2025 NBA playoff picture: Standings, projections, who's clinched with three weeks to go in regular season
There are plenty of seeds to be determined over the regular season's final month
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Who's in 2025 NHL playoffs? Tracking standings, playoff bracket, tiebreakers
The NHL regular season will end in less than a month. One team on Thursday can become the first to clinch a playoff berth.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
2025 NHL playoff race tracker: Where things stand in each conference with only one spot clinched so far
The NHL playoff races are heating up with less than a month to go in the regular seasonCBS Sports - 16h -
NBA schedule full of playoff implications this week: Games to watch
Standings watch is under the microscope as the NBA approaches the end of the 2024-25 regular season. Here are games to watch this week:Yahoo Sports - 1d -
2025 NBA Playoffs: Clinching scenarios and updated standings for March 19
Wednesday features 11 games on the schedule, with several clinching and elimination scenarios to monitor throughout the evening.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
OKC Thunder officially clinch the West's No. 1 seed for 2025 NBA playoffs
Oklahoma City Thunder officially clinch the West's No. 1 seed for 2025 NBA playoffs.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
2025 NBA Playoffs: Clinching scenarios and updated standings for March 23
Sunday features eight games on the schedule, with elimination scenarios and other key seeding matchups to monitor.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
2025 NBA title tiers: Ranking league's 12 realistic contenders as playoff picture comes into focus
The Celtics, Thunder and Cavs are in Tier 1, but who could challenge those three this spring?CBS Sports - Mar. 15 -
Maine Celtics clinch playoff spot
Mar. 24—The Maine Celtics rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat the Delaware Blue Coats, 117-99 on Sunday in Portland, and clinch an NBA G League playoff spot for the third consecutive ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Chris Perkins: Playoffs or bust: Dolphins’ 2025 season will show what they’ve learned previous three years
Let’s establish a fair and logical baseline expectation for the 2025 Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins should be a playoff team in 2025. In the big picture, you can’t have this much talent and miss the ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
NBA Power Rankings: Where all 30 teams stand with less than a month left
As we enter the final stretch of the 2024-25 NBA regular season, let's see where all 30 teams stack up in this week's power rankings.ESPN - 6d -
Capitals Punch Ticket To 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, First Team To Clinch Berth This Season
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals are headed to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Weekend Watch: Three More Teams Could Clinch Playoff Spots, NTDP Is On A Roll
Three more USHL teams could clinch playoff spots, while NTDP has a five-game winning streak.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Knicks' Jalen Brunson expected to be out through at least late March as timeline inches toward end of regular season
Jalen Brunson is running out of runway to prepare for the NBA playoffs.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Hershey Bears Are First AHL Team To Clinch A Playoff Spot
The back-to-back defending Calder Cup champions are the first team to clinch a spot in the 2025 AHL Playoffs.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Dayton tops VCU 79-76 to prevent Rams from clinching Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title
Javon Bennett scored 22 points and Dayton prevented VCU from clinching the Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title with a 79-76 victory, ending the Rams’ nine-game win streakABC News - Mar. 8 -
LSU Gymnastics claims share of SEC regular season title
As LSU continues its national title defense, the Tigers clinched a share of the SEC's regular season title on Friday nightYahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
'So close it's painful:' NBA insiders pick sides in SGA-Jokić MVP race that feels '50-50' despite current odds
OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a -850 favorite to win MVP honors with four weeks to go in the regular seasonCBS Sports - Mar. 19 -
2025 MLB predictions: Expert picks for every division, full standings projections as baseball season begins
Here are the predictions from our CBS Sports MLB staff for the 2025 seasonCBS Sports - 1d -
Capitals are 1st NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season after being last to get in last year
They are the only team since the playoffs expanded to 16 teams in 1979-80 to be the first to clinch after being the last to get in the previous season.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
2025 NBA Playoffs: Updated standings entering play on March 24
Monday features eight games on the schedule, with several key seeding matchups to monitor throughout the evening.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
2025 NBA Playoffs: Updated standings entering play on March 25
Tuesday features eight games on the schedule, with several key seeding matchups to monitor throughout the evening.Yahoo Sports - 20h -
Who is the next Arizona State? Five teams poised for a shocking run to the 2025 College Football Playoff
These five teams are poised to leap up the standings in 2025CBS Sports - 6d -
NCAA committee tables Army, Navy request to add regular-season game in hopes of boosting CFP chances
The service academies play their annual rivalry game one week after the playoff field is selectedCBS Sports - Mar. 13 -
Could vet guard Jrue Holiday be the Boston Celtics biggest concern in the '25 NBA Playoffs?
Holiday is a critical piece of a 2025 Celtics title picture -- will he be able to come through when Boston needs him most?Yahoo Sports - 1d -
NBA winners and losers: Rockets move into No. 2 spot in West
NBA teams are running out of chances to improve their standing. Here are the winners and losers from Week 21 of the 2024-25 season.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
South Bay Lakers recap: G League Lakers win their final home game of this season
The G League Lakers won't be going to the playoffs, but they did end their home regular-season schedule on a high note.Yahoo Sports - 8h -
Cleveland Guardians 2025 Opening Day roster projection 2.0; Who's on, who's off?
The Guardians have less than a week until Opening Day, with several key decisions still to be made. Here's our second roster projection of the spring.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Way-too-early 2025 trade deadline candidates: 10 MLB players who could move, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The regular season has barely started but teams are only weeks away from looking at the summerCBS Sports - 6d -
Picture Perfect
Photos from the week of March 9: * Ryan Reyes reaches up to hit the ball during a game of pickleball at Bunker Hill Park on a sunny afternoon, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (MATTHEW PERSCHALL/MULTIMEDIA ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Fenway Park's Opening Day is two weeks away. What to know before going to games this season
Tickets are now available for the 2025 Red Sox season.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Tennessee Titans depth chart: Roster projections after Week 1 of NFL free agency 2025
The Tennessee Titans' roster is beginning to reveal itself after early days of NFL free agency 2025. Here's where Will Levis stands before the NFL draft.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
NBA salary cap to reportedly increase by 10% to $154.6 million
The Brooklyn Nets are the one NBA team projected to have more than $50 million in salary cap space for the 2025-26 season.Yahoo Sports - 13h -
Are the Warriors an underdog threat in the Western Conference playoff picture?
The Golden State Warriors have looked significantly improved in recent weeksYahoo Sports - 4d -
Analyzing Knicks' potential first-round matchups for 2025 NBA playoffs
With the NBA Playoffs just one month away, let's dive into the Knicks' potential first round matchup and how they stack up against each of them.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
'We're Going To Need The Energy': Why Maple Leafs Are Changing Their Optional Morning Skate With NHL Playoffs Approaching
Toronto has 12 more games left in the regular season, including Tuesday's matchup against the Flyers.Yahoo Sports - 21h -
2025 NBA playoff race, standings, seeding: Are the Warriors legit championship contenders? | The Kevin O'Connor Show
The Warriors have a 13-1 mark with Jimmy Butler in the lineup, but the Warriors' toughest battles loom on the horizon with the Knicks, Nuggets and Bucks.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
NBA playoffs 2025, seeds, standings, matchups: Can Austin Reaves help take the Lakers to another level?
Reaves' recent performances, averaging 27 points over his last six games, suggest he could be the next big deal in L.A. But can Reaves sustain this All-Star trajectory?Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Capitals Can Clinch A Playoff Spot Thursday Against The Flyers; Here's How
WASHINGTON — After defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Tuesday, the Washington Capitals are one step closer to punching their ticket to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Inside the Western wild-card race
The Wild appear locked in to the first spot, but who gets the second? Plus, full playoff projections, draft lottery standings, more.ESPN - Mar. 16
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2025 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 odds, predictions: BYU vs. Alabama picks from expert on 5-0 run
SportsLine expert Josh Nagel has revealed his Alabama Crimson Tide vs. BYU Cougars picks for the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on ThursdayCBS Sports - 14m -
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Boston Legacy FC: NWSL expansion side unveils their new name ahead of joining league during 2026 season
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