Sunday night’s game between the Celtics and Heat in Boston was postponed by the NBA because Miami does not have the minimum eight players available because of ongoing contact tracing.
Former UConn men’s basketball coach Donald “Dee” Rowe, who served for more than five decades as an ambassador for the school’s athletic department and as a mentor for coaches including Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma, died Sunday. He was 91.
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Deion Hammond had 21 points as Monmouth topped Marist 72-62 on Sunday for the 1,000th win in program history.
Cleveland set a playoff record by jumping to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter, but Pittsburgh has mounted a comeback at home in the wild-card round.
Going for its first postseason win in 26 years, Cleveland scored four first-quarter touchdowns, including a fumble recovery on the first play from scrimmage.
After battling injuries all season, Thomas gets his first TD of the season to give the Saints the lead.
After missing the previous three games due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols, Kevin Durant is set to return Sunday against the Thunder. Kyrie Irving, however, will miss his third straight game due to personal reasons.
Jones propelled the Longhorns to a victory over No. 14 West Virginia on Saturday, three years after being diagnosed with leukemia.
Sixers center Joel Embiid (back soreness) is probable and Ben Simmons (knee soreness) is out for Monday’s game against the Hawks, a source told ESPN.
The Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber tested positive for COVID-19, the franchise’s second positive test in three days, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
