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North Carolina’s entrance into the NCAA Tournament field of 68 made some question the selection process. The governor of West Virginia accused the NCAA of “robbery” after the Tar Heels made it in over the Mountaineers. The Tar Heels responded on the field in their First Four game, pounding San Diego State 95-68, and will go on to play Ole Miss in the round of 64. It has been a difficul...

The 68-team fields for the NCAA Tournaments on the men’s and women’s sides have been set after Selection Sunday. Auburn, Duke, Florida, and Houston are the #1 seeds on the men’s side, with Auburn as the top overall seed. For the women, South Carolina, Texas, UCLA, and USC are seeded #1, and UCLA is the top overall seed. After four-plus months of college basketball action, the fields ar...

The Duke Blue Devils are co-favorites to win the NCAA Tournament in 2025, largely because of star freshman Cooper Flagg. Flagg was named the ACC Rookie and Player of the Year for his phenomenal season. However, Flagg’s status for the rest of the ACC Tournament, and even March Madness, is in question because of an ankle injury. The Duke Blue Devils are one of the biggest names in colleg...

Gonzaga University has been the powerhouse of the West Coast Conference under head coach Mark Few for more than two decades. The Bulldogs beat Saint Mary’s in the WCC Tournament final after losing twice to the Gaels during the regular season. It was the Bulldogs’ 20th WCC Tournament with Few at the helm. March Madness is just over a week away, and the conference tournaments are being r...

Duke’s Cooper Flagg is the projected consensus top pick in the 2025 NBA Draft this summer. Flagg had a massive night in what could be his final home game at Cameron Indoor Stadium with 28 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals in a win over Wake Forest. Flagg didn’t confirm he was leaving for the NBA, while the crowd chanted “one more year”. Duke’s Cooper Flagg is, far a...

Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal were touted to take the Phoenix Suns to power in the NBA Western Conference. It hasn’t worked out that way as Phoenix is 28-33 as of March 3, and four games out of 10th place, which means out of the playoffs. If the Suns don’t turn it around, it appears that the team will work with Durant to trade him to a contender. When the Phoenix Suns tr...

Victor Wembanyama is the biggest young star in the NBA, and the San Antonio Spurs are building around their franchise big man. On Thursday, it was announced that Wemby will miss the rest of the season with a deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot, in his right shoulder. Wembanyama won’t be eligible for any awards as he won’t meet the required 65 games. Victor Wembanyama is being bu...

The NBA All-Star Game is on February 16, and the rosters have been finalized for the Eastern and Western Conferences. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Anthony Davis will miss out on the All-Star Game with injuries. Trae Young will replace Antetokounmpo on the Eastern Conference team, and Kyrie Irving takes Davis’ place on the Western Conference team. The 2025 NBA All-Star Game takes place on ...

The NBA Trade Deadline has been a wild week, starting with Luka Dončić going to the Los Angeles Lakers, and De’Aaron Fox going to San Antonio. The Jimmy Butler saga is finally over as Miami traded the disgruntled star to Golden State. Miami receives Andrew Wiggins, while Utah and Detroit were also involved. Jimmy Butler vs. the Miami Heat has been a major storyline of the NBA season, e...

It was a massive weekend in the NBA for trades, which kicked off with the Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis trade between Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers. De’Aaron Fox and Sacramento had been working on a potential trade for the star guard for about a week now. Fox was sent to San Antonio on Sunday, while the Kings received Zach LaVine from Chicago, along with a host of draft picks. It was a...

ESPN's Shams Charania has reported that Luka Doncic will be traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis. The deal was reportedly initiated by the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic and Davis were not informed of the trade ahead of the time, according to the reports. Luka Doncic is going to the Lakers to play with LeBron, while Anthony Davis will join the Mavericks in one of the most shocking trades i...

Terry Rozier was traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Miami Heat in January 2024. The Heat guard is now under investigation for “unusual betting activity related” to March 2023, although he has not been charged or accused of anything. The NBA would like to avoid another instance of the Jontay Porter situation, and the Rozier case was uncovered while Porter was being investigated. T...

De’Aaron Fox has spent all eight of his NBA seasons with the Sacramento Kings after being drafted fifth in the 2017 Draft. Fox turned down a contract extension with the Kings, who will now look to trade the star guard ahead of the trade deadline on February 6. San Antonio is thought to be Fox’s preferred destination, which would team him up with Victor Wembanyama. The Sacramento Kings ...

Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Miami Heat earlier this month. He has been suspended for the third time after walking out of practice on January 27. The Heat are working out trade possibilities for the 35-year-old star. The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler seem to be at the point of no return. Ever since the six-time All-Star didn’t receive an extension from the team last summer, it...

Bradley Beal of the Phoenix Suns came off the bench for the first time in nine years on Monday night. The Suns’ star scored 25 points to lead the way in a 109-99 win over Philadelphia. Phoenix is rumored to be in the market for Miami’s Jimmy Butler, and Beal’s contract could make it work. The Phoenix Suns are mired in a slump, having lost seven of their last 10 games. But they won on M...

Jimmy Butler has played for the Miami Heat since 2019, leading the Heat to two appearances in the NBA Finals. Miami general manager Pat Riley said he wouldn’t extend Butler’s contract in the past offseason. After many rumors, Butler has told the Heat he would like to be traded to any team in the NBA. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have had a strong relationship, but that bond has dete...