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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!
Welcome to Deadspin’s The Sports Nihilist, where all is for naught, and we are but accidental jolts of electrified meat stuck to the surface of a rock in an indifferent universe....
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....
No. 7 Marquette welcomes Big East punching bag DePaul
Following a blowout loss at the hands of top-ranked Connecticut, No. 7 Marquette welcomes in a team that is winless in Big East play in DePaul on Wednesday night in Milwaukee....
No. 17 Kentucky, LSU pursue encores after impressive wins
No. 17 Kentucky and LSU, two teams that got their signature win of the season on Saturday, will face off Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La....
No. 18 Saint Mary's looks to stay perfect in WCC
Saint Mary's will try for its 14th straight victory when the No. 18 Gaels host San Francisco in a West Coast Conference game in Moraga, Calif., on Tuesday night....
Court date set for Pistons F/C Isaiah Stewart
Detroit Pistons forward/center Isaiah Stewart was given a Friday court date in relation to a misdemeanor assault charge....
No. 8 Duke looks to dampen Miami's tourney hopes
The eighth-ranked Duke Blue Devils, who have won 15 of their last 17 games, are set to visit the Miami Hurricanes in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla....
Penn State returns to Rec Hall to face No. 12 Illinois
Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama spoke there. Penn State's gymnastics, volleyball and top-ranked wrestling teams continue to win there. On Wednesday, the Nittany Lions men's basketball team will return to Rec Hall in University Park, Pa., for the first time since Dec. 12, 2015....
No. 13 Alabama, No. 24 Florida set for high-scoring showdown
High-scoring guard Mark Sears aims to extend his streak of 20-point outings to nine when No. 13 Alabama entertains No. 24 Florida in a Southeastern Conference showdown on Wednesday night at Tuscaloosa, Ala....
Dylan Disu’s 20 points lead Texas past Kansas State
Dylan Disu scored 20 points that included four free throws and a dunk in the final 36 seconds as Texas held off visiting Kansas State 62-56 on Monday in a Big 12 Conference clash in Austin, Texas....
No. 2 Houston beats No. 6 Iowa St., sits alone atop Big 12
Jamal Shead scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and also finished with six assists and three steals to lead No. 2 Houston to a 73-65 home victory over No. 6 Iowa State in a Big 12 showdown on Monday night....
Boston College out to extend Florida State's skid to 4
Saddled with a three-game losing streak, Florida State will welcome Boston College to Tallahassee on Tuesday night with the opportunity to sweep the season series and improve in the ACC standings....
Virginia Tech uses 20-point run to embarrass rival Virginia
Lynn Kidd scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half as Virginia Tech blew open a tight game and walloped visiting archrival Virginia 75-41 on Monday in Blacksburg, Va....
Wake Forest out to cool off Pitt, snap tie in ACC standings
Pitt is the hottest team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, while Wake Forest needs to heat up again as the teams meet Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C....