Bennett Durando of The Denver Post suggests that the Nuggets might need to prioritize health over their pursuit of the No. 1 seed. Despite finishing with an impressive performance of 32 points and 10 rebounds on Friday night, Nikola Jokic played with his right wrist taped, indicating ongoing discomfort. Coach Michael Malone acknowledged Jokic’s struggles,…
Sunday’s NCAA Tournament action features two more games in the Elite Eight as we fill out the Final Four field— first with the Midwest Region final between Purdue and Tennessee. After that, it’s the South Region final between Duke and NC State. Yes, you read that correctly. Even though the ACC was just the fifth-best…
Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune highlights the Utah Jazz’s challenges as they suffered their eighth consecutive loss on Friday night. The team is grappling with the adjustment of starting three rookies, Taylor Hendricks, Keyonte George, and Brice Sensabaugh, who are facing efficiency struggles while acclimating to significant minutes in the NBA. Despite their…
A trip to the Final Four is on the line when the No. 4 seed Duke Blue Devils and the No. 11 seed NC State Wolfpack square off in the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Both teams roll into this affair with upset wins in the Sweet 16. On Friday, the Blue Devils defeated the…
Portland Trail Blazers rookie Toumani Camara will be sidelined for the rest of the season due to a broken rib and kidney laceration sustained during the team’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Camara, who remained in Atlanta for treatment but has since been discharged, will return to Portland shortly but will sit out…
A trip to the Final Four is on the line when the second-seeded Tennessee Volunteers battle the top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers in the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The Volunteers (27-8), who have never made it to the Final Four, are taking part in their second Elite Eight matchup and first since 2010. The Boilermakers (32-4),…
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan’s season may conclude earlier than expected due to a left ankle impingement. Sochan, who aimed to participate in every game, suffered the injury during the first half of Friday’s win against the New York Knicks. Consequently, he was sidelined for the remainder of the game and has been ruled…
DALLAS — The best basketball conference during the 2023-24 college basketball regular season was objectively not the Atlantic Coast Conference. But the best showing by any conference during the 2023-24 NCAA Tournament, by virtually any measure, belongs to the ACC. The beleaguered league — which had four teams with below .500 records in the regular…
The U Miami Hurricanes were ranked as high as #8 in the AP Poll early on, and started off the season 5-0 led by Norchad Omier, Matthew Cleveland, Nijel Pack, Wooga Poplar, Bensley Joseph, and Kyshawn George. However, ever since getting blown out at Kentucky in their sixth game, things pretty much went downhill from…
The 68-team field we started with a few weeks ago for the 2024 NCAA Tournament keeps shrinking. We were already down to eight with the penultimate weekend of March Madness. After two frenzied days of action across the country for Sweet 16 play, eight teams over the next two days will be cut in half…
