Here are five 2025 NBA Draft prospects for Nets fans to watch during the NCAA Tournament's First Four stage.
5 Nets 2025 Draft prospects to watch heading into NCAA First Four
Here are five 2025 NBA Draft prospects for Nets fans to watch during the NCAA Tournament's First Four stage.
Penguins V. Isles Preview: Game Notes, Lineup, and More
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to build on their four-game win streak when they take on the New York Islanders Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa.
And they'll give their hot goaltender the net yet again.
Tristan Jarry, who is 4-0 with a .930 save percentage over those four consecutive games, has earned a fifth-straight start. He has regained his form after struggling most of the season, and he will be given another opportunity to earn the Penguins a much-needed win.
The Penguins have recalled forward Joona Koppanen from the @WBSPenguins (AHL) on an emergency basis. pic.twitter.com/Yqzef3XAIu
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 18, 2025
In addition, forward Joona Koppanen was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on an emergency basis and will slot in the lineup in place of Emil Bemstrom.
"He can kill penalties, he can play a checking role, he can play center, he can play the wing," head coach Mike Sullivan said. "The biggest reason [for the call-up], quite honestly, is because he's played really well."
Here is the rest of the lineup:
How we're lining up tonight vs. the Islanders ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Dy6mjMt0jW
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 18, 2025
As it stands now, the Penguins are six points out of the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders - who are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games - are two points ahead of the Penguins in the standings with three games in hand, so earning a clean two points will be critical.
"They're a good team," Sullivan said. "They're a sound defensive team, they play with structure, they've got a team game. They have solid goaltending, and they're stingy defensively. So we've got to make sure that we make it as hard on them as they're going to make it on us."
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March Madness: Rick Pitino has No. 2 seed St. John’s back in NCAAs after latest coaching revival
Standing in the middle of a sold-out Madison Square Garden, confetti sticking to his suit, Rick Pitino was asked about his remarkable basketball odyssey and latest Big East championship. “I saved the best for last,” the 72-year-old Hall of Fame coach pronounced, bringing a March Madness roar from thousands of St. John's fans hanging on his every word. In that merry moment of pride and joy, at the center of a nationally televised New York City coronation, it was almost easy to forget that five years ago Pitino was coaching in Greece — exiled from college athletics following multiple scandals at Louisville.
March Madness: Rick Pitino has No. 2 seed St. John’s back in NCAAs after latest coaching revival
Standing in the middle of a sold-out Madison Square Garden, confetti sticking to his suit, Rick Pitino was asked about his remarkable basketball odyssey and latest Big East championship. “I saved the best for last,” the 72-year-old Hall of Fame coach pronounced, bringing a March Madness roar from thousands of St. John's fans hanging on his every word. In that merry moment of pride and joy, at the center of a nationally televised New York City coronation, it was almost easy to forget that five years ago Pitino was coaching in Greece — exiled from college athletics following multiple scandals at Louisville.
Indiana hires Darian DeVries away from West Virginia as new head coach
Darian DeVries grew up in Iowa, an admirer of the Indiana Hoosiers. Just two days after his West Virginia team and the Hoosiers were both left out of the NCAA Tournament, Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson announced he has hired the 49-year-old DeVries to replace Mike Woodson. DeVries is scheduled to be introduced at Wednesday morning news conference.
Indiana hires Darian DeVries away from West Virginia as new head coach
Darian DeVries grew up in Iowa, an admirer of the Indiana Hoosiers. Just two days after his West Virginia team and the Hoosiers were both left out of the NCAA Tournament, Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson announced he has hired the 49-year-old DeVries to replace Mike Woodson. DeVries is scheduled to be introduced at Wednesday morning news conference.
Indiana hires Darian DeVries away from West Virginia as new men’s basketball coach
Indiana hires Darian DeVries away from West Virginia as new men's basketball coach.
Indiana hires Darian DeVries away from West Virginia as new men’s basketball coach
Indiana hires Darian DeVries away from West Virginia as new men's basketball coach.
3 things to know about each team Duke might play
Half of this will be useful to remember Friday afternoon; the other half will just apply for Wednesday night’s game. Duke’s opponent in the first round of the NCAA tournament is TBD. The winner of Wednesday night’s game in Dayton, Ohio, between American and Mount St. Mary’s will fly to Raleigh to face the 1-seed Blue Devils.
3 things to know about each team Duke might play
Half of this will be useful to remember Friday afternoon; the other half will just apply for Wednesday night’s game. Duke’s opponent in the first round of the NCAA tournament is TBD. The winner of Wednesday night’s game in Dayton, Ohio, between American and Mount St. Mary’s will fly to Raleigh to face the 1-seed Blue Devils.
‘Crazy to think’: Shield final controversy as ‘confusing’ reality burns top contender
Questions have been asked about the Sheffield Shield bonus point system after Queensland made next week’s final courtesy of a draw in the last game and ended the 10-round season with less wins than Victoria.
Rangers sign veteran lefty Patrick Corbin to plug gap in injury-thinned starting rotation
SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Texas Rangers signed free-agent left-hander Patrick Corbin to a one-year contract on Tuesday, plugging a durable veteran into their injury-addled starting rotation.
Corbin, who'll enter his 13th major league season, struggled through most of his six-year, $140 million contract with the Washington Nationals, but he's a two-time All-Star who is the only pitcher in baseball who made 31 or more starts in every full season since 2017.
The Rangers placed right-hander Jon Gray on the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for Corbin. Gray broke his right wrist when he was hit by a line drive in a spring training game on Friday. Left-hander Cody Bradford, who was shut down from throwing last week when he developed soreness in his elbow, will start the season on the injured list.
Injuries were an issue for the rotation last year, but the re-signing of Nathan Eovaldi and the return of Jacob deGrom and Tyler Mahle after recoveries from elbow surgeries delayed their 2024 debuts had the 2023 World Series champion Rangers appearing to be in good shape entering spring training.
Corbin, who has logged the third-most innings in Major League Baseball since he broke in with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012, was a stabilizer.
“A competitor, by all accounts, just a winning personality, somebody who’s going to fit in our clubhouse well and gives us added protection,” president of baseball operations Chris Young told reporters. “We also believe that there’s some things we saw in the second half of last year with his performance that indicate he can continue that and be a very serviceable major league starting pitcher, which we need right now.”
Corbin had a solid debut season with the Nationals in 2019, when he matched his career high of 14 wins, posted a 3.25 ERA in 33 starts and was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the World Series. But he went 33-70 with a 5.62 ERA over the next five years after the pandemic shortened the 2020 season.
The 35-year-old allowed the most hits (208) and earned runs (109) in the major leagues in 2024, but he was second on the 91-loss Nationals with 174 2/3 innings. In 342 career appearances, including 324 starts, Corbin is 103-131 with a 4.51 ERA and 1,729 strikeouts in 1,892 1/3 innings.
What Butler told Warriors to stop Bucks' third-quarter run in win
What Butler told Warriors to stop Bucks' third-quarter run in win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Warriors teetered on the brink of disaster in the third quarter of Tuesday night’s game at Chase Center.
But Golden State stabilized itself and pulled out a 104-93 win over the Milwaukee Bucks to improve to 40-29 this season.
The Warriors led by as many as 17 in the second quarter and by 14 at halftime, but the Bucks quickly erased the deficit in the third quarter and managed to take a six-point lead before Jimmy Butler took over, steering Golden State to a much-needed win.
So what was Butler’s message to the Warriors as the Bucks won the third quarter 32-20?
“That this is a game of runs,” Butler told Bonta Hill, Chris Mullin and Festus Ezeli on NBC Sports Bay Area’s “Warriors Postgame Live” moments after the win. “We knew that they missed shots in the first half and they were going to make some in the second. But we got away from doing what we were doing, closing out, making it difficult. We got back to doing that and took the lead back.”
Butler led the way with a game-high 24 points, but 16 came in the second half on 4-of-9 shooting from the field and 8 for 8 from the free-throw line.
With Steph Curry resting, the Warriors needed Playoff Jimmy to take centerstage and he did just that.
Coming off a disastrous loss to the short-handed Denver Nuggets on Monday night, the Warriors didn’t crumble when the Bucks erupted in the third quarter.
Earlier in the season, the Warriors likely wouldn’t have made the in-game adjustments to pull out the win. But Butler has added a different element and it was on display Tuesday night.
Can Kansas turn it around in the NCAA tournament?
Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Isis "Ice" Young, Kevin O'Connor and 13-year NBA veteran Marcus Morris Sr. discuss the Jayhawks' chances of going far in this year's tournament.