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DETROIT — Christian Braun, a national champion last season at Kansas, loves playing in March.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Illinois came into the NCAA Tournament with nothing to lose, so Thursday’s first-round exit at the hands of Arkansas wasn’t as difficult to digest as their most recent tournament losses.

ORLANDO, Fla. — No. 12 Duke hit Oral Roberts with an opening punch Thursday night and, when the second half began, drilled the Golden Eagles with another to remove any thoughts of an upset.

NEW YORK — As the Nets approach the final 10 games of their regular season, head coach Jacque Vaughn believes embattled star forward Ben Simmons will make a return from the combination of back and left knee soreness that has left him sidelined since the Feb. 19 NBA All-Star break.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Somewhere, Pete Carril is working over a stale cigar, nodding with pride and approval.

Instead of making yet another run at Kyrie Irving, it looks like the Lakers' plan for this summer is to keep their current roster intact.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s real now.

ORLANDO, Fla. — They weren't going to be denied.

Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is raising retirement fears after it was confirmed that he would miss the 2023/24 season as he needs to undergo a fourth career surgery on his left knee

SAN ANTONIO — When the chaos of the Mavericks’ fourth-quarter comeback and overtime-prompting blunders subsided against the Spurs, coach Jason Kidd broke the team’s huddle with one message:

Let's assume that anything is possible.