Basketball

Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro combined for 48 points and the Miami Heat dismantled the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night 129-101. With the win, Miami just sits one game back of Brooklyn for the sixth seed in the Eastern conference. Passing Brooklyn would mean the Heat wouldn’t have to face the …

The NBA regular season is wrapping up this week. Most teams have already locked up their playoff spot or will look to do so over the next several days. For the Eastern Conference, most teams have locked in their spots already. The Atlantic Division The entire Atlantic Division is set …

As the NBA season comes to an end, the playoff picture has become much more clear. While the Bucks, of the Eastern Conference, clinched the league’s best record, it is the Denver Nuggets who have claimed the top spot in the West. Here’s a look at projected seedings and matchups …

Despite a 123-105 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the Chicago Bulls (38-41) clinched a spot in the NBA’s play-in tournament on Tuesday night. The Orlando Magic’s 117-113 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated them from the playoffs and sealed a play-in seed for Chicago. The Bulls are officially in the …

Guard Nina Rickards announced her plans to transfer from the University of Florida on Tuesday. Rickards posted her farewell on Twitter Tuesday morning and she joins fellow senior KK Deans as the second Gator to enter the portal this offseason. https://twitter.com/NinaRickards_15/status/1643249142032998400?s=20 Background Rickards was born in Queens, New York, where …

The Miami Heat (42-37) defeated the Detroit Pistons (16-63) 118-105 on the road Tuesday night. Butler’s Clutch 4th Quarter After the first 36 minutes of play, the Heat were narrowly defeating the Pistons 80-79. This would soon change after the Heat outscored the Pistons 38-26 in the fourth. Jimmy Butler …

As the final buzzer sounded at NRG Stadium Monday night, head coach Dan Hurley’s vision of UConn men’s basketball had finally come to fruition. The Huskies’ 76-59 win over San Diego State marked the program’s fifth national championship since 1999 and its third in the last 12 years. Monday night’s …

In the year of the underdog, it was the UConn Huskies who have emerged victorious. The University of Connecticut Huskies trounced the San Diego State Aztecs in the 2023 NCAA Men’s National Championship game. UConn walked away with a 76-59 victory for their fifth national title in program history and …

The San Diego State Aztecs take on UConn Huskies in the apex of college basketball – the NCAA National Championship. History Approaches As we inch closer to March’s curtain call, the anticipation only builds. Fans wait to see if we get a magical ending to a storybook tournament. San Diego …

During what was a historic March Madness run, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark broke records during the fight for the Women’s NCAA Championship title. Despite Iowa falling 102-85 to LSU, Clark surpassed many expectations. https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1642664623995224064?s=20 Setting New Records During the tournament, Clark secured 191 points. This new record took over the previous …