Basketball

After an exhilarating NBA season, it is time to crown a champion. The two teams left standing are the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors, two worthy opponents to fight for the title. The NBA Finals are set to begin today, Thursday, June 2^nd, at 9 PM ET (TV: Live on ABC).more…

Last night, the Milwaukee Bucks won a stunner, defeating the Brooklyn Nets in overtime of game seven to book their trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Tonight, (8pm ET Sunday; TV: Live on TNT), the Bucks will find out who their opponent will be as the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks take their own series to amore…

The NBA Conference Finals are fast approaching and already in the West, we know the two teams who will be vying for that title as the Phoenix Suns will take on the Los Angeles Clippers. In the East however, much is left to be decided as both semifinals have gone to pivotal game sevens. The first of which takes place tonight (8:30 PM ET, Saturday) asmore…

It’s all tied up as the series between the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and their opponents, the Atlanta Hawks, heads to Atlanta for games three (7:30pm ET Friday; TV: Live on ESPN) and four of this Eastern Conference semifinal.more…

The two sweetest words in sports: game seven. Round one of the 2021 NBA Playoffs has just one game remaining as the Dallas Mavericks face the Los Angeles Clippers in a do-or-die game seven today to determine which team will advance to the Western Conference semis (3:30pm ET Sunday; TV: Live on ABC).more…

Every year it seems that a No. 12 seed provides an upset over the No. 5 seed. If you can hit on one or two of these sizable underdogs to win outright you will be able to set up for a profitable first round of action.more…

The eight versus nine seed matchup always makes for some of the more exciting and competitive games. This is one of the more interesting matchups of the entire first round. The high-flying 8 seed Louisiana State Tigers will be taking on the stout defensive 9 seed St Bonaventure Bonnies (1:45pm ET Saturday; TV: Live on TNT).more…

There was no better feeling than the brackets finally being revealed on Selection Sunday. We are over a year removed from the NCAA Tournament being cancelled. That was one of the first dominos to fall as the sports world was shutdown and itmore…

It’s the second half of a back-to-back today as the East-leading (20-11) Philadelphia 76ers look to rebound from a tough loss against the surging (16-15) Toronto Raptors, who are one of the hottest teams in the conference having wonmore…

Our latest preview takes us to the capital of Virginia for a crosstown rivalry and one of the more competitive games on Wednesday’s slate. The University of Richmond Spiders will make the short 15-minute drive across the city to the Stuart C. Siegel Center to take on the VCU Rams today (7pm ET Wednesday; TV: Live on CBS Sports Network).more…

The Big Ten has been one of the strongest conferences in college basketball for much of the year. There are currently four Big Ten teams in the Associated Press top 25 and three of them are in the top five. One of the more disappointing teams in the league has been the Michigan State Spartans, who travel tomore…

The Washington Wizards are coming off their best win of the season and one of the more exciting games of the season thus far. They were able to win a shootout against the Nets after trailing by five points with 12.3 seconds left in the game. The Portland Trailblazers aremore…

The NBA season is just under 20 games in but tonight all eyes will be on one of the biggest contests of this young season. Leading the way in the Eastern Conference, the (12-6) Philadelphia 76ers will play host to the best team in the league, the Western Conference’s (14-4) LA Lakers (7.30pm ET Wednesday; TV: Live on ESPN).more…

In a surprising development, the 3-0 Atlanta Hawks are tied at the top of the Eastern Conference so far in this early NBA season, while the 2-2 Brooklyn Nets have struggled a bit.more…

The early part of the 2020-21 NBA season has been loaded with marquee matchups between some of the most high-profile teams in the league.

That trend continues today as the 0-2 Dallas Mavericks visit the 2-0 Los Angeles Clippers (3:30 p.m. ET Sunday on NBA TV). more…

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics have built up a nice little rivalry over the last few seasons. The two perennial Eastern Conference powers met in both the 2018 and 2019 Eastern Conference Playoffs, with each team winning one series apiece.more…

All last season, the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers looked poised to face each other in the Western Conference Finals. The two star-studded teams were the top two seeds in the conference and both squads looked dominant early in the playoffs.more…

The 2020-21 NBA season is getting off to a later start this season due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the first matchup of the campaign will take place on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors visit the Brooklyn Nets (7 p.m. ET on TNT).more…

It is the final few days of the NBA regular season. At this point, we often see playoff teams play with significantly differing levels of motivation, often utilizing different lineup combinations to see how things could work in the postseason.more…

The San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets are fierce Texas rivals, but the two squads are in different situations heading into their matchup in Orlando today (2 p.m. ET Tuesday on NBA TV).

The 31-38 Spurs have two games remaining inmore…

NBA fans may need to prepare themselves for a lot of Indiana Pacers vs Miami Heat matchups over the next few weeks. The teams have identical 43-27 records, they will play each other in two of their final three regular season games and are currently slated to face each other in the first round of the playoffs asmore…

While the NBA’s Orlando bubble has proved very effective in protecting players from coronavirus, injuries are still affecting several teams.

The 41-27 Philadelphia 76ers and 32-37 Orlando Magic have both been hit very hard bymore…

Two Western Conference squads that are off to disappointing starts in the NBA’s Orlando bubble compete against each other today as the 32-36 Memphis Grizzlies face the 42-25 Utah Jazz (2:35 p.m. ET Wednesday).

Memphis has lost one game apiece tomore…

The playoff seeding in the Western Conference is still very much uncertain. Seeds two through seven are all pretty tightly packed, and a lot could happen to move teams around in the next two weeks.

The 43-23 Denver Nuggets, the No. 3 seed, andmore…

The NBA’s two recent Most Valuable Player award winners do battle in Orlando today as James Harden’s Houston Rockets compete against Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks (8:30 p.m. ET Sunday on ABC).

These teams haven’t facedmore…