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NBA Three-Point Contest 2026 Best Picks and Prediction Markets for All-Star Saturday
The NBA Three-Point Contest has really turned into the best event of NBA All-Star Weekend. Here are the best picks and prediction markets for the event....
Browns president: We're 'easy to pick on right now'
Dave Jenkins knows the reputation surrounding the Cleveland Browns.,The president of the Haslem Sports Group, which owns the NFL's Browns in addition to the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA and Columbus Crew of MLS, hasn't overseen much success during his 22 years as president of the Browns.,In the Haslem...
Spurs' De'Aaron Fox replaces Giannis Antetokounmpo in ASG
San Antonio Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox on Thursday was named to replace injured Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in the upcoming NBA All-Star Game. ,Fox will join the USA Stripes team led by Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson for the Sunday game, while Miami Heat guard Norman Powell -- who h...
No. 4 Duke, No. 20 Clemson to fight for first place in ACC
First place will be at stake in the Atlantic Coast Conference when No. 20 Clemson visits No. 4 Duke on Saturday afternoon at Durham, N.C.,Duke (22-2, 11-1 ACC) recovered from its last-second loss to rival North Carolina last weekend by winning 70-54 at Pitt on Tuesday night.,Clemson (20-5, 10-2) cam...
Reports: D-backs bringing back reliever Paul Sewald
The Arizona Diamondbacks are bringing back former closer Paul Sewald on a one-year, $1.5 million deal, multiple outlets reported on Thursday.,The 35-year-old right-hander split last season with the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers, finishing 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA and two saves in 22 relief appea...
Without Jaren Jackson Jr., Jazz take aim at Blazers
Jaren Jackson Jr. was fitting in well and making a solid first impression with the Utah Jazz.,On Thursday morning, however, the Jazz announced Jackson will undergo surgery on his left knee. Their announcement came nine days acquiring him in an eight-player trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.,Without J...
Jazz F Jaren Jackson Jr. to undergo surgery on left knee
Utah Jazz star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will undergo surgery on his left knee, the team announced Thursday -- nine days after acquiring him in an eight-player trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Jazz said the procedure over the All-Star break will remove a localized pigmented villonodular synovit...
Crash involving baseball team bus in Iowa leaves 1 dead
One person died and 32 other occupants were injured when a bus carrying an Iowa community college baseball team overturned, authorities said.,The Iowa State Patrol said a bus from Iowa Lakes Community College crashed into a highway ditch in the single-car incident early Wednesday near Twin Lakes, ab...
NBA Picks Tonight: Three Best Bets Before the All-Star Break
Best NBA bets for tonight’s slate, including Bucks vs. Thunder, Blazers vs. Jazz and Mavericks vs. Lakers....
Ukrainian athlete DQ'd over helmet honoring war dead
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/MILAN, Italy -- Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition on Thursday over his "helmet of remembrance"depicting athletes killed since Russia's invasion despite a last-minute appeal from a tearful IOC president.,The 27-year-old, who had b...
Thunder, Bucks enter matchup without superstars
The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks faced off, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo led their teams in scoring.,When the teams meet again Thursday in Oklahoma City in their final game before the All-Star break, neither star will be available.,Gilgeous-Alexander i...
Mavs F Cooper Flagg (foot) out through All-Star break
NBA Rookie of the Year front-runner Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks has a left midfoot sprain and will be sidelined through All-Star weekend, the team announced Wednesday.,Flagg, 19, sustained the sprain against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, with an MRI on Wednesday revealing the injury, the Mav...
Wake Forest's strong second half sinks Georgia Tech
Juke Harris recorded a double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds and Mekhi Mason added 17 points to lead Wake Forest to a dominant 83-67 road win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday, snapping a five-game losing streak. ,Cooper Schwieger scored a season-high 13 points and Tre'von Spillers added 13 poin...
Kawhi Leonard's late heroics push Clippers past Rockets
Kawhi Leonard completed a tiebreaking three-point play with two seconds remaining to lift the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 105-102 comeback victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.,Leonard scored 19 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter to lead the rally from a 15-point defici...
Jose Alvarado hits 8 3-pointers as Knicks crush 76ers
Jose Alvarado made eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points as the visiting New York Knicks rolled to a 138-89 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday in both teams' final game before the All-Star break.,Mikal Bridges added 22 points for New York, which led by as many as 52 in cl...
Bucks punish missed dunk, top Magic in final minutes
Cam Thomas scored 34 points off the bench as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks snapped the Orlando Magic's three-game winning streak with a 116-108 victory on Wednesday.,Thomas hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range in just 25 minutes. Kevin Porter Jr. paired 18 points with 11 assists, Ousmane Dieng contributed 1...
Hornets hold off Hawks' late comeback attempt
Brandon Miller scored 31 points and the short-handed Charlotte Hornets defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 110-107 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams prior to the All-Star break.,LaMelo Ball provided 24 points and six assists as the Hornets won for the 10th time in 11 games.,Charlot...
American Chloe Kim flies into halfpipe final on the hunt for 3rd gold
LIVIGNO, Italy, -- American snowboarder Chloe Kim cruised into the halfpipe finals at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, showing off high-altitude tricks to easily lead the field as she moved a step closer to claiming a third straight gold medal.,Kim, one of the greatest snowboarders in history, burs...
Lakers chase bounce-back vs. slumping Mavericks
After taking the court with a skeleton crew Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers will aim to assemble a more competitive lineup when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.,Both teams will be playing their final game before the extended All-Star break.,The Lakers were essentially missing all of their...
IOC 'begs' defiant Ukrainian to race without war dead helmet
MILAN/CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- The International Olympic Committee pleaded on Wednesday with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without his banned helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia's invasion and avoid potential disqualification.,The athlete, however, remained d...