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The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball program hired Lucas McKay as the team's first general manager on Monday. McKay was hired from Clemson, where he had a similar role. "As this season ended, we took a critical look at how we must equip our men's basketball program to compete for championships," athletic director Roger Denny said in a statement. "We did so with a firm belief that sustained success requires not just continuity, but meaningful investment in the people, structure and resources ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves ruled Anthony Edwards out for Tuesday's game against the Indiana Pacers due to right knee injury maintenance. Edwards recently missed six games due to patellofemoral pain syndrome, commonly known as "runner's knee." It is the same injury that ruled Steph Curry out for 27 straight games. Similar to Curry, there is nothing structurally wrong with Edwards' knee. Doctors have cleared Edwards to play when he feels healthy enough. Edwards returned to action last Monday ag...

Is this really the end of the Ja Morant era of the Memphis Grizzlies? Over the course of the last few years, the relationship between the star point guard and his team has steadily deteriorated. It’s so bad that many thought that Morant was going to be traded during the 2026 NBA trade deadline. While […] The post Grizzlies’ Ja Morant resurfacing old 2019 tweet fuels final Memphis game rumors appeared first on ClutchPoints.

FOX Sports' Casey Jacobsen shares his way-too-early men's college basketball rankings for next season.

Tonight is the final road game for the 2025-26 Houston Rockets. Their next road game will be Game 1 or Game 3 of their first round series. Obviously, this is a game that many associated with the Phoenix Suns have had circled on the calendar. Jalen Green has missed all three previous games between these […]

Portland Trail Blazers (40-39, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (60-19, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio hosts Portland looking to extend its five-game home winning streak. The Spurs have gone 34-15 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is second in the Western Conference in rebounding with 47.1 rebounds. Victor Wembanyama paces the Spurs with 11.5 boards. The Trail Blazers are 27-22 in Western C...

Memphis Grizzlies (25-54, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (51-28, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its nine-game home win streak alive when the Nuggets face Memphis. The Nuggets are 33-16 against conference opponents. Denver leads the Western Conference with 121.8 points and is shooting 49.5%. The Grizzlies are 19-30 against Western Conference opponents. Memphis is eighth in the Western Conference scoring 11...

Controversy has erupted in Turkey following Besiktas’ 92-86 victory over Karsiyaka L'articolo Ahmet Kandemir vs. Dusan Alimpijevic: Controversy in Turkey proviene da Sportando.

Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski explained his reasoning for not setting screen on final play of the team's 117-116 loss to the Rockets.

Michigan won its first title since 1989 on Monday night after a March Madness run for the ages

The Denver Nuggets overcame a first-half deficit to burst past the Portland Trail Blazers 137-132 behind Nikola Jokic.

Well, this one caught some attention. Stephen A. Smith didn’t exactly hold back when discussing Mike Breen and his recent praise of the New York Knicks. Speaking on ESPN, Smith took issue with what he viewed as overly generous commentary surrounding New York, making it clear he’s not handing out any passes — even to […] The post Stephen A. Smith calls out Mike Breen over Knicks praise: ‘Don’t give free passes’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

In their last game together, UConn coach Dan Hurley and Huskies star Alex Karaban saw a bid for a third national title in four years come to an end at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines, who authored a 69-63 victory at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday night.

Mike Brown acknowledged discussing a starting lineup change — “there’s always going to be chatter about it” — but isn’t close to acting and, at least for now, anticipates the status quo for the playoffs.

The WNBA announced that the free agency period will begin on Monday, with teams allowed to send qualifying offers and offer core player designations. Negotiations will run Wednesday through Friday, with signings set to begin on Saturday. There are currently over 100 free agents in the league. Monday began with Angel Reese getting traded from Chicago to Atlanta. The WNBA Draft is scheduled for April 13, with training camp set to begin April 19. The regular season begins May 8.

Renowned sports doctor suggests Victor Wembanyama only has a 20% chance of staying alive in the MVP race following his recent rib injury.

Angel Reese has been one of the top players in the WNBA over the past two seasons with the Chicago Sky. Reese's second season in Chicago was arguably better than her first, however. After missing the playoffs for a second straight year, Reese voiced her frustration with the Sky, calling for the team to make major changes.

ATLANTA – The Monday evening matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks had all the feelings of a playoff game. The roaring crowd, the multiple lead changes, and the big shots down the stretch. The Hawks fell 108-105, but there was a lot they could take away from a game like this. […] The post The lesson Hawks’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker learned from close loss to Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Watch the championship postgame press conferences at the 2026 Men's Basketball Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana.

A year ago, they were a little less lovable — a product of exhausting all their draft assets in trades and losing their rough-and-tumble identity — but they were underdogs, nonetheless.

Who are the biggest names who might be on the move, and how will the condensed offseason impact free agency?

Joel Embiid gave the Sixers all he could, but it wasn’t enough as Tyrese Maxey struggled in a loss to the Spurs.

Watch 2026 NCAA men's basketball highlights from Yaxel Lendeborg, where he led the Wolverines to their second March Madness title.

Watch highlights from Elliot Cadeau during his outstanding tournament run with Michigan men's basketball in the 2026 NCAA tournament. The Wolverine won Most Outstanding Player for March Madness in 2026.

Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Nuggets rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Blazers and move into the No. 3 seed in the West.

To say that the Memphis Grizzlies have given up on the 2025-26 season would be a major understatement. Ever since trading Jaren Jackson Jr. at the trade deadline, the Grizzlies organization has only had one thing in mind: lottery balls. But that doesn’t mean that the Grizzlies aren’t going to get out there and try […] The post Grizzlies nearly break bonkers 3-point NBA record in loss to Cavaliers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With just three games left in the 2025-26 regular season, the San Antonio Spurs are experiencing a crazy plot twist. During their win against the Philadelphia 76ers, star center and MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama went down with an upper-body injury. Wembanyama was able to finish the first half, but was ruled out of the second […] The post Spurs’ Mitch Johnson delivers ‘positive’ Victor Wembanyama’s injury update appeared first on ClutchPoints.