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This is your weekly check-in on former West Virginia basketball players currently playing professionally. Late December tends to compress schedules and shuffle rotations, and that was true this week as some Mountaineers had big scoring nights, others logged steady minutes, and several simply stayed in the mix as teams worked through the holiday slate. If […]
With 2026 fast approaching, I looked at several Wisconsin Badgers sports squads and came up with a resolution that makes sense for each of them. (Sorry, “Winning a Natty” is a bit too on the nose for this exercise.) Here’s to a robust early Happy New Year to Badgers everywhere, and to big things in 2026 for all […]
Yesterday, I wrote a list of things I would like to see the Washington Wizards accomplish in 2026. Today, I will do the same thing, but for the Washington Mystics. Here are some of the things I would like to see the team do: What accomplishments would you like to see the Mystics make in […]
Denver escapes disaster but still faces hard times ahead The post Report: Nikola Jokic expected to miss at least 4 weeks with hyperextended knee appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
The Utah Jazz (12-19) are hosting the Boston Celtics (19-12) at (The) Delta Center tonight. Utah has won two-straight, with wins against the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs. While these games were exciting to watch, if the season ended today, the Jazz would be living the worst case scenario: missing the Play-In while having […]
Congratulations to Leandro Lopez, who was voted the #12 prospect in the 2025-26 LSB Offseason Community Prospect Rankings, getting a little over a quarter of the vote. Our list so far: 1 — Sebastian Walcott 2 — Gavin Fien 3 — David Davalillo 4 — Jose Corniell 5 — Caden Scarborough 6 — Winston Santos […]
After three straight seasons as a bottom-third offense, the Miami Heat and head coach Erik Spoelstra spent much of the offseason not only uncovering, but drilling a completely new offensive style into the team. For most of Spoelstra’s previous 17 years with the Heat, they only knew one pace: A deliberate, methodical one, at that. […] The post Hanifan: The Heat’s biggest X-Factor isn’t a player, it’s a style appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
The Los Angeles Kings are barely holding down a playoff spot in the West and have only won three of their past 10 games. Fortunately right now, the West is much weaker than the East in terms of the wildcard spots. Regardless, the Kings have to take one last swing at the playoffs with Anze Kopitar and need center depth to do it. Kopitar and Quinton Byfield hold down the top two lines, but Alex Turcotte and Samuel Helenius have been thrust into larger roles even though their ice time is very low...
Foul baiter, flopper, not ethical, unwatchable, disgusting. Jalen Brunson and his game have been called all of these things. But these opinions are voiced rarely, if ever, by people who actually watch and know basketball. These lazy and statistically false narratives are often perpetuated by those who are either salty after losing to Brunson and […]
Oregon women’s basketball came up just short last night, rallying from behind to force two overtime periods before falling to the #6 Michigan Wolverines, 92-87. The Ducks sputtered out of the gate, and with Michigan shooting nearly 77% in the first quarter, Oregon was immediately in a hole. In the middle of the second quarter, […]
The Atlanta Hawks suffered a seventh consecutive loss as they fell to a 140-129 defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night at Paycom Arena. Without Trae Young and Jalen Johnson, the Hawks were led by Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s 30 points, while Onyeka Okongwu added 26 points and 14 rebounds. For the Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander […]
For the first time since the fifth game of the season, the Bucks are winners of two in a row, pulling away from the Hornets in the fourth quarter to win by 10. The victory gives the Bucks a 2-1 season lead over the Hornets and concludes their five-game road trip on a positive note—winners […]
The unofficial start of the NBA trade season (December 15) has passed, and to nobody’s surprise, the Rockets have not made any moves. However, with the season being anything but smooth so far, with losses to the Utah Jazz, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, and L.A. Clippers being just a few examples of how they […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up a much-needed victory as they defeated the San Antonio Spurs 113-101 on Monday evening. Now, let’s dive into some of the stats.
The kids have another week left of their break for the holidays, and I am definitely not counting those days down like it’s a posting window for a Japanese star … I appreciated reading an actual human translation of Tatsuya Imai’s comments about the posting process, which we discussed yesterday , and which concludes this Friday, January 2 at the latest. The automated translations weren’t TOO far off (close enough to get the right sense of where things stand), but this is better: ...
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The Sixers have had their fair share of tough opponents this month. They’ve picked up some solid wins, including victories over the Warriors and Knicks, yet they’re now sitting on a three-game losing streak after their latest loss to the juggernaut that is the Oklahoma City Thunder following a valiant effort in the first half. […]
The San Francisco Dons (9-5, 1-0 WCC) will attempt to extend a three-game winning streak when they visit the Oregon State Beavers (7-7, 0-1 WCC) on December 30, 2025 at Gill Coliseum. San Francisco was victorious in its most recent game versus Seattle U, 67-59, on Sunday. Vukasin Masic was its top scorer with 15 points. On Sunday, in its last game, Oregon State fell to Santa Clara 102-64. With 19 points, Josiah Lake was its top scorer. When is San Francisco vs. Oregon State and when does i...
With each new injury pointing to Anthony Davis’ inability to affect winning in a Dallas Mavericks uniform, the consensus view, at least among fans, that it’s time to move on, solidifies. Nico Harrison, the primary advocate for bringing Davis to town in exchange for a much younger and much better player, is long gone. Few, […]
When EuroLeague Women overhauled its competition system prior to last season, one of the goals was to “raise the stakes” of its regular season by turning group play into a two-round format. Advancing only the best teams from the first round means the level of competition is theoretically elevated, and re-grouping teams keeps things interesting […]
Former Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez has revealed the story behind Gerard Pique’s now legendary post about Neymar prior to his shock departure from the club. Pique tweeted a picture of himself with his arm around Neymar and the words ‘Se queda’ (he stays) amid intense speculation about a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. Yet Neymar did […]
From a Spurs point of view, Luke Kornet is an excellent fit. A rim protector with pick-and-roll capabilities, his connections with Stephon Castle (aptly nicknamed “White Castle”) supply crowd-pleasing dunks. Last season, when Victor Wembanyama was sidelined with deep vein thrombosis, the Spurs took a hit. Zach Collins had been traded to the Chicago Bulls […]
Nikola Jovic’s disappointing slump to begin the season wasn’t going to last forever. There was an inkling of hope on Nov. 8 against the Portland Trail Blazers, when the 22-year-old poured on 29 points with nine rebounds, six assists and two steals on 10-of-16 shooting and 3-of-7 from deep. Though reality set in, again, followed […] The post Why this Heat guard wants Nikola Jovic to be more ‘assertive’ appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
Two streaking teams square off when the Virginia Cavaliers (10-3) host the Clemson Tigers (10-4) on January 1, 2026. The Cavaliers will put their four-game win streak on the line against the Tigers, winners of five straight. Virginia vs. Clemson NCAA Game Info Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network Extra Where: Charlottesville, Virginia Venue: John Paul Jones Arena Last Game For Each Team In Virginia’s last game, they defeated SMU 76-52. The Cavalie...
The Wizards’ defensive game plan against the Phoenix Suns was straightforward: make life tough for Devin Booker, and make Someone Else generate offense. The plan worked — Booker needed 23 shots to score 22 points and produced an offensive rating (individual points produced per possession used x 100) of just 97 (league average is 115.8). […]