GREENVILLE, S.C. — Siena coach Gerry McNamara said he never mentioned UMBC or Fairleigh Dickinson to his team, never told them of how as a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament they stunned everyone by upsetting No. 1.

“I just said it had happened before,” McNamara said.

No one expected it to happen again Friday. Not against Duke, the No. 1...Read more

Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham has suffered a collapsed lung and will miss at least two weeks with less than a month remaining in the NBA's regular season, the team announced Thursday.

Cunningham was injured Tuesday night when he collided with Washington's Tre Johnson while diving for a loose ball during the first quarter of the Pistons' ...Read more

MIAMI — While guard Terry Rozier remains on the Miami Heat’s roster, his release is expected in the coming weeks.

Rozier likely won’t be on the Heat’s postseason roster, according to a league source.

With Rozier away from the team and not expected back this season in the wake of his Oct. 23 arrest stemming from a federal investigation ...Read more

GREENVILLE, S.C. — TCU men’s basketball avoided a massive collapse in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed Horned Frogs defeated No. 8 seed Ohio State 66-64 in a first-round game Thursday.

“Really happy for our guys, they earned it. They earned it all year long,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “It’s been quite a journey for this team,...Read more

For the better part of four months, outside shooting defined the USF basketball team.

Outside shooting drove the Bulls, it carried them, it legitimized them.

And on Thursday, it killed them.

No. 11 seed USF lost, 83-79, to sixth-seeded Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, N.Y., thanks mostly to missing 17 ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — It’s not as if this hasn’t been discussed within NBA circles for some time. I wouldn’t be surprised if countless straw votes haven’t already been taken over the last several years.

It just now seems real.

Like when steel began showing up at the ballpark along the Strip for the Athletics.

So, 2028 for the NBA, huh?

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HOUSTON — The combination of Luka Doncic and LeBron James was overpowering and enthralling for all to see during the Lakers’ dynamic 124-116 win over the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Wednesday.

Doncic was a rebound shy of a triple-double with 40 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.

James was a force with 30 points, missing just ...Read more

NEW YORK — Every time you think this Nets season can’t get any worse, somehow it does.

Wednesday night at Barclays Center delivered the latest low. Brooklyn fell to the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, 121-92, dropped to 17-52 and watched its losing streak stretch to five games in a performance that unraveled almost immediately.

For the ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Bryan Hodgson has come home this week. Or at least, that’s the straightforward version of the story.

Western New York is the place where he was born, the place he was abused, the place he was rescued, loved and given a future.

Which makes a trip to Buffalo for an NCAA Tournament game against Louisville on Thursday afternoon a...Read more

BOSTON — The Celtics’ roster now features two of the franchise’s top 10 all-time scorers.

Jaylen Brown joined that list of legends during Wednesday’s 120-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden, scoring 32 points on 11-of-21 shooting to reach 13,202 for his career. He moved past Jo Jo White (13,188) and Dave Cowens (13,...Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jordan Scott wasn’t sure what to expect, really.

But as Michigan State’s freshman guard sat in the corner of a cramped locker room at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center, with some of his teammates busy rifling through a box of NCAA Tournament swag nearby, the nervous energy was obvious.

“I haven't even been out there on the ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — There have been years when March arrives in Florida and barely makes a ripple.

Thankfully, not this year.

This year, the Sunshine State has four teams dancing — Florida, Miami, UCF and USF — with a fifth, Florida State, surging so hard down the stretch it felt like the Seminoles belonged in the bracket, too. Not that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Out of the mouths of babes …

When measuring the furiously growing buzz around the Lakers, one need only heed the hopeful cries of one of their most rabid fans.

A 6-year-old.

Wearing a Shaquille O'Neal jersey that nearly drapes to his knees.

Leading 20,000 fans in a Saturday night cheer that has swept through a city.

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer said Wednesday that sophomore center Patrick Ngongba II is unlikely to play when the Blue Devils open NCAA Tournament play.

“I think it’s very unlikely that he plays tomorrow,” Scheyer said during a press conference Wednesday. “We’re going to keep taking it day by day. And again, ...Read more

GREENVILLE, S.C. — In game planning to face Duke in the NCAA Tournament, Siena basketball coach Gerry McNamara didn’t need intel on the Blue Devils’ Cameron Boozer.

The freshman has been named a unanimous first-team AP All-America. Boozer is the ACC player of the year and likely will be voted the national player of the year.

“I think ...Read more

Monday night in Washington was supposed to be a feel-good evening for a Warriors team that really needed one.

A nice win. Steve Kerr’s 600th win, in fact.

De’Anthony Melton looked great. (Nothing new there.) Kristaps Porzingis put on a show (now that’s new). The duo combined for 57 points and offered a tantalizing glimpse of what could ...Read more

DENVER — A reminder to be vigilant of the trap game was readily available to the Nuggets.

They needed only remember their last matchup with the 76ers, when the roles were reversed — when Denver’s entire starting five was absent and Philly’s “Big Three” was fully intact. It was back in January, and Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson and ...Read more

Paul McNeil sat in the N.C. State men’s basketball locker room on Monday night during the team’s pregame media availability. He said guys around the country would have to figure out the rest of their lives starting on March 17.

A number of N.C. State players are in that group.

N.C. State made a number of clutch plays down the stretch, ...Read more