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Išsiplėtęs Motiejūnas – apie krepšinio galvų „filosofavimą“ ir diskusiją dėl prezidento posto

Kauno „Žalgirio“ savininkui Pauliui Motiejūnui pabodo asociacijos „Lietuvos krepšinis“ krizinių situacijų maskavimas. Kol organizacijos prezidentas Mindaugas Balčiūnas ramina sirgalius filosofiniais išvedžiojimais apie natūralius procesus, Motiejūnas rėžia tiesiai: šalies krepšinio namai dega, o vadovų ambicijų ir atsakomybės jausmo – nulis. Iš pradžių tik trumpu komentaru viešojoje erdvėje sureagavęs į Balčiūno pokalbio ištrauką, vėliau bendraudamas su tinklalapi...

What UNC player or team blew away your low expectations?

UNC fans have a split personality when it comes to expectations and men’s revenue sports. Basketball: “We only won by 20 because the damn coach put in the subs too early.” Football: “I hope we win seven games next season.” So, when it comes to a player or team exceeding expectations, some UNC sports will […]

The Secret Behind Maliq Brown’s Quick Hands

Duke fans probably feel like they know Maliq Brown pretty well, and, well, yes, they do. He was a brilliant and dominant defender during his two years as a Blue Devil, and emerged as something of a folk hero for Duke fans. But in this article, we learned something we never knew. You might have, […]

Big 12 agrees to shove Monster Energy logo in everybody’s face

The Big 12 announced an agreement this week that, in a sane world, would be so roundly dismissed as embarrassing that the league would have to walk it back. But this is college sports in the we-need-every-cent-possible era, and so we have “Monster Energy Big 12 Football” and “Monster Energy Big 12 Basketball.” Big 12 […]

“We’re Going to Do a Lot About the Rivalry”: Warriors Rookie Sets the Record Straight on Draymond Green Banter

College rivalries are the running theme in the Bay. But this time there were fireworks when the rookie Wolverine teamed up with the resident Spartan. Yaxel Lendeborg doesn’t just bring the young spark to the Golden State Warriors. He’s reviving rivalries. Not only is Stephen Curry trying to outdo Kyrie Irving in Yaxel’s books, he’s […] The post “We’re Going to Do a Lot About the Rivalry”: Warriors Rookie Sets the Record Straight on Draymond Green Banter appeared first on EssentiallySports .

6 Arizona Wildcats competing at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas

The NBA Summer League is underway in Las Vegas, where six former Arizona men’s basketball players are looking to make positive strides over the next 10 days. Five members of the 2025-26 Arizona team are competing in Las Vegas, as well as San Antonio Spurs second-year forward Carter Bryant. Brayden Burries, the No. 10 overall […]

SB Nation Reacts: Wizards fan give good marks on coaching staff changes

Good morning Washington Wizards fans. In this week’s survey, we asked you to grade the Wizards’ coaching staff changes for the 2026-27 season. They dealt with shuffling of assistant positions, NOT Brian Keefe. Anyway, about half of our respondents gave a B grade, which is solid. The As and Cs were nearly identical. The promotion […]

Norway’s Youth Sports Model Gets World Cup Love but Faces Risks

As Norway takes the pitch for the World Cup quarterfinal against England on Saturday, the Scandinavian nation’s world-renowned youth sports model is back in the spotlight. Subsidized by public funds and emphasizing inclusion over competition, the Norwegian approach to children’s sports participation is routinely credited for helping the country of 5.6 million produce generation after […]

Quotes: Everything IU basketball freshman forward Trevor Manhertz said after Tuesday’s practice

Trevor Manhertz was the third player to commit to Indiana in the class of 2026. Manhertz chose the Hoosiers over Duke and Louisville and has been on campus for a little more than a month as the program prepares for ... The post Quotes: Everything IU basketball freshman forward Trevor Manhertz said after Tuesday’s practice appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .

Inside Kentucky Basketball’s summer plans: Las Vegas trip and camp pauses

Summer is a critical period for college basketball development, and Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats are taking an unconventional route this year, skipping what was a planned foreign tour for a domestic vacation. From a team-building trip to Las Vegas to the pausing of traditional summer camps, the program is recalibrating its off-season schedule. Taking over […]

Kevin Willard shares thoughts on point guard position

The point guard position is one that has been elite at Villanova for two decades. The Wildcats saw Acaden Lewis put up impressive numbers during his freshman year before entering the transfer portal. With Tyler Perkins returning to Villanova, head coach Kevin Willard was hard at work looking to retool the backcourt — primarily at […]

Illinois’ non-conference schedule is almost complete

During this episode of Oskee Talk I discuss men’s basketball season tickets selling out (3:56), a new home for Mihailo Petrovic (10:20) and the Illini’s newest non-conference additions (11:52).  I also look back on how things have changed since Illinois’ last hoops matchup with Winthrop (15:46) and break down the way too early men’s Top […]

MM 7.10: Maryland men’s basketball adds five nonconference games to 2026-27 slate

While the start of Maryland men’s basketball’s season is still months away, its 2026-27 opponents are likely finalized. Five additional home nonconference games were added to the Terps’ schedule on Thursday. Maryland is set to host Bucknell on Nov. 2 for the program’s first meeting in two years. Although Maryland has won all nine previous […]

Mark Pope shares high praise for Mason Williams and Trent Noah

Mark Pope recently appeared on Kentucky Sports Radio and was interviewed by Matt Jones. We received tons of noteworthy insights from the interview, but he also highlighted a guy on this upcoming roster when asked how the team was looking in summer workouts. “I like our gym. Our gym feels good. We set out with […]

Kentucky Basketball team watches Ryan Hampton at EYBL Las Vegas

The Kentucky Wildcats‘ Las Vegas trip is underway, and the team has already done a few things in just a couple of days out west. The team was doing some high-level recruiting as the EYBL period is underway in Vegas. On Thursday afternoon, KSR’s Jack Pilgrim posted a photo of the Wildcats men’s basketball team […]

Commute: NBA Summer League begins with Mizzou products

Mizzou MBB sent out a good luck message to the five Tigers signed up for Summer League rosters. If you saw the reports of Shawn Phillips, Jr. signing a summer league deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, you aren’t crazy. Phillips was reported to have signed and was even tagged in an instagram post. It’s […]

Khedira set to be Mourinho’s assistant coach at Real Madrid

Former Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira is set to join José Mourinho’s coaching staff as an assistant ahead of the upcoming season, club sources told Managing Madrid. The former German international was spotted in Madrid on Thursday alongside several of Mourinho’s longtime staff members. Mourinho signed Khedira in the summer of 2010 and the German […]