NBA rankings: From No. 30 to No. 1, which teams need to blow it up?

There are a lot of unhappy NBA teams right now. We’ve seen players like Ja Morant question their coaching staffs. We’ve seen coaches like Doug Christie question their players. There are would-be... Read more »

Arizona deserves to be No. 1 after wins over UConn, UCLA, Florida

STORRS, Conn. — In the past 30 years, only three teams have opened a season with at least three of their first five wins against top-15-ranked opponents, with all of those victories... Read more »

Knicks will take ‘ugly win’ to end road losing streak: ‘We can build on it’

It was hardly an artistic masterpiece of a game for the Knicks, but when the buzzer sounded, it was recorded as a 113-111 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, their first... Read more »

UConn vs. Arizona prediction, odds: Best college basketball picks today

Imagn Images College basketball national title contenders meet in an early-season, top-five battle as the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats travel to take on the No. 3 UConn Huskies on Wednesday. Both teams... Read more »

Anthony Davis trade rumors: Mark Cuban insists Mavericks won’t move star center

The Dallas Mavericks are a franchise in turmoil after firing general manager Nico Harrison as the team failed to live up to his vision following the disastrous trade sending Luka Dončić to... Read more »

Kentucky gets rocked by Michigan State and now Mark Pope has a very expensive problem he must fix ASAP

NEW YORK — On the 25th floor of the team hotel Tuesday morning, Kentucky players went through their customary day-of film session. At the end of the 10-minute scouting report through Michigan... Read more »

James breaks NBA record with first game of season

LeBron James became the first player to take part in 23 consecutive NBA seasons when he stepped onto the court for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The 40-year-old, who missed his... Read more »

LeBron James season debut: Lakers star returns to a team that needs a new him

LeBron James, who will make his season debut Tuesday night vs. the Jazz, has spent the better part of two decades playing Atlas for franchises that would collapse without him to keep... Read more »

Where to watch Kentucky vs. Michigan State: TV channel, stream, odds, spread, prediction, pick

Imagn Images The first leg of the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden will feature No. 12 Kentucky facing No. 17 Michigan State. The last meetings between the programs came in 2022,... Read more »

Avengers will not reassemble: Stephen Curry says he is ‘highly doubtful’ for Los Angeles Olympics, LeBron out

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will not be one last reunion for LeBron James and Stephen Curry. The Avengers of 2024 in Paris will not reassemble. “I will be watching it from... Read more »