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Briefing: Rioux, Florida's 7-foot-9 center, enters the portal

Strategic angle: Olivia Rioux, the tallest player in NCAA college basketball history, has entered the transfer portal.

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Briefing: Bulls waive guard Ivey after anti-gay comments

Strategic angle: The Chicago Bulls have decided to part ways with guard Jaden Ivey following his controversial remarks.

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Briefing: Next for LeBron? NBA insiders on Lakers, Cavs, free agency options

Strategic angle: Lakers? Cavs? Warriors? A wild card? Before LeBron makes his decision this summer, sources around the league weigh in.

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Briefing: Ujiri joins ownership group of Toronto Tempo

Strategic angle: Former Raptors president Masai Ujiri has joined the ownership group of the city's new WNBA franchise.

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Briefing: Lakers' Redick stumps for Doncic to be NBA MVP

Strategic angle: Coach JJ Redick advocates for Luka Doncic's MVP candidacy as the Lakers aim for a strong finish.

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The Final Four is set with UConn stunning Duke to join Illinois, Arizona and Michigan

The Huskies beat Duke with a 3-pointer from the logo with 0.4 seconds left by Braylon Mullins, who grew up just outside of Indianapolis.

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Briefing: S. Carolina into sixth straight Final Four over TCU

Strategic angle: South Carolina walloped TCU on Monday night to return to the Final Four for the sixth year in a row -- just the second team to do so in NCAA history.

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Briefing: Wemby posts 3rd-fastest double-double since '97

Strategic angle: Victor Wembanyama had a season-high 41 points and 16 rebounds while collecting the third-fastest double-double since 1997-98 in the Spurs' win Monday.

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Briefing: NBA approves Trail Blazers' sale to Dundon group

Strategic angle: The NBA board of governors approved the sale of controlling interest in the Portland Trail Blazers from Paul Allen's estate to a group led by investor Tom Dundon on Monday.

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Briefing: Raps use 31-0 run to pummel sputtering Magic

Strategic angle: The Raptors dominated the Magic with a historic 31-0 run, securing a decisive 139-87 victory.

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Briefing: Texas returns to Final Four with rout of Michigan

Strategic angle: No. 1 seed Texas continued what has been a drama-free NCAA tournament run with a 77-41 victory over 2-seed Michigan on Monday to reach the Final Four for the second year in a row.

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Briefing: 🤣 'Same agent': Jokic jokes after Clark praise

Strategic angle: Jokic attributes Clark's high praise to their shared agent.

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Briefing: Wolves' McDaniels week-to-week with knee injury

Strategic angle: Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels has been listed as week-to-week with a left knee injury, the team announced on Monday.

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Briefing: Sources: NC State to hire ex-player Gainey as HC

Strategic angle: Justin Gainey, who has spent five seasons as an assistant with Tennessee, is returning to NC State to be the Wolfpack's next head basketball coach.

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Briefing: What's next for Duke, eliminated men's teams?

Strategic angle: With NCAA tournament runs over for key programs, here's how next season is taking shape.

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Briefing: Zona, Michigan co-faves as bettors back UConn

Strategic angle: Arizona and Michigan are the favorites to win the NCAA men's basketball tournament, with UConn and Illinois as underdogs.

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Briefing: Future of Giannis and Ja, and the big questions facing every NBA lottery team

Strategic angle: With 10 NBA teams already eyeing the offseason, Bobby Marks examines each front office's biggest priority.

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Briefing: Kryptonite for 10 NBA title contenders: Which weaknesses could sink playoff teams?

Strategic angle: We evaluated every playoff contender's biggest weaknesses, how it will impact the postseason and which team is best positioned to exploit them.

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Briefing: 'Gap' year? Celts win 50th as Brown jabs doubters

Strategic angle: The Celtics are headed back to the playoffs thanks to another 50-win season. Not too bad for a 'gap' year, according to Jaylen Brown.

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Briefing: Knicks' McBride, back from core injury, exits loss

Strategic angle: New York Knicks guard Miles McBride returned for the first time since undergoing hernia surgery in February, but appeared to get injured again in the loss to OKC.