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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...
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...
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...
Youth movement leading Wizards into matchup with Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks continue their five-game homestand on Tuesday with the first game of a back-to-back series against the Washington Wizards.,The Hawks are coming off a 115-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Atlanta erased an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to collect the much-needed win and r...
No. 23 Saint Louis aims to keep strong A-10 lead vs. Dayton
No. 23 Saint Louis looks to maintain its firm grip on first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference when it visits Dayton on Tuesday.,The Billikens (25-2, 13-1 A-10) rallied in the second half to knock off second-place VCU 88-75 on Friday. Reserve guard Kellen Thames led Saint Louis with 16 points and s...
No. 22 Tennessee gathers steam entering Missouri visit
Tennessee is playing its best basketball of the season as March Madness nears.,The No. 22 Volunteers (20-7, 10-4 Southeastern Conference) have won four straight games and nine of their last 11. They climbed back into the Associated Press Top 25 this week.,Tennessee coach Rick Barnes applauded his te...
76ers out to boost performance score in visit to Pacers
The Philadelphia 76ers will look to complete a winning road trip on Tuesday when they conclude a three-game trek against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.,The 76ers dropped a 126-111 decision to the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday before snapping a four-game overall losing skid the following day ...
Report: PIF's LIV Golf spending tops $5.3B with latest capital infusion
The Saudi Public Investment Fund injected another $266.6 million of capital into LIV Golf this month, with total investment in the spinoff golf league headed beyond $6 billion by the end of this year, Money In Sport reported Monday.,The most recent investment was approved by Governor Yasir Al Rumayy...
Streaking Cincinnati to test No. 16 Texas Tech's revamped lineup
The Big 12 Conference does not allow a lot of time to bask in the glow of victory as No. 16 Texas Tech and red-hot Cincinnati get right back at it Tuesday at Lubbock, Texas.,Texas Tech's first step without one of the program's best players in recent history could not have turned out have much better...
No. 4 Iowa State faces struggling Utah amid gauntlet of ranked foes
Big 12 power Iowa State is in the midst of a stretch in which five of six opponents are nationally ranked.,Tuesday's contest against unranked Utah in Salt Lake City is supposed to be the breather.,The No. 4 Cyclones (23-4, 10-4 Big 12) are 2-1 so far on the difficult stretch after succumbing 79-69 t...
UCF travels to face tournament test No. 19 BYU
The stakes are high for both teams when UCF travels to No. 19 BYU for a pivotal Big 12 Conference showdown on Tuesday in Provo, Utah. ,With two straight wins, the Knights have firmed up their place squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. UCF (19-7, 8-6 Big 12) is ranked No. 46 in the NCAA NET. It is...
No. 2 Arizona travels to face resilient Baylor
After an impressive road victory over then-No. 2 Houston on Saturday, No. 2 Arizona closes its two-game trek to the Lone Star State against Baylor on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.,The Wildcats (25-2, 12-2 Big 12) are in the driver's seat for the Big 12 regular-season title following the win over Hou...