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Strategic angle: The NBA seems closer than ever to adding two franchises. Here's what we know, including how an expansion draft could work.
Strategic angle: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander barely extended his record streak of games with at least 20 points to 128 during Sunday's win over the Timberwolves.
Strategic angle: The NBA ruled that Spencer Jones had a clean strip of Austin Reaves with 9.2 seconds remaining in regulation of Saturday's Nuggets-Lakers game.
Strategic angle: The CBS Sports 2026 NCAA Men's and Women's Games have returned for March Madness 2026 office pools.
Strategic angle: The men's bracket has been revealed. Here's what you need to know about every competitor for the national title.
Strategic angle: Aden Holloway, Alabama's second-leading scorer, faces legal issues ahead of NCAA tournament.
Strategic angle: Butler's Thad Matta, who had 502 wins and 13 NCAA tournament appearances in a career that also included stints at Xavier and Ohio State, is retiring from coaching.
Undefeated UConn was awarded the top overall seed in the women's NCAA tournament Sunday.
Strategic angle: Penny Hardaway will return next season as the basketball coach at Memphis, sources told ESPN.
Strategic angle: Looking for the perfect bracket? Look no further.
The WNBA and its players' union did not reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement after a marathon, 12-hour bargaining session.
Strategic angle: After a devastating, self-inflicted wound nearly cost him his right hand, the Lakers guard is fueling the team's rise through the West.
Strategic angle: Here's what the committee got right -- and what it missed -- in building the final 68-team bracket
Strategic angle: Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida were named the top seeds in the men's NCAA tournament with one-loss Miami (Ohio) grabbing an at-large bid.
Strategic angle: Austin Reaves shouldn't have gone to the free-throw line with 9.2 seconds remaining.
Strategic angle: Brackets for the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are set to be revealed. Duke is expected to be the men's top overall seed. The undefeated UConn Huskies will likely lead the women's.
Strategic angle: Darius Acuff Jr. had 30 points as No. 17 Arkansas beat No. 22 Vanderbilt to win its first SEC tournament crown and first automatic NCAA tournament berth since 2000.
SportsLine's model simulated Queens Royals vs. Central Arkansas Bears and revealed its college basketball picks for this 2026 Atlantic Sun Tournament championship game.
Strategic angle: Arizona will head into the NCAA tournament with a nine-game winning streak after holding off Houston 79-74 in Saturday's Big 12 tournament final.
Strategic angle: The two-time MVP continues to be sidelined as the Bucks face the Hawks.