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As expected, Kentucky Basketball forward Jayden Quaintance is entering the 2026 NBA Draft, he announced on Tuesday. This comes after Quaintance appeared in just four games this season while recovering from ACL surgery and also battling swelling in his surgically repaired knee. He averaged 5.0 points on 57.1% shooting, 5.0 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks across […]
Later tonight, the NBA Playoffs are set to begin. Well, somewhat. Tonight starts the Play-In Tournament that decides the final teams to make the playoffs, but either way, the march towards the NBA Finals begins over the next couple days. While UNC’s lack of a former player being a leading player on a championship-contending team […]
Welcome to the 2026 play-in tournament! This is the sixth season of the play-in. History of the NBA play-in tournament The play-in tournament technically started in the bubble in the 2019-20 season. It differs from the current form, but the first game was the Grizzlies vs. the Trail Blazers. Portland went on to win and […]
ah, the freedom to once again root for unequivocally good things
Shortly after the commitment of European combo guard Quinn Ellis, the Red Storm lost one of their most popular players in return. Redshirt junior guard Dylan Darling has entered the transfer portal and will have one more season of eligibility. The news was first reported by Zach Braziller of the New York Post. Darling becomes […]
Having quite possibly secured salvation with a surprising 1-0 win over Lazio on Monday, Fiorentina goes from nervous celebration to grudging acceptance of an ignominious fate with the second leg of the Conference League quarterfinal. Crystal Palace absolutely smacked the Viola around last week en route to a 3-0 win that demonstrated an unbridgeable divide […]
Herald Celtics playoff matchup: Breaking down Boston’s two potential first-round foes Globe The Celtics begin the playoffs on Sunday. If you’re just tuning in, let us catch you up. CelticsBlog Inside the offseason conversation that changed my view of the Celtics: ‘We are still that team’ CLNS Media Luka Garza and Nikola Vucevic Bond as Playoff Minutes […]
Herald Celtics playoff matchup: Breaking down Boston’s two potential first-round foes Globe The Celtics begin the playoffs on Sunday. If you’re just tuning in, let us catch you up. CelticsBlog Inside the offseason conversation that changed my view of the Celtics: ‘We are still that team’ CLNS Media Luka Garza and Nikola Vucevic Bond as Playoff Minutes Battle Looms Who is Tougher First Round Matchup for Celtics: 76ers or Magic? | Still Poddable NBC Sports Boston Sixers or Ma...
On today’s episode, Ryan Eichten and Leo Sun discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves drawing the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs and what the series might look like: — With the Nuggets’ win as huge underdogs while sitting most of their roster in the final game of the season against the San Antonio […]
One of Kentucky’s intriguing international guard targets is officially off the board. According to the New York Post, Quinn Ellis has committed to St. John’s, ending any potential pursuit by the Wildcats. Ellis, a 22-year-old guard from Great Britain, had recently emerged as a name to watch for Kentucky following earlier reports from Alberto Marzagalia […]
The Seattle Seahawks are bringing in Iowa offensive guard Beau Stephens in for a 30 visit, marking the first reported formal visit with an offensive lineman this year. A top 30 visit is a formal in-person meeting the NFL teams get to have with draft prospects. Each NFL team gets 30 of these visits (which […]
A sentiment I’ve seen expressed towards Philadelphia’s participation in the NBA Play-In Tournament, both in person and online, is apathy. The line of thinking goes that the Sixers aren’t at all likely to win the title this year, so why worry if the season ends this week or if it is prolonged until after a […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns will face off at 7:00 PM, Pacific tonight, looking to make their trip to the 2026 NBA Playoffs an easy one by winning the first game of the NBA Play-In Tournament. Portland is on a decent roll coming into the game, having won 10 of their last 14 […]
With just 9 days until the 2026 NFL Draft, Minnesota Vikings fans are locked in on pick 18 — who should the Vikings take? Tyler Forness drops his bold top 5 options plus a full 7-round mock on The Real Forno Show, while breaking down J.J. McCarthy trade rumors with sharp media-literacy lessons. Minnesota Vikings […]
Well, here we are. After a long, 82-game season full of twists and turns, we’ve arrived at the start of a playoff journey. Conventional wisdom said that the Toronto Raptors would be the first-round opponent entering Sunday, but the Orlando Magic somehow lost to the Celtics’ C-team, so here we are. Whatever way you feel […]
The Portland Trail Blazers have at least one firm believer in NBA media circles when it comes to their chances in the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament. That would be Henry Abbott of TrueHoop, who released an article on substack yesterday [subscription required] explaining why the Blazers were most certainly, pretty much definitely, honestly for sure […]
During the last couple weeks of the regular season, Doc Rivers kept dropping hints that his time as Bucks head coach would be concluding after the season, much to the fanbase’s relief. As we wait to find out if Rivers will have a future role with the team as a consultant/advisor, which had also been […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are matching up with the Phoenix Suns tonight with the 7th seed in the 2026 NBA Playoffs on the line. The first game of the Western Conference Play-In will decide who will face the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. For the Blazers, this marks the first […]
The regular season has come to a close, and for the first time since 2019 (well, technically 2022 if you want to count the play-in), this is not the end of the line for the Spurs! After a 28-game turnaround from last season’s 34-48 to 62-20, the Spurs are headed to the playoffs as the […]
The Washington Wizards finished the 2025-26 season with a 17-65 record — the worst in the NBA — in Brian Keefe’s second full season as the team’s head coach. The record looks bad, but it’s what the organization wanted this season, and in season’s past, while under Keefe’s leadership. Keefe owns a 43-160 record in […]
Alycia Baumgardner is set to return this Friday, April 17, 2026, to defend her three super featherweight titles against Bo Mi Re Shin in the main event of MVP’s second ESPN card, MVW-02. We’ll have live coverage and updates this Friday night, so make sure you come back to Bad Left Hook for that, and […]
Barcelona star Raphinha has sent out a message to his team ahead of tonight’s crunch Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico. Raphinha misses the game through an injury picked up on international duty but is doing his best to support his team-mates in the Spanish capital. “Wherever Barça is, wherever it may be, we’re […]
It’s the postseason, so you know what that means: Best bets are back! The Miami Heat will play in their fourth consecutive play-in tournament, where they hope to keep their season alive against the Charlotte Hornets in a do-or-die matchup. What will be some of our best bets ahead of the contest?! Let’s dive into […] The post 2025-26 Eastern Conference Play-In: Best bets for Miami Heat v. Charlotte Hornets appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
As Lucas Kaplan had put it to you yesterday, the Brooklyn Nets hosted an official end of the season private press conference on Monday to share the takeaways everyone gathered from this season. Despite the traditional setting of the atmosphere with members of the organization on the dias and various journalists sitting in seats waiting […]
There's some serious competition for the sports fans' dollars in Seattle these days. Between the Seahawks, the Mariners, and the 'coming soon' rebirth of the SuperSonics, the Seattle Kraken are quickly losing relevance. The team will miss the playoffs for the third straight season. Major changes are needed. In fact, a complete overhaul, writes Matt Calkin in the Seattle Times. The fervor surrounding this franchise has dwindled down to a flicker over the past three years. .. ...