College basketball picks, schedule: Predictions for Kentucky vs. Alabama and more Top 25 games Saturday

The final Saturday of February is here, and the stakes are high across college basketball as teams fight for their NCAA Tournament chances, jockey for conference title hopes and try and climb... Read more »

Timberwolves vs. Rockets odds, line, prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, Feb. 21 best bets from proven model

The Houston Rockets (34-21) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (31-25) collide in a Western Conference tilt on Friday. The Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-101 on Feb. 13 right before the All-Star... Read more »

Why Victor Wembanyama’s scary diagnosis is different than the one Chris Bosh faced

Victor Wembanyama’s remarkable start to his career will be put on hold due to a blood clot. On Thursday, the Spurs announced the 7-foot-5 phenom had suffered a deep vein thrombosis —... Read more »

Loyola Chicago vs. Dayton odds, prediction: 2025 college basketball picks, Feb. 21 best bets from proven model

The Loyola Chicago Ramblers (17-9, 8-5 Atlantic 10) will wrap up their season series with the Dayton Flyers (18-8, 8-5) on Friday night. Dayton picked up an overtime win in the first... Read more »

Three ripple effects of Victor Wembanyama injury: How season-ending diagnosis impacts Spurs, DPOY race, more

On Sunday, Victor Wembanyama’s extremely promising career hit an important milestone: he played in his first All-Star Game. It turned out to be, in all likelihood, the final game of his second... Read more »

La Salle’s Fran Dunphy to retire: Big 5 coaching legend will step aside at the end of 2024-25 season

Legendary men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy, the all-time winningest coach in the Big 5 (an association of the six athletic programs in Philadelphia), will retire from his role as La Salle’s coach... Read more »

With Victor Wembanyama out, Jaren Jackson Jr. becomes new favorite for NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Victor Wembanyama’s season-ending condition will have many ripple effects, most of them unpleasant for the San Antonio Spurs and NBA fans in general. It also means the NBA Defensive Player of the... Read more »

College basketball scores, takes: Nate Oats smashes whiteboard as Mizzou dices Bama, UNC finds vintage form

When Nate Oats karate chopped his whiteboard in the first half of No. 4 Alabama’s 110-98 loss at No. 15 Missouri on Wednesday night and received a technical foul, it seemed like... Read more »

Lakers vs. Hornets odds, line, prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, Feb. 19 best bets from proven model

The Los Angeles Lakers (32-20) host the Charlotte Hornets (13-39) in a cross-conference battle on Wednesday’s NBA schedule. This is the only game of the day and is a makeup for the... Read more »

Giannis Antetokounmpo says he would not ask for trade, ‘they would have to kick me out’

Every NBA team keeps a “superstars who might become available” list on a whiteboard somewhere in the office. That list is speculative — Luka Doncic wasn’t on it and now he’s a... Read more »