Ohio State defeats No. 1 Duke: What it means for the Buckeyes, the Blue Devils and college basketball

As the chatter and speculation continues regarding a possible trade of Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski — chatter and speculation that has not been refuted by the team or the player — the first clear report has emerged that a trade is coming. Ken Laird of WEEI, senior producer of the Kirk & Callahan show, reports that Gronkowski will be traded in the next couple of weeks. The fact that the move is dubbed as occurring “in the next couple of weeks� fits with the notion that, if the Patriots will be acquiring a first- or second-round pick for Gronkowski, they prefer to get the pick while the pick is on the clock. This will require the Patriots, Gronkowski, and his next team to keep everything completely quiet.

Walk-ons rarely make news in college basketball. But Michael Savarino isn’t just any walk-on at any program. Savarino is walking on at Duke, where he’ll play for his grandfather, legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski. So Savarino immediately becomes the highest profile walk-on in college basketball

Houston won Game 5 in a wild finish to seize the lead in the Western Conference finals over Golden State, but Chris Paul was hurt late in the game.