How the Lakers turned their biggest weakness into a strength in Game 1 win over Grizzlies

Those who doubt the Los Angeles Lakers as legitimate championship contenders consistently point out one potentially insurmountable flaw: shooting. Their historically poor offensive start to the season was based on their inability... Read more »

College basketball transfer rankings 2023: Former Syracuse C Jesse Edwards commits to West Virginia

West Virginia made another significant transfer addition Sunday when Jesse Edwards announced his commitment to the Mountaineers after four seasons at Syracuse. The 6-foot-11 center earned All-ACC and ACC-All Defensive honors during... Read more »

Jaylen Brown gets game-high 29 points, 12 rebounds vs. Atlanta Hawks in Game 1

In the Boston Celtics’ 112-99 win over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round series, star Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was the best player on the floor... Read more »

Celtics set record for biggest single-season turnaround

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the NBA would cancel a game between the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers a day after the Boston Marathon terrorist attacks that occurred in... Read more »

College basketball rankings: Why UConn remains No. 1 in Top 25 And 1 after Adama Sanogo declared for NBA Draft

1 UConn This ranking is based on the Huskies returning four of the top six scorers from a team that won the 2023 NCAA Tournament – specifically everybody except Jordan Hawkins and... Read more »

Why the LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan debate could get even spicier if Lakers stay hot in 2023 NBA playoffs

LOS ANGELES LeBron James has carved several more lines onto his Greatest Of All Time resume this season. He’s now the all-time scoring leader. He’s now fourth all-time in assists.  But it’s that... Read more »

NCAA approves rule allowing prospects to take an unlimited number of official recruiting visits

High school athletes will be able to take an unlimited number of official visits as part of their recruiting process starting July 1, according to new rules passed by the NCAA Division... Read more »

Former Vols to play in NBA Eastern Conference playoffs

Three former Tennessee basketball players will begin their respective playoff runs Saturday in the NBA. In the Eastern Conference, Boston (57-25) is the No. 2 seed. The Celtics will play No. 7... Read more »

Mikey Williams, Memphis basketball signee who was one of nation’s top recruits, arrested on felony gun charges

Memphis basketball signee and top-20 recruit Mikey Williams was arrested Thursday on felony weapon charges in his hometown of San Diego, the San Diego Sheriff’s department confirmed to CBS8 News on Friday. Williams,... Read more »

NBA playoffs 2023: Scores, results, series schedules as first round starts Saturday with Warriors-Kings, more

The 2023 NBA playoffs are here. The postseason kicked off this week with the Play-In Tournament, which wraps up Friday night with Bulls-Heat and Thunder-Wolves. The first round of the playoffs then... Read more »