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There is a reason why nearly a third of the NBA is tanking.

This year’s NBA draft is historically deep, and cellar-dwelling teams are doing whatever it takes to position themselves to land one of these franchise-...Read more

LAS VEGAS — CJ is 31 and from Omaha. He has been a Nebraska fan his entire life and attended the university.

He is well aware of the basketball team’s’ struggles over the years and, that before this latest edition ...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Michigan State is onto the Sweet 16.

On a record-breaking day as point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. dished 16 assists to set a school NCAA Tournament record, No. 3 seed Michigan State led the entire second ...Read more

The conversation around Hubert Davis’ future at UNC has shifted — and quickly.

Multiple sources tell the News & Observer that discussions regarding Davis’ job security have escalated rapidly since North Carolina’s...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Andre Drummond was fined $25,000 for making an “objectionable gesture on the playing court” during the Philadelphia 76ers’ win at the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, the NBA announced Saturday.

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PITTSBURGH — Mired in a tight playoff race with a challenging stretch of opponents looming, the Penguins could ill-afford a loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday.

It looked like they were headed for one. But Erik ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — It was a physical, intense men’s basketball game between two evenly matched teams, but the Missouri Tigers could not get over the hump against Miami in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s West ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA – Tarris Reed Jr. put the UConn men’s basketball team on his back and carried it to an 82-71 win over No. 15 seed Furman in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in a game that began late Friday night and...Read more

SEATTLE — Vibes are high. Higher, perhaps, than they have ever been at this time of the year around the Seattle Mariners.

And for a franchise with nearly five times as many losing seasons (29) as playoff appearances (...Read more

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Bryce Harper reached into his locker and pulled out a CS8 digital camcorder. He took it on his 18-day odyssey to the World Baseball Classic and said he captured about 100 hours of black-and-white ...Read more

GREENVILLE, S.C. — It was early January when Brad Underwood knew his friend was in a good place. His Illini basketball team was visiting the Palestra for a neutral site game against Penn State when Fran McCaffery stopped...Read more

PHOENIX — Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman went into the offseason expecting outfielder Kyle Tucker to sign elsewhere.

Sure, Friedman was confident in what the Dodgers could provide on and off ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates don’t deserve the attention of their fans, as they have no credibility with them. The Pirates have not just been bad for a decade — they have shown time and time again they don’t care about...Read more

DENVER — With a possessed glare in his eye that Ball Arena hasn’t seen since the Nuggets let Russell Westbrook walk, Tim Hardaway Jr. signaled for a timeout on Toronto’s behalf.

The Nuggets have lacked an edge ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — It was gold, white and blue against crimson and blue.

But really, it was green vs. blue.

Green, as in inexperienced. Blue, as in blue blood.

Cal Baptist made its first appearance in the NCAA men’s ...Read more

TAMPA — Florida opened its national title defense looking like a team capable of repeating.

The top-seeded Gators coasted past Prairie View, 114-55, Friday night, putting last weekend’s SEC Tournament no-show behind ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Asked what he made of the Yankees’ spring training and where the team stands with opening day rapidly approaching, Aaron Judge joked that he had no idea.

“I’ve been gone, so I don’t know what’s ...Read more

It was a classic trap game — a quick one-game road trip against a lottery-bound, injury-ravaged opponent with nothing to lose — and it nearly ensnared the Celtics.

Boston trailed early in the fourth quarter against ...Read more