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ESPN: NBA

• Curry: Couldn't let Suns push streak on our court
  The Phoenix Suns' franchise record 18-game winning streak is over.
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Dec 21, 3:16am -
• Mavs lose to Grizzlies with Doncic (sore ankle) out
  Mavericks star Luka Doncic was ruled out for Saturday night's game against Memphis, the second night of a back-to-back, with what the team said is left ankle soreness.
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Dec 21, 3:16am -
• DeRozan, Bulls rally to deal Nets 'bad, tough loss'
  The Bulls, missing four rotation players, erased an 11-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Nets 111-107 on Saturday night.
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Dec 21, 3:16am -
• Hornets outgun Hawks despite missing 3 starters
  Down three starters and a rotation player, the shorthanded Hornets drilled 17 3s to down the Hawks on Sunday night.
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Dec 21, 3:16am -
• Knicks searching for identity amid 3-game skid
  Julius Randle said the Knicks have to "decide what we want the season to be" after getting blown out at home by the Nuggets on Saturday.
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Dec 21, 3:16am -
• LeBron says testing process 'handled very poorly'
  Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James expressed frustration with the league's COVID-19 testing process Friday, a day after he cleared protocol by returning negative PCR tests in a 24-hour window.
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Dec 21, 3:16am -
• Bucks win as Giannis sits again with calf soreness
  Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo missed Saturday's game against the Heat with right calf soreness. "We'll just take it day by day," said coach Mike Budenholzer.
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Dec 21, 3:16am -
• NBA Power Rankings: Can anyone catch the Suns and Warriors?
  The Suns are riding a 16-game winning streak into back-to-back matchups against the league-best Warriors. Who takes the top spot?
  - 6 days ago, 29 Nov 21, 6:14pm -

ESPN: College Basketball

• Purdue leads Dick Vitale's Top 25, Kansas' Christian Braun top player
  Kansas' Christian Braun leads Dick Vitale's weekly college basketball award winners.
  - 2 hours ago, 6 Dec 21, 3:21am -
• Bracketology: Purdue ascends to No. 1 overall seed in latest projection
  The No. 1 overall seed changes as Purdue rises after an impressive 7-0 start.
  - 14 hours ago, 5 Dec 21, 3:51pm -
• No. 3 Gonzaga tripped up by hot-shooting Bama
  Alabama, at times dominant on defense vs. Gonzaga on Saturday night, eventually pulled off the upset in Seattle, as the Crimson Tide posted a 91-82 victory over the third-ranked Bulldogs to improve to 7-1.
  - 16 hours ago, 5 Dec 21, 1:17pm -
• UW's COVID-19 issues force forfeit vs. UCLA
  Washington was forced to cancel its Sunday game against UCLA due to COVID-19 issues, resulting in a forfeit for the Huskies.
  - 2 days ago, 4 Dec 21, 2:13am -
• 2022 NBA draft top 100 and stock watch: Who's on the move after Feast Week?
  The Chet Holmgren vs. Paolo Banchero battle was but one matchup NBA evaluators had eyes on last week.
  - 2 days ago, 3 Dec 21, 8:33pm -
• Who should be the next coach at Maryland after Mark Turgeon departure?
  The Maryland Terrapins and Mark Turgeon agreed to part ways on Friday. Here's who could be next for the proud Terps program.
  - 2 days ago, 3 Dec 21, 8:30pm -
• Turgeon steps down at Maryland after 10 seasons
  Mark Turgeon, who posted a 226-116 record in 10-plus seasons as Maryland men's basketball coach, has stepped down, effective immediately. Danny Manning will serve as the Terps' interim coach.
  - 2 days ago, 3 Dec 21, 8:23pm -
• College basketball's first-year coaches: Who's overachieving, who's behind schedule?
  An active offseason coaching carousel has yielded to the grind of the 2021-22 men's season. We looked at the early returns.
  - 4 days ago, 2 Dec 21, 4:18pm -

Sports Illustrated: NBA

Cracked Sidewalks

• Post Thanksgiving relaxation and #BadgerHateWeek
  Hope everyone had an excellent Thanksgiving! Scrambled Eggs is back from our turkey naps to talk about #mubb. We briefly touch on the only game this week against Northern Illinios (nothing remarkable happened) and then move on to the meat of the pod,…
  - 7 days ago, 29 Nov 21, 4:50pm -
• As starts to regimes go, this was a pretty, pretty good one
  #mubb is back baby, well at least mostly back. What a week for Marquette basketball, upset and come from behind win against Illinios followed by an exciting run to the Charleston Classic championship. We're here to talk about all of it (including the…
  - 14 days ago, 22 Nov 21, 1:01pm -
• What MTE Titles Mean in March

  

  Jay Wright at the 2016 Charleston Classic; he won MTEs in all 5 surveyed seasonsPhoto by Mic Smith | AP News Tonight Marquette will take on St. Bonaventure in the championship game of their multi-team event (MTE), the Charleston Classic. While this…
  - 15 days ago, 21 Nov 21, 1:10pm -
• Marquette’s Greatest Hits Against Bob Huggins

  

  The Marquette Golden Eagles meet an old foe tonight as they take on Bob Huggins’ West Virginia Mountaineers in the Charleston Classic semi-finals. Huggy Bear and Marquette have a long history together during his days as Cincinnati’s head coach an…
  - 16 days ago, 19 Nov 21, 6:10pm -
• Shaka's Past and the Marquette Roster's Future

  

  Darryl Morsell represents the culture Shaka Smart wants at MarquettePhoto by Mark Hoffman | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel  When Buzz Williams was at Marquette, much was made of how his program wasn't for everyone. He wanted the tough guys, the ones who…
  - 20 days ago, 15 Nov 21, 7:23pm -
• And we're off, #mubb season is underway
  Week one of the new #mubb season is in the books, so we need to react to it. We talk about the first two games of MU's season, what we liked, what we didn't like, is there anything to be worried about, etc. We also talk about our biggest surprises in…
  - 21 days ago, 15 Nov 21, 12:46pm -
• Experience and the Upset

  

  On opening night of the college basketball season, there were six high-major teams that suffered losses in guarantee games, which is when the more prominent team pays the smaller team money to come play in their arena. So not only did #25 Virginia lo…
  - 24 days ago, 12 Nov 21, 12:54pm -
• The Shaka era begins, as does a new Scrambled Eggs bit
  Welcome to the first regular season podcast of the Shaka era with #mubb. We start the pod with a general review of the exhibition as it were. We then discuss the news that came out around the time of the exhibition including Greg Elliott's suspension…
  - 28 days ago, 8 Nov 21, 2:58pm -

Basketbawful

• Show Awards and No Surprises

  

  In terms of bawfulness, there probably would have been no better outcome at the NBA's first annual award ceremony than for LeBron to win over James Harden, generating the gif that would be playing below of a slow motion zoom on Harden's face--the per…
  - 26 Jun 18, 11:53pm -
• The Summer of LeBron has Begun

  

  There was a moment in these playoffs where it really looked questionable whether the Warriors and Cavaliers (both down 2-3 in the conference finals) would be making it to their 4th showdown. Then of course, Paul's hamstring went and the Celtics reali…
  - 7 Jun 18, 4:58pm -
• Sports Writer Writes Something Stupid

  

  Hello all.It's been a long time. The last time I posted Steph Curry had never been to an NBA finals. Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Kobe were on NBA rosters. Basketball fans were obsessing over LeBron's offseason decisions...OK, some things haven't ch…
  - 3 Jun 18, 2:18pm -
• Save your eyes

  

  If by any chance you haven't already seen Paul George break his leg, and you are not really into watching people horribly injure themselves, save yourself some mental scarring and don't watch it.I definitely regret seeing it.Basketball supports sudde…
  - 2 Aug 14, 11:42pm -
• Unfinished Business
  So... two?Don't worry Heat fans; LBJ probably has two or three of these decisions left in him.
  - 14 Jul 14, 4:49pm -
• Lo and Behold

  

  Meet the new HondoI don't have anything sardonic to say this morning.Congratulations to the Spurs and their fans. We have all witnessed some beautiful team basketball.OK, maybe I have a few sardonic things, but I'm going to get to that in another pos…
  - 16 Jun 14, 12:31pm -
• Parker Strikes Back: Meme Wars

  

  Here we go...You don't even need your friends to carry youYou can do it while you watch TVAs anticipated, Parker struck back hard and decisively Sunday night, tying the series meme war at one game a piece.Addressing reporters after the game, Parker h…
  - 10 Jun 14, 2:22pm -
• Schadenfreude

  

  Spo regretting walking away from a managerial position at Chuck E. Cheese'sJuwan Howard does not want to be in this pictureLebron making it look easyThe new face of LebroningKing Crab Cramp
  - 7 Jun 14, 3:19pm -

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