Braden Smith has been named a semifinalist for the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy given annually to the nation's top player.

1997 — North Carolina’s Dean Smith becomes the career victory leader when the Tar Heels beat Colorado 73-56. Smith, with 877 victories, passes Kentucky coaching legend Adolph Rupp.

1987 — Jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. becomes the first rider in the history of Santa Anita Park to win seven races in a single afternoon. In his only loss of the day, Pincay finishes third aboard Bob Back ...

2018 — The UConn Huskies open their NCAA Women’s Tournament with a record-setting 140-52 rout of Saint Francis (Pa.). The tournament’s top seed sets a record for points in a tournament game and ...

Could the Philadelphia 76ers end up with a top-six pick in the 2025 NBA Draft? They’ve been trending that way for quite some time. However, one unlucky draw in ...

Two years after Lamar Jackson signed a $230 million extension with the Ravens, the Bills’ Josh Allen commanded $330 mil for ...

1960 — Rookie Wilt Chamberlain scores a playoff record 53 points in the Philadelphia’s 132-112 triumph over the Syracuse Nationals to send the Warriors to the Eastern Division finals against the ...

1953 — Seton Hall wins the NIT title with a 58-46 win over St. John’s. Walter Dukes, who led Seton Hall with 21 points and 20 rebounds, finishes as the tournament’s high scorer with 70 points and wins ...

Dwyane Wade doesn’t have a single issue with the way LeBron James publicly beefed with Stephen A. Smith last week … in fact, ...

Although a win last night over the Miami Heat certainly harms their chances, the Charlotte Hornets are very likely to end up with at least the third-worst recor ...

Cameron Johnson scored 18 points, including a clutch foul-line jumper over Luka Doncic with 59.6 seconds remaining as the ...

Jabari Smith Jr. had 20 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers, helping the Houston Rockets beat the Orlando ...