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NBA schedule 2022-23: The games you won’t want to miss this season

The NBA’s 2022-23 schedule is here, and the league won’t waste any time delivering fans some star-studded showdowns. Opening week is stacked, with the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics hosting the Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 18 — the first night of the season — followed by the Los Angeles Lakers looking to spoil ring […]

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The 10 veteran ex-Lakers from 2021-22 still looking for work this offseason

“I think we’ve gotten younger, I think we’ve gotten faster, I think we’ve gotten hungrier,” new Lakers coach Darvin Ham said of his team’s free agency class headlined by Lonnie Walker IV (23), Troy Brown Jr. (23), Thomas Bryant (25), Damian Jones (27) and Juan Toscano-Anderson (29). Contrast that to 2021, when nine players the […]

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Ranking some of biggest trades of the past two decades — and how they might inform Kevin Durant’s future

Soon, the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant could become the latest all-time-great player on that list. As the basketball world waits to see what deal could come together for the future Hall of Fame forward, we took a look at some of the biggest names to be dealt over the past 20 years and evaluated how […]

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Dick Vitale picks his favorite NBA draft second-round sleepers

Last season, the New Orleans Pelicans took Herbert Jones of Alabama in round two. He averaged 9.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, while showing impressive skills on the defensive end. Jones is one of numerous second-round picks who have shined brightly over the years. MVP Nikola Jokic was a second-round choice. Khris Middleton, a […]

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NBA playoffs 2022: How the Boston Celtics discovered the blueprint that changed their season

The Celtics had been coming off one of their most dispiriting losses of the season, blowing a double-digit, fourth-quarter lead at home to the Portland Trail Blazers, who were without star point guard Damian Lillard. Jayson Tatum had missed 18 consecutive 3-point shots over a four-game stretch. The team’s offense had hovered around the NBA’s […]

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College football rankings: Updated Way-Too-Early Top 25

For most college football teams across the FBS, spring practice is either over or will be winding down during the next couple of weeks. But the transfer portal, into which more than 3,600 FBS players have entered this year already, never stops churning. Coaches around the country will look to address weaknesses (and, sadly, recruiting […]

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Fantasy basketball 30: Donovan Mitchell is getting hot at the right time

Here’s a look around the NBA at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks After a procedure on his right foot, John Collins remains out of commission. He also has an injury to his right finger. Danilo Gallinari and De’Andre Hunter remain the key beneficiaries. For me, Hunter is […]

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Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis says he feared major injury after hearing ‘something pop’ in knee

“I just reached a point where it was tough to walk,” Davis said Sunday, speaking to reporters for the first time since suffering a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. “I had to take a break. … I did hear something pop — and the first thing I thought of was [a major […]

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Deron Williams’ victory over Frank Gore elicits responses from Isaiah Thomas, DeMar DeRozan and more

Former NFL Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore and former NBA All-Star Deron Williams made their professional boxing debuts on Saturday night. Ahead of the fight, they were candid about their reasoning for agreeing to the bout. “I decided to take this fight because of my indecision around football. I’ve been around boxing for a […]

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Fantasy basketball 30: De’Aaron Fox’s scoring touch fit for a King

Here’s a list of the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: The Hawks have won seven of their past eight games and Bogdan Bogdanovic in particular is thriving under interim coach Nate McMillian. Bogdanovic, one of the Hawks’ big offseason additions who struggled through injuries and inconsistency before the […]

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