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Feb 21, 2020 This week’s marquee game features the Baylor Bears and Kansas Jayhawks (noon ET, Saturday, ESPN), a pair of Final Four hopefuls who… Read More »College basketball picks: What’s really at stake in Baylor-Kansas?

7:43 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN For nearly a year, the NBA universe has been focused on one date: June 30, 2021. That is when reigning… Read More »Nine chaotic moments that could shake up the suddenly stable NBA

7:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Mike Trout — exemplary athlete, polished face of baseball, as uncontroversial as they come — stood in front of… Read More »Why players are so willing to sound off against sign stealing and the Astros

8:49 AM ET One-third of the NBA season to go, and 10 things to think about: 1. The new NBA All-Star Game With Sunday’s All-Star… Read More »Lowe: Ten NBA things I like and don’t like, including the fun version of CP3

9:25 AM ET Atlanta Braves outfielder Nick Markakis has joined the chorus blasting the Houston Astros over their sign-stealing scandal, telling reporters “every single guy… Read More »Braves’ Markakis: Every Astro ‘needs a beating’

12:52 AM ET CHICAGO — Perhaps no one in recent history cared more about winning the All-Star Game than Kobe Bryant. The format changes and… Read More »The greatness of this All-Star Game will carry us

11:37 PM ET Lawrence MurrayESPN.com The 2020 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest at the United Center in Chicago already had the potential to be memorable… Read More »When five 50s aren’t enough: The Aaron Gordon dunk contest story

11:59 PM ET The Rising Stars Challenge got off to a sleepy start in the first quarter Friday, and Team World took a 10-point halftime… Read More »Grading Zion, Luka, Trae and every player in the Rising Stars

10:23 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Alvin Gentry had seen enough. The players had seen enough. Management had seen enough. A change needed… Read More »Can the Pelicans push their way into the playoffs?

3:26 AM ET DENVER — The Los Angeles Lakers increased their stranglehold on the Western Conference’s No. 1 spot with an impressive road win against… Read More »LeBron: Lakers not focusing on being No. 1 seed