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NBA Picks Today: Best Bets for Warriors vs Celtics, Lakers vs Rockets
NBA betting picks for Wednesday, including Warriors vs Celtics and Lakers vs Rockets analysis....
Without Mikel Brown Jr., No. 6 seed Louisville tips off vs. No. 11 USF
It's safe to say Pat Kelsey's second season at Louisville hasn't gone entirely to plan.,Yes, the Cardinals are back in the NCAA Tournament, earning the No. 6 seed in the East Region. But expectations were higher for the team, which was picked to finish second in the Atlantic Coast Conference this se...
Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. out for first two rounds of tourney
Louisville freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr. has been ruled out the team's NCAA Tournament first-round game against South Florida on Thursday due to a back injury.,Per Louisville, Brown also will sit out the ensuing game for the sixth-seeded Cardinals (23-10) in the East Region should they defeat...
Georgia meets Saint Louis in anticipated track meet
Georgia coach Mike White offered up a quick summation of Thursday night's NCAA Tournament Midwest Region first-round game against Saint Louis in Buffalo, N.Y.,"We're playing a dangerous team," he said. "And we're pretty dangerous ourselves.",The eighth-seeded Bulldogs (22-10) looked very dangerous a...
Tiger Woods still healing, remains mum on Masters
As his health continues to fluctuate, Tiger Woods remains noncommittal about his playing status for next month's Masters.,"I said I've been working on it," Woods, 50, told reporters after Tuesday's TGL semifinals in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. "Sometimes I have good days, sometimes I have bad days. Dis...
Miami (OH) vs SMU Prediction: Best Bet for NCAA Play-In Game
Miami (OH) vs SMU betting preview with analysis and best bet for the NCAA play-in game....
NASCAR suspends Daniel Dye for insensitive remarks
NASCAR has indefinitely suspended driver Daniel Dye for making insensitive comments during a recent livestream.,Dye, 22, mocked IndyCar Series driver David Malukas, mimicking the latter's voice and making implications about his sexuality.,Dye, who drives the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Ram in the NASCAR Cr...
MLB Home Run Leader Future Picks: Best Bets for 2026 Season
Breaking down the best bets for MLB home run leader, including the favorites like Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge and value bets including Nick Kurtz and Pete Alonso....
Report: Dolphins' purge won't include RB De'Von Achane
The Miami Dolphins have informed suitors that running back De'Von Achane is not on the trading block, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The Dolphins have overhauled their offense this offseason under new coach Jeff Hafley and new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan, trading or releasing veterans like quarterba...
No. 5 St. John's out to prove seeding too low vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa
A sunny, oceanside locale for the NCAA Tournament opener surely fits a Big East Conference champion, although everything else surrounding St. John's return to the big dance has raised questions.,The Red Storm (28-6) won both the Big East regular-season title and the conference tournament, yet secure...
AJ Dybantsa, No. 6 BYU take aim at No. 11 Texas
PORTLAND, Ore. - Elite freshman AJ Dybantsa put BYU's No. 6 seed in perspective after the NCAA Tournament brackets were revealed Sunday.,"Obviously, going into the tournament, you wanted to be a higher seed," Dybantsa said, "but as long as you're dancing, that's all that really matters.",The Cougars...
Playoff-bound Nuggets, jockeying for position, take on undermanned Grizzlies
The Denver Nuggets will continue jockeying for Western Conference playoff positioning on Wednesday night, visiting a Memphis Grizzlies team on a much different trajectory heading into the final month of the regular season. ,Denver, playing the second leg of a back-to-back set, enters the night tied ...
With Anthony Edwards out, Wolves asking for team effort vs. Jazz
The Minnesota Timberwolves passed their first test without Anthony Edwards. ,Now, they will try to do it again.,The Timberwolves will go for back-to-back wins when they tip off against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Minneapolis. ,Minnesota is coming off a 116-104 home win against the Phoenix Su...
WNBA, players' union reach agreement on new CBA terms
The WNBA and Women's National Basketball Players Association reached a verbal agreement on the terms for a new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning.,WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert stood side-by-side with WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike and board members, including star player Br...
Deni Avdija, Trail Blazers intent on not overlooking Pacers
Looking to stay in the hunt for a top-eight seed in the Western Conference, the Portland Trail Blazers will try for back-to-back wins for the first time in over five weeks when they face the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.,Portland, currently the No. 10 seed, trails the No. 9 Gold...
Playoffs? Check. Next up for Thunder: Handle lowly Nets
The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the first step in their title defense and saw Shai Gilgeous-Alexander extend his historic streak on Tuesday.,After becoming the first team to secure a playoff berth this season, the Thunder will attempt to earn their 10th straight victory and widen their lead atop ...
Penguins, buoyed by blasting Avalanche, seek encore vs. Hurricanes
The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off what might be their most impressive result of the season.,Two nights after beating the team with the best record in the NHL, the Penguins will try to conquer a team tied for the most points in the Eastern Conference.,Pittsburgh opposes the Carolina Hurricanes o...
Nuggets score 72 first half points, rout short-handed 76ers
Christian Braun had 22 points, Cameron Johnson scored 18, and the host Denver Nuggets used a big first half to rout the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 124-96 on Tuesday night.,Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray and Bruce Brown finished with 12 points each and Nikola Jokic had 14 assists for Denver, which n...
Evan Mobley, James Harden tally 27 each as Cavs stop Bucks
Evan Mobley scored 27 points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds, and James Harden had 27 points and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers took control in the final seven minutes to beat the host Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 on Tuesday night.,Cleveland scored eight straight points in a 70-second span ...
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, sizzling Sabres shut out Golden Knights
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves en route to his first shutout of the season as the Buffalo Sabres blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Josh Doan and Josh Norris scored the goals for Buffalo, which maintained a four-point lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning, a 6-2 winn...