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NBA Playoffs 2024: In Game 1s, it was Home, Sweet …

4/22/2024
Home teams won 54.3% of their games in the regular season, the lowest such percentage in the NBA’s 78-year history. On the opening weekend of the playoffs, home-court advantage was a thing again. …

Antetokounmpo's injury casts shadow over Bucks' …

4/20/2024
The Milwaukee Bucks are dealing with injuries to key players during the playoffs — once again. And Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers are standing in their way. Milwaukee lost four of five …

Clippers facing prospect of no Kawhi Leonard in …

4/20/2024
Paul George says at some point he believes Kawhi Leonard will be able to play for the Los Angeles Clippers. It just doesn't appear to be on Sunday in their playoff opener against Luka Doncic and the …

Kyrie Irving is healthy and drama-free in Dallas as a …

4/19/2024
Kyrie Irving is healthy and publicly free of drama heading into his first playoff game with co-star Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. The eight-time All-Star and 2016 NBA champion brought up on …

UConn eliminates Purdue's 3s in dominant NCAA title …

4/8/2024
GLENDALE - No matter how well he has played in earning two straight Naismith National Player of the Year awards, even Zach Edey could not beat defending champion UConn by himself.

Defending champ UConn pulls away late from potent …

4/7/2024
Saturday night, the soul-crushing UConn run never came to fruition against Alabama's snipers. But eight was enough. Connecticut (36-3) wiped out the tie in just more than two minutes, with Castle scoring four straight to kick off an 8-0 response. Alabama (25-12) did not get closer than six the rest of the night

Purdue controls 'Pack to make first NCAA final since …

4/6/2024
In a national semifinal where both teams struggled to unlock the offense that brought them to Glendale, each basket in the second half Saturday was magnified. Most of those buckets were for the …

Final Four weekend kicks off Friday in Glendale, …

4/2/2024
After months of anticipation the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four hits the Valley with full force for four days of events, starting Friday.  Here is the schedule of events open to the …

Scottsdale readies for college basketball activations

3/28/2024
In support of college basketball taking over the valley, the City of Scottsdale is bringing a series of basketball-themed activations to Old Town. Old Town Scottsdale is set to feature oversized …

Canyon View girls get redempion in 5A basketball …

3/4/2024
PHOENIX - Canyon View's night for revenge was turning into something much worse - a repeat. A year after the girls basketball program made its first 5A state finals appearance and lost 52-47 to …

O'Connor girls bounce back for basketball title

3/3/2024
PHOENIX - The foundation of what would win O’Connor the 6A state championship on Saturday morning was forged in the final seven minutes of the Eagles semifinal victory over Dobson on Tuesday …

Ironwood locks down Casteel, brings 2nd title to …

3/2/2024
PHOENIX - Size matters less if speed consistently beats it to the spot and the smaller guys wear out the bigs by making them chase on defense. More often than not Friday night, Ironwood (27-3) used their speed, skill and team concept