- Home →
- Nassir Little
Your guide to college basketball’s ongoing NCAA investigations
A multiyear federal investigation into bribes and other corruption led to the arrests of 10 men, the convictions of three, and guilty pleas from seven others. Six assistant coaches whom prosecutors accused of accepting bribes to steer players to certain financial advisers and managers — all of them African American — were either fired or […]
Continue readingTrail Blazers’ Zach Collins needs season-ending ankle surgery
Collins has a hairline medial malleolus stress fracture, according to the team, and a date for surgery has yet to be determined. Collins had averaged seven points and 6.3 rebounds in 11 games this season. He had missed most of the 2019-20 season after having left shoulder surgery, but he returned for the NBA’s restart […]
Continue readingNBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]
Continue readingNBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team
With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]
Continue readingSeason’s impact on future salary caps central to NFL talks, sources say; NFLPA reps to talk Friday
NFL Players Association team player representatives are scheduled to convene on a conference call Friday morning as the players work to finalize an agreement with team owners on the rules and finances of the 2020 NFL season, according to sources. The sources said the two sides were still negotiating Thursday night on at least three […]
Continue readingChristian Dawkins details ties to Arizona, Sean Miller in new HBO film
And then the undercover agent’s cellphone rang. Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller was somehow simultaneously calling both phones. “My phone rings, their phone rings,” Dawkins said. “That s— was like duplicated, basically. This s— is crazy.” That scene was recreated in HBO’s upcoming documentary “The Scheme,” which will be broadcast at 9 p.m. ET on […]
Continue readingJazz’s comeback win against Trail Blazers marred by controversial block by Rudy Gobert
The entire viewing audience that tuned into Friday night’s matchup between the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz was looking for a show. What the people got was a controversial finish in a game the Jazz would win 117-114. The odds were already stacked against the Trail Blazers when Friday started. Portland beat the San […]
Continue reading