(Photo credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports) Saah Nimley will remain the head coach of his alma mater, Charleston Southern, after serving as the interim coach for most of this season. The school announced Monday that Nimley would keep the job beyond this season. Nimley, 30, took over after Barclay Redenbaugh resigned following a 2-5 start last November. The Buccaneers finished the regular season 10-19 (6-10 Big South) an
(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook is considered week-to-week after he underwent surgery on his fractured left hand, the team said Monday. The former NBA MVP had appeared in every game for the Clippers this season before suffering the injury Friday against the Washington Wizards. The team hopes he will return before the playoffs begin next month, ESPN reported.
(Photo credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports) The confluence of rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama excelling individually with the Spurs succeeding collectively might have finally arrived in the past week, with San Antonio claiming back-to-back victories over playoff contenders on the heels of losing 12 of 13 games. The Spurs, who will visit the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, earned consecutive double-digit victories over
(Photo credit: Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK) Oklahoma coach Porter Moser was happy with the way his team responded Saturday against top-ranked Houston, even in a loss. Moser is hoping his Sooners can build from that on Tuesday when they take on Cincinnati in Big 12 play at Norman, Okla. Oklahoma is coming off an 87-85 loss to the Cougars, where it hit 12 3-pointers and scored more than anyone had score
(Photo credit: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK) Georgia will try to snap a three-game losing streak Tuesday night when it hosts Mississippi in its final home game. The late-season struggle hasn't been easy for the Bulldogs (15-14, 5-11 Southeastern Conference), who go into the league matchup with the Rebels looking to turn things around after a 70-56 home loss to Texas AM on Saturday. Overall, the Bull
(Photo credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports) New Orleans may be rested but the Pelicans do not intend to let the defense cruise when they visit the revamped Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. The Pelicans, who have not played since defeating the Indiana Pacers 129-102 on Friday, take pride in having one of the better defensive teams in the league. That defense will provide a test for the Raptors, who held on for a 111-10
(Photo credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) The Minnesota Vikings on Monday released running back Alexander Mattison, who had started the first 13 games last season before losing that role to Ty Chandler in December. Mattison, 25, signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Vikings last spring. He was due to carry a $4.6 million cap hit in 2024. He rushed for 700 yards on 180 carries for 3.9 yards per attempt but fa
(Photo credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports) As the regular season winds down in the Atlantic Coast Conference, plenty still hangs in the balance ahead of Tuesday's meeting between Syracuse and host Clemson. Following Clemson's 77-68 win at Syracuse on Feb. 10, the Orange have won five of their last six games and enter the matchup winners of four in a row. Most recently, Syracuse (20-10, 11-8) held off a pesky Louisvil
(Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports) The Toronto Raptors signed post player Kelly Olynyk to a multi-year contract extension on Monday. The Raptors didn't divulge terms of the deal, but ESPN reported it is a two-year, $26.25 million contract. ESPN cited Olynyk's agent, Jeff Schwartz, as the source of the information. Olynyk, who plays forward and center, is now under contract through the 2025-26 season. Toronto
(Photo credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports) The New Jersey Devils fired head coach Lindy Ruff on Monday afternoon. The Devils named associate coach Travis Green their interim coach for the remainder of the season. No other changes were made to the staff. Ruff, 64, helped guide the Devils to the second round of the playoffs last season. But the team has gone just 9-13-2 in its past 24 games, most recently picking up a p
(Photo credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports) Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will miss at least the next three games after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection Monday to treat a bone bruise, the team announced. Mitchell sat out the Cavaliers' win Friday over the Detroit Pistons and the loss Sunday to the New York Knicks due to soreness in his left knee. Cleveland hosts the Boston Celtics on T
(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) Providence's path to the NCAA Tournament has grown steeper as the Big East regular season nears its summit. The Friars (18-11, 9-9 Big East) trudge into Tuesday's game at Georgetown in Washington having lost two straight, including a costly 71-60 home setback to fellow bubble contender Villanova on Saturday. Providence entered the weekend projected by ESPN's Joe Lunardi as the
(Photo credit: Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports) Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans signed a two-year, $52 million contract to remain with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers one week before he was eligible to test the open market as an unrestricted free agent. The first draft pick made by current general manager Jason Licht, Evans' deal includes $35 million guaranteed and his annual average earnings put him in the top four in the NFL
(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports) Ryan Jeffers, Willi Castro and Carlos Santana hit solo home runs to guide the host Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 comeback win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday in Fort Myers, Fla. The Twins entered the fourth inning down 2-0 before Jeffers and Castro knocked back-to-back homers off Dylan Lee. Santanadelivered the go-ahead dinger the next inning off Grant Holmes (0-2). Reliever B
(Photo credit: Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK) Ohio State's Devin Brown had a strong message Monday for people who think he's intimidated by a tough quarterback room this spring. Bottom line: He isn't transferring. "I've said it through and through. I'm a Buckeye, and I'm here to compete, no matter what," he told reporters in Columbus, Ohio, the day before spring practices begin. "Honestly," he conti
(Photo credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports) The Kansas City Chiefs placed the franchise tag on cornerback L'Jarius Sneed on Monday. Provided he signs the tag, Sneed will earn $19.8 million in the 2024 season. The two sides can continue to negotiate a long-term deal until mid-July under league rules. The Chiefs selected Sneed in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He played last season on the final year of a four-y
(Photo credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) New York Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson has ravaged the Atlanta Hawks on two occasions this season. The undermanned Knicks, however, may be without their floor general on Tuesday when they bid for a season sweep of the Hawks in New York. Brunson sustained a left knee contusion during theopening minute of New York's 107-98 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. B