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Mark Story: One thing Kentucky men's basketball acutely needs: A coaching succession plan
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The track record of major college basketball and football coaches who have “lost” their team’s fan bases — which seems now the case for John Calipari at Kentucky — going on to recover and produce a positive ending is not great.
Yet it is not impossible.
Former UK football coach Rich Brooks went from a “dead coach...Read more
Dejounte Murray's career-best 44 points lift Hawks over Celtics again
ATLANTA — After completing a comeback win over the Celtics on Monday, the Hawks delivered another thrilling game against Boston on Thursday night. Despite being on the second night of back-to-back games and missing several rotation players, the Hawks downed the Celtics, 123-122 in overtime.
Here are five observations:
— 1. The Hawks had 6....Read more
UNC goes cold in second half as Tar Heels suffer season-ending loss against Alabama
Throughout the final 10 minutes of an NCAA Tournament West Regional semifinal here on Thursday night, North Carolina and Alabama put on the kind of show befitting of this moment and this stage, and delivered the kind of finish that only this tournament can. It was a finish befitting of the urgency of March; the intensity and the drama of this ...Read more
Rematch a rerun as top-seeded UConn knocks San Diego State out of NCAA Tournament
BOSTON — San Diego State forward Jaedon LeDee was asked Wednesday about getting a rematch of the national championship game against the Connecticut Huskies.
"It could have been anybody," LeDee said. "It could have been UConn. It could have been Kentucky. It could have Boys or Girls Scouts. It doesn't matter."
Actually, it did. It was the ...Read more
UConn pulls away, advances to Elite Eight with 82-52 rout of San Diego State
BOSTON – Fueled by its backcourt, the UConn men’s basketball program is headed back to the Elite Eight after pulling away for an 82-52 win over 5-seed San Diego State in Boston’s sold-out TD Garden Thursday night.
Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer and Stephon Castle led the way in the national championship rematch, combining for 51 points as ...Read more
Marcus Hayes: Kelly Oubre Jr.'s Philly moment: It was lyrical, poignant, even poetic. Even if he gets punished for it.
PHILADELPHIA — Kelly Oubre Jr. became an unintentional legend Wednesday night, expressing the sentiments of 20,000 outraged Sixers fans after two horrible non-calls cemented a loss that should’ve been a win.
He used an emasculating term that defines a female dog and rhymes with “witch,” the word we’ll use hereafter as a substitute. ...Read more
NC State has had all the answers in postseason play, but what about for Marquette?
DALLAS — Is this when N.C. State’s comes to the end of the road?
In Dallas? Against Marquette, in the semifinals of the NCAA South Region at American Airlines Center?
More specifically, is this the game the Wolfpack — after winning seven straight games, after winning an ACC championship, after emerging as a national story, after turning ...Read more
Underdog Clemson topples Arizona to advance to Elite Eight
Clemson was sweet.
Now it’s elite.
An unforgettable NCAA Tournament run continued Thursday night for the Tigers as they upset Arizona, 77-72, in a thrilling, back-and-forth Sweet 16 game in Los Angeles. With the win, Clemson advances to only the second Elite Eight in program history and first in 44 years.
The Tigers qualify for their first ...Read more
Hollywood said 'nobody cared' about women's sports. Luckily, Sue Bird didn't listen.
LOS ANGELES — Sue Bird is still not used to being described as a former basketball player.
It's not that the longtime Seattle Storm point guard, who called a wrap on her WNBA career in 2022 after more than two decades in the league, was worried about finding something to fill her time. Instead, she says, "the scariest part" of retiring was ...Read more
Patrick Reusse: Glen Taylor on collapse of sale for Timberwolves, Lynx: 'It's business'
MINNEAPOLIS — Glen and Becky Taylor were spending a couple of weeks at their home in Naples, Fla., in mid-February, a quiet place on a narrow, passive river that leads into the Gulf of Mexico.
"We're going to miss five Timberwolves home games, which we don't want to do, but Becky likes it here,'' Glen said, and my immediate thought was, "And ...Read more
Taylor says Wolves, Lynx 'no longer for sale'; Rodriguez, Lore claim 'seller's remorse'
MINNEAPOLIS — In a significant development for the future of the Timberwolves and Lynx, Glen Taylor said he will remain the controlling owner of both franchises after Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez did not close on a $1.5 billion sale of a controlling interest in the franchises by a deadline that expired Wednesday.
But Lore and Rodriguez are ...Read more
Warriors' Draymond Green takes ownership for latest ejection on podcast
In a new podcast episode posted Thursday morning, Draymond Green took ownership of his latest on-court outburst, which earned him an ejection less than four minutes into a game the prior night against the Orlando Magic.
“Just can’t do it,” Green said on his show. “Regardless of what was said — I’m not going to get into what was said...Read more
Scott Fowler: Alonzo Mourning trade changed Hornets. He would've stayed for 'a lot less money.'
MIAMI — Alonzo Mourning would have become the greatest player in Charlotte Hornets history — if he had only stuck around.
Mourning played his first three NBA seasons with Charlotte after the Hornets drafted him No. 2 overall in 1992. He quickly turned into an intimidating, 6-foot-10 star for a Charlotte team on the rise. His scowl could ...Read more
There's no question what ruined this Kentucky basketball season. Can John Calipari fix it?
LEXINGTON, Ky. — There were serious questions about it before a single Kentucky basketball game was played this season. There were legitimate concerns about it soon after the Wildcats hit the court. A few months later, the NCAA Tournament began with trepidation that it might spell doom for one of the most exciting UK teams in memory.
“What ...Read more
Mike Bianchi: If college athletes become employees, then a bunch of them are going to get laid off
ORLANDO, Fla. — To all of those “exploited” college athletes and to the many critics of the NCAA who are lauding the recent landmark decision by the Dartmouth basketball team to unionize so they can be considered employees of the university, just remember this:
Be careful what you wish for.
You may think you are fighting for the future ...Read more
Can Anthony Edwards do for Adidas what Air Jordan did for Nike? Some believe so.
MINNEAPOLIS — Last week, Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards produced one of the most viral sports moments of the year, a one-handed slam dunk over Utah forward John Collins that was instantly titled the best dunk of the season.
Edwards himself called the dunk — which has since been viewed tens of millions of times online — the best of ...Read more
Sixers lose on controversial ending to Clippers in James Harden's return to Philly
PHILADELPHIA — As expected, James Harden was Public Enemy No. 1 during his return to the Wells Fargo Center in a Los Angeles Clippers uniform on Wednesday night. But the man who refused to play for the 76ers this season and his teammates celebrated at the end after a controversial 108-107 victory over the 76ers.
It was controversial because a...Read more
Hawks extend win streak to three by beating Trail Blazers, 120-106
ATLANTA — The Hawks hosted a young Trail Blazers team that had seven veteran players absent, and they took advantage en route to a 120-106 victory Wednesday night.
Here are five observations:
— 1. Though the Trail Blazers had so many veterans out due to various injuries, the Hawks had theirs to lean on. Dejounte Murray set the tone with an...Read more
Cam Thomas scores 38 points as Nets defeat Wizards in overtime
WASHINGTON — Cam Thomas returned from a one-game absence on Wednesday against the Washington Wizards and his torrid scoring pace continued.
Dennis Schröder, Nic Claxton and Mikal Bridges each had decent offensive games in their own right, at least in terms of efficiency. But throughout certain stretches of the Nets’ 122-119 overtime defeat...Read more
Knicks score their most points since 1980 in 145-101 rout of Raptors
Nothing to see here — just the high-powered New York Knickerbockers buzzsaw slaughtering opponents on the road.
Make it seven wins in eight games for the Knicks, whose 145-101 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night helps improve New York’s bid for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
The Knicks recorded 37 ...Read more
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- Scott Fowler: Alonzo Mourning trade changed Hornets. He would've stayed for 'a lot less money.'
- There's no question what ruined this Kentucky basketball season. Can John Calipari fix it?
- Mike Bianchi: If college athletes become employees, then a bunch of them are going to get laid off
- Hollywood said 'nobody cared' about women's sports. Luckily, Sue Bird didn't listen.
- Can Anthony Edwards do for Adidas what Air Jordan did for Nike? Some believe so.