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Short-handed Lakers host injury-hampered Spurs
With a four-game losing streak behind them, the Los Angeles Lakers will continue looking for a path forward when they play host to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night., ,Dealing with injury issues, the Lakers (41-25) earned a 107-96 home victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Luka Doncic had 33 ...
Reports: Bengals signing WRs Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins to 4-year deals
The Cincinnati Bengals are keeping star wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins after the pair agreed to contract extensions, according to multiple reports on Sunday night.,The receivers told Fox Sports, with figures confirmed by an NFL Network report, details of the new pacts. Chase, who was e...
10 players poised to become household names in NCAA Women's Tournament
March Madness gives college basketball's best players the stage to become transcendent. ,In recent years, Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon's run to the 2019 Final Four, and the 2023 national championship game matchup between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have launched these names into the stratosphere.,The...
Midwest Region: Top seed Houston looks primed for Final Four run
The top-seeded Houston Cougars have been knocking on the door in recent seasons and now appear primed to make a championship run.,Houston has reached the Sweet 16 the past five times the NCAA Tournament has been played. That includes a Final Four appearance in 2021 and the Elite Eight in 2022.,Last ...
Eight teams most likely to make Women's Final Four
Some teams are riding the momentum of having won their conference tournament championship.,Some are hoping the break after the conference tournaments enables them to regain their season-long form after experiencing some slippage down the stretch.,And everyone is hoping to be as healthy and rejuvenat...
West Region: Intriguing coaching matchups loom in early rounds
When the NCAA Selection Committee members filled out the West Region bracket, they must have been looking ahead to potential coaching matchups in the second round.,How else to explain this:,Todd Golden, the coach of top-seeded Florida, has never won an NCAA Tournament game. If he gets the first one,...
Can South Carolina repeat in NCAA Women's Tournament?
South Carolina has found extra incentive going into the NCAA Women's Tournament.,Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said she felt slighted by the selection committee's decision to give South Carolina (30-3) the No. 2 overall seed.,What matters is where they end up on the season's final weekend. But for now...
10 players primed to become household names in NCAA Tournament
The last time a freshman was the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament was 2015, when point guard Tyus Jones piloted Duke to its fifth national championship. ,Jones -- and Jahlil Okafor, another freshman -- came up big for the Blue Devils, and Duke beat Wisconsin for the national title with...
SMU, Dayton among top seeds in NIT as teams decline bids
SMU, Dayton, UC Irvine and San Francisco are the No. 1 seeds in the 2025 National Invitation Tournament, organizers revealed Sunday night.,Only four of the 32 teams in the field -- SMU, Stanford, Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State -- hail from one of the five power conferences, marking a potentially sh...
South Region: Despite recent struggles, Auburn is No. 1 overall for a reason
The top overall seed, Auburn, lives here. Even though the Tigers wobbled a bit at the end of the regular season and Southeastern Conference tournament with three losses in four games, they still amassed a whopping 16 Quad 1 wins from a 28-5 worksheet.,They might have the nation's best player in John...
Iowa State loses G Keshon Gilbert to injury before NCAA Tournament
Iowa State's run in the NCAA Tournament will come without standout senior guard Keshon Gilbert, who has been ruled out because of a groin injury, coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Sunday.,The Cyclones (24-9), ranked No. 12 in the nation, are seeded third in the South Region with a first-round game Fr...
East Region: No. 1 Duke's chance for title run goes through Cooper Flagg
A decade has passed since Duke won its most recent of five national championships, the longest title drought for the program since claiming its first in 1991. All five of those titles came under the direction of legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski.,Duke has the firepower in 2025 to end an excruciating w...
UCLA grabs No. 1 overall seed in Women's NCAA Tournament
For nearly a monthlong span, UCLA wasn't the best team in its own city, losing twice to Southern California in conference play.,But after defeating USC in the Big Ten championship, the Bruins (30-2) regained Los Angeles bragging rights -- and on Sunday, they earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA...
Is Duke the team to beat at the NCAA Tournament?
There are enough factors to make Duke, the No. 1-ranked team in the East, an appealing choice to win the college basketball national championship.,The pieces will be in place if freshman Cooper Flagg is back in action for the NCAA Tournament.,It's no mystery that Duke has been eyeing its status as a...
Ex-Rookie of the Year Paul Flatley dies at 84
Former NFL Rookie of the Year Paul Flatley of the Minnesota Vikings has died, the team said Sunday. He was 84.,Flatley died on Saturday, according to the team.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vikings?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">...
Slumping Kings look to regroup vs. Grizzlies
Time is of the essence for the Sacramento Kings, whose tenuous grasp on a spot in the play-in tournament weakened over the past week.,Sacramento (33-33) has lost four straight heading into a matchup against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Monday and is ninth in the Western Conference standings.,Th...
Madness begins: Auburn lands No. 1 overall seed over Duke
The 2025 NCAA Tournament drama started the moment CBS revealed the first team on Selection Sunday., ,Despite losing three of its last four games, Auburn was rewarded with the No. 1 overall seed - ahead of a Duke squad that ranked No. 1 in the country according to the Associated Press, the USA Today ...
Sizzling Warriors look to take down Nuggets, Nikola Jokic
Two teams that would meet in the first round if the playoffs started today get a chance for a statement win Monday night when the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors duel in San Francisco.,The Nuggets (43-25) would have the home-court advantage in the 3 vs. 6 Western Conference series as well a...
Kings soar into matchup against Wild's struggling offense
The Los Angeles Kings take their five-game winning streak to Saint Paul, Minn., on Monday when they face the Minnesota Wild.,It's the third time this season Los Angeles has won at least five straight, and Quinton Byfield has been the offensive catalyst behind the recent streak. The Kings center has ...
Pistons' composure under the microscope against hobbled Pelicans
The Detroit Pistons surged into a strong playoff position by going 10-1 in a stretch that began Feb. 7.,Since then, they've lost four of six, including their last two.,They'll try to get back on a winning track when they begin a three-game road trip by facing the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night...