Duke, UConn Will Meet Again: Five Classic College Basketball Games That Spawned Quick Rematches Fans of the Blue Devils and Huskies won’t have to wait long for another battle. Sports Illustrated · Apr 30
NBA Playoffs: Rockets Down Lakers, Cade Cunningham Saves Pistons The Rockets beat the Lakers to avoid elimination, Cade Cunningham saved the Pistons with a record performance, and the balanced Cavaliers took a 3-2 lead over the Raptors. Sports Illustrated · Apr 29
Cavaliers’ Inability to Review Key Call in Raptors Loss Made Kenny Atkinson Question Challenge Rules Kenny Atkinson couldn’t challenge a key play late in the Cavaliers’ loss to the Raptors in Game 4. Sports Illustrated · Apr 26
NBA Playoffs: Rockets Shut Down LeBron, Wemby Dominates in Return and More Sunday Takeaways The Rockets survived, the Spurs and Celtics took control and the Raptors knotted up their series with the Cavaliers in Sunday’s playoff slate. Sports Illustrated · Apr 26
NBA Playoffs Burning Questions: Are the Magic Now the Favorites to Advance vs. Pistons? In this edition of burning questions, we take a look at each first-round series to see where things stand at the halfway point of the first round in the NBA playoffs. Sports Illustrated · Apr 25
What We Learned in the Raptors’ Big Win Over Cavaliers to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive After a back-and-forth game, the Raptors were able to pull away in the fourth quarter and get a win back from the Cavaliers. Sports Illustrated · Apr 24
The Saints’ Jordyn Tyson Selection Was Historic. But His Brother Was Too Busy to Watch. The Tyson brothers made sports history on Thursday night. Sports Illustrated · Apr 24
Three Takeaways As Pistons Bounce Back With Game 2 Win Over Magic for First Home Playoff Win Since 2008 The top-seeded Pistons got a much-needed win after they dropped their first game against Orlando. Sports Illustrated · Apr 22
LeBron James to Cavaliers? Iman Shumpert Says the King Returning for Retirement Season Is the 'Coolest Story' LeBron James is contemplating retirement or playing another NBA season. Potential teams include the Lakers, Cavaliers and Warriors, with retirement also a possible option. International Business Times UK · Apr 22
Cleveland’s All-in Move for James Harden Is Paying Off Early—and Raising the Stakes With Donovan Mitchell still leading the way, Harden has given the Cavaliers a new level of firepower that both guards hope leads to elusive postseason success. Sports Illustrated · Apr 21
NBA Playoff Takeaways: Hawks Stun Knicks, Timberwolves Take Down Nugs The Hawks shocked the Knicks with a comeback to claim Game 2 as the nightcap between the Nuggets and Timberwolves is shaping up to be another great finish. Sports Illustrated · Apr 20
Four NBA Stars Who Must Bounce Back After Terrible Game 1 Performances A look at the players who will need to play a lot better to save their teams from an 0–2 first-round hole. Sports Illustrated · Apr 20
Ranking Each First Round NBA Playoff Series by Watchability After Game 1 With eight Game 1s in the books over the weekend, let’s check in on which of these series are worth watching. Sports Illustrated · Apr 20
How to watch NBA Playoffs 2026: FREE live streams, TV schedule All the ways to watch NBA Playoffs 2026 live streams online, as Jalen Brunson and Victor Wembanyama headline the Knicks vs Spurs NBA Finals series. Tom’s Guide · Apr 18
Sports Illustrated · Apr 18 NBA Playoffs: Takeaways After LeBron James Lifts Lakers to Game 1 Win, Knicks Make Statement Against Hawks Takeaways from each Game 1 on Saturday that officially kicked off the NBA playoffs.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 18 Top Five Players We Want to See Win Their First NBA Championship As the NBA’s young stars take over, some seasoned veterans are still on the hunt for their first Larry O’Brien trophy.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 10 NBA Playoff Picture: Everything at Stake for Every Seed During Friday’s Games Here’s what every playoff team is playing for during a busy Friday slate.
AAP · Apr 9 Daniels' Hawks sweat on top-six, Thunder No.1 again Dyson Daniels' Atlanta missed a chance to guarantee their post-season participation in a second-straight home loss, this time to Donovan Mitchell's Cleveland.
AAP · Apr 6 Flagg's 30-year first against injury-hit Lakers Cooper Flagg piled on the points again to give battling Dallas some joy as the NBA's post-season standings begin to take shape.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 5 NBA MVP Watch: How Luka Dončić’s Injury Changes the Race With One Week to Go With Luka Dončić out of the NBA MVP picture, here’s how the race is stacking up with one week left in the regular season.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 4 Virginia Dismisses Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton After Surprise Sweet 16 Run The move drew the attention of ex-Cavaliers guard and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 NBA Championship Power Rankings: Knicks’ Status As True Contender in Question Amid Losing Streak Breaking down the Knicks’ shaky status as a true contender in this week’s NBA championship power rankings.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 30 Braylon Mullins’s Miracle: Ranking the 12 Most Improbable Shots of March Madness Based largely on shock value, here are the NCAA men’s tournament buckets that also had historic impact, spontaneity, a degree of difficulty and contextual drama.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 30 The 25 Best Men’s NCAA Tournament Non-Championship Games of the Past 25 Years Sports Illustrated looks back at the past 25 seasons from 2000 to ’25 in men’s college basketball, ranking the top 25 March Madness games that did not crown a champion.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27 March Madness: Five Bold Predictions for Women’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Who could surprise as the tournament nears its halfway point?