The Sacramento Kings are playoff-bound for the first time since 2006. A lot has happened in sports and society since the last time the Kings reached the postseason.
Longtime Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, 34, returned from a two-month medical leave of absence and played Saturday in a loss to the New Jersey Devils, saying after that in “the second, third period, I started to feel a bit more comfortable.”
Purdue’s Zach Edey was a near-unanimous choice as the Associated Press men’s college basketball player of the year. Edey received all but one vote from a 58-person media panel, with Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis receiving the other.
LaMarcus Aldridge is retiring from basketball for a second time. The 37-year-old big man briefly retired during the 2020-21 season after experiencing an irregular heartbeat, but returned to the Nets the next season.