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Cougar and Gator fans took to San Antonio's River Walk to celebrate after come from behind victories Saturday. Houston and Florida face off at the Alamodome on Monday night.

Burton, UNT’s second-year coach, wanted to talk about the challenges of handling success and the keys to sustaining it. The Mean Green’s players stood in a circle and listened intently as Burton expounded on the values of getting enough sleep and eating right as they closed in on winning 20 games in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history.

Ryan defied the odds time after time during its historic playoff run and did so once more Saturday to win the first girls basketball state championship in Denton ISD history.

The Lady Raiders were never ranked higher than their preseason No. 16 spot in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ weekly state rankings. That didn’t stop them from making their way to the program’s first regional championship and now a shot at winning it all.

The Mavericks take on the Lakers tonight in Los Angeles in the first matchup between the two teams since a blockbuster trade sent Luka Dončić to California in exchange for Anthony Davis. But Dončić will be back in the Lone Star State on April 9 when the Mavs host the Lakers at the American Airlines Center — and ticket prices are surging.

Luka Doncic is being traded by the reigning Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, a person with knowledge of the agreement said early Sunday.

Krum’s Jenna Reneau was one of 30 referees selected to officiate the Olympic men’s and women’s basketball games.

Indiana rookie Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA record for assists in a game Wednesday night, finishing with 19 in the Fever’s 101-93 loss to the Dallas Wings.

The Celtics won the series 4-1 and now have 18 league titles, surpassing their decades-long rival Los Angeles Lakers, which has 17.

Rookie Dereck Lively II is leaving an impression on the global basketball stage as the Dallas Mavericks try to stay alive in the NBA Finals. Game 5 against the Boston Celtics is tonight.

Legendary Fort Worth ISD basketball coach Robert Hughes showed a tough exterior to his players, but his soft heart impacted their lives for years to come.

If Game 1 of the NBA Finals felt like a crushing defeat, fear not — the Mavs have been here before.