NBA NewsTuesday, Jan 20, 2026

Denver’s defense carried Peyton Manning across the finish line in Super Bowl 50 and Vance Joseph's bunch will almost certainly have to lead the way for the Broncos to get back to Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area for Super Bowl 60. The Broncos (15-3) host the New England Patriots (16-3) in the AFC championship Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High with a journeyman backup QB making his first start in more than two years, a tattered receiving corps and no ground game to speak of unle...

Duke quarterback Darian Mensah says he's entering his name into the transfer portal, reversing an original announcement that he would return after leading the Blue Devils to the Atlantic Coast Conference title. Mensah announced his plan in a social-media post Friday afternoon, hours before the transfer-portal window was set to close. “I’m forever grateful for Duke and the coaching staff,” Mensah said.

Brooklyn is back home after losing their last three on the road to Memphis, Dallas and New Orleans — extending their skid to five straight. Tankers unite. The Bulls come in winners of two straight and beat the Nets 113‑103 in the first meeting. KEY INFO Chicago Bulls (19-21) @ Brooklyn Nets (11-27) ️ […]

The Knicks need to turn the boat around with a win over the shorthanded Mavs.

Indiana Pacers (10-34, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (26-16, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers take on Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference action Wednesday. The Celtics are 19-10 against Eastern Conference opponents. Boston averages 116.7 points while outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game. The Pacers are 7-22 against conference opponents. Indiana has a 4-27 record against teams ov...

Cade Cunningham needs to find his groove on offense against Indiana’s B team

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Treysen Eaglestaff scored 22 points, Honor Huff scored nine of his 14 points in the final seven minutes, and West Virginia blew a 12-point lead before beating Colorado 72-61 on Saturday. Brenen Lorient had 12 points and nine rebounds for West Virginia (12-6, 3-2 Big 12) and Harlan Obioha added 10 points and nine boards. Alon Michaeli and Barrington Hargress hit back-to-back 3s in a 12-2 run that made it 43-42 with 13:37 left in the game and gave the Buffaloes — who tr...

Rashaun Agee posted a double-double, and Texas A&M beat Texas 74-70 on Saturday. Agee finished with 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting to go with 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season and seventh-straight game in double figures. Rylan Griffen added 17 points for the Aggies (14-4, 4-1 SEC).

Alex Killorn broke a second-period tie, rugged newcomer Jeffrey Viel scored his first goal of the season and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Monday night. Cutter Gauthier scored twice on his 22nd birthday — the second into an empty net in the final minute — to push his season total to 22. Mason McTavish also scored to help Anaheim to its fourth victory in a row following a nine-game losing streak.

With nine losses in 11 games, the New York Knicks are falling all over themselves. “It’s embarrassing to say versus watching, so it’s tripping over my own two damn, or one foot, whatever,” Brunson said Tuesday. Brunson was hurt last Wednesday early in a loss at Sacramento when it appeared his ankle gave out while he was dribbling and he fell to the court.

Atlanta Hawks (20-25, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-23, 11th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta looks to break its four-game losing streak with a victory over Memphis. The Grizzlies are 10-11 in home games. Memphis is 9-9 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.9 turnovers per game. The Hawks are 13-12 in road games. Atlanta is the league leader with 31.0 assists per game led by Jalen Johnson averaging...

The Brooklyn Nets absorbed a heavy 119–99 defeat to the Washington Wizards, but the message from the locker room stayed centered on response. Nets coach Jordi Fernandez stressed belief and accountability. Fernandez acknowledged the gap while defending his team’s effort, even though the showdown turned lopsided on the glass and in transition. The Nets were […] The post Jordi Fernandez still likes Nets’ fight despite loss to Wizards appeared first on ClutchPoints .