aiming to extend Top 25 stay, faces UNM
Colorado State is the latest Mountain West team to rejoin the AP Top 25, jumping back in at No. 22 this week heading into a Wednesday game at New Mexico....