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How Celtics fans shaped Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg's basketball upbringing
The Boston Celtics' trade for Kevin Garnett in the summer of 2007 had a seismic impact. Overnight, the Celtics were transformed from one of the Eastern Conference's worst teams into a contender. As the Celtics marched to 66 regular-season wins in…
Men's college basketball weekend guide: UNC-Duke, Michigan St. vs. Michigan, bubble watch
College basketball closes its regular season in style this weekend. Before conference tournaments and Selection Sunday rev up, the viewership indulges in some of the sport's strongest rivalries. No. 17 North Carolina and No. 1 Duke resume their…
The Future of the Dean Dome: Tradition, Stewardship and Carolina Basketball's Next Chapter
The debate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over whether to renovate or relocate off campus the Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center has become far more than a facilities discussion. It has ignited petitions, drawn tens of…
Unrivaled Basketball, Straight-Up!
Just two years ago, the 2024 NCAA Women's March Madness Tournament made general audiences aware of what some had known for years: women's basketball is just good basketball. In the years since, the audience for the WNBA has grown tremendously, with…
VCU vs Dayton Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight's College Basketball Game
Jason Logan • Senior Betting Analyst +21 years betting experience VCU and Dayton clash in an A-10 finale with plenty of postseason weight. Jason Logan calls for a busy night on the scoreboard, as both teams can knock it down from outside and…
Leo's Nate Stephens plays inspired basketball in memory of grandmother, aunt and a friend. 'Watching over me.'
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Leo's Nate Stephens said his grandmother, Shirley Davis, had never seen him play basketball. The plan was for her to attend a Feb. 11 game at Wheaton St. Francis. “My grandmother was rushed to the…
How to Watch Northwestern Men's Basketball at Minnesota: Preview, Predictions, TV
The 13-17 Northwestern Wildcats are playing for a Big Ten Tournament bid Saturday night, their regular season finale for 2025-26. Sporting a paltry 5-14 conference record, Northwestern is currently very much on the bubble as the Big Ten's No. 14…
CIF NorCal basketball roundup: Best of Thursday's quarterfinals
The King's Academy's Scotty Beamish Jr., shown here in a file photo, scored 19 points on Thursday night as the Knights won at home in Sunnyvale over Jesuit-Carmichael in a NorCal Division I quarterfinal. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) The…
St. John's vs. Seton Hall prediction: College basketball picks, best bets, odds Friday night
It's a rivalry renewed at the Prudential Center on Friday night. St. John's travels across the Hudson River to play Seton Hall Pirates, as Rick Pitino's group is a moderate 4.5-point favorite at bet365 Sportsbook. The Pirates (20-10) are the No. 4…
Stanford Basketball Tournament Projection with One Game Remaining
After a three-game stretch that has helped the Stanford Cardinal reach one of their highest peaks of the season, Stanford is looking ahead to their final game of the season, where the Cardinal take on a solid NC State Wolfpack program. Stanford…
Bold predictions in College Basketball this weekend
We have reached the final week of the regular season in power-conference college basketball. This is a great time of year – the mid-major conference tournaments are starting up, and we're less than two weeks away from Selection Sunday. We…
Trio of Stanford Women's Basketball Stars Honored by ACC
Stanford women's basketball may have experienced another season of struggles, but hope for the future is extremely high. Earlier this week, a trio of Cardinal stars were honored by the ACC and received very prestigious honors, proving that while…
USA Basketball Reveals Thrilling New Roster for Women's World Cup Qualifiers
USA Basketball has officially announced the latest roster update for the Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, signaling strategic adjustments as the team prepares to compete on the global stage. With a mix of seasoned veterans and emerging…
PIAA Class 6A girls basketball: Wilson marches on, wins 20th straight game
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Wilson defeated Conestoga, 59-46, at West Lawn on Friday night in the first round of the PIAA Class 6A girls basketball playoffs. “We wanted to be here and we wanted to win,” Bulldogs guard…
How to Watch Rockets/Spurs & Hornets/Suns: NBC's Sunday Night Basketball Doubleheader (March 8)
With just weeks to go in the 2025-2026 NBA regular season, we're looking at crucial matchups in the march to the NBA Playoffs. Every game counts, and for some teams a shot at the postseason could be just one or two games in or out of reach. Watch…
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