Bubble teams will take Friday off, but Saturday’s slate is packed with games that will make an impact. Resume builders Davidson 82, VCU 55. Obviously, tournament resumes are built on more than just one game, but it would have been hard to watch Davidson (22-6, RPI 32) demolish VCU and conclude that the Wildcats don’t belong in the NCAA Tournament. On the other hand, this continued a troubling trend of losses for the Rams (21-9, RPI 19), who are just 4-5 without senior point guard Briante Weber, who’s out with a torn ACL....

“Gotta stop letting g—s in Miami,” Davis posted in a since-deleted tweet. MORE: Jeremy Lin offers support for Asian community after Atlanta shootings Davis, a former second-round pick out of Auburn who has played in 41 career games for Tampa Bay, later apologized on Twitter and explained that he thought the term meant “lame.” He posted a screenshot of an Urban Dictionary definition of the word, though it was the second definition on the page after “a derogatory term used against Korean and Vietnamese individuals....

Q: Is it simply too little, too late for the Buckeyes who appear to be on the outside looking in for a spot in the BCS title game? Jared Zabransky: It’s the age-old problem of schedule weakness. Their strength of schedule is going to be a deterrent of getting into the big game. How nice would it be to have that playoff this year? Jake Plummer: Yes. It’s to late for Ohio State....

Antetokounmpo scored 35 points as the Bucks extended their hot streak to 13 consecutive wins — their best run since a 16-game winning streak spanning the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons. Milwaukee also boasts a dominant recent record against Detroit, having won all eight encounters across the regular season and playoffs last season before prevailing in the initial 2019-20 matchup. Tempers threatened to boil over this time, with Antetokounmpo and Griffin’s initial altercation coming after a second-quarter collision....

Restricted free agent Miles Plumlee — who averaged 5.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 61 games with the Bucks — will re-sign with Milwaukee, agreeing to a guaranteed four-year, $52 million deal, according to multiple reports. Milwaukee has committed $96 million over the next four years to Plumlee and frontcourt mate John Henson. MORE: NBA Free Agency Tracker Plumlee’s Chicago-based agent, Mark Bartelstein, confirmed the deal to ESPN.com. The 6-11 Plumlee, a five-year veteran, also played for the Pacers and Suns before joining the Bucks in 2014-15....

Antetokounmpo has never given any indication he is not happy with the Bucks. He is a favorite to win the league’s MVP award and the cornerstone of a franchise led by one of the league’s best coaches and front offices. Oh, and he’s still under contract for two more seasons. What more could he want? But a look at the elite players of the league shows that the Bucks have some cause for concern about whether their star will remain in town....

Brogdon, a rookie for the Bucks, most unexpectedly threw down a reverse jam in James’ grill in the third quarter in Milwaukee. The 6-5 Brogdon was a tremendous all-around player in college at Virginia (ACC Player of the Year last season, in fact), but explosiveness was not his calling card. In fact, former SN contributor Kevin O’Connor wrote this before the draft: “Subpar finisher in the lane. Lacks burst. Doesn’t get great extension....

Ilyasova was traded to Detroit for forwards Caron Butler and Shawne Williams, the Bucks announced Thursday. With Greg Monroe an unrestricted free agent this offseason, the Pistons may be searching for his replacement. A 6-10 forward with great shooting range, Ilyasova has the skill set to be better than Monroe in Pistons president and coach Stan Van Gundy’s system, but Ilyasova’s health remains in question as he missed 51 games over the past two seasons with the Bucks....

The Buccaneers wide receiver will be sidelined for the remainder of the preseason after straining his hamstring in the first quarter of the team’s win over the Bengals Monday, coach Lovie Smith announced Tuesday. MORE: NFL training camp injury tracker | NFL Top 20 wide receiver rankings Additionally, rookie quarterback Jameis Winston sprained his right ankle in the second quarter of Monday’s game, though Smith expects him to start Saturday’s meeting against the Browns....

The Patriots snapped a two-game losing streak with a 34-13 win in Cincinnati last week, securing a playoff spot for an NFL-record 11th consecutive season. New England improved to 11-3 with the win over the Bengals and could clinch an 11th straight divisional title if it avoids defeat against the Bills on Saturday. Defeating the Bills would give the Patriots a first-round bye, as long as the Kansas City Chiefs lose to the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football....

Juve missed out on the trophy, losing 4-3 on penalties after 120 minutes of action had produced a 1-1 draw. Ronaldo’s message to Syrian children The Italy goalkeeper saved a penalty from Gianluca Lapadula in the shoot-out, but saw his 600th Juve appearance end in disappointment after misses from Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala. Buffon felt Juve should have had the game won long before that drama, though, pointing to their dominance of the early stages, when Giorgio Chiellini put them ahead, with Gianluigi Donnarumma making a string of other key saves....

Get Juventus Serie A title odds The 39-year-old is entering his 17th campaign with the Serie A champions but has said it could also be his last. “This could be my final year and it’s really electrifying,” he admitted. “I want to try and enjoy the special aspect of things, like with all experiences. When you go to a place and think that it is the last time, you appreciate the beauty more and want to remember the emotions it brings you forever....

Richard Gere plays Washington Post reporter John Klein. Two years after the death of his wife (Debra Messing) following a bizarre auto accident, Klein finds himself stranded in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with no memory of how he got there. Knocking on the nearest door for help, he’s greeted by a rifle-toting stranger (Will Patton) who claims that Klein has been lurking outside his house night after night. Klein soon discovers from the local police officer (Laura Linney) that inexplicable occurrences are commonplace in this town....

This primal moment comes near the beginning of Disney’s splendiferous “Dinosaur.” The hearts of millions of little boys and girls are going to race at this bone-crunching spectacle. They won’t be the only ones in the grip of an adrenaline rush: their parents will not have forgotten the awe these prehistoric beasts inspire. This PG-rated movie–a breakthrough in the merging of computer-generated images and real backgrounds–is the first film to come out of Disney’s new digital studio....

Thibodeau also told reporters at practice Wednesday that the former MVP point guard will not play again this season, something the organization has said several times since he went down. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. He sat out last year while recovering from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee....

The Bulls sent forward Anthony Randolph, two second-round draft picks and cash considerations to Orlando for the rights to Milovan Rakovic. They also traded forward Greg Smith to Dallas for the rights to Tadija Dragicevic. MORE: Gasol trusts gut in Bulls signing | European star Mirotic joining Bulls The 6-foot-11 Randolph was acquired in a draft-night trade with Denver that gave the Bulls the rights to high-scoring Creighton forward Doug McDermott....

On Thursday, David Shear, the president of parent company Restaurant Brands International’s (RBI) international operations, explained in a statement that while Burger King would like to close its locations in Russia, RBI only has a 15 percent minority stake in the venture—meaning it would either need the cooperation of its international partners or for the Russian government to step in. Shear said that RBI has contacted Alexander Kolobov, the main operator of their Russian restaurants, and have demanded he suspended all operations but said Kolobov has “refused to do so....

Joshua Michael shared the video to TikTok just five days ago, gaining over 4.5 million views in the time since. The video captured the reaction of employees as oil from the fryer flowed onto the floor of the kitchen. According to comments left by Michael, this was initially believed to have been caused by water left in the fryer. “Bro, f**k out of here. I’m done working here,” Michael said in the video, filming the oil bubbling and splashing out of the fryer....

The King County Sheriff’s Office said the man, who has not been named, entered the family home in Covington on June 30 at around 4 a.m. The man was able to get inside the house after entering through an unsecured ground floor window. Once inside, the man “made himself at home” by making himself some food and doing some laundry, a King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said. It is unclear if the suspect was doing his own laundry, or the family’s....