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Joel Embiid’s absence from the Philadelphia 76ers’ season opener against Milwaukee is simply part of the team’s plan to keep the two-time NBA scoring champion on track for a healthy season

Sixth-ranked Notre Dame is the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference champion and preseason pick to do it again

South Carolina is on top of the Southeastern Conference, but will perhaps face its biggest challenge to stay there in the expanded league

The SEC could have one of its best college basketball seasons in years with nine teams ranked in the AP Top 25 preseason poll, headlined by second-ranked Alabama, which is coming off a Final Four appearance

The Washington Mystics are parting ways with coach Eric Thibault and general manager Mike Thibault

Minnesota center Rudy Gobert has confirmed that he has reached a contract extension with the Timberwolves

Coming off its first 20-win season since 2016, Georgia is looking to make another move up and return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2015

The Boston Celtics tied the NBA record by making 29 3-pointers in their victory over the New York Knicks

LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together when they checked into the game together in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ season opener

Jayson Tatum continued Boston’s Banner 18 celebration by scoring 37 points and making eight of the Celtics’ NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers as Boston ran away with a 132-109 victory over the New York Knicks on opening night