NBA owners, players union reportedly agree to push back CBA opt-out date

NBA owners and players are both making too much money to risk screwing things up with a labor stoppage, right? RIGHT? Don’t be so sure. In a sign the two sides have... Read more »

Vanderbilt vs. Grambling prediction, odds, line: College basketball picks, Dec. 9 best bets from proven model

The Vanderbilt Commodores will be aiming for their third straight victory when they face the Grambling Tigers on Friday night. Vanderbilt used a pair of free throws in the final two seconds... Read more »

Brad Stevens can flex after what he built with Celtics’ roster

Forsberg: Stevens earned the right to flex with this Celtics roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Brad Stevens deserves to flex. A snapshot of Boston’s president of basketball operations playfully posing... Read more »

Bam Adebayo’s latest 30-point effort in win over Clippers reinforces how much the Heat need his scoring

The Miami Heat got back on track on Thursday night, snapping a mini two-game losing streak with a nail-biting 115-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. There were 11 ties and 11... Read more »

WATCH: Ohio State’s Tanner Holden drains buzzer-beating, game-winning 3-pointer to spoil Rutgers’ upset bid

Getty Images No. 25 Ohio State escaped defeat in stunning fashion against Rutgers when Buckeyes guard Tanner Holden nailed a buzzer-beating, game-winning 3-pointer to stun the Scarlet Knights 67-66 in front of a rocking... Read more »

NBA Twitter reacts to Nets’ close win over the Charlotte Hornets

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Charlotte Hornets 122-116 on Wednesday to improve to 5-1 during their 7-game homestand. Kyrie Irving had 33 points and nine assists while Kevin Durant had 29 points... Read more »

Iowa vs. Iowa State odds, line: 2022 college basketball picks, Dec. 8 predictions from proven computer model

The Iowa Hawkeyes will take on the No. 20 Iowa State Cyclones in a rivalry game on Thursday night. Iowa has lost two of its last three games, falling to Duke in... Read more »

Celtics roll over Suns in Chris Paul’s return, which leads Pelicans to fly into first place in the West

Getty Images It was billed as a match-up of conference-leading clubs, yet by halftime it was evident that once the day’s action was over it would be a meeting of 1 versus... Read more »

Purdue vs. Hofstra prediction, odds, line: 2022 college basketball picks, Dec. 7 best bets from proven model

The No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers will look to stay hot having won seven of eight games by 10 or more points when they take on the visiting Hofstra Pride in a non-conference... Read more »

Sixers’ Tyrese Maxey cleared to shoot, run; Doc Rivers feels team is ‘treading water’

Maxey cleared to shoot, run; Rivers feels Sixers ‘treading water’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Tyrese Maxey was in his happy place Wednesday. Though Maxey’s return from a left foot fracture... Read more »