(Amber Matsumoto/Yahoo Sports Illustration) The Oklahoma City Thunder have emerged as the betting favorites in the Western Conference, but their NBA Cup loss to the Milwaukee Bucks exposed critical flaws. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has firmly established himself as an MVP candidate, but whether…

Subscribe to The Big Number Just how rare is San Antonio Spurs budding star Victor Wembanyama? Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine dive deep into the numbers to illustrate how much of a unicorn the French big man is becoming in the NBA.…

<img class="caas-img has-preview" alt="Cooper Flagg leads Duke in scoring and rebounding as the No 5-ranked Blue Devils have zoomed to a 9-2 season start. Photograph: Lance King/Getty Images " src="https://fanstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cooper-flagg-the-17-year-old-cold-ass-white-boy-breaking-the-basketball-discourse.jpg" data-src="https://fanstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cooper-flagg-the-17-year-old-cold-ass-white-boy-breaking-the-basketball-discourse.jpg"> Cooper Flagg leads Duke in scoring and rebounding as the…

Will Paige Bueckers use her unprecedented leverage? She could force a trade or return to UConn Within the past year, Paige Bueckers has expanded the scope of what it means to be a college athlete. She played in a Final Four but…

<img class="caas-img has-preview" alt="Minnesota’s Sam Darnold is just the third quarterback in NFL history to reach 3,500 passing yards, 29 TD passes and a 100-plus passer rating in his first 14 games with a team. Photograph: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images " src="https://fanstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sam-darnolds-career-season-means-the-minnesota-vikings-face-a-tough-decision.jpg" data-src="https://fanstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sam-darnolds-career-season-means-the-minnesota-vikings-face-a-tough-decision.jpg">…

Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast Brian Cashman and the New York Yankees struck again in their post-Juan Soto pivot, this time acquiring former MVP Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs. While pitching has been at the forefront for the Bronx Bombers so far…

UNLV interim head coach Del Alexander is doused with a sports drink after leading the Rebels to an LA Bowl win over California. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) After a season of ups and downs, hit by departures that tested a…

Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy Forecast It's Thursday and 'Fantasy Film Room' is back for one final time for the 2024 fantasy season with Nate Tice and Matt Harmon. To start the show, Harmon and Tice do a deep dive on the news…

UNLV celebrates after defeating California, 24-13, to win the L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Wednesday. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) Football is a game built on tactical innovation, and No. 24 UNLV did its part…

NHL: New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks The New York Rangers traded Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday, ending the winger's tumultuous time in the organization. The Rangers received defenseman Will Borgen, a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round…