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An Ohio State and Northwestern graduate with no previous ties to Maryland coming from the highest levels of professional sports to College Park might seem strange. But Jim Smith dashed any of those reservations in his introduction as the Terrapins'

Jalen Brunson has the award voted to the NBA's best clutch player and landed the endorsement of Reggie Miller, one of basketball's famed finishers. He had earned the reputation as the league's top closer in this postseason.

The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He's the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If that wasn't enough, he also won the scoring title. That's an ...

President Trump honored the 2025 NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House on Wednesday, proclaiming that "lesser teams would have crumbled" during its nail-biting title game victory.

It's time: The NBA will unveil this season's Most Valuable Player on Wednesday night.

Two-time Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year Zakai Zeigler is suing the NCAA over rules limiting him to four seasons in a five-year window as an unlawful restraint of trade under both federal and Tennessee laws.

The Mystics were supposed to be rebuilding, the same path that their sibling franchise -- the NBA's Washington Wizards -- are on. Instead, the Mystics left the first weekend of the WNBA season looking more like the upstart Washington Commanders, who ...

Two of the Wizards' prized rookies added to their trophy shelves on Tuesday. Center Alex Sarr was named to the All-Rookie first team, while guard Bub Carrington made the second team.

Jalen Brunson held a steel chair. Tyrese Haliburton had brass knuckles.

The WNBA is investigating claims of racist language that targeted Chicago Sky star Angel Reese during this weekend's opening game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. Reese's rivals said this week that she has their full support.