The Purdue Boilermakers are looking good in bracketology after a thrilling Thursday victory. The Miami Hurricanes helped their own cause as well. Elsewhere, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons improved to one game above .500 by defeating a Florida State team that was without superstar freshman Ta’Niya Latson. The reigning SEC Tournament champ, Kentucky, and a
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The Miami Heat have converted guard Dru Smith to a two-way contract. In addition, Miami has waived Jamaree Bouyea, Marcus Garrett, Mychal Mulder and Orlando Robinson. Smith, who originally signed with the HEAT on September 20, appeared in all five preseason games with Miami and averaged 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 15.1 minutes
Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images Throughout his NBA career, the Dallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith has seen players come and go. He knows the league is a business, and sometimes things don’t always go the way the players or management want them to go, via Mavs.com: “I’ve never had the same team two years in a
Although the Indiana Fever have lost 11 games in a row, a streak that has all but eliminated them from playoff contention, No. 2 overall pick NaLyssa Smith has been living the dream, facing fellow power forwards, former MVPs and current MVP candidates Breanna Stewart, Nneka Ogwumike and A’ja Wilson consecutively in her last three
Jalen Smith is re-signing with the Pacers after the Suns declined his third-year rookie-scale team option. Per multiple sources, the forward agreed to a three-year, $15.1 million deal. And along with a 10% trade kicker, this contract includes a player option for the 2024-25 season. On Feb. 10, the Suns traded the forward and a
The Indiana Fever have suffered five losing seasons in a row, with their last playoff appearance coming in 2016 when they went 17-17 in the regular season. In recent years, they’ve made some puzzling draft selections and that didn’t change this year with the franchise’s lone championship-winning coach Lin Dunn calling the shots instead of
Photo: USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is gonna be happy to hear this … retired NBA player-turned-TNT analyst Kenny “The Jet” Smith says he loves the idea of Mark Jackson becoming the Lakers’ next head coach … telling TMZ Sports he can lead the team to a championship. Mark Jackson,
Detroit Pistons forward Chris Smith has undergone an ACL reconstruction procedure on his left knee. The procedure was performed yesterday in Chicago with consultation from team doctors. The injury occurred during the Motor City Cruise’s March 8 G League game against the Canton Charge. Smith is set begin rehab immediately and will be out indefinitely.
Things are looking a little different for the Baylor Bears women’s basketball program these days. Kim Mulkey, who coached Baylor to national championships in 2005, 2012 and 2019, is out, now leading the LSU Tigers. Nicki Collen, who had coached the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream for three seasons before heading to Baylor to succeed Mulkey, is
Lineup notes from bench players & 10-day contract guys. Phoenix’s Jalen Smith & Minnesota’s Jaylen Nowell proved what they can do in real minutes from late December to early January. Smith averages 13.0 PPG/8.8 RPG/0.9 BPG/52.0% FG/37.5% 3-PT in his last 8 games and Nowell posted 11.7 PPG/2.8 RPG/2.9 APG/50.0% FG/38.0% 3-PT during a recent
The Phoenix Suns are at the blackjack table, holding all the right cards as we move into the latter half of the 2021-22 NBA season. With veteran leadership, young talent, a team-first culture, and a head coach who has his players eager to run through a wall for him, the Suns look primed to chase