Have you ever wondered how to measure Victor Wembanyama’s height in Oreo cookies, how birth order affects NBA performance, or which zodiac sign is the best at basketball? Chances are you haven’t. But for those questions and others you didn’t even know you had, the NBA Research & Development Department has an answer. The account’s […]

The NBA All-Star Game is rapidly approaching, and we’ll get some resolution today – at least on the first five from each conference. The league will announce the starters for the Eastern and Western conferences Monday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, during the pre-game show ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Cleveland Cavaliers […]

In the Year of the Big Ten, we’re starting to see some real definition in the NCAA hockey ranks. That conference continues to dominate our power rankings thanks to the high-end Wolverines and Spartans, the fiercest of Michigan rivals. But Penn State is still hanging around, while Wisconsin may be at a tipping point. The […]

AI-assisted summary The Houston Texans lost to the New England Patriots 28-16 in the AFC divisional round. Quarterback C.J. Stroud threw four interceptions in the first half of the playoff loss. Stroud’s performance has regressed over the past two seasons since his Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign. Coach DeMeco Ryans and teammates publicly supported […]

TCU women’s baketball star Donovyn Hunter is aware her team has an a different makeup than those that typically make the Final Four. Including Hunter, the Horned Frogs’ 14-person roster has 10 transfer players.Yet, the junior guard is unfazed. ‘In my brain, it’s kind of funny because it’s a little bit normalized in my head […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic were in London for a regular-season game in London on Sunday, Jan. 18. Actor Vanessa Williams was tasked with singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ before the game at London’s O2 Arena. During Williams’ rendition of the song, a member of the crowd was heard interrupting and drawing a reaction […]

The final day of the college football season is upon us. The two participants in Monday night’s College Football Playoff finale might not have been predicted by, well, anybody at the start of the campaign, but they should provide compelling theater. Anybody who is still under the impression that Indiana is the plucky underdog in […]

The 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame class will be revealed on Tuesday, Jan. 20, with Carlos Beltrán – and perhaps Andruw Jones – looking likely to be enshrined alongside Jeff Kent this summer in Cooperstown, N.Y. In his fourth year on the ballot, Beltrán is expected to finally get over the hump and win the […]

Day 2 of the Australian Open is loaded with a whopping 56 matches between both the men and women singles brackets. Most notably, there is a myriad of stars taking the hard court today including 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and defending French Open champion Coco Gauff. This will be the seventh Australian Open […]

UConn and Notre Dame used to be one of the great women’s college basketball’s rivalries, dating back to the teams time together in the Big East. Since 2011, the two have eliminated each other seven times from the NCAA tournament. UConn is 38-16 all-time against Notre Dame, but 5-5 in the last 10 matchups. The […]