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Ace January 28th, 2021 at 10:41 AM Player of the Year: Luka Garza, Iowa Coach of the Year: Juwan Howard, Michigan Newcomer of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Michigan Defensive Player of the Year: Franz Wagner, Michigan Sixth Man of the Year: Justin Ahrens, Ohio State Most Improved Player: Pete Nance, Northwestern The most-contested choice in the comments was my late switch from Chaundee Brown to Justin Ahrens for best sixth man, so evidently Im not a homer. (The comments section, also homers? Neve...

Which WNBA free agents can most help teams this season? The 2021 free-agency market opened for negotiations Jan. 15, though teams and players cannot begin agreeing to contracts until Feb. 1. Although this years WNBA offseason might not bring the kind of blockbuster moves we saw last winter, when DeWanna Bonner, Tina Charles, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Kristi Toliver all changed teams, there are plenty of big names out of contract -- including several future Hall of Famers who will be unrestricted...

If nothing else, Miami Hurricanes forward Anthony Walker is a master of the obvious.

‘He’s a go-to guy’: Former SU star Jerami Grant and his breakout NBA season Daily Orange File Photo Jerami Grant is averaging 25.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in his first season with the Pistons. Facebook Google+ The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant, who donned Syracuse orange between 2012 and 2014, is making a case not only for the NBA’s Most...

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton broke out for his best two games of the 2020-21 season this week. But nothing he did was anything his coaches and teammates felt was out of reach.

Advertisement: In both games, Ayton had impressive plays that demonstrated his versatility as a modern center. Against the Grizzlies, he spun toward the baseline while matched up on the low block against Xavier Tillman and threw down a reverse one-handed dunk, causing point guard Jevon Carter to jump and scream from the Suns bench. In the second quarter against the Rockets, Ayton caught an inbound pass and drove straight to the paint to finish with a finger roll over the outstretch...

Curry has thrived since joining the Sixers, and continues to make strides in his game.

After finishing the regular season 14-2 and securing a first-round bye, its time to hand out some regular-season awards to the stars of the 2020 Kansas City Chiefs.

Published January 8, 2021, 4:00 PM Prince Caperal of Barangay Ginebra (from left), Reynel Hugnatan of Meralco and Jason Perkins of Phoenix. (PBA Images) The inclusion of Reynel Hugnatan to the list of nominees for the PBA Most Improved Player award was seen as a surprise for many that the honor is usually given to younger players. But that doesn’t mean that the Meralco veteran has a legitimate shot at winning the honor against Phoenix Super LPG’s Justin Chua and Jason Perkins, Barangay Gine...

January 8th 2021 at 2:09pm CST by JD Shaw With the NBA moving forward on its plan to play the G League season at a single “bubble” site in Florida, several players are hoping to find opportunity in unconventional circumstances in the midst of a pandemic. But one player who intends to participate is no stranger to said unconventional opportunities. Freddie Gillespie grew up in Woodbury, Minnesota, residing less than 30 minutes away from the Timberwolves’ arena, Target Center. While ...