We’ve entered the final stretch of the NBA’s awards races, where top candidates are making their cases on a nightly basis. Victor Wembanyama, for one, made it clear Monday why he thinks he deserves to be MVP this season. But will he win?With less than three weeks to...
Atlanta Hawks (40-32, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (52-19, first in the Eastern Conference)Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Detroit hosts Atlanta looking to prolong its four-game home winning streak.AdvertisementThe Pistons are 34-11 against Eastern Conference opponents. Detroit leads the Eastern Conference with 57.8 points...
We have examined the NBA's MVP race in great detail over the last few weeks, but now it is high time for another look at this year’s candidates.The list is not so dissimilar to our top candidates since the regular season’s one-third mark, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić,...
The Field of 68 is down to the Sweet 16.Stealing a line from Kenny Smith: The first weekend of March Madness you make your name. The second weekend you make your fame.The Sweet 16 starts Thursday in San Jose with Purdue vs. Texas and ends late Friday night...
Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.The Washington Wizards attempt to end a 15-game losing skid when they visit Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks.Washington’s defense has been difficult to watch and easy to score on,...
The Golden State Warriors haven't had their two-time MVP Stephen Curry suit up in a game for them since January 30. But newfound life has been breathed into the Bay Area and the lungs of Warriors fans.Curry was injured in a Jan. 30 loss to the Detroit Pistons,...
PORTLAND, OR – Everyone knows the sacrifices the spouse of a coach goes through, but what if both people in a marriage are coaches?Even crazier, what if they’re both in the NCAA Tournament at the same time?AdvertisementIt’s made for a March Madness family affair unlike any other at...
ST. LOUIS — The standout game of the morning session needed five more minutes to finish Friday, as No. 7 Kentucky fended off No. 10 Santa Clara, 89-84, in an overtime classic extended into the extra period by Otega Oweh’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer.A game that delivered perhaps the moment...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Lyon made 23 saves for his 10th straight road victory as the Buffalo Sabres scored three times in a span of less than two minutes in the second period to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Thursday night.Sam Carrick scored twice,...
Golden State coach Steve Kerr can do the math. He knows the Warriors are headed to the play-in tournament.The Warriors have 13 games left in the regular season and their loss in Boston on Wednesday night — another game that Stephen Curry missed with a knee issue —...
