Buha: Lakers want to re-sign Austin Reaves There is reportedly mutual interest between Austin Reaves and the Lakers when it comes to keeping him in the Purple and Gold. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 17, 2023
Nets need for backup center apparent in home loss to Kings NEW YORK — If Nerlens Noel wasn’t the answer for Brooklyn’s backup center debacle, the Nets had better find another answer — and soon. Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023
Pelicans at Rockets: Friday’s lineups, injury reports, broadcast and stream info Kevin Porter Jr. and the #Rockets have yet to win three straight games this season, but they’ll have an opportunity Friday when a struggling Pelicans squad visits Houston. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 17, 2023
Nuggets snap season-long four-game losing streak with convincing win over Pistons DETROIT — Christian Braun, a national champion last season at Kansas, loves playing in March. The Denver Post · Mar 17, 2023
Paul Sullivan: Illinois suffers another early NCAA Tournament exit, losing to Arkansas 73-63. ‘We had opportunities.’ 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. Chicago Tribune · Mar 17, 2023
Duke basketball dominates Oral Roberts in 74-51 first-round NCAA Tournament victory 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. Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023
As season nears end, Nets still expect Ben Simmons (knee/back) to return from injury 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. Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023
Upset city!: No. 15 Princeton ousts No. 2 Arizona in NCAA Tournament shocker SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Somewhere, Pete Carril is working over a stale cigar, nodding with pride and approval. Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023
Buha: Lakers plan to run it back with current team for the 2023-24 season 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. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 17, 2023
The stage is set: It’s time for Kennesaw State to play under the bright lights GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s real now. Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023
Gritty San Diego State won't be denied in NCAA Tournament win over College of Charleston ORLANDO, Fla. — They weren't going to be denied. Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023
Lonzo Ball could be forced to retire as NBA star faces career-saving surgery 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 Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023
Mavericks’ Jason Kidd is under fire for lack of public urgency, but players like his style 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: Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023
The Lakers are apparently not ‘pursuing’ Kyrie Irving but we’ll believe it when we see it Let's assume that anything is possible. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 16, 2023
Chicago Tribune · Mar 16, 2023 Lonzo Ball reportedly set for a 3rd knee procedure — and it could cost the Chicago Bulls point guard another full season Lonzo Ball reportedly will undergo a third surgical procedure in an attempt to resolve the pain and discomfort in his left knee that has kept him off the court for the majority of his first two seasons with the Chicago Bulls.
Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023 Three takeaways from KU basketball’s win against Howard in the NCAA Tournament DES MOINES, Iowa — Kansas guard Gradey Dick couldn’t hide his fatigue.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 16, 2023 Virginia's Upset Loss to Furman Further Proves 2019 Title Was a Fluke Since winning it all, Tony Bennett’s team has suffered a series of losses and disappointments, including a brutal last-second loss to the Paladins.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 16, 2023 Mizzou basketball erupts in second half for first NCAA Tournament victory in 13 years SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dennis Gates and the Missouri basketball team are sticking around California.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2023 Time for the Bulls to test Zach LaVine late in games ... sink or swim Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox reminded the Bulls what a late-game assassin looked like on Wednesday, and just so happens to be the Kings’ highest-paid player. If the Bulls really want to see what they have invested in with LaVine, let him start closing games, despite his very shaky history of…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 16, 2023 Kevin Harlan’s call of Furman’s game-winning shot against Virginia is an instant classic Kevin Harlan's call of the Furman game winner against Virginia is INCREDIBLE.
Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023 No. 8 seed Maryland outlasts No. 9 seed West Virginia, 67-65, in NCAA Tournament opener BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Coach Kevin Willard guided the Maryland men’s basketball team back to the NCAA Tournament. The players repaid the favor by giving Willard his first NCAA postseason win in more than five years.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 16, 2023 Jalen Slawson is already the breakout star of March Madness after upset win over Virginia Jalen Slawson went on a personal 9-0 run against Virginia!
Orlando Sentinel · Mar 16, 2023 No. 13 Furman stuns No. 4 Virginia, 68-67, in first round of NCAA tourney ORLANDO, Fla. — Welcome back, March Madness!
Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023 Giannis questions NBA MVP criteria as he insists he's not even best Bucks player Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has cast doubts on the criteria used to determine the NBA MVP Award in the midst of another stellar year that could see him win his third.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 16, 2023 Everything we know about Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller’s alleged ties to a deadly shooting As the Crimson Tide makes a run for a national title, questions still remain about Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller's involvement in a deadly shooting that killed a 23-year-old woman.