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Florida State rides impressive run into matchup with stout Miami
One can make a compelling case that Florida State turned its season around starting with its first matchup against rival Miami.,The Seminoles were 7-11, 0-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, before winning 65-63 at Miami on Jan. 20. That victory started an active streak of seven wins in the past ni...
Timberwolves try to recalibrate visiting injury riddled Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers surrendered a season-worst 157 points Friday and allowed a season-low 77 less than 48 hours later.,Through quite the startling difference, Portland will hope it can unleash another stellar defensive effort when it hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.,The Trai...
Report: WNBA sets March 10 target for CBA to not impact season
The WNBA must have a new collective bargaining agreement in place by March 10 in order for the negotiations to avoid impacting the 2026 schedule, ESPN and the New York Post reported Monday.,The league informed the players union of this on a call Monday that more than 50 players virtually attended, a...
Soaring Celtics aim to continue hot streak visiting fading Suns
While the Phoenix Suns search for offense, the Boston Celtics are thriving behind Jaylen Brown, who belongs in the MVP conversation, according to one four-time MVP.,"This whole MVP thing, I don't understand why his name is not getting talked about some as well," LeBron James said after Brown stuffed...
Wounded Warriors search for success vs. struggling Pelicans
The injury-hit Golden State Warriors will again be reliant on role players when they travel to New Orleans to face the Pelicans on Tuesday.,Golden State pulled off a surprise 128-117 victory over the Denver Nuggets in San Francisco on Sunday, despite going into the clash severely short-handed.,Steph...
Bucks host surging Heat in key East play-in race matchup
An important stretch of home games continues for the Milwaukee Bucks as they host an Eastern Conference rival, the Miami Heat, on Tuesday night.,Milwaukee entered Sunday on a hot streak, having won six of seven, but lost to the Toronto Raptors 122-94 to start the homestand.,It was the start of a 10-...
Coby White's Hornets debut in the air against former team Bulls
Heavy roster turnover and mounting on-court turnovers have plagued the Chicago Bulls during a nine-game losing streak.,As they host the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday and attempt to avoid their longest skid since losing 10 straight during the 2018-19 season, the Bulls are offering neither obstacle as ...
Knicks search for season sweep of red-hot Cavaliers
All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns has openly bristled about his decreased offensive production with the New York Knicks, but all involved are feeling better after a strong weekend.,New York, which is third in the Eastern Conference standings, travels to Cleveland to take on the fourth-place Cavalie...
Raptors try to sweep season series as Thunder visit Toronto
One team will emerge with a three-game winning streak Tuesday night when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Toronto Raptors.,The Thunder will also aim to avenge their 103-101 home loss to the Raptors on Jan. 25.,After entering the All-Star break with losses, the Thunder and Raptors have each won tw...
Finally off the schneid, Mavericks face struggling Nets
In the month that passed between their last two wins, the Dallas Mavericks tweaked their roster by dealing Anthony Davis and lost Cooper Flagg to a foot injury, but still finished games with the same frustrating result until Sunday night.,After ending a 10-game losing streak, the Mavericks hope to g...
Kentucky, in rare 3-game SEC slide, takes aim at South Carolina
Kentucky's roller coaster ride of a season reached a nadir on Saturday at Auburn.,The Wildcats lost in controversial fashion, falling 75-74 on a last-second tip-in by Auburn's Elyjah Freeman. The setback was the third in succession for Kentucky (17-10, 8-6 Southeastern Conference), its first such sk...
Oklahoma State, West Virginia each need a win to keep postseason chance
Oklahoma State's road map to the NCAA Tournament is pretty easy to follow. The team needs to win its last four regular-season games to have any chance at an at-large bid.,The Cowboys (16-11, 4-10 Big 12), who have lost five straight including three by double digits, will start this quest Tuesday whe...
Georgetown, Marquette meet in Big East basement battle
Two teams, both moving in the wrong direction, will wrap up their season series when Georgetown hosts Marquette on Tuesday night in Washington.,Just one game separates Georgetown (13-14, 5-11 Big East) and Marquette (9-18, 4-12) at the bottom of the conference standings. Xavier, Providence and Butle...
Indiana moves on to crucial closing stretch, starting vs. Northwestern
Indiana forward Tucker DeVries described the Hoosiers' last four regular-season games as "massive for us trying to make that NCAA Tournament.",Stronger seeding for the conference tournament can only help the Hoosiers (17-10, 8-8 Big Ten).,The same goes for a short memory. Indiana is set to host Nort...
Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao set for September rematch on Netflix
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are set for a rematch of one of the biggest boxing fights of the century on Sept. 19 in Las Vegas, streaming on Netflix, the service announced Monday.,Mayweather and Pacquiao initially fought in 2015 after years of buildup, achieving over 4.5 million pay-per-v...
Washington, Rutgers battle to avoid Big Ten tournament opening round
As they enter the home stretch of the Big Ten season, Washington and Rutgers share the same goal: avoid the opening round of the conference tournament.,The Huskies (13-14, 5-11 Big Ten) and Scarlet Knights (11-16, 4-12), who meet Tuesday in Piscataway, N.J., are currently in 13th and 14th place, res...
Cowboys 'lean toward' tagging WR George Pickens to prioritize defense
Tagging George Pickens is the most likely solution for the Dallas Cowboys to maintain long-term cap flexibility, keep the wide receiver and save some cash to address improving personnel on defense.,Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones laid out the scenario on Monday as the NFL Scouting Combine becom...
Report: WNBA’s Fire to add ex-sportswriter in front office role
Former basketball writer Ben Pickman is moving up from the journalism world into a WNBA front office role.,The expansion Portland Fire hired Pickman as a salary cap and strategy analyst, Front Office Sports reported Monday.,Pickman worked for Sports Illustrated from 2018-22 covering college and prof...
Wrexham's Sheaf out with knee injury; Rathbone, Dobson sign extensions
Wrexham coach Phil Parkinson announced that midfielder Ben Sheaf could miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury suffered in Saturday's 5-3 win over Ipswich Town.,Sheaf, 28, joined the Red Dragons from Coventry City last summer. ,"Ben's not looking good and that's a real blow for us," Park...
Union: WNBA generated enough profit for revenue sharing
According to the Women's National Basketball Players Association, the WNBA reached a revenue benchmark to trigger revenue sharing with its players for the first time.,Union leadership told ESPN Monday that the 13 teams that played in 2025 will receive a total of $8 million to be dispersed among play...