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		<title><![CDATA[Short-handed Timberwolves stumble in second half in 122-108 loss to Hornets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS — With Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels again
sidelined, the Minnesota Timberwolves watched a halftime lead slip away
in a 122-108 loss to the surging Charlotte Hornets on Sunday at Target
Center.

Bones Hyland scored 15 of his 18...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061715</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Magic rally to win over Pelicans, 112-108]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[When asked prior to Sunday’s game at New Orleans what would be a
key for success, the first thing Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said
was that his squad must protect the paint against the New Orleans
Pelicans.

And that was the first thing ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061713</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Injury-riddled Lakers can't overcome Cooper Flagg's 45 points in loss to Mavericks]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — The Los Angeles Lakers are as shorthanded as they can be,
their dynamic starting backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves out
with injuries at a pivotal time of the season.

They’re the offensive engines for a Lakers team battling ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061711</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nets win tank war vs. Wizards, but keep focus on development with 4 games left]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Sunday’s Brooklyn Nets-Washington Wizards game at
Barclays Center looked exactly like what it was on paper: two teams deep
in the lottery, playing a late-season matchup with more draft
implications than standings relevance.

The ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061655</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Celtics dominate fourth quarter to secure season sweep of Raptors]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — During his pregame news conference Sunday at TD Garden,
Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic was asked about the recent
return of Jayson Tatum.

Was Rajakovic, whose team had faced the Celtics three times during
Tatum’s Achilles...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061654</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['We were just special': Eclectic group of Illinois players says emotional goodbye after memorable season ends]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — When the clock hit zero, Illinois senior forward Ben
Humrichous dropped to a squat and bowed his head. Freshman guard Keaton
Wagler looked back toward his team’s bench as UConn celebrated its
72-61 national semifinal win over ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061650</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paul Sullivan: Michigan's size versus UConn's experience in a made-for-March Madness title game]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — After destroying Arizona in the semifinals of the
NCAA Tournament on Saturday in the battle of top seeds, Michigan opened
as a 7 1/2 point favorite over UConn in Monday’s title game.

UConn coach Dan Hurley called Michigan’s ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061597</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michigan gives update on Yaxel Lendeborg's injury ahead of championship game]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS – Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg is determined
to play in Monday’s national championship game against UConn, and he
got a positive sign Sunday.

According to UM coach Dusty May, Lendeborg had an MRI scan Sunday
morning for his ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061560</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bob Wojnowski: Pain can't derail Lendeborg or Michigan from a title path]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — They’ve done it all year, to almost everybody.
They just did it again, on the biggest stage, in the most spectacular
fashion, and now the Wolverines look capable of accomplishing
everything.

They hammered Arizona 91-73 Saturday...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061559</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dom Amore: In preparing for championship games, Dan Hurley is UConn's not-so-secret weapon]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — Illinois made its run, kept it close and their fans
were loudest among the 72,111 at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday night.


But as the game began to wind down, there was only that familiar,
eerie silence that settles over a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061557</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[After leaving Kentucky, Travis Perry reflects on his season at Ole Miss]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has made it
clear the point guard position didn’t go as expected in the 2025-26
season.

A lot of that had to do with what happened this past offseason.

The Cats couldn’t have foreseen ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061243</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Troy Renck: MVP debate is over for Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, but race for No. 3 seed is not]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — The game was played in exclamation points.

The Joker vs. The Alien. Boom! Pow! Splat! Block! Swish!

While Nikola Jokic appears destined to finish behind Victor
Wembanyama in the MVP voting, another race remains very much in
doubt.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061140</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michigan will play for national championship after leaving Arizona in the dust]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — What was expected to be heavyweight showdown between
two No. 1 seeds didn’t quite live up to the billing.

Rather, Michigan delivered a 40-minute pounding and throttled Arizona
from start to finish — and did so without having ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061137</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UConn back in national championship game after Final Four win over Illinois]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — The UConn men’s basketball team is headed back to
the national championship game for the third time in four years after
taking down No. 3 seed Illinois, 71-62, in Saturday’s Final Four
matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium.

It was the...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061107</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Illinois rally falls short in 71-62 semifinal loss to UConn, ending Illini's Final Four party early]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — Fans in orange and blue streamed through the
streets of Indianapolis hours before Illinois’ national semifinal
against Connecticut on Saturday and showed up early to Lucas Oil
Stadium, an hour or so before tipoff. One half of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061106</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paul Sullivan: Gritty Illinois effort ends with heartbreaking Final Four loss, a bitter finish to a delicious season]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS — It was almost as though time had stopped for
Illinois six minutes into the second half of Saturday’s Final Four
semifinal against UConn at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Andrej Stojaković’s put-back attempt rolled around the rim before
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061105</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pistons clinch No. 1 seed in East with blowout victory vs. 76ers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly two years ago, the Detroit Pistons concluded a four-game road
trip in Philadelphia with a 120-102 loss to the 76ers. The loss occurred
during the challenging 2023-24 season on April 9, 2024, marking another
disappointing year for the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061104</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lakers' Austin Reaves out for rest of regular season with oblique strain]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers will be without their starting
backcourt for the rest of the regular season — five more games —
after Austin Reaves was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left oblique strain
Saturday.

Lakers coach JJ Redick said ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061064</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama duel into overtime as Nuggets end Spurs' win streak]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DENVER — With a taste of playoff-level basketball two weeks early,
the Denver Nuggets were as determined to engineer a comeback as if their
season was on the line.

Down 11 in the fourth quarter, down six with 90 seconds to go, Denver
rallied ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061031</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heat this time the aggressors in 152-136 rout of Wizards, as Adebayo goes from 83 to 14]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI – This was an afternoon decidedly different for the Miami
Heat.

A game after allowing 147 points in Wednesday night’s humbling loss
to the Boston Celtics, the Heat this time practically were the
can’t-miss proposition in Saturday’s ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/basketball/s-4061001</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/04/2026</pubDate>
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