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USA basketball men’s team pulls Serbia but avoids strongest group

The Americans were drawn into Group C for the Olympic pool play that starts on July 27. They will face World Cup silver medalist Serbia, which is expected to have two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, as the toughest opponent in the group. The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The Americans […]

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NBA betting: Seven picks for Saturday’s slate

Saturday’s NBA slate will feature the heaviest workload of the week with nine games, including a primetime matchup of the Golden State Warriors at the Los Angeles Lakers on ABC at 8:30 p.m. Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament Challenge The other […]

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NBA Kicks of the Week: DeMar DeRozan rocks ‘Beethoven’ Kobe’s

DeMar DeRozan came through in the clutch for the Chicago Bulls against the Indiana Pacers Wednesday night. DeRozan hit a midrange bucket near the end of regulation to send the game to overtime. The Compton, Calif. native scored a season-high 46 points on 62.5% shooting from the field alongside nine rebounds. His 3-pointer with 2:17 […]

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Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Thursday

A six-game Thursday evening in the NBA features a marquee matchup, as the Boston Celtics host the Phoenix Suns. The injury influence in this meeting of contenders focuses on the absence of Kristaps Porzingis from the Celtics’ rotation, as the big man will sit due to a hamstring ailment. Whenever the productive pivot is off […]

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NBA Power Rankings: Trey Murphy III leads Pelicans up the West and SGA takes OKC to No. 1

In the East, the Orlando Magic have made a surprising jump in the standings to the No. 5 seed, surging past the Joel Embiid-less Philadelphia 76ers and making a run toward the No. 4 New York Knicks, which they are only a game behind. There was a Western Conference shakeup over the weekend, as the […]

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Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Tuesday

Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone made a funny quip during a recent preview of his team’s matchup with the Utah Jazz, noting that his own team didn’t even know who Brice Sensabaugh was. Fantasy managers, however, should get to know the Utah Jazz rookie forward. Rostered in shy of one percent of ESPN men’s basketball […]

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NBA betting: Four picks for Tuesday slate

Another interesting matchup will be the San Antonio Spurs hosting the Houston Rockets, as we’ll have to see whether San Antonio will let Victor Wembanyama play in a back-to-back after he had 27 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 3 3-pointers on 10-of-25 shooting on Monday. Alperen Sengun (ankle) won’t play […]

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Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Sunday

New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors, ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]

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NHL playoff standings: Post-trade deadline update on races

The 2024 NHL trade deadline passed on Friday afternoon. For those who might’ve missed anything, our reporters identified the winners and losers and also graded 23 of the biggest moves this trade season. But now that there will be no more deals, it’s time for the rush to the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs to begin […]

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Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Friday

But with every bit of bad news, there’s usually some good news to go along with it, which is where we will focus looking ahead to Friday’s eight-game slate. Two teams heavily impacted by injuries will face each other on ESPN tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The late […]

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