The Bulls were doing what they could to tank this game ahead of time, with Josh Giddey and Nick Richards late additions to a growing Bulls injury report that also includes Matas Buzelis, Jalen Smith, Anfernee Simons, and Zach Collins.
You'd have to catch me off the record to answer that question. The implication was clear: Now that every school can pay players -- either through direct revenue share or name, image and likeness dollars -- Big Ten schools are no longer disadvantaged in recruiting by everything from booster bag men to shoe company AAU connections.
Oscar Cluff scored 21 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 20 and No. 18 Purdue topped No. 3 Michigan 80-72 on Sunday for the Big Ten tournament championship. Braden Smith had 14 points, 11 assists and three steals as Purdue (27-8) added to an impressive turnaround after closing the regular season with four losses in six games.
I'm thrilled to sign Senate Bill 27 to create the framework to build a new world-class stadium in Northwest Indiana. Now let's get this across the goal line. The Bears said in a statement that the team was grateful for Indiana's leadership establishing the framework for a stadium development in Northwest Indiana.
At one point he made an assist while sprawled on the floor: From his end of the court, he made a one-armed throw to a teammate, who streaked coast-to-coast for a quick bucket. That season ended with an epic showdown in the NCAA championship game against Magic Johnson and Michigan State. Magic got the better of Bird in that game, but the contest had wider repercussions.
But even if you were locked in on the Hoosiers' rise the past two seasons in football, you may find yourself reading that sentence back to yourself a few times to make sure it's not a chatbot hallucination. Indeed, this is just the world now. The Hoosiers just became the first 16-0 major college football team since Yale in 1894.
Indiana Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles) OUT Isaiah Jackson (concussion) OUT Bennedict Mathurin (thumb) OUT Andrew Nembhard (back) AVAILABLE Taelon Peter (G-League) OUT Obi Toppin (foot) OUT Miami Heat: Vlad Goldin (G-League) OUT Jahmir Young (G-League) OUT Indiana Pacers: Aaron Nesmith, G Quenton Jackson, G Andrew Nembhard, G Johnny Furphy, F Pascal Siakam, F/C Miami Heat: Davion Mitchell, G Norman Powell, G Tyler Herro, G Andrew Wiggins, F Bam Adebayo, C
INDIANAPOLIS -- All-Star forward Kevin Durant will not play for the Houston Rockets on Monday night after spraining his left ankle when he stepped on a fan's foot during a recent game. Coach Ime Udoka provided the update about 90 minutes before his team was scheduled to play at the Indiana Pacers, saying Durant "tweaked" the ankle. He provided no timetable for a return.
Purdue outscores opponents by 13.0 points per game (scoring 82.5 per game to rank 55th in college basketball while allowing 69.5 per contest to rank 72nd in college basketball) and has a +340 scoring differential overall. The 82.5 points the Boilermakers average are 11.2 more than the Hoosiers give up. Purdue hits 9.2 three-pointers per game (73rd in college basketball) at a 37.5% rate (26th in college basketball), compared to the 8.8 its opponents make while shooting 33.0% from deep.
