[ad_1] Getty Images Penn State coach Mike Rhoades announced Monday that the program has dismissed leading scorer Kanye Clary, who was the seventh-highest scorer in the Big Ten this season. Clary, a sophomore who signed with the school as a three-star recruit in 2022, did not travel with the team to Nebraska this weekend. Rhoades…
[ad_1] Mike Conley Jr. and the Minnesota Timberwolves have reached a two-year, $21 million agreement. Conley, originally set to become a free agent this offseason, has been a key contributor for the Timberwolves. In 50 games this season, he has averaged 10.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 6.4 assists in 28.9 minutes. The Timberwolves acquired Conley…
[ad_1] Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports It was big road wins all around for the bubble teams on Sunday. Northwestern got things started with a 76-72 road win at Indiana. That used to really mean something, but the Hoosiers have had a miserable season by their standards. The Wildcats are still looking for a tournament quality…
[ad_1] Stephen A. Smith of ESPN believes that Los Angeles Lakers veteran forward LeBron James is directly responsible for ruining the slam dunk contest. Smith asserted that LeBron James’ refusal to participate was the beginning and the catalyst for the decline of the slam dunk contest, adding that there is no one who can dispute…
[ad_1] The All-Star game reminds us of the caliber of players that are in the league, but All-Star veterans like Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Steph Curry aren’t getting any younger. So, who will become the face of the league once those players retire? “I think each era has five, six, seven guys that can…
[ad_1] Arizona has hired Missouri’s Desireé Reed-Francois as its next athletic director, the school announced on Monday. Reed-Francois, who was the first female to serve as an athletic director at a public institution in the SEC, just wrapped up her third season with the Tigers. She’ll also be the first female full-time athletic director in…
[ad_1] The Brooklyn Nets have terminated the contract of head coach Jacque Vaughn. Vaughn assumed the role when Steve Nash was dismissed seven games into the 2022-23 season. Over his two partial seasons with the Nets, Vaughn achieved a 64-65 record and went 0-4 in the playoffs, facing a first-round sweep by the Boston Celtics…
[ad_1] LeBron James has a storied list of accolades from his 21 years in the NBA, but his rival Kevin Durant believes there’s one thing in particular that sets him apart from every other player. And that is his longevity in the league. “When you hit 39 in your 20th year in the league like…
[ad_1] The Lafayette Leopards (11-16) will try to keep their slim Patriot League regular-season title hopes alive when they host the first-place Colgate Raiders (19-8) on Monday night. Lafayette is in second place in the standings, sitting three games back of Colgate in the loss column. The Raiders, who are riding an 11-game winning streak,…
[ad_1] Jaylen Brown voiced his disapproval of past MVP winners being awarded despite playing only half of the season. He emphasized the belief that recipients of any award should have a substantial presence throughout the season. While suggesting that the current threshold of 65 games might be too stringent, Brown proposed considering a lower number,…
