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2021-22 NBA Standings - Conference

Conference Leaders
Eastern Conference
No.1: Chicago (27 - 14)
No.2: Brooklyn (27 - 15)
No.3: Miami (27 - 16)
No.4: Milwaukee (27 - 18)
No.5: Philadelphia (25 - 17)
No.6: Cleveland (26 - 18)
No.7: Charlotte (23 - 20)
No.8: Toronto (21 - 19)
No.9: Washington (22 - 21)
No.10: New York (22 - 21)

Western Conference
No.1: Phoenix (33 - 9)
No.2: Golden State (31 - 12)
No.3: Utah (29 - 14)
No.4: Memphis (30 - 15)
No.5: Dallas (24 - 19)
No.6: Denver (22 - 20)
No.7: Minnesota (21 - 22)
No.8: Los Angeles Lakers (21 - 22)
No.9: LA Clippers (21 - 23)
No.10: Portland (17 - 25)

2021-22 NBA Standings - Division

Division Leaders
Eastern Conference
Atlantic: Brooklyn (27 - 15)
Central: Chicago (27 - 14)
Southeast: Miami (27 - 16)

Western Conference
Northwest: Utah (29 - 14)
Pacific: Phoenix (33 - 9)
Southwest: Memphis (30 - 15)

 

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WNBA
*South Carolina coach Dawn Staley part of selection committee for U.S. women's basketball team
*New York Liberty introduces Sandy Brondello as new head coach

 

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Olympics
*Olympic athletes warned not to criticize China because of prosecution concerns
*Jamaica to compete in three bobsled events at Beijing Olympics

 

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*Go zag a reclaims No. 1 ranking in men's Top 25 poll; Baylor falls to No. 5

 

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UT-Arlington set to join WAC this summer as part of league's expansion

UT-Arlington has accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference beginning this summer, part of an expansion that will push the league to at least 15 schools.The move announced Friday will end a nine-year run in the Sun Belt Conference for the Mavericks, who spent one athletic season in the WAC in 2012-13 after nearly 50 years in the Southland Conference. UTA is set to join the WAC on July 1, in time for the 2022-23 athletic season, along with another Texas school in Incarnate Word as well as Southern Utah.

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Francis Ngannou unifies UFC heavyweight title with unanimous decision over Ciryl Gane
Down on the cards early and dealing with a knee injury, the hardest-hitting man maybe ever in MMA went to his wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu to gut out a unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) win over Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270 at Honda Center.

 

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Auburn Tigers No. 1 for first time in history of AP Top 25 men's basketball poll

War Eagle is flying high over men's college basketball for the first time in history. A barely ranked afterthought to begin the season, Auburn climbed past Ginzaga to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday. The Tigers beat Kentucky over the weekend for their 15th consecutive win, then scooped up 45 of 61 first-place votes to become the nation's top-ranked team for the first time since the poll began with the 1948-49 season. The Tigers (18-1, 15-0 SEC) spent most of the 1999-2000 season ranked in the top 10, including one week at No. 2. They also spent a week at No. 2 late in the 1988-99 campaign and another week at No. 2 in February 1959.

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CAA adding Hampton, Monmouth, Stony Brook to conference
Charleston, Delaware, Drexel, Elon, Hofstra, UNC Wilmington, Northeastern, Towson and William & Mary remain as full-time members, while Albany, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Richmond and Villanova are among the 13 CAA Football schools.

 

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Biggest strength for teams in 2022 Way-To-Early college football top 25
Looking into a crystal ball more than six months before the start of the season can be a bit murky, particularly with the transfer portal continuing to churn, but here is what our experts came up with.

AP Top-5
No.1: Alabama
No.2: Ohio State
No.3: Georgia
No.4: Texas A&M
No.5: Michigan

ACC Top-25
No.8: NC State
No.11: Clemson
No.14: Wake Forest

 

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Tom Brady (G.O.A.T) retiring after 22 seasons, 7 Super Bowls

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Hits and misses from the 2021-22 men's college basketball freshman class so far
Through the first two and a half months of the 2021-22 men's college basketball season, it's clear there have been more questionable fits and first-year struggles among the ESPN 100 than in the past.

 

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*Michigan Wolverines basketball team up to No. 6 for highest ranking ever.
*South Carolina, Maryland, Stanford put two each on women's college basketball Wooden Award Top 20 list

 

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*Minor League Baseball launches outreach initiative 'The Nine' focused on Black communities

New Pittsburgh Pirates coach Caitlyn Callahan focused on her job, not history