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Hours after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at his San Francisco home, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman addressed the criticism surrounding artificial intelligence that appears to have been the impetus for the attack.
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Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a free PS5 Pro update on Wednesday.
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As AI becomes more integrated into our lives, we’re bound to see more strange AI stories. One recently made me pause, not because it’s dramatic or scary, but because it’s easy to misunderstand.
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President Donald Trump said that CNN made a false statement in the moments following the announcement of the Tuesday night.
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PHOENIX, AZ (WIS) – Can the run continue? After taking down the undefeated defending champs, UConn, the Gamecocks are facing the UCLA Bruins for their fourth national title.
Follow our live blog here:
South Carolina beat UConn 62–48 in the women’s Fi… [2684 chars]

What we know about Saturday’s Final Four games:
No. 2 UConn outlasted Illinois 71-62 in Game One
No. 1 Michigan routs No. 1 Arizona 91-73 in Game Two
Check out our recaps of every NCAA Tournament game here.
April 5, 2026 / 12:04 AM ET
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Follow our live blog here:
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What we know about Saturday’s Final Four games:
No. 2 UConn outlasted Illinois 71-62 in Game One
No. 1 Michigan routs No. 1 Arizona 91-73 in Game Two
Check out our recaps of every NCAA Tournament game here.
April 5, 2026 / 12:04 AM ET
All the marbles… [3402 chars]

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The Boston Celtics are playing some of their best basketball of the season right now.
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For those who will never tire of the words of Ursula K. Le Guin, a special treat is on the way. The esteemed late author’s blog, which she started in 2010 at the age of 81, is being rereleased as a podcast, In Your Spare Time. Le Guin’s blog ran unti… [812 chars]

PHOENIX, AZ (WIS) – Can the run continue? After taking down the undefeated defending champs, UConn, the Gamecocks are facing the UCLA Bruins for their fourth national title.
Follow our live blog here:
South Carolina beat UConn 62–48 in the women’s Fi… [2684 chars]

What we know about Saturday’s Final Four games:
No. 2 UConn outlasted Illinois 71-62 in Game One
No. 1 Michigan routs No. 1 Arizona 91-73 in Game Two
Check out our recaps of every NCAA Tournament game here.
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All the marbles… [3402 chars]

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OpenAI gave up on Sora last week, but in a post about Google’s new “cost efficient” Veo 3.1 Lite AI video model, DeepMind staffer Logan Kilpatrick says that “video’s here to stay.” And in a blog post about the model, the authors discuss Google’s “commitment to making video generation more available to developers.”
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Remember when the internet was fun? If you’re under the age of 30, you probably don’t. Yes, all internet websites, services and applications are getting worse year after year. That is by design. But there are things we can do about it! Today on Solutions Watch, James presents 10 simple tips for de-enshittifying your internet experience.
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SHOW NOTES
Cory Doctorow at CF 25: How Enshittification Conquered the 21st Century and How We Can Overthrow It
The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok
Enshittification – Merriam-Webster definition
2023 Word of the Year Is “Enshittification”
TIPS
1) – RSS
The web is bearable with RSS
Really Simple Syndication – #SolutionsWatch
2) DeArrow
DeArrow is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism. No more arrows, ridiculous faces, and no more clickbait.
https://dearrow.ajay.app
3) AI Sloplist
“Block AI-generated slop content from your YouTube experience. A community-maintained blocklist with browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome.”
https://aisloplist.com
4) The Small Web
Explanation
Wiby – Small web search engine
Starla.org – download your very own set of classic SP fonts!
5) Nearby Glasses
The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep
New Nearby Glasses App Alerts You When Smart Glasses Are Nearby
6) Internet Archive
archive.org
7) Wayback Machine
web.archive.org
The (Necessarily Incomplete, Inarguably Ridiculous) List of Things “Caused by Climate Change”
8) Television Archive
TV News Archive
9) Famelack
Famelack.com
10) Photopea

Does golf media have a Tiger Woods problem?
Awful Announcing, the preeminent sports media blog in today’s online world, wrote about the issue between Woods and the golf media in their latest newsletter.

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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world
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Banks should prepare to tap regular loan offers by the European Central Bank as quantitative tightening proceeds and liquidity sloshing around the financial system shrinks, according to a blog post published Thursday.
The post cites an annual survey of bank treasurers showing lenders representing a quarter of euro-area banking assets operate close to their preferred level of reserves — as opposed to enjoying an abundance — up from 15% a year earlier. That share is set to climb to 50% by year-end.

Good news for people who regret the Gmail address they came up with when they registered for an account: Google is now letting users change it.
Google started quietly rolling out the change late last year in India and said this week in a blog post that it’s now available for all Google Account users in the United States. There were no details on when it would be available to users in other countries.
Google’s CEO suggested the update will be welcomed by people who want to keep their accounts but have outgrown the awkward, embarrassing or nonsensical Gmail handles they created after the service launched 22 years ago.
“2004 was a good year, but your Gmail address doesn’t need to be stuck in it,” Sundar Pichai wrote in a post on X, adding that the policy change means users could “say goodbye to v0t3f0rp3dr02004gmail.com or mrbrightside416gmail.com (or whatever you were into at the time).”
The company also updated a help page to reflect the new policy. Here’s a quick run-through:
It’s a simple process
The procedure is fairly easy to follow. First, go to your Google Account page. From the Google homepage in your computer browser or the Google mobile app, click the account icon in the top right corner, and then click or tap Manage your Google Account, then Personal info, then Email.
You should be able to click Change Google Account email. If you don’t see it, you might not have the option yet. Google says it’s “gradually rolling out to all users.”
Now you’ll have to enter your new address so make sure you have an idea for what you want. Then click to confirm that you want to make the change. Google says addresses can’t be identical to any existing address or one that was “used by someone in the past and then deleted.”
Second thoughts
But what if you miss your old Gmail address? Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to access it because Google is effectively creating a second Gmail address.
The old address will remain as an alternate and messages sent to either the old or new addresses will appear in your Gmail inbox. To find out which address an email was sent to, check the “to” field.
You can switch back to the old address by changing the settings in your Google account.
If you don’t like the new Gmail address you’ve created, unfortunately you’re out of luck – at least for the next year. Google won’t let you create another Gmail address for your account until 12 months have passed. And you can only do so three times in total.
Potential issues to keep in mind
Gmail addresses are also used to sign in to other Google services like YouTube, Google Docs as well as third-party websites and apps. But the company warns that some non-Google apps and services might not recognize you with the new Gmail address, so it provided some troubleshooting tips on a help page.
Google also says Chromebook users might encounter problems, though many issues will go away after a few hours. It advises users to check a troubleshooting page but warned that if the problems persist, “you may need to change back to your previous Google Account email,” although the new address can still be used to send and receive messages.

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Sony says the team at Cinemersive Labs will join Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Visual Computing Group and “contribute to our broader efforts in advancing state of the art visual computing within games.”
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OpenAI is increasingly moving into the world of entertainment.
The company has acquired streaming business series TBPN, which has been described as ‘What if SportsCenter and LinkedIn merged?’.
The acquisition was announced in a blog post by Fidji Simo, who is the products boss of the Sam Altman-led company.
“TBPN has built something pretty special. It’s one of the places where the conversation about AI and builders is actually happening day to day,” said. “As I’ve been thinking about the future of how we communicate at OpenAI, one thing that’s become clear is that the standard communications playbook just doesn’t apply to us. We’re not a typical company. We’re driving a really big technological shift. And with the mission of bringing AGI to the world comes a responsibility to help create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes AI creates—with builders and people using the technology at the center. That’s exactly what TBPN has built. So rather than trying to recreate that ourselves, it made a lot of sense to bring them in, support what they’re doing, and help them scale—while keeping what makes them special.”
The show is hosted by Jordi Hays and John Coogan and has featured interviews with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman and James Cameron.
Deadline revealed earlier this year that the pair were gearing up for their first Emmy campaign, looking to score a nomination in the Outstanding Emerging Media Program category.
TBPN is a live show that features real-time commentary on the day’s biggest business stories and in-depth conversations with leading founders, executives, and cultural figures. Hays and Coogan treat executive moves like ESPN treats NFL free agency using graphics and an integrated live audience chat.
The show launched in 2024 and moved to a live daily format in January 2025 with episodes airing on YouTube and X as well as an audio version.
TBPN will report to Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane.
Jordi Hays, co-founder and co-host of TBPN said, “Over the past year, we’ve had a front-row seat not just to OpenAI, but to the entire ecosystem, covering the daily news, announcements, and launches in real time. While we’ve been critical of the industry at times, after getting to know Sam and the OpenAI team, what stood out most was their openness to feedback and commitment to getting this right. Moving from commentary to real impact in how this technology is distributed and understood globally is incredibly important to us.”

The road to Revolution continues as AEW Collision comes to us on a special night from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Last night on AEW Dynamite, Willow Nightingale announced that she would be defending her TBS Championship in an open challenge later tonight on Collision. With the Babes of Wrath in her rear view mirror, Nightingale will look to focus on defending the TBS Championship moving forward.
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According to “I Decompiled the White House’s New App,” the Android version has some odd choices for a government app that mostly shows content from the White House website.
That includes enabling location tracking and other monitoring via OneSignal’s analytics (which the company says are opt-in at the OS level), JavaScript loaded from some guy’s GitHub, an injected script to hide things like consent dialogs on pages users open in the app, and other hooks to non-government third-party services.
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WWE Raw comes to us live tonight from the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, as the road to WrestleMania 42 continues.
With WWE’s biggest show of the year less than three weeks away, the company will roll through New York City inside the arena most synonymous with the company, Madison Square Garden.
Last week, Roman Reigns finally got physical with CM Punk thanks to a distraction from The Usos. The Tribal Chief left the World Heavyweight Champion lying to end the show. Despite that, Punk was smiling as he lay on top of the broken announce table, noting that Reigns can’t do anything without help.
With these two men under the same roof once again, you can expect things to get even more intense as we head towards the Showcase of the Immortals next month.
The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar, is also announced for WWE Raw this evening after being embarrassed two weeks in a row by his WrestleMania 42 opponent, Oba Femi. What does The Beast have planned for The Ruler tonight in the world’s most famous arena? We’ll see soon enough.
Finn Balor made his return last week on Raw, costing Dominik Mysterio his rematch against Penta for the Intercontinental Championship. Tonight, we’ll hear from The Prince for the first time after being turned on by The Judgment Day earlier this month. What will Balor have to say to his former stablemates? Tune in to find out.
Tonight’s episode will also feature three huge championship matches as Penta defends the Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston, The Irresistible Forces defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, and Austin Theory and Logan Paul of The Vision will challenge The Usos for the WWE World Tag Team Titles in a Street Fight.
Another match set for tonight will see IYO SKY going one-on-one with Raquel Rodriguez. But with Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer, and the Kabuki Warriors all involved in SKY and Rodriguez’s business as of late, expect anything but a standard singles match from these two this evening.
WWE Raw results:
The Takedown on SI’s live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE Raw kicks off at 8 PM ET.
WWE Raw card:
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Kofi Kingston
WWE World Tag Team Championship Street Fight: The Usos (c) vs. The Vision’s Logan Paul and Austin Theory
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: The Irresistible Forces (c) vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez
The latest chapter in the rivalry between CM Punk and Roman Reigns
Finn Balor will address The Judgment Day

FRANKFURT, March 31 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has developed models to more closely monitor shifts in inflation expectations, it said ​in a blog post on Tuesday, a potentially crucial ‌innovation as policymakers study whether surging energy prices would require rate hikes.
Inflation is rising quickly around the world as oil prices have nearly doubled ​since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran. The ​ECB has made clear it would raise rates if ⁠the energy shock gets entrenched, impacting other goods and ​services prices via second-round effects.
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While policymakers are focusing on expectations as ​a potential rate hike trigger, its existing metrics all have shortcomings.
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OpenAI gave up on Sora last week, but in a post about Google’s new “cost efficient” Veo 3.1 Lite AI video model, DeepMind staffer Logan Kilpatrick says that “video’s here to stay.” And in a blog post about the model, the authors discuss Google’s “commitment to making video generation more available to developers.”
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Remember when the internet was fun? If you’re under the age of 30, you probably don’t. Yes, all internet websites, services and applications are getting worse year after year. That is by design. But there are things we can do about it! Today on Solutions Watch, James presents 10 simple tips for de-enshittifying your internet experience.
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Cory Doctorow at CF 25: How Enshittification Conquered the 21st Century and How We Can Overthrow It
The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok
Enshittification – Merriam-Webster definition
2023 Word of the Year Is “Enshittification”
TIPS
1) – RSS
The web is bearable with RSS
Really Simple Syndication – #SolutionsWatch
2) DeArrow
DeArrow is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism. No more arrows, ridiculous faces, and no more clickbait.
https://dearrow.ajay.app
3) AI Sloplist
“Block AI-generated slop content from your YouTube experience. A community-maintained blocklist with browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome.”
https://aisloplist.com
4) The Small Web
Explanation
Wiby – Small web search engine
Starla.org – download your very own set of classic SP fonts!
5) Nearby Glasses
The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep
New Nearby Glasses App Alerts You When Smart Glasses Are Nearby
6) Internet Archive
archive.org
7) Wayback Machine
web.archive.org
The (Necessarily Incomplete, Inarguably Ridiculous) List of Things “Caused by Climate Change”
8) Television Archive
TV News Archive
9) Famelack
Famelack.com
10) Photopea

Does golf media have a Tiger Woods problem?
Awful Announcing, the preeminent sports media blog in today’s online world, wrote about the issue between Woods and the golf media in their latest newsletter.

The Boston Celtics are looking for a bounce-back victory Wednesday night in Miami.
On Monday, the Celtics’ three-game win streak was snapped with a 112-102 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. They were without Jayson Tatum and Neemias Queta for the matchup, but the duo will return for Wednesday’s game against the Heat.
A C’s win would complete a 4-0 season sweep of the Heat. The last time these Eastern Conference rivals faced off was Feb. 6, when Boston overcame a 21-point deficit to secure a 98-96 win.
Follow our live blog below for score updates, highlights, news, and reaction throughout Celtics-Heat:

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From the NoTricksZone
By P Gosselin
A new post from the German climate science blog Klimanachrichten titled: “The Hallucinated Acceleration: How the PIK Crafts a Climate Catastrophe Out of Data Noise” sharply criticizes recent findings and public statements released by the climate ultra-alarmist Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
Image created by Grok AI
The central thesis of the Klimanachrichten article is that the PIK (and specifically certain high-profile scientists associated with it) is interpreting natural fluctuations in climate data—what the Klimanachrichten calls “data noise”—as evidence of a permanent and accelerating climate catastrophe. Klimanachrichten argues that these “accelerations” are statistically insignificant or within the realm of historical natural variability.
Klimanachrichten writes that the PIK uses selective data periods (“cherry-picking”) to create the illusion of a sudden tip in the climate system. By focusing on short-term trends or specific regional anomalies, the blog argues that the PIK ignores longer-term contexts that might show a more stable or cyclical pattern.
The “tipping point” narrative
A significant portion of the Klimanachrichten post is dedicated to debunking the concept of “tipping points” (Kipppunkte). The PIK misuses these concepts as a psychological tool to instill fear and influence policy than as a strictly proven scientific reality. Klimanachrichten describes these tipping points as theoretical constructs that lack robust empirical backing in the current observational data.
Ideological bias and “science-policy” blurring
The blog post concludes the PIK has moved away from objective science and toward political activism. It argues that the institute’s primary goal is to provide scientific-sounding justifications for radical economic and social transformations (the “Great Transformation”), and little else.
Media amplification
Klimanachrichten also criticizes the mainstream media for uncritically adopting the PIK’s “alarmist” narratives, often as settled science. Journalists fail to ask critical questions about the underlying data, leading to a public perception of a climate “emergency” that Klimnachrichten believes is not supported by the raw evidence.
Conclusion
The Klimnachricten post summarizes its position by stating that the perceived “acceleration” of climate change is a result of flawed statistical modeling and institutional bias. It calls for a return to a more “sober” analysis of climate data that accounts for natural cycles and acknowledges the limitations of current climate models. The author’s ultimate conclusion is that the “climate catastrophe” is a narrative construction rather than a data-driven inevitability.

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Copilot Cowork is now available through Microsoft’s Frontier Program.
In addition to bringing Claude integration to Copilot for “long-running, multi-step tasks,” Microsoft is also launching an improved Researcher agent for information gathering and a new Critique feature, which essentially tasks GPT with drafting research and then has Claude give it an edit pass for accuracy.
Copilot Cowork: Now Available in Frontier
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By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The war in the Middle East has caused serious disruption to the economies of frontline countries, and is dimming the outlook for many economies that had just started to recover from previous crises, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.
In a blog published by the global lender’s top economists, the IMF said the war launched by U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28 was causing a global, but asymmetric shock and leading to tighter financial conditions.
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and damage to regional infrastructure had caused the largest disruption to the global oil market in history, according to the International Energy Agency. Much would depend on how long the war lasts, how far it spreads and how much damage it inflicts on infrastructure and supply chains.
The IMF said low-income countries were at particular risk of food insecurity, given higher food and fertilizer prices, and may need more external support at a time when many advanced economies were scaling back their international assistance.

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What’s inside the White House app?
According to “I Decompiled the White House’s New App,” the Android version has some odd choices for a government app that mostly shows content from the White House website.
That includes enabling location tracking and other monitoring via OneSignal’s analytics (which the company says are opt-in at the OS level), JavaScript loaded from some guy’s GitHub, an injected script to hide things like consent dialogs on pages users open in the app, and other hooks to non-government third-party services.
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WWE Raw comes to us live tonight from the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, as the road to WrestleMania 42 continues.
With WWE’s biggest show of the year less than three weeks away, the company will roll through New York City inside the arena most synonymous with the company, Madison Square Garden.
Last week, Roman Reigns finally got physical with CM Punk thanks to a distraction from The Usos. The Tribal Chief left the World Heavyweight Champion lying to end the show. Despite that, Punk was smiling as he lay on top of the broken announce table, noting that Reigns can’t do anything without help.
With these two men under the same roof once again, you can expect things to get even more intense as we head towards the Showcase of the Immortals next month.
The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar, is also announced for WWE Raw this evening after being embarrassed two weeks in a row by his WrestleMania 42 opponent, Oba Femi. What does The Beast have planned for The Ruler tonight in the world’s most famous arena? We’ll see soon enough.
Finn Balor made his return last week on Raw, costing Dominik Mysterio his rematch against Penta for the Intercontinental Championship. Tonight, we’ll hear from The Prince for the first time after being turned on by The Judgment Day earlier this month. What will Balor have to say to his former stablemates? Tune in to find out.
Tonight’s episode will also feature three huge championship matches as Penta defends the Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston, The Irresistible Forces defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, and Austin Theory and Logan Paul of The Vision will challenge The Usos for the WWE World Tag Team Titles in a Street Fight.
Another match set for tonight will see IYO SKY going one-on-one with Raquel Rodriguez. But with Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer, and the Kabuki Warriors all involved in SKY and Rodriguez’s business as of late, expect anything but a standard singles match from these two this evening.
WWE Raw results:
The Takedown on SI’s live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE Raw kicks off at 8 PM ET.
WWE Raw card:
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Kofi Kingston
WWE World Tag Team Championship Street Fight: The Usos (c) vs. The Vision’s Logan Paul and Austin Theory
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: The Irresistible Forces (c) vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez
The latest chapter in the rivalry between CM Punk and Roman Reigns
Finn Balor will address The Judgment Day

FRANKFURT, March 31 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has developed models to more closely monitor shifts in inflation expectations, it said ​in a blog post on Tuesday, a potentially crucial ‌innovation as policymakers study whether surging energy prices would require rate hikes.
Inflation is rising quickly around the world as oil prices have nearly doubled ​since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran. The ​ECB has made clear it would raise rates if ⁠the energy shock gets entrenched, impacting other goods and ​services prices via second-round effects.
Sign up here.
While policymakers are focusing on expectations as ​a potential rate hike trigger, its existing metrics all have shortcomings.
Surveys are not frequent enough or do not cover a long enough time horizon ​while market-based expectations also include risk premiums that are ​difficult to separate from actual expectations.

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In addition to bringing the refurbished Pixel 8A to its online store, Google also announced that it’s listing its entire used phone lineup on Amazon, which includes the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 7A, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro.
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I think Google is taking a couple digs at OpenAI about Sora.
OpenAI gave up on Sora last week, but in a post about Google’s new “cost efficient” Veo 3.1 Lite AI video model, DeepMind staffer Logan Kilpatrick says that “video’s here to stay.” And in a blog post about the model, the authors discuss Google’s “commitment to making video generation more available to developers.”
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From the NoTricksZone
By P Gosselin
A new post from the German climate science blog Klimanachrichten titled: “The Hallucinated Acceleration: How the PIK Crafts a Climate Catastrophe Out of Data Noise” sharply criticizes recent findings and public statements released by the climate ultra-alarmist Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
Image created by Grok AI
The central thesis of the Klimanachrichten article is that the PIK (and specifically certain high-profile scientists associated with it) is interpreting natural fluctuations in climate data—what the Klimanachrichten calls “data noise”—as evidence of a permanent and accelerating climate catastrophe. Klimanachrichten argues that these “accelerations” are statistically insignificant or within the realm of historical natural variability.
Klimanachrichten writes that the PIK uses selective data periods (“cherry-picking”) to create the illusion of a sudden tip in the climate system. By focusing on short-term trends or specific regional anomalies, the blog argues that the PIK ignores longer-term contexts that might show a more stable or cyclical pattern.
The “tipping point” narrative
A significant portion of the Klimanachrichten post is dedicated to debunking the concept of “tipping points” (Kipppunkte). The PIK misuses these concepts as a psychological tool to instill fear and influence policy than as a strictly proven scientific reality. Klimanachrichten describes these tipping points as theoretical constructs that lack robust empirical backing in the current observational data.
Ideological bias and “science-policy” blurring
The blog post concludes the PIK has moved away from objective science and toward political activism. It argues that the institute’s primary goal is to provide scientific-sounding justifications for radical economic and social transformations (the “Great Transformation”), and little else.
Media amplification
Klimanachrichten also criticizes the mainstream media for uncritically adopting the PIK’s “alarmist” narratives, often as settled science. Journalists fail to ask critical questions about the underlying data, leading to a public perception of a climate “emergency” that Klimnachrichten believes is not supported by the raw evidence.
Conclusion
The Klimnachricten post summarizes its position by stating that the perceived “acceleration” of climate change is a result of flawed statistical modeling and institutional bias. It calls for a return to a more “sober” analysis of climate data that accounts for natural cycles and acknowledges the limitations of current climate models. The author’s ultimate conclusion is that the “climate catastrophe” is a narrative construction rather than a data-driven inevitability.

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Copilot Cowork is now available through Microsoft’s Frontier Program.
In addition to bringing Claude integration to Copilot for “long-running, multi-step tasks,” Microsoft is also launching an improved Researcher agent for information gathering and a new Critique feature, which essentially tasks GPT with drafting research and then has Claude give it an edit pass for accuracy.
Copilot Cowork: Now Available in Frontier
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By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The war in the Middle East has caused serious disruption to the economies of frontline countries, and is dimming the outlook for many economies that had just started to recover from previous crises, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.
In a blog published by the global lender’s top economists, the IMF said the war launched by U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28 was causing a global, but asymmetric shock and leading to tighter financial conditions.
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and damage to regional infrastructure had caused the largest disruption to the global oil market in history, according to the International Energy Agency. Much would depend on how long the war lasts, how far it spreads and how much damage it inflicts on infrastructure and supply chains.
The IMF said low-income countries were at particular risk of food insecurity, given higher food and fertilizer prices, and may need more external support at a time when many advanced economies were scaling back their international assistance.

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What’s inside the White House app?
According to “I Decompiled the White House’s New App,” the Android version has some odd choices for a government app that mostly shows content from the White House website.
That includes enabling location tracking and other monitoring via OneSignal’s analytics (which the company says are opt-in at the OS level), JavaScript loaded from some guy’s GitHub, an injected script to hide things like consent dialogs on pages users open in the app, and other hooks to non-government third-party services.
I Decompiled the White House’s New App
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WWE Raw comes to us live tonight from the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, as the road to WrestleMania 42 continues.
With WWE’s biggest show of the year less than three weeks away, the company will roll through New York City inside the arena most synonymous with the company, Madison Square Garden.
Last week, Roman Reigns finally got physical with CM Punk thanks to a distraction from The Usos. The Tribal Chief left the World Heavyweight Champion lying to end the show. Despite that, Punk was smiling as he lay on top of the broken announce table, noting that Reigns can’t do anything without help.
With these two men under the same roof once again, you can expect things to get even more intense as we head towards the Showcase of the Immortals next month.
The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar, is also announced for WWE Raw this evening after being embarrassed two weeks in a row by his WrestleMania 42 opponent, Oba Femi. What does The Beast have planned for The Ruler tonight in the world’s most famous arena? We’ll see soon enough.
Finn Balor made his return last week on Raw, costing Dominik Mysterio his rematch against Penta for the Intercontinental Championship. Tonight, we’ll hear from The Prince for the first time after being turned on by The Judgment Day earlier this month. What will Balor have to say to his former stablemates? Tune in to find out.
Tonight’s episode will also feature three huge championship matches as Penta defends the Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston, The Irresistible Forces defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, and Austin Theory and Logan Paul of The Vision will challenge The Usos for the WWE World Tag Team Titles in a Street Fight.
Another match set for tonight will see IYO SKY going one-on-one with Raquel Rodriguez. But with Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer, and the Kabuki Warriors all involved in SKY and Rodriguez’s business as of late, expect anything but a standard singles match from these two this evening.
WWE Raw results:
The Takedown on SI’s live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE Raw kicks off at 8 PM ET.
WWE Raw card:
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Kofi Kingston
WWE World Tag Team Championship Street Fight: The Usos (c) vs. The Vision’s Logan Paul and Austin Theory
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: The Irresistible Forces (c) vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez
The latest chapter in the rivalry between CM Punk and Roman Reigns
Finn Balor will address The Judgment Day

FRANKFURT, March 31 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has developed models to more closely monitor shifts in inflation expectations, it said ​in a blog post on Tuesday, a potentially crucial ‌innovation as policymakers study whether surging energy prices would require rate hikes.
Inflation is rising quickly around the world as oil prices have nearly doubled ​since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran. The ​ECB has made clear it would raise rates if ⁠the energy shock gets entrenched, impacting other goods and ​services prices via second-round effects.
Sign up here.
While policymakers are focusing on expectations as ​a potential rate hike trigger, its existing metrics all have shortcomings.
Surveys are not frequent enough or do not cover a long enough time horizon ​while market-based expectations also include risk premiums that are ​difficult to separate from actual expectations.

E
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You can buy certified refurbished Pixels on Amazon now.
In addition to bringing the refurbished Pixel 8A to its online store, Google also announced that it’s listing its entire used phone lineup on Amazon, which includes the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 7A, Pixel 7, and Pixel 7 Pro.
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OpenAI gave up on Sora last week, but in a post about Google’s new “cost efficient” Veo 3.1 Lite AI video model, DeepMind staffer Logan Kilpatrick says that “video’s here to stay.” And in a blog post about the model, the authors discuss Google’s “commitment to making video generation more available to developers.”
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This is the live blog for Colby Covington vs. Dillon Danis, the co-main event for RAF 7 on Saturday night at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla.
A former UFC interim welterweight champion, Covington has not competed in MMA in over a year, but did return to his wrestling roots earlier this year, dominating Luke Rockhold in his RAF debut at RAF 5. A JUCO national champion, two-time Pac-10 champion, and one-time NCAA Div. 1 All-American, Covington has vastly more experience than Danis when it comes to wrestling, and figures to be heavily favored in this matchup.
A former world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Danis rose to prominence through his association with Conor McGregor and became one of combat sports’ biggest lightning rods, drawing fans and critics across multiple disciplines. This is Danis’ RAF debut.
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The Boston Celtics didn’t have two of their best players — Jaylen Brown and Derrick White — available for Sunday’s game against the Hornets in Charlotte.
But it didn’t matter.
Jayson Tatum’s season-high 32 points led an impressive Celtics performance in a 114-99 victory. Payton Pritchard also chipped in 28 points as the starting point guard in place of White.
The Celtics have clinched a playoff spot for the 12th consecutive season – the longest active streak in the NBA. The C’s also have reached the 50-win mark for the fifth straight season. The last time they had a streak that long was the first nine seasons of Larry Bird’s career in the 1980s.
Check out our Celtics-Hornets live blog below for a full recap:

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A new post from the German climate science blog Klimanachrichten titled: “The Hallucinated Acceleration: How the PIK Crafts a Climate Catastrophe Out of Data Noise” sharply criticizes recent findings and public statements released by the climate ultra-alarmist Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
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The central thesis of the Klimanachrichten article is that the PIK (and specifically certain high-profile scientists associated with it) is interpreting natural fluctuations in climate data—what the Klimanachrichten calls “data noise”—as evidence of a permanent and accelerating climate catastrophe. Klimanachrichten argues that these “accelerations” are statistically insignificant or within the realm of historical natural variability.
Klimanachrichten writes that the PIK uses selective data periods (“cherry-picking”) to create the illusion of a sudden tip in the climate system. By focusing on short-term trends or specific regional anomalies, the blog argues that the PIK ignores longer-term contexts that might show a more stable or cyclical pattern.
The “tipping point” narrative
A significant portion of the Klimanachrichten post is dedicated to debunking the concept of “tipping points” (Kipppunkte). The PIK misuses these concepts as a psychological tool to instill fear and influence policy than as a strictly proven scientific reality. Klimanachrichten describes these tipping points as theoretical constructs that lack robust empirical backing in the current observational data.
Ideological bias and “science-policy” blurring
The blog post concludes the PIK has moved away from objective science and toward political activism. It argues that the institute’s primary goal is to provide scientific-sounding justifications for radical economic and social transformations (the “Great Transformation”), and little else.
Media amplification
Klimanachrichten also criticizes the mainstream media for uncritically adopting the PIK’s “alarmist” narratives, often as settled science. Journalists fail to ask critical questions about the underlying data, leading to a public perception of a climate “emergency” that Klimnachrichten believes is not supported by the raw evidence.
Conclusion
The Klimnachricten post summarizes its position by stating that the perceived “acceleration” of climate change is a result of flawed statistical modeling and institutional bias. It calls for a return to a more “sober” analysis of climate data that accounts for natural cycles and acknowledges the limitations of current climate models. The author’s ultimate conclusion is that the “climate catastrophe” is a narrative construction rather than a data-driven inevitability.

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In addition to bringing Claude integration to Copilot for “long-running, multi-step tasks,” Microsoft is also launching an improved Researcher agent for information gathering and a new Critique feature, which essentially tasks GPT with drafting research and then has Claude give it an edit pass for accuracy.
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By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The war in the Middle East has caused serious disruption to the economies of frontline countries, and is dimming the outlook for many economies that had just started to recover from previous crises, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.
In a blog published by the global lender’s top economists, the IMF said the war launched by U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28 was causing a global, but asymmetric shock and leading to tighter financial conditions.
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and damage to regional infrastructure had caused the largest disruption to the global oil market in history, according to the International Energy Agency. Much would depend on how long the war lasts, how far it spreads and how much damage it inflicts on infrastructure and supply chains.
The IMF said low-income countries were at particular risk of food insecurity, given higher food and fertilizer prices, and may need more external support at a time when many advanced economies were scaling back their international assistance.

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According to “I Decompiled the White House’s New App,” the Android version has some odd choices for a government app that mostly shows content from the White House website.
That includes enabling location tracking and other monitoring via OneSignal’s analytics (which the company says are opt-in at the OS level), JavaScript loaded from some guy’s GitHub, an injected script to hide things like consent dialogs on pages users open in the app, and other hooks to non-government third-party services.
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The Boston Celtics will look to take three out of their four games against the Atlanta Hawks this season when they visit their Eastern Conference foe on Monday.
Boston beat Atlanta 109-102 when the teams last faced off on Friday. Payton Pritchard led the way with a 36-point outburst.
Jaylen Brown did not play in that win due to Achilles tendinitis, but the Celtics star will be back in the lineup after a two-game absence. Derrick White will also return after missing Sunday’s win over the Charlotte Hornets with a knee contusion.
Jayson Tatum (Achilles repair management), Neemias Queta (thumb), and Ron Harper Jr. (ankle) have been ruled out for Monday’s game in Atlanta.
Follow our live blog below for score updates, highlights, news, and reaction throughout the matchup:

WWE Raw comes to us live tonight from the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, as the road to WrestleMania 42 continues.
With WWE’s biggest show of the year less than three weeks away, the company will roll through New York City inside the arena most synonymous with the company, Madison Square Garden.
Last week, Roman Reigns finally got physical with CM Punk thanks to a distraction from The Usos. The Tribal Chief left the World Heavyweight Champion lying to end the show. Despite that, Punk was smiling as he lay on top of the broken announce table, noting that Reigns can’t do anything without help.
With these two men under the same roof once again, you can expect things to get even more intense as we head towards the Showcase of the Immortals next month.
The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar, is also announced for WWE Raw this evening after being embarrassed two weeks in a row by his WrestleMania 42 opponent, Oba Femi. What does The Beast have planned for The Ruler tonight in the world’s most famous arena? We’ll see soon enough.
Finn Balor made his return last week on Raw, costing Dominik Mysterio his rematch against Penta for the Intercontinental Championship. Tonight, we’ll hear from The Prince for the first time after being turned on by The Judgment Day earlier this month. What will Balor have to say to his former stablemates? Tune in to find out.
Tonight’s episode will also feature three huge championship matches as Penta defends the Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston, The Irresistible Forces defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, and Austin Theory and Logan Paul of The Vision will challenge The Usos for the WWE World Tag Team Titles in a Street Fight.
Another match set for tonight will see IYO SKY going one-on-one with Raquel Rodriguez. But with Liv Morgan, Stephanie Vaquer, and the Kabuki Warriors all involved in SKY and Rodriguez’s business as of late, expect anything but a standard singles match from these two this evening.
WWE Raw results:
The Takedown on SI’s live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE Raw kicks off at 8 PM ET.
WWE Raw card:
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs. Kofi Kingston
WWE World Tag Team Championship Street Fight: The Usos (c) vs. The Vision’s Logan Paul and Austin Theory
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: The Irresistible Forces (c) vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
IYO SKY vs. Raquel Rodriguez
The latest chapter in the rivalry between CM Punk and Roman Reigns
Finn Balor will address The Judgment Day

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I have long been meaning to address the myth that renewables provide the cheapest electricity. This myth has achieved “everybody knows that” status which means that a rebuttal must have strong supporting arguments. A series of articles at the Science of Doom blog by Steve Carson explains why this myth is not true. He sums it up: “We built a lot of cheap intermittent energy, and now the expensive part is making the system work when that energy isn’t there.”
Carson explains why cheap renewables don’t automatically produce cheap electricity in a reading guide to his recent renewables posts. Fellow traveler Francis Menton and I have long argued that before continuing with New York’s renewable energy madness that a test jurisdiction should implement the transition mandates so we can see what happens. Carson wrote 14 posts “starting with a broader look (including China and Europe), then drilling into South Australia as the most useful real-world laboratory for high renewables” that examines the reality of other jurisdictions.
I recommend the entire series. Carson suggests that if you’re new to this series, the best way to read it is in time order. Each post stands alone, but “together they build a clear picture of why “cheap renewables” doesn’t automatically produce cheap electricity, and why the system ends up paying for flexibility, backup, and wiring.”
If you don’t have time to read them all, Carson suggested the following:
If you only read one: The Pricing Paradox
If you want the South Austrailia (SA) market story: Pricing Paradox → Batteries in SA → Market Machinery → Negative Price Puzzle → Invisible Renewables Market → Solar Lunch Break
If you like infrastructure + geography: Germany Keeping the Lights On → 1,500km Relay Race
If you want “costs to consumers”: Germany/UK/France: Price of Energy Transition
The remainder of this article lists the post in sequential order with a short summary for each.
1) China Renewables and PR
Steve Carson explains how easy it is to tell very different stories using the same data. China’s renewables growth is huge — but so is coal. This post explains which data (energy TWh, percent growth of a cherry-picked year) you use can get your preferred answer
2) Germany and Renewables
This post describes a similar situation for Germany. Germany’s domestic generation mix has changed since 2015. There has been a significant drop in demand (due to heavy industry shutting down) and generating sources have changed: “coal down hard, nuclear to zero, wind/solar up massively”. In this case it does not matter how you choose the data – the answer is always the same. Carson points out that imports fill the gaps caused by intermittent renewables. This post is the “big picture” before subsequent posts follow the power across borders.
3) Germany, Renewables & Keeping the Lights On
Green energy proponents often point to the success of the German shift to renewables as proof it can be done. This article explains how it was done and why it is not transferable. In short, the German transition to alternative energy often uses Interconnectors as “extended grid storage”: The article describes “Germany’s imports, who supplies them, and why cross-border wiring quietly does three jobs at once — sharing cheap generation, sharing backup, and sharing weather luck.”
4) The 1,500km Relay Race: Why Spanish Wind Struggles to Reach Germany
The assumption buried in academic studies that claim to show that wind, water, and solar zero emissions generating resources can supply the grid effectively without new technology is that the wind is blowing somewhere when it is not blowing at home. This post takes a deep dive into the unacknowledged physical bottleneck: transmission. Carson explains that Spain can be “anti-Germany” meteorologically, but “moving power across borders is a multi-decade, multi-billion euro relay race.”
5) UK and Renewables
In this post, Carson looks at the United Kingdom situation. He described UK generation from 2015–2024: “coal collapses, wind surges, nuclear declines, and gas stays central.” His approach uses a simple data-first view that “sets up the follow-up question: what does “renewables success” mean in system terms?”
6) UK and Renewables: How the Magic is Done
The next post digs into the data deeper. He shows that “the UK is leaning on (imports, gas, biomass accounting, etc.)”. I believe that marketing is an essential part of the message of green energy proponents and Carson explains how “a high-renewables narrative changes once you include full system constraints.” That would be all the caveats that those proponents ignore.
7) Germany, UK, and France: The Price of Energy Transition
Carson sums up the previous articles in this one:
Germany increased wind and solar hard — but also saw some de-industrialisation (industry moved) and a big change in how much electricity it traded with neighbours. The UK turned coal off, leaned heavily into offshore wind… and increased the burning of woodchip. Both countries also leaned more on imports — especially French nuclear-dominated exports and Norwegian hydro.
Carson states “The spruikers of the energy transition often promise that because wind and solar have zero fuel cost, electricity prices will inevitably fall.” I had to look up spruiker – it is an Australian slang term for a barker’s spiel. Carson examines what consumers actually experience — “the cost stack, the trade-offs, and why ‘more renewables’ doesn’t map neatly to ‘lower bills’ without flexibility and wiring.” I recommend this series because he does an excellent job unpacking the components of electricity costs. In this example, he breaks down the wholesale market price, grid charges, and additional costs like taxes that together make up electric bills, and shows how these factors influenced prices in Germany and England compared to France, which did not pursue renewables as aggressively.
Carson goes on to use the South Australia experience for a deep dive into “the daily price rollercoaster and what it really means” in the remaining seven articles in this series.
8) The 100% Experiment: How a Small State Became the World’s Renewable Laboratory
He argues that South Australia is the most appropriate real-world lab for high renewables because “it has huge rooftop solar, lots of wind, and tight interconnection”. This post sets the stage: what changed from 2015–2025, and why the grid behaves differently from fossil-era intuition.
9) The Pricing Paradox: Why ‘Free’ Solar Leads to $15,000 Energy Rollercoasters
It is New York State doctrine that a renewable system is better than the current system because fossil fuel volatility is high and a wind and solar system eliminates external causes of volatility. Carson explains why a renewable system has its own volatility problems: “Midday prices go negative and evening prices spike to extreme levels.” This post “explains the “canyon curve” and why wholesale volatility doesn’t translate into cheap household bills.” The author recommends this as the “best entry point if you only read one South Australia (SA) piece.”
10) Batteries in SA: The Market in Operation
Since I started my blog in 2017, I have discovered that every aspect of the energy transition is a can of worms upon closer inspection. This is a great example. Proponents of New York’s Climate Act position battery storage as a multi‑purpose enabler: shifting surplus wind and solar into peak hours, providing capacity and ancillary services as fossil plants retire, and reducing overall system costs. In the SA example, “batteries aren’t being built to store “a day” of electricity — they’re being built because the market pays for fast response in the shoulder periods.” This post shows what batteries actually contribute on the grid, by time of day.
11) Batteries and the Market Machinery — How the Grid’s ‘Invisible Hand’ Rewards Speed
Continuing my argument that every aspect gets more complicated upon closer examination, Carson delves into the NEM market rules. The National Electricity Market (NEM) is the interconnected wholesale market linking Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania. Carson explains “how the NEM rewards speed: 5-minute settlement, Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS) “twitch” markets, negative price behavior, and why grid-forming inverters matter.” This is another good example why this series is so useful. Carson breaks everything down and describes what is happening to describe a very complex situation.
12) The Negative Price Puzzle — Why Generators Pay to Produce Electricity
In the alternate reality of renewable energy negative electricity prices are a feature of a system that has large wind and solar capacity. Carson explains why “Negative prices aren’t a glitch — they’re how the market clears surplus supply when some generators can’t or won’t stop.” He delves into “Coal/gas cycling economics, wind/solar incentives, and why negative bids can still be rational.”
13) The Invisible Renewables Market: From LGCs to CIS to REGO
This post explains how renewable subsidies work in SA. As a result, the jargon will be different for other jurisdictions. He describes:
The “second market” that helped fund renewables: Lage-Scale Generation Certificates (LGCs). Who pays, how the cost shows up in bills, why LGC values collapsed (because the scheme worked), and what newer mechanisms are trying to do instead.
There are two newer mechanisms. The Capacity Investment Scheme is a federal program that underwrites new renewable and clean dispatchable capacity, run through competitive tenders in the NEM regions. Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (often shortened to REGO) are tradable certificates that verify that a given quantity of electricity was generated from renewable sources. I think but cannot prove that most markets have similar mechanisms.
14) The Solar Lunch Break That Coal Can’t Take (and Gas Only Sort of Can)
This is another example of the hidden complexities of the electric system that insiders understand but renewable spruiker spiels ignore. It is a more technical post that explains “why thermal plants can’t simply shut down at 8am and restart at 4pm without cost and risk.” This is the “physical side of the negative-price story — ramps, starts, cycling, and why batteries are a useful bridge.”
Discussion
While preparing this summary a few quotes from the articles caught my eye.
Results from Germany, England, and France show that:
System Costs Overwhelm Commodity Savings: While the “Wholesale” cost of a windy day might be low, the cost of managing that variability (the Blue Layer) and the “legacy” subsidies of the past (the Red Layer) are driving the total price upward.
Decarbonization via Imports: Both the UK and Germany have “decarbonized” partly by importing French nuclear and Norwegian hydro. They have outsourced their grid stability to neighbors with firmer foundations.
The Nuclear Dividend: France, despite its 2022 technical crisis, maintains a more stable and lower-priced retail environment by avoiding the massive “Redispatch” and “Capacity” costs that plague its neighbors.
The deep dive into the South Australia test case made the following points:
Data from SA demonstrate the “Pricing Paradox”: how “free” fuel from the sun and wind has created a market of extreme highs and lows that rarely results in a “cheap” bill for the average household.
An important point – batteries like negative prices because charging becomes cheap (or paid), but batteries are limited by energy capacity and state of charge — they can’t absorb infinite surplus.
That’s the punchline from the earlier articles:
Midday prices go negative because solar overwhelms demand.
Evening prices spike because solar vanishes and wind often can’t fully cover the gap.
The scarcity signal has pulled in batteries — not to “run the state overnight,” but to act as a fast bridge while slower plant and imports ramp.
So the real shift isn’t “renewables are cheap.” The real shift is:
We built a lot of cheap intermittent energy, and now the expensive part is making the system work when that energy isn’t there.
Conclusion
I highly recommend this series of articles as a great source of information about the myth of cheap renewables.
Steve Carson’s original Science of Doom website addressed climate science. Now he publishes on a Substack of the same name.

What we know about Friday’s Sweet Sixteen games:
Duke’s on to the Elite Eight after defeating St. John’s 80-75 behind Isaiah Evans (25 pts) and Cameron Boozer (20 pts, 10 reb).
Michigan defeated Alabama 90-77 to advance, led by Yaxel Lendeborg (23 pts, 12 reb, 7 ast).
UConn beat Michigan State 67-63 as Tarris Reed Jr. (20 pts, 5 reb, 2 blk) showed out again.
Tennessee knocked off Iowa State 76-62, earning the chance to play for the first Final Four bid in school history.
Check out our recaps of every NCAA Tournament game here.
MARCH 28, 2026 / 12:55 ET
Tennessee defeats Iowa State
The Volunteers knocked off the Cyclones 76-62, as Nate Ament (18 pts) and Ja’Kobi Gillespie (16 pts) led the offense.
Tennessee shot 51% from the field, although they turned the ball over 17 times.
With the win, the Volunteers have a chance to make it to the Final Four for the first time. They have the most victories in NCAA Tournament history without an appearance in the penultimate round.
“We want it. We want it so bad,” said Ament. “It’s never been done in Tennessee history — we’re going to go get it for (Coach Rick Barnes).”
Tamin Lindsey (18 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast) and Nate Heise (18 pts) were the top scorers for Iowa State in defeat.
MARCH 28, 2026 / 12:16 ET
UConn heads on to the Elite Eight
The Huskies defeated Michigan State 67-63 in a close battle, led by Tarris Reed Jr. (20 pts, 5 reb, 2 blk) and Alex Karaban (17 pts, 7 reb, 2 blk).
“We were tough,” said Coach Dan Hurley.
“I love these guys so much,” said Karaban. “I’m glad we stuck together against a really tough team.”
This is the 13th time that UConn has advanced to the Elite Eight, most recently in 2023 and 2024, when they won back-to-back national championships.
Carson Cooper (14 pts) led four Spartans in double figures.
MARCH 28, 2026 / 12:01 ET
Michigan State-UConn going down to the wire
58-57 with 1:58 to go on CBS. Catch the finish!
MARCH 27, 2026 / 11:05 ET
Tennessee up on Iowa State
34-33, as Felix Okpara (10 pts, 8 reb) nearly put up a double-double for the Volunteers.
Nate Heise (14 pts) is going off for the Cyclones.
MARCH 27, 2026 / 10:55 ET
UConn leads at the half
35-27, as Tarris Reed Jr. (8 pts) led the way for Dan Hurley’s squad.
Michigan State closed on a 9-2 to cut into the Connecticut lead, keeping the contest within reach.
Jaxson Kohler (9 pts) is the top scorer for the Spartans.
MARCH 27, 2026 / 10:20 ET
UConn running out early
The Huskies are up 18-6 early over the Spartans, taking advantage of a 15-2 run.
MARCH 27, 2026 / 10:04 ET
Michigan beats Alabama
The Wolverines win 90-77 to move on to the Elite Eight, led by Yaxel Lendeborg (23 pts, 12 reb, 7 ast) and their defense in the second half, when they held Alabama to 28 points.
This is the 15th Elite Eight in Michigan history, and the first since 2021.
“We still have another gear we can get to, or two gears,” said Coach Dusty May. “We still have a ways to go.”
Trey McKinney (17 pts) and Roddy Gayle Jr. (16 pts) were huge off the bench.
“We believe we’re the best team in the country,” said Lendeborg. “We believe we can be the best Michigan team of all time.”
MARCH 27, 2026 / 9:26 ET
Duke advances to the Elite Eight
The Blue Devils beat St. John’s 80-75 behind Isaiah Evans (25 pts), Cameron Boozer (22 pts, 10 reb) and Caleb Foster (11 pts).
“That was one of the most special performances I’ve ever seen,” said Coach Jon Scheyer of Foster, who suffered a fractured foot March 7 before returning tonight. “That’s a leader right there, and a guy who came through for us when we needed it the most.”
Duke also controlled the glass, 40-27, in taking the win.
Zuby Ejiofor (17 pts) led the way for the Red Storm.
This is the 26th time Duke has advanced to the Elite Eight in program history. In the last five years, they also made it to that stage in 2025, 2024 and 2022, which was Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final season.
MARCH 27, 2026 / 9:08 ET
St. John’s-Duke going down to the wire
“Cameron Boozer, meeting the moment!” Ian Eagle exclaimed.
72-69 Duke with 3:05 to go in the second half. Catch the finish on CBS!
MARCH 27, 2026 / 8:43 ET
Alabama leads Michigan
49-47 at the break.
“Rebounding, staying locked in,” said Labaron Philon Jr. (19 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast). “That’s really it.”
Michigan’s outshot Alabama from the field, 50% to 39%, but the Crimson Tide’s made it up at the free throw line, going 10-of-10 from the stripe.
MARCH 27, 2026 / 8:05 ET
St. John’s up at the half
40-39, behind 9 3-pointers, including three from Ruben Prey (9 pts on 3-of-3 shooting).
“Stepping up with confidence and knocking it down,” said Zuby Ejiofor (7 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast). “We’re on a good run right now.”
Isaiah Evans (11 pts) is the top man for the Blue Devils so far.
MARCH 27, 2026 / 6:00 ET
A key to each of tonight’s games
No. 5 St. John’s vs. No. 1 Duke, 7:10 ET (CBS)
Junior guard Caleb Foster (8.5 ppg) is back tonight for the Blue Devils as they prepare to face Rick Pitino and St. John’s full court press. Foster (2.8 apg) was 18th in the ACC in assists per game during the regular season.
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 1 Michigan, 7:35 ET (TBS / truTV)
Michigan’s one of the top teams in the tournament, posting a +37.86 net rating in the regular season — second in the nation to Arizona. Alabama made 19 3-pointers in their victory over Texas Tech to get here.
Watch to see if Coach Nate Oats’ guard-focused offense can find a dent in the Wolverines machine and drive their long-range barrage.
No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 2 UConn, 9:45 ET (CBS)
This is an elite coaching duel, as Tom Izzo takes on Dan Hurley. Izzo’s won one National Championship in eight Final Four appearances, while Hurley’s cut down the nets in each of his Final Four runs.
We’ll see if Michigan State can turn the game into a grind or if UConn can liven things up.
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Iowa State, 10:10 ET (TBS / truTV)
Iowa State had the fifth-best defense in the country by defensive rating (92.5), while Tennessee was 14th (94.7). Who will maintain control tonight?
MARCH 27, 2026 / 5:45 ET
Tap in for tonight’s action
With the CBS Sports HQ crew.
MARCH 27, 2026 / 5:30 ET
Welcome to Day 2 of the Sweet Sixteen!
Coming to you live from the United Center in Chicago and the Capital One Center in Washington D.C., it’s night two of the Sweet Sixteen, as the 2026 Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament rolls on towards the Elite Eight.
Here’s the complete schedule:

Anthropic is testing the most powerful AI model it has ever built, and the world wasn’t supposed to know yet.
A data leak reported by Fortune on Thursday revealed that the AI lab behind Claude has trained a new model called

This is the live blog for Alexa Grasso vs. Maycee Barber 2, the flyweight co-main event for Saturday’s UFC Seattle card at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Grasso and Barber are No. 6 and No. 7 (tied) respectively at 125 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, and Grasso is also No. 11 in the Pound-for-Pound Rankings.
A grueling trilogy with Shevchenko left Grasso (16-5-1) in a strange spot and she fell further back in the contender line after a listless loss to Natalia Silva at UFC 315 this past May. The former flyweight champion holds a win over Barber, having defeated her via unanimous decision back in 2021, and hopes to replicate that success and keep herself in the title conversation.
Barber (15-2) is on a hot streak, having won seven straight fights since that setback to Grasso. Health issues have slowed her rise to the top, but few would argue she deserves a title shot if she has her hand raised Saturday. Once hoping to become the youngest champion in UFC history, “The Future” can still reach the top of the mountain if if it’s a little later than she planned.
Check out the Alexa Grasso vs. Maycee Barber 2 live blog below.
Plenty of drama in this one, with Grasso having to show she’s still in the mix and Barber seeking a measure of revenge. Could this really be the one that propels Barber to a title shot?
Always tell me the odds
Despite being a former champion and having won the first fight, Grasso is the underdog here at +154 on FanDuel. Barber almost a 2-to-1 favorite at -184.
Good counter from Grasso there as Barber comes forward. You can tell Barber wants to make this one a scrap. Both fighters utilizing leg kicks well. Grasso scores with a quick combo. There’s an exchange, though lots of whiffs. They’re staying right in each other’s faces though, tense vibe. Grasso with another 1-2.
Whoa! Right hand drops Barber, turning her around, and Grasso immediately goes for a choke. Barber completely unconscious, not sure if it was from the choke or the KO shot or both. DAMN.
Scary stuff as Barber takes a while to get up and they keep focusing the camera on her vacant stare. After some time, she’s up, thankfully.
Official result: Alexa Grasso def. Maycee Barber via KO (punch) (R1, 2:42)
Grasso: “Thank you so much everyone that’s here, I hope you enjoyed the fight. Thank you for the love. I’m back. Alexa without injuries is a different Alexa and I’m so happy.”
“Of course my striking is always the first weapon, but I was training so hard to get a finish by submission because I train jiu-jitsu a lot, so I wanted to finish.”
“I know it’s again to climb the mountain and I’m here to do everything the UFC says, but I would truly love to bring UFC to Guadalajara. Noche UFC to my city. That’s my biggest dream, please, please.”

This is the live blog for Colby Covington vs. Dillon Danis, the co-main event for RAF 7 on Saturday night at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Fla.
A former UFC interim welterweight champion, Covington has not competed in MMA in over a year, but did return to his wrestling roots earlier this year, dominating Luke Rockhold in his RAF debut at RAF 5. A JUCO national champion, two-time Pac-10 champion, and one-time NCAA Div. 1 All-American, Covington has vastly more experience than Danis when it comes to wrestling, and figures to be heavily favored in this matchup.
A former world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Danis rose to prominence through his association with Conor McGregor and became one of combat sports’ biggest lightning rods, drawing fans and critics across multiple disciplines. This is Danis’ RAF debut.
Check out the live blog for Covington vs. Danis below.
Period 1
Period 2
Official Decision

The Boston Celtics closed out a mini homestand Friday with a gritty win over the Atlanta Hawks. Now they venture back on the road for a four-game trip, starting Sunday against a much-improved Charlotte Hornets squad.
The Hornets beat the Celtics 108-89 when these teams met for the first time this season March 4 at TD Garden. Boston’s 89 points were its second-lowest single-game total of the season so far.
Beating the red-hot Hornets could again prove difficult with Jaylen Brown and Derrick White ruled out. The C’s will need a strong performance from Jayson Tatum and others to leave Charlotte with a victory.
Follow our Celtics-Hornets live blog below for analysis, video highlights and more:

From the NoTricksZone
By P Gosselin
A new post from the German climate science blog Klimanachrichten titled: “The Hallucinated Acceleration: How the PIK Crafts a Climate Catastrophe Out of Data Noise” sharply criticizes recent findings and public statements released by the climate ultra-alarmist Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
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The central thesis of the Klimanachrichten article is that the PIK (and specifically certain high-profile scientists associated with it) is interpreting natural fluctuations in climate data—what the Klimanachrichten calls “data noise”—as evidence of a permanent and accelerating climate catastrophe. Klimanachrichten argues that these “accelerations” are statistically insignificant or within the realm of historical natural variability.
Klimanachrichten writes that the PIK uses selective data periods (“cherry-picking”) to create the illusion of a sudden tip in the climate system. By focusing on short-term trends or specific regional anomalies, the blog argues that the PIK ignores longer-term contexts that might show a more stable or cyclical pattern.
The “tipping point” narrative
A significant portion of the Klimanachrichten post is dedicated to debunking the concept of “tipping points” (Kipppunkte). The PIK misuses these concepts as a psychological tool to instill fear and influence policy than as a strictly proven scientific reality. Klimanachrichten describes these tipping points as theoretical constructs that lack robust empirical backing in the current observational data.
Ideological bias and “science-policy” blurring
The blog post concludes the PIK has moved away from objective science and toward political activism. It argues that the institute’s primary goal is to provide scientific-sounding justifications for radical economic and social transformations (the “Great Transformation”), and little else.
Media amplification
Klimanachrichten also criticizes the mainstream media for uncritically adopting the PIK’s “alarmist” narratives, often as settled science. Journalists fail to ask critical questions about the underlying data, leading to a public perception of a climate “emergency” that Klimnachrichten believes is not supported by the raw evidence.
Conclusion
The Klimnachricten post summarizes its position by stating that the perceived “acceleration” of climate change is a result of flawed statistical modeling and institutional bias. It calls for a return to a more “sober” analysis of climate data that accounts for natural cycles and acknowledges the limitations of current climate models. The author’s ultimate conclusion is that the “climate catastrophe” is a narrative construction rather than a data-driven inevitability.

A new post on Apple’s WebKit blog outlines the new features, bug fixes, and deprecations (or rather, just one) included in Safari 26.4’s WebKit. Here are the details.
44 features, 191 fixes, and one deprecation
In a blog post published earlier today, Jen Simmons, Apple Evangelist on the Web Developer Experience team for Safari and WebKit, broke down what’s new on WebKit with Safari 26.4.
According to her:
Beyond the headliners, the heart of this release is focused on what web developers ask for most. We hear you loud and clear. Results from 2025 developer surveys made it clear you want time to catch up with new features, not be swamped with more. You want existing features to work consistently across every browser. You asked for browser engineers working on WebKit to help you by squashing bugs and closing gaps in spec coverage. That’s what this release aims to do.
When it comes to new features, the headlining addition is CSS Grid Lanes, “a long-awaited solution for building rich visual galleries and much more.” Safari 26.4 also adds support for WebTransport, “a modern alternative to WebSocket” that opens the door to “low-latency experiences like multiplayer games, live collaboration tools, and improved video conferencing.”
In addition, Safari 26.4 features better support for keyboard shortcuts with the introduction of the Keyboard Lock API, “which allows web applications to capture keyboard input that would normally be handled by the browser.” Here’s Simmons on the new API:
If you’ve ever built a game, a remote desktop client, or a creative tool, you’ve probably encountered this frustration: certain keyboard shortcuts are off-limits. Press the Escape key and you are thrown out of fullscreen mode. There’s been no way to prevent this — until now.
The Keyboard Lock API lets you request access to specific keys when your application needs it. A game can now use the Escape key for its own menu system.
As for its single deprecation, the update “removes the deprecated FontFaceSet constructor from the CSS Font Loading API, aligning with a CSSWG resolution that deemed it unnecessary.”
Finally, among the 191 fixes, Safari 26.4 addresses bugs affecting SVG, tables, MathML, CSS Zoom, and more.
To learn more about what’s new with Safari 26.4, follow this link.
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The Model Spec is meant to be an “interface,” according to the blog post. It makes the intended behavior of the world’s most widely used chatbot explicit, so that researchers, policymakers, and the public can “read, inspect, and debate” it. The result is a 100-page document that defines how OpenAI’s models should adjudicate between potentially conflicting obligations to society, OpenAI, developers who build on top of OpenAI’s products, and end users. To this end, the Spec is built around a chain of command, with a prohibition on “high severity harms” taking precedence over developers’ or users’ instructions, and is updated regularly—the most recent version dates to December.
“I see myself as a maintainer—in the spirit of an open-source side project,” says Jason Wolfe, who manages input into the Model Spec from different parts of OpenAI. Wolfe says that researchers had begun reaching out to OpenAI for input on how to design similar Model Specs, which prompted a blog post outlining the company’s thinking behind the document. “There’s a bunch of stuff here that would hopefully be useful to people.”
However, the document is “not an implementation,” according to the blog post, which raises the question of how representative the document is of what actually shapes ChatGPT during training. The process by which the Spec influences model behavior is “complicated,” according to Wolfe. In some cases, text from the Spec is directly used in “alignment” training, where AI models are trained to behave desirably. But just as often, the principles that appear in the Spec are summaries of the detailed work done by safety teams inside the organization. “In many cases, the Spec and the training are actually … parallel processes that we are keeping in sync,” says Wolfe.
ChatGPT’s growing user base means that the principles in the Spec have the potential to affect hundreds of millions of people around the world. As of February, the chatbot counted about 10% of the global population among its weekly active users. The challenge is compounded by OpenAI’s rapid internal growth, with the company planning to almost double its current headcount of 4,500 people by the end of 2026. Dozens of people throughout the organization have directly contributed text to the Spec, according to the blog post, with input from research, product, and legal teams, among others. Wolfe works particularly closely with the heads of model behavior and policy.
OpenAI is not the only AI company grappling with how to shape the behavior of its models and how to solicit input as the impact of AI on society grows. In January, Anthropic published the “Claude Constitution,” an 80-page document describing the type of entity that it wants Claude, its flagship model, to be. Anthropic’s Constitution and OpenAI’s Model Spec read very differently: the former feels akin to a moral philosophy essay, the latter is closer to a compendium of case law with examples of desired behavior. “The Anthropic Constitution is more philosophical, and the OpenAI Spec is more behavioral,” says Sharan Maiya, a PhD researcher in AI alignment at the University of Cambridge.
The documents are also used in different ways by the two companies. OpenAI’s Spec is “first and foremost, a document for people,” according to Wolfe, useful for building consensus on the desired behavior of the model, but further removed from what the model concretely learns. By contrast, Amanda Askell, the philosopher responsible for Anthropic’s Constitution, says that Anthropic gives its Constitution to Claude “to create training material itself that allows it to understand the document.

Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite should set the stage for the main event of Dynasty next month in Canada.
With AEW’s next pay-per-view just weeks away, tonight’s main event between Kenny Omega and Swerve Strickland should lock in the main event of Dynasty.
Unbeknownst to him, Swerve Strickland became the number one contender for the AEW World Championship after defeating Brody King earlier this month at Revolution. But with Kenny Omega looking for revenge and a shot at the title himself, Strickland couldn’t pass up the opportunity to risk it all for an even greater prize.
Strickland will put his number one contender status on the line tonight against Kenny Omega, who will put his EVP status on the line in an extremely high-stakes matchup. The winner will move on to Dynasty next month in Canada to challenge MJF for the AEW World Championship.
Speaking of MJF, the self-proclaimed Salt of the Earth will return to Dynamite this evening fresh off his Texas Deathmatch victory over Hangman Adam Page at Revolution. How much will Friedman gloat over being the reason that Page can no longer compete for the AEW World Title? Tune in to find out.
The AEW Women’s World Championship will also be on the line tonight as Thekla defends her title against Mina Shirakawa, who is coming off a huge win over Marina Shafir last week on Dynamite. Will Shirakawa shock the world tonight? Or will the Toxic Spider continue her reign? We’ll find out soon enough.
Last week on Dynamite, Darby Allin made it clear his sights were on MJF and the AEW World Championship. This is another challenger that MJF has no desire to defend his title against, and is already paying off some of AEW’s top names to derail Allin’s path to the title. Tonight, Allin will go one-on-one with RUSH, and if he gets past him, you can bet Andrade El Idolo won’t be too far behind.
Also announced for tonight’s show is Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong taking on David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs. Over the weekend, Strong officially declared himself a member of The Conglomeration, but will that celebration be short-lived? We’ll find out later tonight.
AEW Dynamite results:
The Takedown on SI’s live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite kicks off tonight at 8 PM ET.
AEW Dynamite card:
#1 Contender vs. EVP: Swerve Strickland vs. Kenny Omega
AEW Women’s World Championship: Mina Shirakawa vs. Thekla (c)
Darby Allin vs. RUSH
David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs vs. Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong of The Conglomeration

The Israeli military said search‑and‑rescue teams were deployed to an impact site in central Israel on Thursday, shortly after detecting missile launches from Iran. The strike triggered emergency responses across several communities as authorities assessed damage.
Israel’s national rescue service reported that paramedics were treating people suffering from blast injuries in Kafr Qassem, a city northeast of Tel Aviv. Officials did not immediately release details on the number or severity of casualties.
Only a handful of oil tankers are still navigating the Strait of Hormuz, and those that do are being pushed into a narrow passage controlled by Iran, where some vessels are reportedly being charged millions of dollars to transit the strategic chokepoint.
Maritime analyst Tomer Raanan of Lloyd’s List told NBC News that ships are now funneled into a single channel inside Iranian territorial waters, where the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps checks vessel information and effectively operates “a Tehran toll booth.”
Before the war, roughly 110 ships moved through the strait each day. Traffic has now collapsed to 10 or fewer, according to shipping data reviewed by the outlet.
Iranian state media has reported that lawmakers are drafting legislation to impose long‑term transit fees to fund war‑related reconstruction. Raanan said the implication is clear: vessels that refuse to pay could face future attacks, further heightening risks in one of the world’s most critical energy corridors.
The head of the World Trade Organization delivered a stark warning about the state of global governance, telling delegates at the WTO’s annual conference in Cameroon that the international system built after World War II is no longer functioning as it once did.
Director‑General Ngozi Okonjo‑Iweala said the world is entering a period defined by disruption, citing geopolitical rifts, climate pressures and rapid technological shifts. Speaking in Yaoundé, she said governments and institutions were already struggling to manage rising tensions before the conflict in the Gulf further destabilized trade in energy, fertilizer and food.
Oil prices climbed sharply on Thursday after fresh reports suggested that Washington and Tehran are engaged in quiet diplomatic contacts aimed at easing the conflict. Traders interpreted the possibility of behind‑the‑scenes negotiations as a sign that both sides may be testing pathways to de‑escalation, adding new volatility to energy markets.
Brent crude surged 5.2 percent to $107.54 a barrel, extending a week of heavy swings driven by the war’s impact on global supply routes. West Texas Intermediate, the main U.S. benchmark, rose 4.9 percent to $94.71.

The 2026 Boston Red Sox’ quest for a World Series title begins Thursday in Cincinnati.
Last season’s American League Cy Young runner-up Garrett Crochet will take the mound for Boston in its Opening Day matchup against the Reds. Fellow left-hander Andrew Abbott start for Cincinnati.
Here’s the Red Sox’ Opening Day lineup:
Roman Anthony LF
Trevor Story SS
Jarren Duran DH
Willson Contreras 1B
Caleb Durbin 3B
Wilyer Abreu RF
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B
Carlos Narváez C
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Follow our live blog below for score updates, highlights, reaction, and more from Opening Day:

What we know about Thursday’s Sweet 16 games:
Our slate opens with No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas at 7:10 ET on CBS, live from SAP Center in San Jose, CA.
The second game is No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa at 7:30 ET on TBS and truTV, coming to you from Toyota Center in Houston, TX.
Check out our recaps of every NCAA Tournament game here.
MARCH 26 / 6:30 ET
A key to watch for each of tonight’s contests
No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas, 7:10 ET (CBS)
Purdue point guard Braden Smith recently set the all-time NCAA career record for assists (1,083), leading the Boilermakers to the best offensive rating in the nation in the regular season (131.9). Can Texas disrupt his rhythm?
No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa, 7:30 ET (TBS / truTV)
These rivals split their season series 1-1 and advanced to the Sweet 16 with clutch heroics — Alvaro Folgueiras’s corner 3-pointer to lift Iowa, Braden Frager’s slashing layup to win it for Nebraska.
Can Nebraska break Iowa’s defense, which was the best in the Big Ten?
They shot 5-of-24 (20.8%) from 3-point range in the first game of the season series, a 57-52 loss, but went 10-of-27 (37%) in the second, a 84-75 win. Their season average from deep was 35.5%.
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Arkansas, 9:45 ET (CBS)
Which team will thrive in transition? Both can run. Arkansas had the second-most fast break points per game in the country (19.03) while Arizona was 20th (14.97).
No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Illinois, 10:05 ET (TBS / truTV)
This will be a de facto home game for Houston, as it’ll be held in the Toyota Center, home of the NBA’s Houston Rockets. Can the Fighting Illini handle the Cougars’ pressure defense and the roar of the crowd?
MARCH 26 / 6 ET
Get tapped in for tonight’s action
With the CBS Sports HQ crew.
MARCH 26 / 5:30 ET
Welcome to the Sweet 16!
It’s one of the great nights on the college basketball calendar, as eight of the best teams in the nation square off with hopes of surviving and advancing in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Here’s the complete schedule:
No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas, 7:10 ET (CBS)
No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa, 7:30 ET (TBS / truTV)
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Arkansas, 9:45 ET (CBS)
No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Illinois, 10:05 ET (TBS / truTV)

Anthropic are out with yet another update to Claude AI: the company’s Claude Code and Cowork tools can now remotely control your Mac on your behalf.
When Claude lacks a direct connector for a given app like Slack or Google Calendar, it falls back to controlling the computer like a human, using the screen to navigate.
From the Claude blog:
In Claude Cowork and Claude Code, you can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks. When Claude doesn’t have access to the tools it needs, it will point, click, and navigate what’s on your screen to perform the task itself. It can open files, use the browser, and run dev tools automatically – with no setup required.
The capability pairs with Dispatch (released last week) which lets you assign Claude tasks from your iPhone and return to finished work on your desktop. In the YouTube video embedded below, Anthropic’s demo shows a user asking Claude to export a pitch deck as a PDF and attach it to a meeting invite, all while the user is away from their Mac.

Claim:
In March 2026, actor Mark Ruffalo invested $369,000 in a television special titled

ARM made a massive announcement at its ARM Everywhere keynote: according to a new blog post, the firm will sell its own ‘AGI CPU’ for the first time.
ARM’s Pivot to Direct Silicon Sales Ends NVIDIA’s Dominance Over High-End Server Core IP
With agentic AI workloads, CPU has started to become the next bottleneck for hyperscalers, which is why we have seen x86 solutions from Intel/AMD and ARM-based chips from NVIDIA gaining massive adoption among customers. In light of this, ARM has decided to capitalize on the hype by introducing its first-ever chip, called the ARM AGI CPU, marking a shift from an IP provider to an end-to-end silicon manufacturer. According to ARM’s CEO, Rene Haas, this move is targeted at fulfilling enterprise demand driven by agentic AI workloads.
Today marks the next phase of the Arm compute platform and a defining moment for our company. With the expansion into delivering production silicon with our Arm AGI CPU, we are giving partners more choices all built on Arm’s foundation of high-performance, power-efficient computing, to support agentic AI infrastructure at global scale.
Diving into the specifics of the AGI CPU, we are looking at up to 136 Arm Neoverse V3 cores per CPU, offering 6GB/s memory bandwidth per core. The processor has 2 MB of L2 cache per core and runs at up to 3.7 GHz. As far as I/O specifications are concerned, you are looking at 96x PCIe Gen 6 lanes, along with CXL 3.0 memory expansion, allowing the processor to support

A new post on Apple’s WebKit blog outlines the new features, bug fixes, and deprecations (or rather, just one) included in Safari 26.4’s WebKit. Here are the details.
44 features, 191 fixes, and one deprecation
In a blog post published earlier today, Jen Simmons, Apple Evangelist on the Web Developer Experience team for Safari and WebKit, broke down what’s new on WebKit with Safari 26.4.
According to her:
Beyond the headliners, the heart of this release is focused on what web developers ask for most. We hear you loud and clear. Results from 2025 developer surveys made it clear you want time to catch up with new features, not be swamped with more. You want existing features to work consistently across every browser. You asked for browser engineers working on WebKit to help you by squashing bugs and closing gaps in spec coverage. That’s what this release aims to do.
When it comes to new features, the headlining addition is CSS Grid Lanes, “a long-awaited solution for building rich visual galleries and much more.” Safari 26.4 also adds support for WebTransport, “a modern alternative to WebSocket” that opens the door to “low-latency experiences like multiplayer games, live collaboration tools, and improved video conferencing.”
In addition, Safari 26.4 features better support for keyboard shortcuts with the introduction of the Keyboard Lock API, “which allows web applications to capture keyboard input that would normally be handled by the browser.” Here’s Simmons on the new API:
If you’ve ever built a game, a remote desktop client, or a creative tool, you’ve probably encountered this frustration: certain keyboard shortcuts are off-limits. Press the Escape key and you are thrown out of fullscreen mode. There’s been no way to prevent this — until now.
The Keyboard Lock API lets you request access to specific keys when your application needs it. A game can now use the Escape key for its own menu system.
As for its single deprecation, the update “removes the deprecated FontFaceSet constructor from the CSS Font Loading API, aligning with a CSSWG resolution that deemed it unnecessary.”
Finally, among the 191 fixes, Safari 26.4 addresses bugs affecting SVG, tables, MathML, CSS Zoom, and more.
To learn more about what’s new with Safari 26.4, follow this link.
Worth checking out on Amazon

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A New Social’s Bridgy Fed tech has been linking microblog posts and accounts across services like Mastodon and Bluesky for a while, but now that ability applies to more macro content as well:
….users on platforms like Mastodon will see the announcement with the article attached, but platforms that support long-form like WordPress and Ghost will get the whole article, and both will be treated as the same post across the Fediverse.
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The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to face off Wednesday night in a potential NBA Finals preview at TD Garden.
Boston hopes to avenge its 104-102 loss in OKC on March 12, when it fell on last-second free throws made by Chet Holmgren. It won’t be an easy task as the reigning NBA champions are riding a 12-game win streak.
The Celtics are coming off a tough loss at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jayson Tatum will look to bounce back from an up-and-down performance in which he went scoreless in the first half.
Follow our live blog for score updates, highlights, news, and reaction throughout Wednesday’s game:

Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite should set the stage for the main event of Dynasty next month in Canada.
With AEW’s next pay-per-view just weeks away, tonight’s main event between Kenny Omega and Swerve Strickland should lock in the main event of Dynasty.
Unbeknownst to him, Swerve Strickland became the number one contender for the AEW World Championship after defeating Brody King earlier this month at Revolution. But with Kenny Omega looking for revenge and a shot at the title himself, Strickland couldn’t pass up the opportunity to risk it all for an even greater prize.
Strickland will put his number one contender status on the line tonight against Kenny Omega, who will put his EVP status on the line in an extremely high-stakes matchup. The winner will move on to Dynasty next month in Canada to challenge MJF for the AEW World Championship.
Speaking of MJF, the self-proclaimed Salt of the Earth will return to Dynamite this evening fresh off his Texas Deathmatch victory over Hangman Adam Page at Revolution. How much will Friedman gloat over being the reason that Page can no longer compete for the AEW World Title? Tune in to find out.
The AEW Women’s World Championship will also be on the line tonight as Thekla defends her title against Mina Shirakawa, who is coming off a huge win over Marina Shafir last week on Dynamite. Will Shirakawa shock the world tonight? Or will the Toxic Spider continue her reign? We’ll find out soon enough.
Last week on Dynamite, Darby Allin made it clear his sights were on MJF and the AEW World Championship. This is another challenger that MJF has no desire to defend his title against, and is already paying off some of AEW’s top names to derail Allin’s path to the title. Tonight, Allin will go one-on-one with RUSH, and if he gets past him, you can bet Andrade El Idolo won’t be too far behind.
Also announced for tonight’s show is Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong taking on David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs. Over the weekend, Strong officially declared himself a member of The Conglomeration, but will that celebration be short-lived? We’ll find out later tonight.
AEW Dynamite results:
The Takedown on SI’s live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite kicks off tonight at 8 PM ET.
AEW Dynamite card:
#1 Contender vs. EVP: Swerve Strickland vs. Kenny Omega
AEW Women’s World Championship: Mina Shirakawa vs. Thekla (c)
Darby Allin vs. RUSH
David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs vs. Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong of The Conglomeration

Anthropic are out with yet another update to Claude AI: the company’s Claude Code and Cowork tools can now remotely control your Mac on your behalf.
When Claude lacks a direct connector for a given app like Slack or Google Calendar, it falls back to controlling the computer like a human, using the screen to navigate.
From the Claude blog:
In Claude Cowork and Claude Code, you can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks. When Claude doesn’t have access to the tools it needs, it will point, click, and navigate what’s on your screen to perform the task itself. It can open files, use the browser, and run dev tools automatically – with no setup required.
The capability pairs with Dispatch (released last week) which lets you assign Claude tasks from your iPhone and return to finished work on your desktop. In the YouTube video embedded below, Anthropic’s demo shows a user asking Claude to export a pitch deck as a PDF and attach it to a meeting invite, all while the user is away from their Mac.

Claim:
In March 2026, actor Mark Ruffalo invested $369,000 in a television special titled

ARM made a massive announcement at its ARM Everywhere keynote: according to a new blog post, the firm will sell its own ‘AGI CPU’ for the first time.
ARM’s Pivot to Direct Silicon Sales Ends NVIDIA’s Dominance Over High-End Server Core IP
With agentic AI workloads, CPU has started to become the next bottleneck for hyperscalers, which is why we have seen x86 solutions from Intel/AMD and ARM-based chips from NVIDIA gaining massive adoption among customers. In light of this, ARM has decided to capitalize on the hype by introducing its first-ever chip, called the ARM AGI CPU, marking a shift from an IP provider to an end-to-end silicon manufacturer. According to ARM’s CEO, Rene Haas, this move is targeted at fulfilling enterprise demand driven by agentic AI workloads.
Today marks the next phase of the Arm compute platform and a defining moment for our company. With the expansion into delivering production silicon with our Arm AGI CPU, we are giving partners more choices all built on Arm’s foundation of high-performance, power-efficient computing, to support agentic AI infrastructure at global scale.
Diving into the specifics of the AGI CPU, we are looking at up to 136 Arm Neoverse V3 cores per CPU, offering 6GB/s memory bandwidth per core. The processor has 2 MB of L2 cache per core and runs at up to 3.7 GHz. As far as I/O specifications are concerned, you are looking at 96x PCIe Gen 6 lanes, along with CXL 3.0 memory expansion, allowing the processor to support

A new post on Apple’s WebKit blog outlines the new features, bug fixes, and deprecations (or rather, just one) included in Safari 26.4’s WebKit. Here are the details.
44 features, 191 fixes, and one deprecation
In a blog post published earlier today, Jen Simmons, Apple Evangelist on the Web Developer Experience team for Safari and WebKit, broke down what’s new on WebKit with Safari 26.4.
According to her:
Beyond the headliners, the heart of this release is focused on what web developers ask for most. We hear you loud and clear. Results from 2025 developer surveys made it clear you want time to catch up with new features, not be swamped with more. You want existing features to work consistently across every browser. You asked for browser engineers working on WebKit to help you by squashing bugs and closing gaps in spec coverage. That’s what this release aims to do.
When it comes to new features, the headlining addition is CSS Grid Lanes, “a long-awaited solution for building rich visual galleries and much more.” Safari 26.4 also adds support for WebTransport, “a modern alternative to WebSocket” that opens the door to “low-latency experiences like multiplayer games, live collaboration tools, and improved video conferencing.”
In addition, Safari 26.4 features better support for keyboard shortcuts with the introduction of the Keyboard Lock API, “which allows web applications to capture keyboard input that would normally be handled by the browser.” Here’s Simmons on the new API:
If you’ve ever built a game, a remote desktop client, or a creative tool, you’ve probably encountered this frustration: certain keyboard shortcuts are off-limits. Press the Escape key and you are thrown out of fullscreen mode. There’s been no way to prevent this — until now.
The Keyboard Lock API lets you request access to specific keys when your application needs it. A game can now use the Escape key for its own menu system.
As for its single deprecation, the update “removes the deprecated FontFaceSet constructor from the CSS Font Loading API, aligning with a CSSWG resolution that deemed it unnecessary.”
Finally, among the 191 fixes, Safari 26.4 addresses bugs affecting SVG, tables, MathML, CSS Zoom, and more.
To learn more about what’s new with Safari 26.4, follow this link.
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The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to face off Wednesday night in a potential NBA Finals preview at TD Garden.
Boston hopes to avenge its 104-102 loss in OKC on March 12, when it fell on last-second free throws made by Chet Holmgren. It won’t be an easy task as the reigning NBA champions are riding a 12-game win streak.
The Celtics are coming off a tough loss at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jayson Tatum will look to bounce back from an up-and-down performance in which he went scoreless in the first half.
Follow our live blog for score updates, highlights, news, and reaction throughout Wednesday’s game:

Tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite should set the stage for the main event of Dynasty next month in Canada.
With AEW’s next pay-per-view just weeks away, tonight’s main event between Kenny Omega and Swerve Strickland should lock in the main event of Dynasty.
Unbeknownst to him, Swerve Strickland became the number one contender for the AEW World Championship after defeating Brody King earlier this month at Revolution. But with Kenny Omega looking for revenge and a shot at the title himself, Strickland couldn’t pass up the opportunity to risk it all for an even greater prize.
Strickland will put his number one contender status on the line tonight against Kenny Omega, who will put his EVP status on the line in an extremely high-stakes matchup. The winner will move on to Dynasty next month in Canada to challenge MJF for the AEW World Championship.
Speaking of MJF, the self-proclaimed Salt of the Earth will return to Dynamite this evening fresh off his Texas Deathmatch victory over Hangman Adam Page at Revolution. How much will Friedman gloat over being the reason that Page can no longer compete for the AEW World Title? Tune in to find out.
The AEW Women’s World Championship will also be on the line tonight as Thekla defends her title against Mina Shirakawa, who is coming off a huge win over Marina Shafir last week on Dynamite. Will Shirakawa shock the world tonight? Or will the Toxic Spider continue her reign? We’ll find out soon enough.
Last week on Dynamite, Darby Allin made it clear his sights were on MJF and the AEW World Championship. This is another challenger that MJF has no desire to defend his title against, and is already paying off some of AEW’s top names to derail Allin’s path to the title. Tonight, Allin will go one-on-one with RUSH, and if he gets past him, you can bet Andrade El Idolo won’t be too far behind.
Also announced for tonight’s show is Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong taking on David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs. Over the weekend, Strong officially declared himself a member of The Conglomeration, but will that celebration be short-lived? We’ll find out later tonight.
AEW Dynamite results:
The Takedown on SI’s live coverage of tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite kicks off tonight at 8 PM ET.
AEW Dynamite card:
#1 Contender vs. EVP: Swerve Strickland vs. Kenny Omega
AEW Women’s World Championship: Mina Shirakawa vs. Thekla (c)
Darby Allin vs. RUSH
David Finlay and Clark Connors of The Dogs vs. Orange Cassidy and Roderick Strong of The Conglomeration

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach (@WEschenbach on X, my personal blog is here)
I got to thinking about how much the world will warm in the long run when the radiation absorbed by the surface increases. I figured I could use that to estimate the long-term climate sensitivity, which is usually expressed as how much the surface will warm if CO2 doubles. (2xCO2).
To begin with, I looked at the total amount of power absorbed by the surface, in watts per square meter (W/m2). This includes solar radiation from the sun, longwave radiation from the atmosphere, and advected heat, which is the power constantly being moved horizontally from the equator to the poles. Fig. 1 shows the result, both without (left) and with (right) advected heat. Note how the poleward advection of heat evens out the heating of the planet.
Figure 1. Surface power absorption both without (left) and with (right) advected power.
Now, the Stefan-Boltzmann equation relates radiated power to temperature. The formula says that the radiated power is a constant times the emissivity of the surface times the fourth power of the temperature. So … given that equation and the temperature of the Earth, how much should an increase of 1 watt per square meter (W/m2) warm up the planet? Figure 2 shows the calculated result.
Figure 2. Calculated theoretical temperature change using the Stefan-Boltzman equation, on the order of 0.2°C per W/m2. (Thanks to Arjan Duiker who pointed out below that the legend in the graphic is wrong, it should be C per W/m2.)
Note the variations in the calculated temperature changes due to temperature and emissivity. As expected, because of the fourth power relationship, a one-watt per square meter change makes more difference at the poles than in the tropics.
Next, I looked at the real-world relationship between the net absorbed power (including advection) and the temperature. Fig. 3 shows the result as a scatterplot of the temperature versus the total absorbed power.
Figure 3. Scatterplot, surface temperature versus net gridcell power absorption (including advection)
Note that the slope (trend) of the yellow line is the sensitivity of temperature in °C with regard to the net power absorbed by the gridcell.
This is a most interesting graph. First, the slope is almost constant from the extreme cold of the south pole up to about 26°C. This is a surprise, because the Stefan-Boltzmann equation would lead us to think the sensitivity should be greater in the cold regions. But apparently, this is offset by the advection of heat from the tropics to the poles.
Second, the clustering is very tight. This shows the close relationship between absorbed radiation and temperature at all levels of radiation.
Third, the slope goes almost flat at the highest temperatures. This means that no matter how much additional power is going to the warmest gridcells, they are not warming any further.
To understand more about the slope, Fig. 4 shows the slope overlaid on Fig. 3 along with the average value.
Figure 4. As in Figure 3, but with the red line showing the slope of the yellow trend line (right scale) and the area-weighted average trend.
A question arises. Is this average slope of ~0.14°C per W/m2 just a one-off, or is this a more permanent feature of the Earth’s climate? Will it change if the total power absorbed by each gridcell increases due to any reason?
To investigate that, I looked at the 25 individual years of CERES data. To start with, here’s the range of the gridcell absorbed power over the 25 years.
Figure 5. Boxplot, range of gridcell power absorbed by each of the 25 years of the CERES data.
Note that the range goes from 507 W/m2 up to 513 W/m2, a range of 6 W/m2. This is far more than the expected change from CO2.
Now look below at how small the change is in the expected sensitivity of temperature to surface power absorption.
Figure 6. Boxplot, range of temperature sensitivity for each of the 25 years of the CERES data.
Above, I rounded the sensitivity to 0.14°C per W/m2. Despite the absorbed power varying by 6 W/m2, the calculated average sensitivity only varies from 0.133 to 0.140°C per W/m2. This is small enough to be lost in the noise. So we can see that this relationship between temperature and gridcell absorbed power is a stable feature of the climate.
So … how does this all relate to the equilibrium climate sensitivity? To calculate that, we need to take a look at how the changes in the poorly-named” greenhouse radiation” relate to downwelling longwave at the surface. In other words, if the greenhouse radiation increases by 1 W/m2, how much does the downwelling radiation at the surface increase? Once again, I turn to the CERES data. Fig. 7 shows the result.
Figure 7. Scatterplot, surface downwelling longwave radiation versus top-of-atmosphere (TOA) “greenhouse” radiation.
Now we can put it all together:
Change in surface temperature per 1 W/m2 gridcell power absorption = 0.14 °C per W/m2
Change in TOA downwelling “greenhouse radiation” per doubling of CO2 = 3.7 W/m2 per 2xCO2
Change in gridcell power absorption per 1 W/m2 TOA “greenhouse” radiation = 1.46 W/m2 per W/m2
Expected change in temperature from a doubling of CO2 =
0.14 °C per W/m2 times 3.7 W/m2 per 2xCO2 times 1.46 W/m2 per W/m2 =
0.75°C per 2xCO2
Uncertainty analysis: the uncertainty in the slope can be estimated by taking the standard deviation of the slopes of the 25 individual years making up the average slope shown in Fig. 3. This is 0.006 °Cper W/m2. This also shows the temporal stability of this type of analysis
The uncertainty in the change in downwelling surface radiation is 0.069 W/m2 per W/m2.
The uncertainty in the estimated increase in CO2 forcing from a doubling of CO2 is 0.35 W/m2
Combined, this gives a final value of the climate sensitivity estimate of:
0.76 ± 0.08 °C per 2xCO2
I note that in my post …
… I had calculated a maximum estimated climate sensitivity of 1.1°C per 2xCO2. I said it was a maximum because it did not include the moderating effect of clouds and other phenomena on the changes.
This current estimate of 0.76 W/m2 per 2xCO2 includes not only clouds but all other weather phenomena that affect the sensitivity. So I would say that it is a best estimate, rather than a maximum estimate.
As always, comments and corrections welcome.
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What we know after Saturday’s games:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 40 points to extend his consecutive streak of 20-point games to 131 in OKC’s 132-111 victory over Washington. The Thunder won their 11th straight game dating back to Feb. 27.
Donovan Mitchell (27 pts, 7 reb) and James Harden (20 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast) combined to score 25 of Cleveland’s 35 fourth-quarter points in their 15-point comeback win versus New Orleans.
The Hornets won their third in a row and 11th in their last 14 games behind LaMelo Ball (29 pts, 7 3PM) and Brandon Miller (22 pts, 5 3PM).
Luka Dončić became the first player in NBA history to record 30+ points in each outing of a 9-game win streak thanks to some late game heroics from Luke Kennard in a thriller versus Orlando.
San Antonio won their fifth consecutive contest fueled by 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists from Dylan Harper in his first career start.
Kevin Durant (27 pts) surpassed Michael Jordan for No. 5 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list to give him 32,294 career points. Amen Thompson also secured his career-best 18th rebound on the game-winning tip-in.
Atlanta picked up their tenth consecutive home victory behind Dyson Daniels (28 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl) and CJ McCollum (23 pts, 5 ast).
Kawhi Leonard (34 pts, 5 3PM, 5 ast, 2 stl) notched his 47th straight outing with 20+ points to set a Clippers’ single-season franchise record during their 138-131 overtime win in Dallas.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:46 ET
Saturday’s final scores:
Thunder 132, Wizards 111
Cavaliers 111, Pelicans 106
Hornets 124, Grizzlies 101
Lakers 105, Magic 104
Spurs 134, Pacers 119
Rockets 123, Heat 122
Hawks 126, Warriors 110
Clippers 138, Mavericks 131 (OT)
76ers 126, Jazz 116
Bucks 108, Suns 105
Darius Garland (41 pts, 8 3PM, 3 reb, 11 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk) and Luka Dončić (33 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk) are your players of the night!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:41 ET
Rollins goes off in Bucks’ W
Ryan Rollins stuffs the stat sheet during Milwaukee’s impressive 108-105 win over Phoenix on the road. The victory snaps a two-game skid, but it’s just their third win in the last 13 games for the Bucks.
Jalen Green leads Phoenix with 24 points (9-17 FG, 3-6 3PM), 3 rebounds and 2 assists, while Devin Booker adds 14 points (4-17 FG, 2-5 3PM, 4-5 FT), 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and one block in 35 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:20 ET
VJ, Grimes fuel Sixers’ W
VJ Edgecombe (22 pts, 13 reb, 4 ast), Quentin Grimes (25 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast) and Trendon Watford (20 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast) power Philadelphia to a 126-116 win over Utah. The Sixers get their second straight win and improve to 4-1 over their last five games as they battle for playoff positioning in the East.
Two nights after setting a career-high with 33 points, Ace Bailey drops 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and a career-best 5 blocks across 33 minutes for the Jazz.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:03 ET
Tight game in Phoenix
Jalen Green (22 pts, 3 3PM) and Collin Gillespie (18 pts, 6 ast) have the Suns up 91-90 over Milwaukee with 6:21 remaining in the game.
Kyle Kuzma and Ryan Rollins have 20 points apiece to lead the Bucks in scoring, while Rollins adds 9 boards, 5 dimes and 3 steals.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:47 ET
Crunch time in Utah
VJ Edgecombe turns defense into offense, giving him 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and one steal for his sixth career double-double. Quentin Grimes has a team-high 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting to lead five Sixers in double figures.
Ace Bailey has a game-high 25 points and 4 made 3s to pace six Jazz in double figures, but Utah trails Philly 110-108 with under 5 minutes remaining in the contest.
Elijah Harkless (15 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 5 stl, 1 blk) and Bez Mbeng (11 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast) are doing a little bit of everything for the Jazz.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:20 ET
Clippers snap 4-game skid
Darius Garland (41 pts, 8 3PM, 11 ast) and Kawhi Leonard (34 pts, 5 3PM, 5 ast, 2 stl) combine for 75 points to power the Clippers to a 138-131 overtime win against the Mavericks.
Los Angeles snaps their four-game losing streak in the high-scoring affair.
Naji Marshall tallies a team-high 28 points with 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, and Cooper Flagg finishes with 18 points (6-16 FG), 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:12 ET
Bucks erupt for 42 in 2Q
Milwaukee outscores Phoenix 42-26 in the second after the Suns took a 26-15 lead through 12 minutes of play. The Bucks hold a 57-52 edge at the break.
Kyle Kuzma has a game-high 17 points (6-9 FG, 2-5 3PM) with one rebound and one block, while Ryan Rollins adds 9 points, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Jalen Green has 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting to lead the Suns, while Collin Gillespie (8 pts, 3 ast) and Ryan Dunn (7 pts, 5 reb) stuff the stat sheet.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:05 ET
76ers-Jazz go back and forth
Seven ties, 12 lead changes so far. Utah held a 70-64 advantage at the break, and the lead is now 72-70 with 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Kennedy Chandler and Ace Bailey lead the Jazz with 13 points apiece, while Cody Williams and Kyle Filipowski each have 12 points.
VJ Edgecombe (12 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast) and Quentin Grimes (12 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast) pace things for Philadelphia.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:00 ET
Durant speaks on passing MJ
Hear from Kevin Durant following Houston’s wild 123-122 victory over Miami on a night when he passes Michael Jordan for 5th on the all-time scoring list. What a night, hoops fans.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:58 ET
OT in Dallas!
Kawhi Leonard ties it at 122 for the Clippers, then Cooper Flagg and P.J. Washington misfire on the other end. We’re headed to overtime in Dallas.
Live on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:46 ET
Bucks-Suns underway on NBA TV
Phoenix jumps out to a 26-15 edge over Milwaukee after one quarter, but the Bucks have pulled to within 4 in the second, now trailing 29-25 in the early going.
Jalen Green has 10 points and 3 rebounds to lead the Suns, while AJ Green pours in 8 points with 3 made 3s and 5 rebounds to pace the Bucks.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:41 ET
Defense 👉 offense
Darius Garland (35 pts, 10 ast) and Kawhi Leonard (25 pts, 4 3PM, 2 stl) have the Clippers ahead of the Mavericks, 115-113, with 4:14 to go in Dallas. Crunch time is locked and loaded.
Tune in on League Pass to see if Cooper Flagg (18 pts, 7 reb, 4 blk), Naji Marshall (19 pts, 3 ast) and P.J. Washington (18 pts, 3 3PM) can pull off the comeback.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:36 ET
Rockets win at the buzzer!
Amen Thompson (24 pts, career-high 18 reb) corrals the Kevin Durant (27 pts, 5 3PM) miss to give Houston a thrilling 123-122 win over Miami. Reed Sheppard adds 23 points (8-12 FG, 5-8 3PM) and 4 steals with a career-high 14 assists in 37 minutes.
Bam Adebayo leads five Heat players in double figures scoring with 32 points (12-21 FG, 2-4 3PM) while matching his career-high with 21 rebounds. It’s the first 30/20 game of Bam’s career.
Tyler Herro tallies 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 39 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:26 ET
KD moves into 5th all-time
Kevin Durant drains the corner triple to give him 32,294 career points, surpassing the great Michael Jordan for 5th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Congratulations, KD!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:20 ET
Clips-Mavs in a good one
Kawhi Leonard is up to 25 points on 8-for-13 shooting with 4 made 3s, while Darius Garland notches a new Clippers’ career-high with 29 points (10-17 FG, 6-10 3PM) to go along with 3 boards, 9 dimes, one steal and one block.
Cooper Flagg (16 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk) and Naji Marshall (17 pts, 3 ast, 1 stl) lead the way for Dallas, but the Mavericks trail the Clippers 100-99 heading to the fourth quarter.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:13 ET
Hawks dominating at home
Dyson Daniels (26 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl) and CJ McCollum (23 pts, 4 ast) have the Hawks soaring against the Warriors, as they lead 113-87 with 8:34 remaining in the fourth.
De’Anthony Melton has a team-high 20 points for Golden State, adding 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals in 22 minutes. The Warriors are on the verge of losing their third straight and 8 out of their last 9 games.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:07 ET
Wemby is just unfair
Victor Wembanyama (20 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 5 blk) and Keldon Johnson (22 pts, 4 ast) power the Spurs’ 118-98 lead over the Pacers with 7:08 left in the contest.
Andrew Nembhard leads all scorers with 25 points on 8-for-13 shooting to go along with 7 dimes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:03 ET
Heat storm back in 3Q
Bam Adebayo (27 pts, 21 reb, 2 stl) and Tyler Herro (25 pts, 4 reb) fuel a 33-23 scoring advantage for Miami in the third quarter, and they’ve got a 102-101 lead over Houston with 7:38 remaining in the game.
Kevin Durant has 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting, as he’s now just 5 points away from moving into fifth on the all-time scoring list.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:50 ET
Kennard wins it for LA!
Luke Kennard (13 pts, 3 3PM) nails the go-ahead triple with 0.6 seconds left to give the Lakers their 9th straight win. Luka Dončić finishes with 33 points (12-30 FG, 3-13 3PM), 5 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals and one block in 38 minutes.
On his record-setting night for most regular-season games played (1,612), LeBron James posts 12 points (5-13 FG), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in 34 minutes.
Paolo Banchero (16 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl) and Jalen Suggs (14 pts, 6 ast) lead seven Magic players in double figures scoring. Orlando drops their fourth straight after winning their previous seven games.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:40 ET
Cavs rally for 3rd straight W
After trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, Cleveland uses a 26-6 run in the fourth quarter to escape New Orleans with a 111-106 victory. Donovan Mitchell scores a game-high 27 points with a crafty dagger and-1 to send the Cavs back home with a 3-0 road trip.
James Harden finishes with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, one steal and one block after going scoreless in the first half. Evan Mobley adds 18 points, 8 boards and 2 blocks, and Sam Merrill notches a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Zion Williamson had 22 of his 25 points in the second half, with 15 coming in the third quarter alone, while Saddiq Bey tallies 19 points (4-8 3PM), 5 boards and 4 assists. The loss snaps a 7-game home winning streak for the Pels.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:26 ET
3-point game in Orlando!
The Magic have a 102-99 lead over the Lakers with 1:03 remaining in the game on NBA TV!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:19 ET
Mavs drop 42 in 1Q
Dallas gets 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting from downtown from Klay Thompson, while Cooper Flagg tallies 11 points, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. The Mavs hold a 54-42 edge over the Clippers with 7:52 to go before halftime.
Darius Garland has 10 points and 3 assists to lead the Clippers in both categories, and Kawhi Leonard and Derrick Jones, Jr. each have 7 points apiece.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:10 ET
Cavs-Pelicans down to wire
Cleveland rattles off an 18-4 run to trim a 15-point deficit to just one in the fourth quarter, as the Pelicans still lead 99-98 with under 5 minutes remaining in the game.
James Harden has 18 points after going scoreless in the first half, adding 7 boards, 8 assists, one steal and one block.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:06 ET
Pelle’s powerful finish!
Miami’s Pelle Larsson registers a 106.5 dunk score to top our leaderboard on this busy Saturday of hoops. He’s got 10 points (2-2 3PM), 3 boards and 2 assists in 14 minutes, but the Heat trail the Rockets 55-48 with under four minutes until halftime.
Kevin Durant has 11 points and is just 15 points shy of passing Michael Jordan for fifth on the all-time scoring list. Reed Sheppard has a game-high 18 points and 4 made 3s to go along with 3 steals.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:00 ET
Magic lead Lakers heading to 4Q
Orlando has a 87-82 lead over the visiting Lakers after three quarters of play. Jalen Suggs leads five Magic players in double figures scoring with 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting, along with 2 boards, 4 assists and one steal in 26 minutes.
Luka Dončić has a game-high 31 points on 11-for-26 shooting (3-10 3PM) with 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and one block. Austin Reaves (15 pts, 5 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk) and LeBron James (10 pts, 4 reb, 3 stl) are doing a bit of everything.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:54 ET
Spurs controlling 1H at home
Victor Wembanyama (6 pts, 6 reb, 3 blk) and Dylan Harper (8 pts, 2 ast) have the Spurs running on all cylinders in San Antonio, as they hold a 53-39 advantage over Indiana with 5:29 left in the first half.
Pascal Siakam has a game-high 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting in 12 minutes for the Pacers.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:50 ET
Zion drops 15 in 3Q
Zion Williamson scores 15 of his 18 points (8-10 FG) in the third quarter to help New Orleans take a 88-76 lead over Cleveland heading to the fourth quarter.
Evan Mobley (16 pts, 4 reb), Donovan Mitchell (15 pts) and the Cavs have some work to do in the final frame.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:43 ET
Hornets separating in 3Q
Charlotte jumps out to an 89-71 lead with 4:11 remaining in the third quarter behind LaMelo Ball (23 pts, 6 3PM), Brandon Miller (20 pts, 5 3PM) and Kon Knueppel (8 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast).
GG Jackson and Javon Small are the leading scorers for Memphis with 13 points apiece, while Tyler Burton and Taylor Hendricks each have 10 points off the bench.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:37 ET
Bam making things happen
Bam Adebayo (4 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl) and Simone Fontecchio (10 pts, 2 3PM) fuel Miami’s 29-26 edge over Houston with 1:14 left in the first quarter.
Amen Thompson has 8 points, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Kevin Durant notches 7 points on 2-for-3 shooting in 11 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:31 ET
Double-D on fire early
Dyson Daniels has 15 of Atlanta’s first 29 points to, as they lead Golden State 29-26 with 2:55 left in the opening quarter.
Draymond Green and Quinten Post have 5 points apiece to lead the Warriors.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:20 ET
Magic hold 65-62 edge after 2Q
Tristan da Silva (12 pts) and Jalen Suggs (10 pts, 4 ast) give Orlando a 3-point lead over the Lakers at halftime. Desmond Bane, Jamal Cain, Goga Bitadze and Jevon Carter all have 8 points apiece to power a balanced Magic offense.
Luka Dončić has a game-high 24 points on 10-for-17 shooting with 3 made 3s, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and one block in 19 minutes. On his record-setting night, LeBron James has 4 points, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals in 17 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:14 ET
Pelicans on top at halftime
New Orleans takes a 56-53 advantage over Cleveland after 24 minutes of play. Herbert Jones (12 pts, 4 3PM) and Saddiq Bey (11 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast) are fueling the charge for the Pelicans.
Evan Mobley (14 pts, 6-7 FG), Donovan Mitchell (12 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl) and Sam Merrill (9 pts, 3 3PM) are your leading scorers for the Cavs.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:07 ET
KD just 26 points away from MJ
Kevin Durant looks to lead Houston to a second straight win while attempting to surpass Michael Jordan for fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Game tip is live on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:54 ET
Grizzlies-Hornets battling in 2Q
LaMelo Ball has a game-high 12 points to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 dimes and 2 steals, and Charlotte holds a 45-41 advantage over Memphis with 5:22 remaining before halftime.
GG Jackson leads the Grizzlies with 9 points on 3-for-6 shooting, and Taylor Hendricks chips in 8 points (2-3 FG, 2-2 3PM), 2 boards and 2 steals off the bench.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:50 ET
Reaves punishes the rim
Austin Reaves (8 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast) takes flight to cap the defense to offense transition for the Lakers. Luka Dončić is up to 16 points (7-11 FG, 2-3 3PM), 2 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and one block in 12 minutes, but LA trails Orlando 43-39 with 8:20 left in the second quarter.
Tristan da Silva leads the Magic with 10 points and 2 made 3s in 8 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:44 ET
Thunder win 11th straight
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops a game-high 40 points on 17-for-27 shooting with 3 boards, 7 dimes and one steal to help OKC defeat Washington, 132-111. Isaiah Hartenstein tallies 9 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes, and the Thunder win their 11th consecutive game.
Bilal Coulibaly posts a team-high 21 points (8-15 FG, 3-5 3PM) with 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and one steal to lead six Wizards in double figures scoring. Washington loses their 15th in a row.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:38 ET
Cavs up on Pels after 1Q
Donovan Mitchell (9 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl) and Evan Mobley (6 pts, 2-2 FG) have Cleveland up 34-28 over New Orleans after one quarter.
Yves Missi has a team-high 6 points on 3-for-4 shooting with 4 rebounds, one steal and one block for the Pelicans.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:22 ET
LeBron sets another NBA record!
LeBron James passes Robert Parish for the most regular season games played in NBA history with his 1,612th appearance tonight. The King claims another throne in all-time fashion.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:08 ET
Final frame in D.C.
The Thunder have a 105-96 lead over the Wizards in the early stages of the fourth quarter. It’s been back and forth all evening, with 12 ties and 15 lead changes.
SGA is up to 36 points (15-25 FG), 3 boards, 6 assists and one steal, and Isaiah Hartenstein tallies 8 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in 19 minutes.
Bilal Coulibaly (19 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast), Alex Sarr (14 pts, career-high 8 ast) and Bub Carrington (14 pts, 3 ast) look to help Washington snap a 14-game losing streak.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:35 ET
Thunder lead Wizards at half
Oklahoma City holds a 69-64 edge over Washington after two quarters of action in D.C. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is cooking with a game-high 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting in 18 minutes, while Ajay Mitchell adds 14 points and 3 assists.
Bub Carrington powers the Wizards with 14 points and 3 made 3s, and Alex Sarr has 11 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, one steal and one block.
Second half is underway on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:10 ET
Welcome to a 10-game Saturday night!
The Los Angeles Lakers will try for a ninth consecutive victory when they take on the Orlando Magic in the first matchup of NBA TV’s doubleheader (7 ET). LeBron James is currently tied with Robert Parish for the most regular season games played in NBA history (1,611), as the King eyes another incredible record in his illustrious career.
Luka Dončić, who’s coming off of a 60-point outburst on Thursday, is averaging an absurd 40.9 points, 8.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.4 steals on shooting splits of 50.2 / 42.2 / 78.0 over his last eight outings.
To close out the evening of hoops, the Phoenix Suns will host the Milwaukee Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo (10 ET, NBA TV). Like Luka, Devin Booker is red-hot over his last eight contests, posting averages of 32.4 ppg and 5.0 apg in 34.9 minutes.
Here’s the rest of tonight’s schedule:

Welcome to the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
An action-packed Sunday is underway with eight games across St. Louis, San Diego, Philadelphia and Tampa. Refresh to get updates as the games progress.
What we know about the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Today’s schedule
Yesterday’s results
MARCH 23 / 1:05 AM
Sweet 16, Day One
The NCAA tourney takes a few days off to let the players recharge and the coaches break down their upcoming opponents, but it comes back Thursday with a bang.
All games are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
(11) Texas vs. (2) Purdue | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
(9) Iowa vs. (4) Nebraska | 7:30 p.m. | TBS/truTV
(4) Arkansas vs. (1) Arizona | 9:45 p.m. | CBS
(3) Illinois vs. (2) Houston | 10:05 p.m. | TBS/truTV
MARCH 23 / 12:55 AM
Big win for Bama, big opponent ahead
Alabama nailed 11 3s and rolled over No. 5 seed Texas Tech 90-65 Sunday night, setting up a Sweet 16 matchup with Michigan, the top seed in the Midwest.
MARCH 23 / 12:24 AM
Crimson Tide rolls into Sweet 16
Alabama closed out the second round with a breezy rout of Texas Tech. Latrell Wrightsell scored 24 points and knocked down 6 3s in the win.
Next up for Bama: Michigan, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest.
MARCH 22 / 11:57 PM
Huskies in the hunt for history
They’ve won the national title twice in the last three years, and they’re absolutely a threat to do it again. The UConn Huskies served notice by easily handling UCLA on Sunday night, and Alex Karaban fueled the win by scoring 27 points.
Next up? A date with the Michigan State Spartans.
MARCH 22 / 11:23 PM
Alex Karaban lifts UConn over UCLA
Two-time national champion Alex Karaban scored 27 points on 9-for-16 shooting, and UConn overpowered UCLA 73-57 to move into the Sweet 16.
UConn will next play against No. 3 seed Michigan State.
MARCH 22 / 11:23 PM
Bradley big when Arizona needs him most
Big 12 Player of the Year Jaden Bradley started slow, but he found his offense in the second half to lead Arizona past Utah State 78-66.
MARCH 22 / 11:05 PM
It’s all Alabama
The No. 4 seed Crimson Tide are up big on No. 5 seed Texas Tech. Alabama leads 49-25 at halftime, and the Crimson Tide have knocked down 11 3-pointers.
MARCH 22 / 10:33 PM
Top seed Arizona moves on
The Wildcats handled their business in the West region Sunday by defeating a competitive No. 9 seed Utah State 78-66. Jaden Bradley scored 18 points and Brayden Burries added 16 for Arizona. Arizona will face No. 4 seed Arkansas in the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 10:21 PM
Hawkeye, bullseye
It’s a shot that will live in Iowa history forever.
Alvaro Folgueiras knocked down a clutch 3 with just 4.5 seconds left on Sunday and Iowa defeated defending champion Florida for a berth in the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 10:09 PM
Who let the dogs out?
No. 2 seed UConn has shot 12-for-26 from the floor and 6-for-14 from 3 en route to a 38-33 halftime lead over UCLA.
Alex Karaban has a team-high 11 points for the Huskies.
MARCH 22 / 9:39 PM
One last shot
The No. 1 seeded Gators got one last opportunity after Iowa’s Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a clutch 3 in crunch time, but they couldn’t come through with a game-winning play.
MARCH 22 / 9:36 PM
The champs are gone
Iowa delivered the shock of the tournament by knocking out the No. 1 seed in the South region, the defending champion Florida Gators. Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3 in the waning seconds to give Iowa a 73-72 lead.
The Gators couldn’t answer, sending Iowa through to a berth in the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 9:17 PM
Four straight Sweet 16s
The Tennessee Volunteers are celebrating their fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16 after beating Virginia in the second round on Sunday. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 21 points and Tennessee managed to hit some clutch foul shots down the stretch.
MARCH 22 / 9:04 PM
Bear down
Koa Peat has a game-high 11 points and the No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats were able to weather a tough shooting half to take a 33-24 lead against Utah State. Arizona is just 9-for-31 in the first half, and Utah State has shot 1-for-12 from 3-point land.
MARCH 22 / 8:38 PM
Make way for the Volunteers
Tennessee outlasted Virginia to earn a berth in the Sweet 16.
March 22 / 8:24 PM
Man of the moment
St. John’s point guard Dylan Darling picked a perfect time to score his first basket of the game, converting a driving layup as time expired to lift his team to a 67-65 victory over Kansas on Sunday.
MARCH 22 / 8:11 PM
Upset alert
The No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes have a 33-31 lead on the top-seeded Florida Gators at the half.
MARCH 22 / 7:39 PM
Oh, Darling!
Dylan Darling sends St. John’s to the Sweet 16 with a buzzer-beating layup.
St. John’s beats Kansas 67-65.
MARCH 22 / 7:00 PM
Tennessee leads tight Midwest region battle
The 6-seeded Volunteers got a combined 16 points and nine assists from their starting guards Bishop Boswell and Ja’Kobi Gillespie in the first half as they opened up a 36-31 lead over the 3-seeded Cavaliers.
MARCH 22 / 6:22 PM
Late run puts St. John’s ahead of Kansas
The Red Storm took a 34-26 lead into halftime behind seven made threes and a 9-2 run to close the half.
MARCH 22 / 5:30 PM
Cyclones defense stifles Wildcats in second half
While without its second-leading scorer and top rebounder Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State brought the intensity and forced 20 Kentucky turnovers en route to an 82-63 win, sending the Cyclones to their third Sweet 16 under head coach T.J. Otzelberger.
MARCH 22 / 4:56 PM
Iowa State pulls away for comfortable win
While the Cyclones led by just a point at halftime, they came out of the locker room full-throttle and pulled away from 7-seeded Kentucky in the final half for a 19-point win.
MARCH 22 / 3:42 PM
Cyclones claim halftime lead
No. 2 seed Iowa State hadn’t led 7-seeded Kentucky since it was 2-0, but thanks to a last-second corner three and an 8-0 run, the Cyclones nabbed a 31-30 halftime lead over the Wildcats.
MARCH 22 / 2:55 PM
Three straight Sweet 16s for Purdue
Fletcher Loyer led the way for the Boilermakers with 24 points as they advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years.
MARCH 22 / 2:18 PM
Boilermakers roll on
Despite a late-game surge from Miami and a 2-point halftime deficit, No. 2 seed Purdue tightened up down the stretch and took down the Hurricanes to advance to the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 1:00 PM
Canes grab halftime lead
No. 2 seed Purdue drained a three with less than 15 seconds left in the first half, but the 7-seeded Miami Hurricanes responded with a bucket of their own to take a 40-38 lead heading into the locker rooms.
MARCH 22 / 11:45 AM
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MARCH 22 / 11:30 AM
Today’s schedule
All games are listed in Eastern Standard Time.

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What we know after Sunday’s games:
Nikola Jokić (22 pts, 14 reb, 14 ast) notched his 192nd career triple-double (2nd in NBA history) in Denver’s win against Portland. It was his 85th triple-double through three quarters, good for the most since 1997-98 (play-by-play era).
The Knicks scored 32+ points in every quarter of their 145-113 win over Washington to win their sixth consecutive game. Karl-Anthony Towns (26 pts, 16 reb) recorded his league-leading 50th double-double.
Minnesota picked up a gritty 10-point win over the Celtics for the first time in Boston in 7,685 days (March 6, 2005) behind Bones Hyland (23 pts, 3 3PM) and Jaden McDaniels (19 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast).
Devin Booker (25 pts, 6 ast) and Jalen Green (20 pts, 7 ast) combined for 45 points on 17-for-30 shooting (56.7%) to snap a five-game losing streak for the Suns.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 11:21 ET
Sunday’s final scores:
Nuggets 128, Trail Blazers 112
Kings 126, Nets 122
Knicks 145, Wizards 113
Timberwolves 102, Celtics 92
Suns 120, Raptors 98
MARCH 22, 2026 // 11:29 ET
Suns halt 5-game skid
Devin Booker (25 pts, 3 3PM, 6 ast), Jalen Green (20 pts, 7 ast) and Collin Gillespie (16 pts, 4 3PM, 4 reb) drive a 120-98 win over the Raptors. The Suns snap their five-game losing streak and avenge a 122-115 loss in Toronto on Mar. 13.
Phoenix finishes the victory shooting 18-for-40 (45%) from 3-point range and 46-for-89 (51.7%) overall.
Scottie Barnes leads five Raps in double figures scoring with 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting and 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:56 ET
Booker, Suns cooking at home
Devin Booker has a game-high 25 points on 9-for-15 shooting in 31 minutes, and Jalen Green adds 18 points (7-14 FG), 7 dimes and one block to help the Suns hold a 104-77 lead over Toronto with 8:28 remaining in the game.
Scottie Barnes (17 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast) and RJ Barrett (13 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast) are the leading scorers for the Raptors.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:27 ET
Wolves earn gritty W
With no Anthony Edwards (knee) tonight, Bones Hyland (23 pts, 3 3PM, 3 ast), Jaden McDaniels (19 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast) and Ayo Dosunmu (17 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk) fuel a hard-fought 102-92 victory for the Wolves over the Celtics. McDaniels’ 15 points in the third quarter mark a career-best in any frame for the sixth-year wing.
Jaylen Brown (29 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast) and Jayson Tatum (16 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl) pace the C’s in the losing effort, snapping Boston’s four-game win streak in the process. The Celtics fall to 37-1 when leading by 15 at any point of a game, as the offense went stagnant in the fourth quarter.
The win for Minnesota is their first in Boston since March 6, 2005, an astounding 7,685 days ago.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:18 ET
All love in Phoenix
Ryan Dunn (7 pts, 2 reb, 1 stl) puts an exclamation point on the Suns’ 66-48 first-half lead over the Raptors. Devin Booker (12 pts, 3 ast), Collin Gillespie (11 pts, 3 3PM) and Jalen Green (10 pts, 5 ast) have Phoenix’s offense clicking.
Scottie Barnes is stuffing the stat sheet with 13 points (6-7 FG), 4 rebounds, 5 dimes and one steal in 19 minutes, and Ja’Kobe Walter pours in 11 points (4-4 FG, 3 3PM) off the Toronto bench.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:07 ET
Naz taking over 4Q
Naz Reid scores Minnesota’s last 8 points to give him 11 for the contest, and the Wolves force a Boston timeout after taking a 93-81 lead with 6:28 remaining. Tune in for the final minutes on NBC/Peacock!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:03 ET
Knicks coast to 6th straight W
Karl-Anthony Towns (26 pts, 16 reb, 3 ast) and Jalen Brunson (23 pts, 4 ast, 1 stl) pace seven Knicks in double figures scoring during their 145-113 victory over Washington. New York wins their sixth in a row after losing three of their previous four games.
Jaden Hardy scores a team-high 25 points on 9-for-18 shooting with 7 made 3s in 29 minutes off the Wizards’ bench, and Anthony Gill chips in 18 points (8-10 FG), 5 boards and 3 swipes in 26 minutes as a reserve.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:57 ET
Raptors-Suns going at it
Jalen Green (10 pts, 5 ast), Collin Gillespie (11 pts, 3 3PM) and Devin Booker (8 pts, 2 ast) have the Suns up 47-39 on the Raptors midway through the second quarter.
Ja’Kobe Walter has a team-high 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting with 3 made 3s in 11 minutes off Toronto’s bench.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:51 ET
SNB is GOOD
Naz Reid gets his first points of the night on the and-1, and the Timberwolves trail the Celtics 77-76 as we head to the final frame on NBC/Peacock!
Jaden McDaniels has 19 points on 8-for-17 shooting to lead Minnesota, while Rudy Gobert is patrolling the paint with 9 points, 14 boards and 4 rejections.
Jayson Tatum cooks for all 13 of his points in the third, adding 9 rebounds, 2 dimes and a steal, and Jaylen Brown has a game-high 27 points (9-22 FG) with 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 30 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:36 ET
Celtics gearing up in 3Q
Boston has a 19-8 scoring advantage through 5 minutes of the third, and they now lead Minnesota 63-55. Jayson Tatum has all 7 of his points in the period, while Jaylen Brown has a game-high 19 points in 20 minutes.
Ayo Dosunmu turns on the jets to give him a team-high 15 points (6-10 FG) with 5 boards, 2 assists, one steal and one block.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:26 ET
JG shakes his man
Jalen Green (5 pts, 2 ast) and Collin Gillespie (9 pts, 3-3 3PM) have the Suns heating up in the first quarter versus Toronto, and they lead 16-6 midway through the frame.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:23 ET
All Knicks heading to 4Q
Karl-Anthony Towns (24 pts, 15 reb) and Mitchell Robinson (10 pts, 10 reb, 2 blk) each have a double-double as the Knicks take a 105-81 advantage over the Wizards to the final frame.
Jalen Brunson has 23 points and 4 dimes, while Josh Hart tallies 16 points, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Anthony Gill leads Washington with 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting (2-3 3PM) and 3 steals in 20 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:13 ET
Bones at the buzzer!
Bones Hyland drops 10 of his team-high 14 points (5-10 FG, 2 3PM) in the second quarter to jolt the Timberwolves ahead of the Celtics, 47-44, at halftime. Following a 23-14 deficit after the first 12 minutes, Minnesota outscores Boston 33-21 to close the half.
Ayo Dosunmu matches Bones with all 10 of his points in the second frame, adding 3 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 17 minutes.
Jaylen Brown has been a menace all night for the Celtics, posting a game-best 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting with 2 boards and 2 assists across 18 minutes. Jayson Tatum is scoreless on 0-for-4 from the field through 16 minutes, but he’s grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out one assist.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:54 ET
Wolves fighting back in 2Q
Down by as many as 15 in the first quarter, Minnesota has clawed their way back to trail 33-30 midway through the second.
Bones Hyland is willing the Wolves back, dropping 9 points, 2 boards, one assist and one steal off the bench.
Jaylen Brown continues to lead Boston with 11 points in addition to 2 boards and 2 dimes in 13 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:48 ET
Monk drops 32 in Kings’ W
Malik Monk goes off for a game- and season-high 32 points on 8-for-17 shooting (7-13 3PM) and a perfect 9-for-9 at the charity stripe, leading Sacramento to a 126-122 victory over Brooklyn. Rookie Maxime Raynaud tallies 22 points (10-13 FG), 10 boards, 2 assists, one steal and one block.
Nets’ rookie Ben Saraf matches Raynaud with a career-high 22 points (10-20 FG) to go along with 3 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal in 29 minutes
Both teams shoot 52% from the field and connect on 14 made 3-pointers to highlight a back and forth contest with 12 ties and 16 lead changes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:40 ET
Knicks in control at halftime
New York takes a 68-52 advantage over Washington into the break. Karl-Anthony Towns (15 pts, 10 reb), Jalen Brunson (14 pts, 2 ast), Mikal Bridges (11 pts) and Josh Hart (10 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl) power a dominant first-half performance for the Knicks.
Anthony Gill leads the way for the Wizards with 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in 13 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:32 ET
Sunday Night Basketball underway!
It’s been a defensive battle through the first 10 minutes of Wolves-Celtics, with Boston holding a 17-10 lead with 2:07 remaining. Jaylen Brown has a game-high 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting.
Bones Hyland has 4 points off Minnesota’s bench to lead them in the early going.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:08 ET
Brunson burner lit in 1Q
Jalen Brunson is cooking with a game-high 12 points (4-8 FG, 2-4 3PM) in just over 9 minutes of play, giving the Knicks a 32-27 advantage over the visiting Wizards after one quarter.
Jaden Hardy is the high man for Washington with 9 points and 3 made 3s in 5 minutes off the bench
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:02 ET
Nets-Kings locked in a good one
Devin Carter (11 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl) is doing a little bit of everything to help the Kings grab a 95-91 lead with 3 minutes gone in the final frame.
Ziaire Williams (18 pts, 2 stl, 1 blk) and Tyson Etienne (14 pts, 4-4 3PM) lead four Nets in double figures scoring.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 7:36 ET
Monk catching fire
Malik Monk is up to a game-high 20 points and 6 made 3s in just 16 minutes off the Kings’ bench, helping his squad take a 73-72 lead midway through the third quarter.
Ziaire Williams leads Brooklyn with 15 points (5-10 FG, 2-3 3PM) to go along with 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and one block in 20 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 7:15 ET
Nuggets cool Blazers, win 128-112
Nikola Jokić tallies his league-leading 28th triple-double in Denver’s win over Portland, finishing with 22 points (10-18 FG), 14 boards, 14 assists, 2 steals and one block in 35 minutes.
Jamal Murray (22 pts, 7 ast), Cameron Johnson (19 pts, 5 3PM, 2 stl) and Peyton Watson (14 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast) lead a balanced Nuggets attack, as seven players score in double figures. It’s the first game since late November that Denver has all of its players healthy, and they show out in a big way at home.
Deni Avdija ties a career-high with 14 dimes in the loss, adding a team-high 23 points (7-17 FG) with 6 rebounds in 33 minutes. Donovan Clingan tallies 18 points and 13 rebounds with 4 made 3s across 25 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 7:09 ET
Nets doing work in 1H
Drake Powell (8 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast) is one of six Nets with at least 8 points, as he’s right behind Ben Saraf (10 pts, 3 ast), Ziaire Williams (9 pts, 1 stl) and Danny Wolf (9 pts, 4 reb). Brooklyn takes a 62-57 edge against Sacramento into the break.
Maxime Raynaud has a game-high 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting, adding 8 boards, one steal and one block in 20 minutes. Malik Monk (14 pts, 4 3PM) and Precious Achiuwa (12 pts, 8 reb) aren’t too far behind their rookie center.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:46 ET
Nuggets in control heading to 4Q
Denver outscores Portland 32-24 in the third to take a 107-93 advantage to the fourth quarter on NBA TV. The Nuggets have scored at least 32 in every frame so far and have led by as many as 18.
Nikola Jokić (22 pts, 13 reb, 13 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk) and Jamal Murray (20 pts, 4 ast) power the Nuggets, while all five starters have at least 10 points.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:42 ET
Nets-Kings battling on League Pass
Maxime Raynaud (3 reb, 1 stl) and Malik Monk (4-6 3PM) each have 12 points apiece to lead the Kings, who are tied with the Nets at 36 with 9:05 remaining in the first half.
Malachi Smith (8 pts, 1 stl) and Danny Wolf (7 pts, 1 reb) lead the way for Brooklyn.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:28 ET
All Nuggets in 3Q
Denver holds a 13-5 scoring advantage in the third quarter, giving them an 88-74 lead over visiting Portland. Nikola Jokić already has a triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, one steal and one block in 22 minutes!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:24 ET
Tatum, Deuce arrive for SNB
Jayson Tatum and his son Deuce are in the building ahead of Boston’s Sunday Night Basketball matchup against Minnesota.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:07 ET
Nuggets take 75-69 lead at half
Nikola Jokić (13 pts, 10 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk), Jamal Murray (game-high 18 pts, 4 3PM, 2 ast) and Cameron Johnson (14 pts, 4 3PM, 2 ast) have Denver’s offense humming in the first half. The Nuggets shoot 11-for-25 (44%) from 3 and hold a 14-2 advantage in fast break points.
For Portland, Deni Avdija (9 pts, 2 reb, 10 ast), Donovan Clingan (16 pts, 4 3PM, 7 reb) and Robert Williams III (12 pts, 3 reb) lead five Blazers with at least 9 points through 24 minutes of play.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 5:52 ET
Raining 3s in Denver
Portland and Denver are shooting a combined 19-for-41 from 3-point range, but it’s the Nuggets with a 65-58 advantage with 4:01 remaining before halftime.
It’s been all offense in the Mile High City so far.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 5:37 ET
Nuggets on top after 1Q
Peyton Watson tallies 5 points (2-3 FG) and 2 assists in 5 minutes off the bench in his first game back since Feb. 4 for Denver, helping the Nuggets take a 42-40 edge after one. Cameron Johnson adds 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting and 4-for-4 from downtown.
Donovan Clingan (12 pts, 4 3PM, 4 reb) and Deni Avdija (7 pts, 4 ast) pace Portland in this high-scoring matinee matchup in Denver.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 5:25 ET
Shootout early in Denver
Jamal Murray (13 pts, 3 3PM) and Cameron Johnson (12 pts, 4-4 3PM) are shooting lights out midway through the opening quarter. Denver and Portland are tied at 31.
Donovan Clingan is right there with Murray and Johnson, as he’s got 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting and 4-for-4 from behind the arc.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 4:15 ET
Welcome to a five-game Sunday in the NBA!
Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers visit Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets for the first of two primetime matchups on this light Sunday of pro hoops (5 ET, NBA TV). Portland (9th in West) will attempt to win a fourth consecutive game and continue their late season push to secure a spot in the SoFi Play-In Tournament, while Denver (5th in West) tries to make up ground in a packed race for top six.
In the national spotlight, Julius Randle and the Timberwolves take on Jaylen Brown and the Celtics on Sunday Night Basketball (8 ET, NBC/Peacock). Minnesota looks to right the ship without Anthony Edwards (knee), and Boston takes aim at a fifth consecutive victory.
Here’s tonight’s complete schedule:

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach (@WEschenbach on X, my personal blog is here)
I got to thinking about how much the world will warm in the long run when the radiation absorbed by the surface increases. I figured I could use that to estimate the long-term climate sensitivity, which is usually expressed as how much the surface will warm if CO2 doubles. (2xCO2).
To begin with, I looked at the total amount of power absorbed by the surface, in watts per square meter (W/m2). This includes solar radiation from the sun, longwave radiation from the atmosphere, and advected heat, which is the power constantly being moved horizontally from the equator to the poles. Fig. 1 shows the result, both without (left) and with (right) advected heat. Note how the poleward advection of heat evens out the heating of the planet.
Figure 1. Surface power absorption both without (left) and with (right) advected power.
Now, the Stefan-Boltzmann equation relates radiated power to temperature. The formula says that the radiated power is a constant times the emissivity of the surface times the fourth power of the temperature. So … given that equation and the temperature of the Earth, how much should an increase of 1 watt per square meter (W/m2) warm up the planet? Figure 2 shows the calculated result.
Figure 2. Calculated theoretical temperature change using the Stefan-Boltzman equation, on the order of 0.2°C per W/m2. (Thanks to Arjan Duiker who pointed out below that the legend in the graphic is wrong, it should be C per W/m2.)
Note the variations in the calculated temperature changes due to temperature and emissivity. As expected, because of the fourth power relationship, a one-watt per square meter change makes more difference at the poles than in the tropics.
Next, I looked at the real-world relationship between the net absorbed power (including advection) and the temperature. Fig. 3 shows the result as a scatterplot of the temperature versus the total absorbed power.
Figure 3. Scatterplot, surface temperature versus net gridcell power absorption (including advection)
Note that the slope (trend) of the yellow line is the sensitivity of temperature in °C with regard to the net power absorbed by the gridcell.
This is a most interesting graph. First, the slope is almost constant from the extreme cold of the south pole up to about 26°C. This is a surprise, because the Stefan-Boltzmann equation would lead us to think the sensitivity should be greater in the cold regions. But apparently, this is offset by the advection of heat from the tropics to the poles.
Second, the clustering is very tight. This shows the close relationship between absorbed radiation and temperature at all levels of radiation.
Third, the slope goes almost flat at the highest temperatures. This means that no matter how much additional power is going to the warmest gridcells, they are not warming any further.
To understand more about the slope, Fig. 4 shows the slope overlaid on Fig. 3 along with the average value.
Figure 4. As in Figure 3, but with the red line showing the slope of the yellow trend line (right scale) and the area-weighted average trend.
A question arises. Is this average slope of ~0.14°C per W/m2 just a one-off, or is this a more permanent feature of the Earth’s climate? Will it change if the total power absorbed by each gridcell increases due to any reason?
To investigate that, I looked at the 25 individual years of CERES data. To start with, here’s the range of the gridcell absorbed power over the 25 years.
Figure 5. Boxplot, range of gridcell power absorbed by each of the 25 years of the CERES data.
Note that the range goes from 507 W/m2 up to 513 W/m2, a range of 6 W/m2. This is far more than the expected change from CO2.
Now look below at how small the change is in the expected sensitivity of temperature to surface power absorption.
Figure 6. Boxplot, range of temperature sensitivity for each of the 25 years of the CERES data.
Above, I rounded the sensitivity to 0.14°C per W/m2. Despite the absorbed power varying by 6 W/m2, the calculated average sensitivity only varies from 0.133 to 0.140°C per W/m2. This is small enough to be lost in the noise. So we can see that this relationship between temperature and gridcell absorbed power is a stable feature of the climate.
So … how does this all relate to the equilibrium climate sensitivity? To calculate that, we need to take a look at how the changes in the poorly-named” greenhouse radiation” relate to downwelling longwave at the surface. In other words, if the greenhouse radiation increases by 1 W/m2, how much does the downwelling radiation at the surface increase? Once again, I turn to the CERES data. Fig. 7 shows the result.
Figure 7. Scatterplot, surface downwelling longwave radiation versus top-of-atmosphere (TOA) “greenhouse” radiation.
Now we can put it all together:
Change in surface temperature per 1 W/m2 gridcell power absorption = 0.14 °C per W/m2
Change in TOA downwelling “greenhouse radiation” per doubling of CO2 = 3.7 W/m2 per 2xCO2
Change in gridcell power absorption per 1 W/m2 TOA “greenhouse” radiation = 1.46 W/m2 per W/m2
Expected change in temperature from a doubling of CO2 =
0.14 °C per W/m2 times 3.7 W/m2 per 2xCO2 times 1.46 W/m2 per W/m2 =
0.75°C per 2xCO2
Uncertainty analysis: the uncertainty in the slope can be estimated by taking the standard deviation of the slopes of the 25 individual years making up the average slope shown in Fig. 3. This is 0.006 °Cper W/m2. This also shows the temporal stability of this type of analysis
The uncertainty in the change in downwelling surface radiation is 0.069 W/m2 per W/m2.
The uncertainty in the estimated increase in CO2 forcing from a doubling of CO2 is 0.35 W/m2
Combined, this gives a final value of the climate sensitivity estimate of:
0.76 ± 0.08 °C per 2xCO2
I note that in my post …
… I had calculated a maximum estimated climate sensitivity of 1.1°C per 2xCO2. I said it was a maximum because it did not include the moderating effect of clouds and other phenomena on the changes.
This current estimate of 0.76 W/m2 per 2xCO2 includes not only clouds but all other weather phenomena that affect the sensitivity. So I would say that it is a best estimate, rather than a maximum estimate.
As always, comments and corrections welcome.
My best to all,
w.
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What we know about Monday night’s games:
Victor Wembanyama dominated (26 pts, 15 reb, 5 blk) as the Spurs cruised past the Heat 136-111.
The Warriors defeated the Mavericks 137-131 in overtime behind Kristaps Porziņģis (22 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast), overcoming a strong game from Cooper Flagg (32 pts, 9 ast).
Jared McCain (13 pts) returned to Philadelphia to help the Thunder defeat the 76ers 123-103, earning their 12th straight victory.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:54 ET
Monday’s results
Pistons 113, Lakers 110
Pacers 128, Magic 126
Thunder 123, 76ers 103
Spurs 136, Heat 111
Hawks 146, Grizzlies 107
Bulls 132, Rockets 124
Raptors 143, Jazz 127
Warriors 137, Mavericks 131
Trail Blazers 134, Nets 99
Clippers 129, Bucks 96
Alperen Sengun (33 pts, 13 reb, 10 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl) is your top performer of the night.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:38 ET
Warriors win in overtime
137-131, with Kristaps Porziņģis (22 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast) leading the way on a night where they shot 50.5% from the field.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:10 ET
Overtime in Dallas!
126-all after Naji Marshall’s 3-pointer was off! We’ve got bonus basketball for you to end your night.
Cooper Flagg has 32 points; eight Warriors are in double figures. It’s a good one on NBC and Peacock.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:02 ET
Mavericks and Warriors going down to the wire
125-123 Warriors with 1:43 to go on Peacock and NBC Sports Network. Catch the finish!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:51 ET
One time for Wemby
Read more about Victor Wembanyama’s chase for the Kia MVP award here.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:36 ET
Warriors jump out in fourth quarter
Taking a 109-98 lead on NBC Sports Network and Peacock. Will the Mavericks respond?
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:06 ET
Ace high
Look at the young man soar.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:52 ET
Bulls knock off Rockets
Kevin Durant had 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Alperen Sengun went off for 33 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
But the Bulls had seven scorers in double figures, getting 53 points from their bench and shooting 19-of-38 from 3-point range, en route to the 134-132 victory.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:26 ET
The Sengun surge
But the Bulls have taken control, 129-124, with just seconds to go.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:04 ET
Pistons snap Lakers’ winning streak
113-110, as Jalen Duren (20 pts, 10 rebounds) led the effort that ended Los Angeles’ 12-game winning streak.
Pacers win a battle
128-126 over the Magic. Paolo Banchero (39 pts) and Pascal Siakam (37 pts) went at it in a classic star duel.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:49 ET
Spurs cruise past Heat
136-111, as Victor Wembanyama (26 pts, 15 reb, 5 blk) starred on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.
Six Spurs scored in double figures during the contest, as San Antonio dominated the glass 71-44.
Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro (18 pts apiece) led the way for the Heat.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:32 ET
A delivery from the King
A bit of Magic Johnson from the current legendary Lakers 6’9″ playmaker.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:00 ET
What, Wemby?
How many centers in NBA history could make this play? Bill Walton? Arvydas Sabonis? Shaq?
The dexterity and grace are off-the-charts remarkable.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:28 ET
Paolo and Pascal dueling
Banchero (22 pts) and Siakam (20 pts) are our top two scorers on the night so far, as the Magic lead the Pacers 66-65 early in the third quarter.
Catch the contest on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:04 ET
Wemby is everywhere
The Spurs’ center (11 pts, 3 blk) is controlling affairs so far on Peacock, as San Antonio’s racked up a 26-16 advantage in points in the paint.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:47 ET
McCain hot early
Thunder are up 41-29 over the 76ers with 9:44 to go in the second quarter.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:30 ET
Wemby takes flight
Victor Wembanyama is sixth in the NBA this season with 141 dunks — Rudy Gobert’s at the top of the list with 173.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:30 ET
Jared McCain returns to Philadelphia
The No. 16 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, traded to Oklahoma City in exchange for a first-round pick and three second-round picks in February, is back in Philadelphia tonight.
McCain (15.3 ppg in his rookie season with Philadelphia, 12.7 ppg with OKC so far) is a skilled shooter on the move, with stable form and strong touch. He’s also able to get to the rim with smooth footwork and his sturdy frame.
The Duke product is a classic microwave scorer — fitting for someone with the emotional fortitude to go routinely viral on TikTok. What will he do tonight as he graces the court at Xfinity Mobile Arena again?
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:00 ET
A 10-game night in the Association!
Welcome to Monday night in the NBA!
Tonight’s schedule is headlined by Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs taking on Bam Adebayo’s Heat followed by Draymond Green’s Warriors hosting Cooper Flagg’s Mavericks on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.
Here’s tonight’s complete schedule:

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What we know after Saturday’s games:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 40 points to extend his consecutive streak of 20-point games to 131 in OKC’s 132-111 victory over Washington. The Thunder won their 11th straight game dating back to Feb. 27.
Donovan Mitchell (27 pts, 7 reb) and James Harden (20 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast) combined to score 25 of Cleveland’s 35 fourth-quarter points in their 15-point comeback win versus New Orleans.
The Hornets won their third in a row and 11th in their last 14 games behind LaMelo Ball (29 pts, 7 3PM) and Brandon Miller (22 pts, 5 3PM).
Luka Dončić became the first player in NBA history to record 30+ points in each outing of a 9-game win streak thanks to some late game heroics from Luke Kennard in a thriller versus Orlando.
San Antonio won their fifth consecutive contest fueled by 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists from Dylan Harper in his first career start.
Kevin Durant (27 pts) surpassed Michael Jordan for No. 5 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list to give him 32,294 career points. Amen Thompson also secured his career-best 18th rebound on the game-winning tip-in.
Atlanta picked up their tenth consecutive home victory behind Dyson Daniels (28 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl) and CJ McCollum (23 pts, 5 ast).
Kawhi Leonard (34 pts, 5 3PM, 5 ast, 2 stl) notched his 47th straight outing with 20+ points to set a Clippers’ single-season franchise record during their 138-131 overtime win in Dallas.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:46 ET
Saturday’s final scores:
Thunder 132, Wizards 111
Cavaliers 111, Pelicans 106
Hornets 124, Grizzlies 101
Lakers 105, Magic 104
Spurs 134, Pacers 119
Rockets 123, Heat 122
Hawks 126, Warriors 110
Clippers 138, Mavericks 131 (OT)
76ers 126, Jazz 116
Bucks 108, Suns 105
Darius Garland (41 pts, 8 3PM, 3 reb, 11 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk) and Luka Dončić (33 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk) are your players of the night!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:41 ET
Rollins goes off in Bucks’ W
Ryan Rollins stuffs the stat sheet during Milwaukee’s impressive 108-105 win over Phoenix on the road. The victory snaps a two-game skid, but it’s just their third win in the last 13 games for the Bucks.
Jalen Green leads Phoenix with 24 points (9-17 FG, 3-6 3PM), 3 rebounds and 2 assists, while Devin Booker adds 14 points (4-17 FG, 2-5 3PM, 4-5 FT), 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and one block in 35 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:20 ET
VJ, Grimes fuel Sixers’ W
VJ Edgecombe (22 pts, 13 reb, 4 ast), Quentin Grimes (25 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast) and Trendon Watford (20 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast) power Philadelphia to a 126-116 win over Utah. The Sixers get their second straight win and improve to 4-1 over their last five games as they battle for playoff positioning in the East.
Two nights after setting a career-high with 33 points, Ace Bailey drops 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and a career-best 5 blocks across 33 minutes for the Jazz.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:03 ET
Tight game in Phoenix
Jalen Green (22 pts, 3 3PM) and Collin Gillespie (18 pts, 6 ast) have the Suns up 91-90 over Milwaukee with 6:21 remaining in the game.
Kyle Kuzma and Ryan Rollins have 20 points apiece to lead the Bucks in scoring, while Rollins adds 9 boards, 5 dimes and 3 steals.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:47 ET
Crunch time in Utah
VJ Edgecombe turns defense into offense, giving him 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and one steal for his sixth career double-double. Quentin Grimes has a team-high 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting to lead five Sixers in double figures.
Ace Bailey has a game-high 25 points and 4 made 3s to pace six Jazz in double figures, but Utah trails Philly 110-108 with under 5 minutes remaining in the contest.
Elijah Harkless (15 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 5 stl, 1 blk) and Bez Mbeng (11 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast) are doing a little bit of everything for the Jazz.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:20 ET
Clippers snap 4-game skid
Darius Garland (41 pts, 8 3PM, 11 ast) and Kawhi Leonard (34 pts, 5 3PM, 5 ast, 2 stl) combine for 75 points to power the Clippers to a 138-131 overtime win against the Mavericks.
Los Angeles snaps their four-game losing streak in the high-scoring affair.
Naji Marshall tallies a team-high 28 points with 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, and Cooper Flagg finishes with 18 points (6-16 FG), 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:12 ET
Bucks erupt for 42 in 2Q
Milwaukee outscores Phoenix 42-26 in the second after the Suns took a 26-15 lead through 12 minutes of play. The Bucks hold a 57-52 edge at the break.
Kyle Kuzma has a game-high 17 points (6-9 FG, 2-5 3PM) with one rebound and one block, while Ryan Rollins adds 9 points, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Jalen Green has 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting to lead the Suns, while Collin Gillespie (8 pts, 3 ast) and Ryan Dunn (7 pts, 5 reb) stuff the stat sheet.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:05 ET
76ers-Jazz go back and forth
Seven ties, 12 lead changes so far. Utah held a 70-64 advantage at the break, and the lead is now 72-70 with 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Kennedy Chandler and Ace Bailey lead the Jazz with 13 points apiece, while Cody Williams and Kyle Filipowski each have 12 points.
VJ Edgecombe (12 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast) and Quentin Grimes (12 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast) pace things for Philadelphia.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:00 ET
Durant speaks on passing MJ
Hear from Kevin Durant following Houston’s wild 123-122 victory over Miami on a night when he passes Michael Jordan for 5th on the all-time scoring list. What a night, hoops fans.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:58 ET
OT in Dallas!
Kawhi Leonard ties it at 122 for the Clippers, then Cooper Flagg and P.J. Washington misfire on the other end. We’re headed to overtime in Dallas.
Live on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:46 ET
Bucks-Suns underway on NBA TV
Phoenix jumps out to a 26-15 edge over Milwaukee after one quarter, but the Bucks have pulled to within 4 in the second, now trailing 29-25 in the early going.
Jalen Green has 10 points and 3 rebounds to lead the Suns, while AJ Green pours in 8 points with 3 made 3s and 5 rebounds to pace the Bucks.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:41 ET
Defense 👉 offense
Darius Garland (35 pts, 10 ast) and Kawhi Leonard (25 pts, 4 3PM, 2 stl) have the Clippers ahead of the Mavericks, 115-113, with 4:14 to go in Dallas. Crunch time is locked and loaded.
Tune in on League Pass to see if Cooper Flagg (18 pts, 7 reb, 4 blk), Naji Marshall (19 pts, 3 ast) and P.J. Washington (18 pts, 3 3PM) can pull off the comeback.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:36 ET
Rockets win at the buzzer!
Amen Thompson (24 pts, career-high 18 reb) corrals the Kevin Durant (27 pts, 5 3PM) miss to give Houston a thrilling 123-122 win over Miami. Reed Sheppard adds 23 points (8-12 FG, 5-8 3PM) and 4 steals with a career-high 14 assists in 37 minutes.
Bam Adebayo leads five Heat players in double figures scoring with 32 points (12-21 FG, 2-4 3PM) while matching his career-high with 21 rebounds. It’s the first 30/20 game of Bam’s career.
Tyler Herro tallies 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 39 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:26 ET
KD moves into 5th all-time
Kevin Durant drains the corner triple to give him 32,294 career points, surpassing the great Michael Jordan for 5th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Congratulations, KD!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:20 ET
Clips-Mavs in a good one
Kawhi Leonard is up to 25 points on 8-for-13 shooting with 4 made 3s, while Darius Garland notches a new Clippers’ career-high with 29 points (10-17 FG, 6-10 3PM) to go along with 3 boards, 9 dimes, one steal and one block.
Cooper Flagg (16 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk) and Naji Marshall (17 pts, 3 ast, 1 stl) lead the way for Dallas, but the Mavericks trail the Clippers 100-99 heading to the fourth quarter.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:13 ET
Hawks dominating at home
Dyson Daniels (26 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl) and CJ McCollum (23 pts, 4 ast) have the Hawks soaring against the Warriors, as they lead 113-87 with 8:34 remaining in the fourth.
De’Anthony Melton has a team-high 20 points for Golden State, adding 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals in 22 minutes. The Warriors are on the verge of losing their third straight and 8 out of their last 9 games.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:07 ET
Wemby is just unfair
Victor Wembanyama (20 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 5 blk) and Keldon Johnson (22 pts, 4 ast) power the Spurs’ 118-98 lead over the Pacers with 7:08 left in the contest.
Andrew Nembhard leads all scorers with 25 points on 8-for-13 shooting to go along with 7 dimes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:03 ET
Heat storm back in 3Q
Bam Adebayo (27 pts, 21 reb, 2 stl) and Tyler Herro (25 pts, 4 reb) fuel a 33-23 scoring advantage for Miami in the third quarter, and they’ve got a 102-101 lead over Houston with 7:38 remaining in the game.
Kevin Durant has 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting, as he’s now just 5 points away from moving into fifth on the all-time scoring list.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:50 ET
Kennard wins it for LA!
Luke Kennard (13 pts, 3 3PM) nails the go-ahead triple with 0.6 seconds left to give the Lakers their 9th straight win. Luka Dončić finishes with 33 points (12-30 FG, 3-13 3PM), 5 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals and one block in 38 minutes.
On his record-setting night for most regular-season games played (1,612), LeBron James posts 12 points (5-13 FG), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in 34 minutes.
Paolo Banchero (16 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl) and Jalen Suggs (14 pts, 6 ast) lead seven Magic players in double figures scoring. Orlando drops their fourth straight after winning their previous seven games.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:40 ET
Cavs rally for 3rd straight W
After trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, Cleveland uses a 26-6 run in the fourth quarter to escape New Orleans with a 111-106 victory. Donovan Mitchell scores a game-high 27 points with a crafty dagger and-1 to send the Cavs back home with a 3-0 road trip.
James Harden finishes with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, one steal and one block after going scoreless in the first half. Evan Mobley adds 18 points, 8 boards and 2 blocks, and Sam Merrill notches a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Zion Williamson had 22 of his 25 points in the second half, with 15 coming in the third quarter alone, while Saddiq Bey tallies 19 points (4-8 3PM), 5 boards and 4 assists. The loss snaps a 7-game home winning streak for the Pels.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:26 ET
3-point game in Orlando!
The Magic have a 102-99 lead over the Lakers with 1:03 remaining in the game on NBA TV!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:19 ET
Mavs drop 42 in 1Q
Dallas gets 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting from downtown from Klay Thompson, while Cooper Flagg tallies 11 points, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. The Mavs hold a 54-42 edge over the Clippers with 7:52 to go before halftime.
Darius Garland has 10 points and 3 assists to lead the Clippers in both categories, and Kawhi Leonard and Derrick Jones, Jr. each have 7 points apiece.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:10 ET
Cavs-Pelicans down to wire
Cleveland rattles off an 18-4 run to trim a 15-point deficit to just one in the fourth quarter, as the Pelicans still lead 99-98 with under 5 minutes remaining in the game.
James Harden has 18 points after going scoreless in the first half, adding 7 boards, 8 assists, one steal and one block.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:06 ET
Pelle’s powerful finish!
Miami’s Pelle Larsson registers a 106.5 dunk score to top our leaderboard on this busy Saturday of hoops. He’s got 10 points (2-2 3PM), 3 boards and 2 assists in 14 minutes, but the Heat trail the Rockets 55-48 with under four minutes until halftime.
Kevin Durant has 11 points and is just 15 points shy of passing Michael Jordan for fifth on the all-time scoring list. Reed Sheppard has a game-high 18 points and 4 made 3s to go along with 3 steals.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:00 ET
Magic lead Lakers heading to 4Q
Orlando has a 87-82 lead over the visiting Lakers after three quarters of play. Jalen Suggs leads five Magic players in double figures scoring with 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting, along with 2 boards, 4 assists and one steal in 26 minutes.
Luka Dončić has a game-high 31 points on 11-for-26 shooting (3-10 3PM) with 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and one block. Austin Reaves (15 pts, 5 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk) and LeBron James (10 pts, 4 reb, 3 stl) are doing a bit of everything.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:54 ET
Spurs controlling 1H at home
Victor Wembanyama (6 pts, 6 reb, 3 blk) and Dylan Harper (8 pts, 2 ast) have the Spurs running on all cylinders in San Antonio, as they hold a 53-39 advantage over Indiana with 5:29 left in the first half.
Pascal Siakam has a game-high 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting in 12 minutes for the Pacers.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:50 ET
Zion drops 15 in 3Q
Zion Williamson scores 15 of his 18 points (8-10 FG) in the third quarter to help New Orleans take a 88-76 lead over Cleveland heading to the fourth quarter.
Evan Mobley (16 pts, 4 reb), Donovan Mitchell (15 pts) and the Cavs have some work to do in the final frame.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:43 ET
Hornets separating in 3Q
Charlotte jumps out to an 89-71 lead with 4:11 remaining in the third quarter behind LaMelo Ball (23 pts, 6 3PM), Brandon Miller (20 pts, 5 3PM) and Kon Knueppel (8 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast).
GG Jackson and Javon Small are the leading scorers for Memphis with 13 points apiece, while Tyler Burton and Taylor Hendricks each have 10 points off the bench.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:37 ET
Bam making things happen
Bam Adebayo (4 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl) and Simone Fontecchio (10 pts, 2 3PM) fuel Miami’s 29-26 edge over Houston with 1:14 left in the first quarter.
Amen Thompson has 8 points, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Kevin Durant notches 7 points on 2-for-3 shooting in 11 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:31 ET
Double-D on fire early
Dyson Daniels has 15 of Atlanta’s first 29 points to, as they lead Golden State 29-26 with 2:55 left in the opening quarter.
Draymond Green and Quinten Post have 5 points apiece to lead the Warriors.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:20 ET
Magic hold 65-62 edge after 2Q
Tristan da Silva (12 pts) and Jalen Suggs (10 pts, 4 ast) give Orlando a 3-point lead over the Lakers at halftime. Desmond Bane, Jamal Cain, Goga Bitadze and Jevon Carter all have 8 points apiece to power a balanced Magic offense.
Luka Dončić has a game-high 24 points on 10-for-17 shooting with 3 made 3s, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and one block in 19 minutes. On his record-setting night, LeBron James has 4 points, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals in 17 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:14 ET
Pelicans on top at halftime
New Orleans takes a 56-53 advantage over Cleveland after 24 minutes of play. Herbert Jones (12 pts, 4 3PM) and Saddiq Bey (11 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast) are fueling the charge for the Pelicans.
Evan Mobley (14 pts, 6-7 FG), Donovan Mitchell (12 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl) and Sam Merrill (9 pts, 3 3PM) are your leading scorers for the Cavs.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:07 ET
KD just 26 points away from MJ
Kevin Durant looks to lead Houston to a second straight win while attempting to surpass Michael Jordan for fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Game tip is live on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:54 ET
Grizzlies-Hornets battling in 2Q
LaMelo Ball has a game-high 12 points to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 dimes and 2 steals, and Charlotte holds a 45-41 advantage over Memphis with 5:22 remaining before halftime.
GG Jackson leads the Grizzlies with 9 points on 3-for-6 shooting, and Taylor Hendricks chips in 8 points (2-3 FG, 2-2 3PM), 2 boards and 2 steals off the bench.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:50 ET
Reaves punishes the rim
Austin Reaves (8 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast) takes flight to cap the defense to offense transition for the Lakers. Luka Dončić is up to 16 points (7-11 FG, 2-3 3PM), 2 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and one block in 12 minutes, but LA trails Orlando 43-39 with 8:20 left in the second quarter.
Tristan da Silva leads the Magic with 10 points and 2 made 3s in 8 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:44 ET
Thunder win 11th straight
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops a game-high 40 points on 17-for-27 shooting with 3 boards, 7 dimes and one steal to help OKC defeat Washington, 132-111. Isaiah Hartenstein tallies 9 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes, and the Thunder win their 11th consecutive game.
Bilal Coulibaly posts a team-high 21 points (8-15 FG, 3-5 3PM) with 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and one steal to lead six Wizards in double figures scoring. Washington loses their 15th in a row.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:38 ET
Cavs up on Pels after 1Q
Donovan Mitchell (9 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl) and Evan Mobley (6 pts, 2-2 FG) have Cleveland up 34-28 over New Orleans after one quarter.
Yves Missi has a team-high 6 points on 3-for-4 shooting with 4 rebounds, one steal and one block for the Pelicans.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:22 ET
LeBron sets another NBA record!
LeBron James passes Robert Parish for the most regular season games played in NBA history with his 1,612th appearance tonight. The King claims another throne in all-time fashion.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:08 ET
Final frame in D.C.
The Thunder have a 105-96 lead over the Wizards in the early stages of the fourth quarter. It’s been back and forth all evening, with 12 ties and 15 lead changes.
SGA is up to 36 points (15-25 FG), 3 boards, 6 assists and one steal, and Isaiah Hartenstein tallies 8 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in 19 minutes.
Bilal Coulibaly (19 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast), Alex Sarr (14 pts, career-high 8 ast) and Bub Carrington (14 pts, 3 ast) look to help Washington snap a 14-game losing streak.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:35 ET
Thunder lead Wizards at half
Oklahoma City holds a 69-64 edge over Washington after two quarters of action in D.C. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is cooking with a game-high 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting in 18 minutes, while Ajay Mitchell adds 14 points and 3 assists.
Bub Carrington powers the Wizards with 14 points and 3 made 3s, and Alex Sarr has 11 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, one steal and one block.
Second half is underway on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:10 ET
Welcome to a 10-game Saturday night!
The Los Angeles Lakers will try for a ninth consecutive victory when they take on the Orlando Magic in the first matchup of NBA TV’s doubleheader (7 ET). LeBron James is currently tied with Robert Parish for the most regular season games played in NBA history (1,611), as the King eyes another incredible record in his illustrious career.
Luka Dončić, who’s coming off of a 60-point outburst on Thursday, is averaging an absurd 40.9 points, 8.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.4 steals on shooting splits of 50.2 / 42.2 / 78.0 over his last eight outings.
To close out the evening of hoops, the Phoenix Suns will host the Milwaukee Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo (10 ET, NBA TV). Like Luka, Devin Booker is red-hot over his last eight contests, posting averages of 32.4 ppg and 5.0 apg in 34.9 minutes.
Here’s the rest of tonight’s schedule:

Anthropic are out with yet another update to Claude AI: the company’s Claude Code and Cowork tools can now remotely control your Mac on your behalf.
When Claude lacks a direct connector for a given app like Slack or Google Calendar, it falls back to controlling the computer like a human, using the screen to navigate.
From the Claude blog:
In Claude Cowork and Claude Code, you can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks. When Claude doesn’t have access to the tools it needs, it will point, click, and navigate what’s on your screen to perform the task itself. It can open files, use the browser, and run dev tools automatically – with no setup required.
The capability pairs with Dispatch (released last week) which lets you assign Claude tasks from your iPhone and return to finished work on your desktop. In the YouTube video embedded below, Anthropic’s demo shows a user asking Claude to export a pitch deck as a PDF and attach it to a meeting invite, all while the user is away from their Mac.

Claim:
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Welcome to the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
An action-packed Sunday is underway with eight games across St. Louis, San Diego, Philadelphia and Tampa. Refresh to get updates as the games progress.
What we know about the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Today’s schedule
Yesterday’s results
MARCH 23 / 1:05 AM
Sweet 16, Day One
The NCAA tourney takes a few days off to let the players recharge and the coaches break down their upcoming opponents, but it comes back Thursday with a bang.
All games are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
(11) Texas vs. (2) Purdue | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
(9) Iowa vs. (4) Nebraska | 7:30 p.m. | TBS/truTV
(4) Arkansas vs. (1) Arizona | 9:45 p.m. | CBS
(3) Illinois vs. (2) Houston | 10:05 p.m. | TBS/truTV
MARCH 23 / 12:55 AM
Big win for Bama, big opponent ahead
Alabama nailed 11 3s and rolled over No. 5 seed Texas Tech 90-65 Sunday night, setting up a Sweet 16 matchup with Michigan, the top seed in the Midwest.
MARCH 23 / 12:24 AM
Crimson Tide rolls into Sweet 16
Alabama closed out the second round with a breezy rout of Texas Tech. Latrell Wrightsell scored 24 points and knocked down 6 3s in the win.
Next up for Bama: Michigan, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest.
MARCH 22 / 11:57 PM
Huskies in the hunt for history
They’ve won the national title twice in the last three years, and they’re absolutely a threat to do it again. The UConn Huskies served notice by easily handling UCLA on Sunday night, and Alex Karaban fueled the win by scoring 27 points.
Next up? A date with the Michigan State Spartans.
MARCH 22 / 11:23 PM
Alex Karaban lifts UConn over UCLA
Two-time national champion Alex Karaban scored 27 points on 9-for-16 shooting, and UConn overpowered UCLA 73-57 to move into the Sweet 16.
UConn will next play against No. 3 seed Michigan State.
MARCH 22 / 11:23 PM
Bradley big when Arizona needs him most
Big 12 Player of the Year Jaden Bradley started slow, but he found his offense in the second half to lead Arizona past Utah State 78-66.
MARCH 22 / 11:05 PM
It’s all Alabama
The No. 4 seed Crimson Tide are up big on No. 5 seed Texas Tech. Alabama leads 49-25 at halftime, and the Crimson Tide have knocked down 11 3-pointers.
MARCH 22 / 10:33 PM
Top seed Arizona moves on
The Wildcats handled their business in the West region Sunday by defeating a competitive No. 9 seed Utah State 78-66. Jaden Bradley scored 18 points and Brayden Burries added 16 for Arizona. Arizona will face No. 4 seed Arkansas in the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 10:21 PM
Hawkeye, bullseye
It’s a shot that will live in Iowa history forever.
Alvaro Folgueiras knocked down a clutch 3 with just 4.5 seconds left on Sunday and Iowa defeated defending champion Florida for a berth in the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 10:09 PM
Who let the dogs out?
No. 2 seed UConn has shot 12-for-26 from the floor and 6-for-14 from 3 en route to a 38-33 halftime lead over UCLA.
Alex Karaban has a team-high 11 points for the Huskies.
MARCH 22 / 9:39 PM
One last shot
The No. 1 seeded Gators got one last opportunity after Iowa’s Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a clutch 3 in crunch time, but they couldn’t come through with a game-winning play.
MARCH 22 / 9:36 PM
The champs are gone
Iowa delivered the shock of the tournament by knocking out the No. 1 seed in the South region, the defending champion Florida Gators. Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3 in the waning seconds to give Iowa a 73-72 lead.
The Gators couldn’t answer, sending Iowa through to a berth in the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 9:17 PM
Four straight Sweet 16s
The Tennessee Volunteers are celebrating their fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16 after beating Virginia in the second round on Sunday. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 21 points and Tennessee managed to hit some clutch foul shots down the stretch.
MARCH 22 / 9:04 PM
Bear down
Koa Peat has a game-high 11 points and the No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats were able to weather a tough shooting half to take a 33-24 lead against Utah State. Arizona is just 9-for-31 in the first half, and Utah State has shot 1-for-12 from 3-point land.
MARCH 22 / 8:38 PM
Make way for the Volunteers
Tennessee outlasted Virginia to earn a berth in the Sweet 16.
March 22 / 8:24 PM
Man of the moment
St. John’s point guard Dylan Darling picked a perfect time to score his first basket of the game, converting a driving layup as time expired to lift his team to a 67-65 victory over Kansas on Sunday.
MARCH 22 / 8:11 PM
Upset alert
The No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes have a 33-31 lead on the top-seeded Florida Gators at the half.
MARCH 22 / 7:39 PM
Oh, Darling!
Dylan Darling sends St. John’s to the Sweet 16 with a buzzer-beating layup.
St. John’s beats Kansas 67-65.
MARCH 22 / 7:00 PM
Tennessee leads tight Midwest region battle
The 6-seeded Volunteers got a combined 16 points and nine assists from their starting guards Bishop Boswell and Ja’Kobi Gillespie in the first half as they opened up a 36-31 lead over the 3-seeded Cavaliers.
MARCH 22 / 6:22 PM
Late run puts St. John’s ahead of Kansas
The Red Storm took a 34-26 lead into halftime behind seven made threes and a 9-2 run to close the half.
MARCH 22 / 5:30 PM
Cyclones defense stifles Wildcats in second half
While without its second-leading scorer and top rebounder Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State brought the intensity and forced 20 Kentucky turnovers en route to an 82-63 win, sending the Cyclones to their third Sweet 16 under head coach T.J. Otzelberger.
MARCH 22 / 4:56 PM
Iowa State pulls away for comfortable win
While the Cyclones led by just a point at halftime, they came out of the locker room full-throttle and pulled away from 7-seeded Kentucky in the final half for a 19-point win.
MARCH 22 / 3:42 PM
Cyclones claim halftime lead
No. 2 seed Iowa State hadn’t led 7-seeded Kentucky since it was 2-0, but thanks to a last-second corner three and an 8-0 run, the Cyclones nabbed a 31-30 halftime lead over the Wildcats.
MARCH 22 / 2:55 PM
Three straight Sweet 16s for Purdue
Fletcher Loyer led the way for the Boilermakers with 24 points as they advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years.
MARCH 22 / 2:18 PM
Boilermakers roll on
Despite a late-game surge from Miami and a 2-point halftime deficit, No. 2 seed Purdue tightened up down the stretch and took down the Hurricanes to advance to the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 1:00 PM
Canes grab halftime lead
No. 2 seed Purdue drained a three with less than 15 seconds left in the first half, but the 7-seeded Miami Hurricanes responded with a bucket of their own to take a 40-38 lead heading into the locker rooms.
MARCH 22 / 11:45 AM
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MARCH 22 / 11:30 AM
Today’s schedule
All games are listed in Eastern Standard Time.

ARM made a massive announcement at its ARM Everywhere keynote: according to a new blog post, the firm will sell its own ‘AGI CPU’ for the first time.
ARM’s Pivot to Direct Silicon Sales Ends NVIDIA’s Dominance Over High-End Server Core IP
With agentic AI workloads, CPU has started to become the next bottleneck for hyperscalers, which is why we have seen x86 solutions from Intel/AMD and ARM-based chips from NVIDIA gaining massive adoption among customers. In light of this, ARM has decided to capitalize on the hype by introducing its first-ever chip, called the ARM AGI CPU, marking a shift from an IP provider to an end-to-end silicon manufacturer. According to ARM’s CEO, Rene Haas, this move is targeted at fulfilling enterprise demand driven by agentic AI workloads.
Today marks the next phase of the Arm compute platform and a defining moment for our company. With the expansion into delivering production silicon with our Arm AGI CPU, we are giving partners more choices all built on Arm’s foundation of high-performance, power-efficient computing, to support agentic AI infrastructure at global scale.
Diving into the specifics of the AGI CPU, we are looking at up to 136 Arm Neoverse V3 cores per CPU, offering 6GB/s memory bandwidth per core. The processor has 2 MB of L2 cache per core and runs at up to 3.7 GHz. As far as I/O specifications are concerned, you are looking at 96x PCIe Gen 6 lanes, along with CXL 3.0 memory expansion, allowing the processor to support

A new post on Apple’s WebKit blog outlines the new features, bug fixes, and deprecations (or rather, just one) included in Safari 26.4’s WebKit. Here are the details.
44 features, 191 fixes, and one deprecation
In a blog post published earlier today, Jen Simmons, Apple Evangelist on the Web Developer Experience team for Safari and WebKit, broke down what’s new on WebKit with Safari 26.4.
According to her:
Beyond the headliners, the heart of this release is focused on what web developers ask for most. We hear you loud and clear. Results from 2025 developer surveys made it clear you want time to catch up with new features, not be swamped with more. You want existing features to work consistently across every browser. You asked for browser engineers working on WebKit to help you by squashing bugs and closing gaps in spec coverage. That’s what this release aims to do.
When it comes to new features, the headlining addition is CSS Grid Lanes, “a long-awaited solution for building rich visual galleries and much more.” Safari 26.4 also adds support for WebTransport, “a modern alternative to WebSocket” that opens the door to “low-latency experiences like multiplayer games, live collaboration tools, and improved video conferencing.”
In addition, Safari 26.4 features better support for keyboard shortcuts with the introduction of the Keyboard Lock API, “which allows web applications to capture keyboard input that would normally be handled by the browser.” Here’s Simmons on the new API:
If you’ve ever built a game, a remote desktop client, or a creative tool, you’ve probably encountered this frustration: certain keyboard shortcuts are off-limits. Press the Escape key and you are thrown out of fullscreen mode. There’s been no way to prevent this — until now.
The Keyboard Lock API lets you request access to specific keys when your application needs it. A game can now use the Escape key for its own menu system.
As for its single deprecation, the update “removes the deprecated FontFaceSet constructor from the CSS Font Loading API, aligning with a CSSWG resolution that deemed it unnecessary.”
Finally, among the 191 fixes, Safari 26.4 addresses bugs affecting SVG, tables, MathML, CSS Zoom, and more.
To learn more about what’s new with Safari 26.4, follow this link.
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Check out the best of Sunday’s 5-game slate with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.
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What we know after Sunday’s games:
Nikola Jokić (22 pts, 14 reb, 14 ast) notched his 192nd career triple-double (2nd in NBA history) in Denver’s win against Portland. It was his 85th triple-double through three quarters, good for the most since 1997-98 (play-by-play era).
The Knicks scored 32+ points in every quarter of their 145-113 win over Washington to win their sixth consecutive game. Karl-Anthony Towns (26 pts, 16 reb) recorded his league-leading 50th double-double.
Minnesota picked up a gritty 10-point win over the Celtics for the first time in Boston in 7,685 days (March 6, 2005) behind Bones Hyland (23 pts, 3 3PM) and Jaden McDaniels (19 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast).
Devin Booker (25 pts, 6 ast) and Jalen Green (20 pts, 7 ast) combined for 45 points on 17-for-30 shooting (56.7%) to snap a five-game losing streak for the Suns.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 11:21 ET
Sunday’s final scores:
Nuggets 128, Trail Blazers 112
Kings 126, Nets 122
Knicks 145, Wizards 113
Timberwolves 102, Celtics 92
Suns 120, Raptors 98
MARCH 22, 2026 // 11:29 ET
Suns halt 5-game skid
Devin Booker (25 pts, 3 3PM, 6 ast), Jalen Green (20 pts, 7 ast) and Collin Gillespie (16 pts, 4 3PM, 4 reb) drive a 120-98 win over the Raptors. The Suns snap their five-game losing streak and avenge a 122-115 loss in Toronto on Mar. 13.
Phoenix finishes the victory shooting 18-for-40 (45%) from 3-point range and 46-for-89 (51.7%) overall.
Scottie Barnes leads five Raps in double figures scoring with 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting and 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:56 ET
Booker, Suns cooking at home
Devin Booker has a game-high 25 points on 9-for-15 shooting in 31 minutes, and Jalen Green adds 18 points (7-14 FG), 7 dimes and one block to help the Suns hold a 104-77 lead over Toronto with 8:28 remaining in the game.
Scottie Barnes (17 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast) and RJ Barrett (13 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast) are the leading scorers for the Raptors.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:27 ET
Wolves earn gritty W
With no Anthony Edwards (knee) tonight, Bones Hyland (23 pts, 3 3PM, 3 ast), Jaden McDaniels (19 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast) and Ayo Dosunmu (17 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk) fuel a hard-fought 102-92 victory for the Wolves over the Celtics. McDaniels’ 15 points in the third quarter mark a career-best in any frame for the sixth-year wing.
Jaylen Brown (29 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast) and Jayson Tatum (16 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl) pace the C’s in the losing effort, snapping Boston’s four-game win streak in the process. The Celtics fall to 37-1 when leading by 15 at any point of a game, as the offense went stagnant in the fourth quarter.
The win for Minnesota is their first in Boston since March 6, 2005, an astounding 7,685 days ago.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:18 ET
All love in Phoenix
Ryan Dunn (7 pts, 2 reb, 1 stl) puts an exclamation point on the Suns’ 66-48 first-half lead over the Raptors. Devin Booker (12 pts, 3 ast), Collin Gillespie (11 pts, 3 3PM) and Jalen Green (10 pts, 5 ast) have Phoenix’s offense clicking.
Scottie Barnes is stuffing the stat sheet with 13 points (6-7 FG), 4 rebounds, 5 dimes and one steal in 19 minutes, and Ja’Kobe Walter pours in 11 points (4-4 FG, 3 3PM) off the Toronto bench.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:07 ET
Naz taking over 4Q
Naz Reid scores Minnesota’s last 8 points to give him 11 for the contest, and the Wolves force a Boston timeout after taking a 93-81 lead with 6:28 remaining. Tune in for the final minutes on NBC/Peacock!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:03 ET
Knicks coast to 6th straight W
Karl-Anthony Towns (26 pts, 16 reb, 3 ast) and Jalen Brunson (23 pts, 4 ast, 1 stl) pace seven Knicks in double figures scoring during their 145-113 victory over Washington. New York wins their sixth in a row after losing three of their previous four games.
Jaden Hardy scores a team-high 25 points on 9-for-18 shooting with 7 made 3s in 29 minutes off the Wizards’ bench, and Anthony Gill chips in 18 points (8-10 FG), 5 boards and 3 swipes in 26 minutes as a reserve.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:57 ET
Raptors-Suns going at it
Jalen Green (10 pts, 5 ast), Collin Gillespie (11 pts, 3 3PM) and Devin Booker (8 pts, 2 ast) have the Suns up 47-39 on the Raptors midway through the second quarter.
Ja’Kobe Walter has a team-high 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting with 3 made 3s in 11 minutes off Toronto’s bench.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:51 ET
SNB is GOOD
Naz Reid gets his first points of the night on the and-1, and the Timberwolves trail the Celtics 77-76 as we head to the final frame on NBC/Peacock!
Jaden McDaniels has 19 points on 8-for-17 shooting to lead Minnesota, while Rudy Gobert is patrolling the paint with 9 points, 14 boards and 4 rejections.
Jayson Tatum cooks for all 13 of his points in the third, adding 9 rebounds, 2 dimes and a steal, and Jaylen Brown has a game-high 27 points (9-22 FG) with 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 30 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:36 ET
Celtics gearing up in 3Q
Boston has a 19-8 scoring advantage through 5 minutes of the third, and they now lead Minnesota 63-55. Jayson Tatum has all 7 of his points in the period, while Jaylen Brown has a game-high 19 points in 20 minutes.
Ayo Dosunmu turns on the jets to give him a team-high 15 points (6-10 FG) with 5 boards, 2 assists, one steal and one block.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:26 ET
JG shakes his man
Jalen Green (5 pts, 2 ast) and Collin Gillespie (9 pts, 3-3 3PM) have the Suns heating up in the first quarter versus Toronto, and they lead 16-6 midway through the frame.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:23 ET
All Knicks heading to 4Q
Karl-Anthony Towns (24 pts, 15 reb) and Mitchell Robinson (10 pts, 10 reb, 2 blk) each have a double-double as the Knicks take a 105-81 advantage over the Wizards to the final frame.
Jalen Brunson has 23 points and 4 dimes, while Josh Hart tallies 16 points, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Anthony Gill leads Washington with 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting (2-3 3PM) and 3 steals in 20 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:13 ET
Bones at the buzzer!
Bones Hyland drops 10 of his team-high 14 points (5-10 FG, 2 3PM) in the second quarter to jolt the Timberwolves ahead of the Celtics, 47-44, at halftime. Following a 23-14 deficit after the first 12 minutes, Minnesota outscores Boston 33-21 to close the half.
Ayo Dosunmu matches Bones with all 10 of his points in the second frame, adding 3 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 17 minutes.
Jaylen Brown has been a menace all night for the Celtics, posting a game-best 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting with 2 boards and 2 assists across 18 minutes. Jayson Tatum is scoreless on 0-for-4 from the field through 16 minutes, but he’s grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out one assist.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:54 ET
Wolves fighting back in 2Q
Down by as many as 15 in the first quarter, Minnesota has clawed their way back to trail 33-30 midway through the second.
Bones Hyland is willing the Wolves back, dropping 9 points, 2 boards, one assist and one steal off the bench.
Jaylen Brown continues to lead Boston with 11 points in addition to 2 boards and 2 dimes in 13 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:48 ET
Monk drops 32 in Kings’ W
Malik Monk goes off for a game- and season-high 32 points on 8-for-17 shooting (7-13 3PM) and a perfect 9-for-9 at the charity stripe, leading Sacramento to a 126-122 victory over Brooklyn. Rookie Maxime Raynaud tallies 22 points (10-13 FG), 10 boards, 2 assists, one steal and one block.
Nets’ rookie Ben Saraf matches Raynaud with a career-high 22 points (10-20 FG) to go along with 3 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal in 29 minutes
Both teams shoot 52% from the field and connect on 14 made 3-pointers to highlight a back and forth contest with 12 ties and 16 lead changes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:40 ET
Knicks in control at halftime
New York takes a 68-52 advantage over Washington into the break. Karl-Anthony Towns (15 pts, 10 reb), Jalen Brunson (14 pts, 2 ast), Mikal Bridges (11 pts) and Josh Hart (10 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl) power a dominant first-half performance for the Knicks.
Anthony Gill leads the way for the Wizards with 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in 13 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:32 ET
Sunday Night Basketball underway!
It’s been a defensive battle through the first 10 minutes of Wolves-Celtics, with Boston holding a 17-10 lead with 2:07 remaining. Jaylen Brown has a game-high 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting.
Bones Hyland has 4 points off Minnesota’s bench to lead them in the early going.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:08 ET
Brunson burner lit in 1Q
Jalen Brunson is cooking with a game-high 12 points (4-8 FG, 2-4 3PM) in just over 9 minutes of play, giving the Knicks a 32-27 advantage over the visiting Wizards after one quarter.
Jaden Hardy is the high man for Washington with 9 points and 3 made 3s in 5 minutes off the bench
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:02 ET
Nets-Kings locked in a good one
Devin Carter (11 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl) is doing a little bit of everything to help the Kings grab a 95-91 lead with 3 minutes gone in the final frame.
Ziaire Williams (18 pts, 2 stl, 1 blk) and Tyson Etienne (14 pts, 4-4 3PM) lead four Nets in double figures scoring.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 7:36 ET
Monk catching fire
Malik Monk is up to a game-high 20 points and 6 made 3s in just 16 minutes off the Kings’ bench, helping his squad take a 73-72 lead midway through the third quarter.
Ziaire Williams leads Brooklyn with 15 points (5-10 FG, 2-3 3PM) to go along with 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and one block in 20 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 7:15 ET
Nuggets cool Blazers, win 128-112
Nikola Jokić tallies his league-leading 28th triple-double in Denver’s win over Portland, finishing with 22 points (10-18 FG), 14 boards, 14 assists, 2 steals and one block in 35 minutes.
Jamal Murray (22 pts, 7 ast), Cameron Johnson (19 pts, 5 3PM, 2 stl) and Peyton Watson (14 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast) lead a balanced Nuggets attack, as seven players score in double figures. It’s the first game since late November that Denver has all of its players healthy, and they show out in a big way at home.
Deni Avdija ties a career-high with 14 dimes in the loss, adding a team-high 23 points (7-17 FG) with 6 rebounds in 33 minutes. Donovan Clingan tallies 18 points and 13 rebounds with 4 made 3s across 25 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 7:09 ET
Nets doing work in 1H
Drake Powell (8 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast) is one of six Nets with at least 8 points, as he’s right behind Ben Saraf (10 pts, 3 ast), Ziaire Williams (9 pts, 1 stl) and Danny Wolf (9 pts, 4 reb). Brooklyn takes a 62-57 edge against Sacramento into the break.
Maxime Raynaud has a game-high 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting, adding 8 boards, one steal and one block in 20 minutes. Malik Monk (14 pts, 4 3PM) and Precious Achiuwa (12 pts, 8 reb) aren’t too far behind their rookie center.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:46 ET
Nuggets in control heading to 4Q
Denver outscores Portland 32-24 in the third to take a 107-93 advantage to the fourth quarter on NBA TV. The Nuggets have scored at least 32 in every frame so far and have led by as many as 18.
Nikola Jokić (22 pts, 13 reb, 13 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk) and Jamal Murray (20 pts, 4 ast) power the Nuggets, while all five starters have at least 10 points.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:42 ET
Nets-Kings battling on League Pass
Maxime Raynaud (3 reb, 1 stl) and Malik Monk (4-6 3PM) each have 12 points apiece to lead the Kings, who are tied with the Nets at 36 with 9:05 remaining in the first half.
Malachi Smith (8 pts, 1 stl) and Danny Wolf (7 pts, 1 reb) lead the way for Brooklyn.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:28 ET
All Nuggets in 3Q
Denver holds a 13-5 scoring advantage in the third quarter, giving them an 88-74 lead over visiting Portland. Nikola Jokić already has a triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, one steal and one block in 22 minutes!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:24 ET
Tatum, Deuce arrive for SNB
Jayson Tatum and his son Deuce are in the building ahead of Boston’s Sunday Night Basketball matchup against Minnesota.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:07 ET
Nuggets take 75-69 lead at half
Nikola Jokić (13 pts, 10 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk), Jamal Murray (game-high 18 pts, 4 3PM, 2 ast) and Cameron Johnson (14 pts, 4 3PM, 2 ast) have Denver’s offense humming in the first half. The Nuggets shoot 11-for-25 (44%) from 3 and hold a 14-2 advantage in fast break points.
For Portland, Deni Avdija (9 pts, 2 reb, 10 ast), Donovan Clingan (16 pts, 4 3PM, 7 reb) and Robert Williams III (12 pts, 3 reb) lead five Blazers with at least 9 points through 24 minutes of play.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 5:52 ET
Raining 3s in Denver
Portland and Denver are shooting a combined 19-for-41 from 3-point range, but it’s the Nuggets with a 65-58 advantage with 4:01 remaining before halftime.
It’s been all offense in the Mile High City so far.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 5:37 ET
Nuggets on top after 1Q
Peyton Watson tallies 5 points (2-3 FG) and 2 assists in 5 minutes off the bench in his first game back since Feb. 4 for Denver, helping the Nuggets take a 42-40 edge after one. Cameron Johnson adds 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting and 4-for-4 from downtown.
Donovan Clingan (12 pts, 4 3PM, 4 reb) and Deni Avdija (7 pts, 4 ast) pace Portland in this high-scoring matinee matchup in Denver.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 5:25 ET
Shootout early in Denver
Jamal Murray (13 pts, 3 3PM) and Cameron Johnson (12 pts, 4-4 3PM) are shooting lights out midway through the opening quarter. Denver and Portland are tied at 31.
Donovan Clingan is right there with Murray and Johnson, as he’s got 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting and 4-for-4 from behind the arc.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 4:15 ET
Welcome to a five-game Sunday in the NBA!
Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers visit Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets for the first of two primetime matchups on this light Sunday of pro hoops (5 ET, NBA TV). Portland (9th in West) will attempt to win a fourth consecutive game and continue their late season push to secure a spot in the SoFi Play-In Tournament, while Denver (5th in West) tries to make up ground in a packed race for top six.
In the national spotlight, Julius Randle and the Timberwolves take on Jaylen Brown and the Celtics on Sunday Night Basketball (8 ET, NBC/Peacock). Minnesota looks to right the ship without Anthony Edwards (knee), and Boston takes aim at a fifth consecutive victory.
Here’s tonight’s complete schedule:

What we know about Monday night’s games:
Victor Wembanyama dominated (26 pts, 15 reb, 5 blk) as the Spurs cruised past the Heat 136-111.
The Warriors defeated the Mavericks 137-131 in overtime behind Kristaps Porziņģis (22 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast), overcoming a strong game from Cooper Flagg (32 pts, 9 ast).
Jared McCain (13 pts) returned to Philadelphia to help the Thunder defeat the 76ers 123-103, earning their 12th straight victory.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:54 ET
Monday’s results
Pistons 113, Lakers 110
Pacers 128, Magic 126
Thunder 123, 76ers 103
Spurs 136, Heat 111
Hawks 146, Grizzlies 107
Bulls 132, Rockets 124
Raptors 143, Jazz 127
Warriors 137, Mavericks 131
Trail Blazers 134, Nets 99
Clippers 129, Bucks 96
Alperen Sengun (33 pts, 13 reb, 10 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl) is your top performer of the night.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:38 ET
Warriors win in overtime
137-131, with Kristaps Porziņģis (22 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast) leading the way on a night where they shot 50.5% from the field.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:10 ET
Overtime in Dallas!
126-all after Naji Marshall’s 3-pointer was off! We’ve got bonus basketball for you to end your night.
Cooper Flagg has 32 points; eight Warriors are in double figures. It’s a good one on NBC and Peacock.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:02 ET
Mavericks and Warriors going down to the wire
125-123 Warriors with 1:43 to go on Peacock and NBC Sports Network. Catch the finish!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:51 ET
One time for Wemby
Read more about Victor Wembanyama’s chase for the Kia MVP award here.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:36 ET
Warriors jump out in fourth quarter
Taking a 109-98 lead on NBC Sports Network and Peacock. Will the Mavericks respond?
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:06 ET
Ace high
Look at the young man soar.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:52 ET
Bulls knock off Rockets
Kevin Durant had 40 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Alperen Sengun went off for 33 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
But the Bulls had seven scorers in double figures, getting 53 points from their bench and shooting 19-of-38 from 3-point range, en route to the 134-132 victory.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:26 ET
The Sengun surge
But the Bulls have taken control, 129-124, with just seconds to go.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:04 ET
Pistons snap Lakers’ winning streak
113-110, as Jalen Duren (20 pts, 10 rebounds) led the effort that ended Los Angeles’ 12-game winning streak.
Pacers win a battle
128-126 over the Magic. Paolo Banchero (39 pts) and Pascal Siakam (37 pts) went at it in a classic star duel.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:49 ET
Spurs cruise past Heat
136-111, as Victor Wembanyama (26 pts, 15 reb, 5 blk) starred on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.
Six Spurs scored in double figures during the contest, as San Antonio dominated the glass 71-44.
Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro (18 pts apiece) led the way for the Heat.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:32 ET
A delivery from the King
A bit of Magic Johnson from the current legendary Lakers 6’9″ playmaker.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:00 ET
What, Wemby?
How many centers in NBA history could make this play? Bill Walton? Arvydas Sabonis? Shaq?
The dexterity and grace are off-the-charts remarkable.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:28 ET
Paolo and Pascal dueling
Banchero (22 pts) and Siakam (20 pts) are our top two scorers on the night so far, as the Magic lead the Pacers 66-65 early in the third quarter.
Catch the contest on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:04 ET
Wemby is everywhere
The Spurs’ center (11 pts, 3 blk) is controlling affairs so far on Peacock, as San Antonio’s racked up a 26-16 advantage in points in the paint.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:47 ET
McCain hot early
Thunder are up 41-29 over the 76ers with 9:44 to go in the second quarter.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:30 ET
Wemby takes flight
Victor Wembanyama is sixth in the NBA this season with 141 dunks — Rudy Gobert’s at the top of the list with 173.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:30 ET
Jared McCain returns to Philadelphia
The No. 16 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, traded to Oklahoma City in exchange for a first-round pick and three second-round picks in February, is back in Philadelphia tonight.
McCain (15.3 ppg in his rookie season with Philadelphia, 12.7 ppg with OKC so far) is a skilled shooter on the move, with stable form and strong touch. He’s also able to get to the rim with smooth footwork and his sturdy frame.
The Duke product is a classic microwave scorer — fitting for someone with the emotional fortitude to go routinely viral on TikTok. What will he do tonight as he graces the court at Xfinity Mobile Arena again?
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:00 ET
A 10-game night in the Association!
Welcome to Monday night in the NBA!
Tonight’s schedule is headlined by Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs taking on Bam Adebayo’s Heat followed by Draymond Green’s Warriors hosting Cooper Flagg’s Mavericks on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.
Here’s tonight’s complete schedule:

Anthropic are out with yet another update to Claude AI: the company’s Claude Code and Cowork tools can now remotely control your Mac on your behalf.
When Claude lacks a direct connector for a given app like Slack or Google Calendar, it falls back to controlling the computer like a human, using the screen to navigate.
From the Claude blog:
In Claude Cowork and Claude Code, you can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks. When Claude doesn’t have access to the tools it needs, it will point, click, and navigate what’s on your screen to perform the task itself. It can open files, use the browser, and run dev tools automatically – with no setup required.
The capability pairs with Dispatch (released last week) which lets you assign Claude tasks from your iPhone and return to finished work on your desktop. In the YouTube video embedded below, Anthropic’s demo shows a user asking Claude to export a pitch deck as a PDF and attach it to a meeting invite, all while the user is away from their Mac.

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In March 2026, actor Mark Ruffalo invested $369,000 in a television special titled

ARM made a massive announcement at its ARM Everywhere keynote: according to a new blog post, the firm will sell its own ‘AGI CPU’ for the first time.
ARM’s Pivot to Direct Silicon Sales Ends NVIDIA’s Dominance Over High-End Server Core IP
With agentic AI workloads, CPU has started to become the next bottleneck for hyperscalers, which is why we have seen x86 solutions from Intel/AMD and ARM-based chips from NVIDIA gaining massive adoption among customers. In light of this, ARM has decided to capitalize on the hype by introducing its first-ever chip, called the ARM AGI CPU, marking a shift from an IP provider to an end-to-end silicon manufacturer. According to ARM’s CEO, Rene Haas, this move is targeted at fulfilling enterprise demand driven by agentic AI workloads.
Today marks the next phase of the Arm compute platform and a defining moment for our company. With the expansion into delivering production silicon with our Arm AGI CPU, we are giving partners more choices all built on Arm’s foundation of high-performance, power-efficient computing, to support agentic AI infrastructure at global scale.
Diving into the specifics of the AGI CPU, we are looking at up to 136 Arm Neoverse V3 cores per CPU, offering 6GB/s memory bandwidth per core. The processor has 2 MB of L2 cache per core and runs at up to 3.7 GHz. As far as I/O specifications are concerned, you are looking at 96x PCIe Gen 6 lanes, along with CXL 3.0 memory expansion, allowing the processor to support

A new post on Apple’s WebKit blog outlines the new features, bug fixes, and deprecations (or rather, just one) included in Safari 26.4’s WebKit. Here are the details.
44 features, 191 fixes, and one deprecation
In a blog post published earlier today, Jen Simmons, Apple Evangelist on the Web Developer Experience team for Safari and WebKit, broke down what’s new on WebKit with Safari 26.4.
According to her:
Beyond the headliners, the heart of this release is focused on what web developers ask for most. We hear you loud and clear. Results from 2025 developer surveys made it clear you want time to catch up with new features, not be swamped with more. You want existing features to work consistently across every browser. You asked for browser engineers working on WebKit to help you by squashing bugs and closing gaps in spec coverage. That’s what this release aims to do.
When it comes to new features, the headlining addition is CSS Grid Lanes, “a long-awaited solution for building rich visual galleries and much more.” Safari 26.4 also adds support for WebTransport, “a modern alternative to WebSocket” that opens the door to “low-latency experiences like multiplayer games, live collaboration tools, and improved video conferencing.”
In addition, Safari 26.4 features better support for keyboard shortcuts with the introduction of the Keyboard Lock API, “which allows web applications to capture keyboard input that would normally be handled by the browser.” Here’s Simmons on the new API:
If you’ve ever built a game, a remote desktop client, or a creative tool, you’ve probably encountered this frustration: certain keyboard shortcuts are off-limits. Press the Escape key and you are thrown out of fullscreen mode. There’s been no way to prevent this — until now.
The Keyboard Lock API lets you request access to specific keys when your application needs it. A game can now use the Escape key for its own menu system.
As for its single deprecation, the update “removes the deprecated FontFaceSet constructor from the CSS Font Loading API, aligning with a CSSWG resolution that deemed it unnecessary.”
Finally, among the 191 fixes, Safari 26.4 addresses bugs affecting SVG, tables, MathML, CSS Zoom, and more.
To learn more about what’s new with Safari 26.4, follow this link.
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The Pope’s AI advisor has called Peter Thiel a heretic.
And the headline of the essay in which this happens asks if he should be burned at the stake. Father Paolo Benanti, the Papal AI advisor, doesn’t seem too pleased about Thiel’s Antichrist lectures, which Thiel has brazenly brought to Rome. “La Silicon Valley s’était lancée dans un coup d’État permanent.” I don’t think you need to know French to get the gist of that. one, but linked below is a summary of the essay. Make auto-da-fe great again??
Why Some Catholics Want Peter Thiel Burned at the Stake
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WordPress.com now allows AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT to draft and publish blog posts via MCP, as reported by TechCrunch. Any AI agent-written posts will start as drafts, so users will be able to check them before publishing.
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La decisión se produce días después de que el artista expresara su postura en su blog personal Segunda Cita, donde aseguró que estaría dispuesto a tomar las armas en caso de un ataque militar por parte de Estados Unidos.
Video Silvio Rodríguez niega represión del régimen a las protestas en Cuba
El cantautor cubano Silvio Rodríguez recibió este viernes 20 de marzo de 2026 un fusil AKM y una réplica simbólica del mismo por parte del Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba, como reconocimiento a su disposición pública de defender al país ante una eventual agresión externa.
Declaraciones que detonaron la entrega
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La decisión se produce días después de que el artista expresara, el pasado 18 de marzo, su postura en su blog personal Segunda Cita.
En el texto titulado “Cuba en la encrucijada de un multilateralismo hipócrita”, del autor Josué Veloz Serrade, Rodríguez aseguró que estaría dispuesto a tomar las armas en caso de un ataque militar por parte de Estados Unidos.
“Exijo mi AKM, si se lanzan. Y conste que lo digo muy en serio”, escribió el intérprete, conocido por temas emblemáticos como Ojalá, Fusil contra fusil y Canción para mi soldado.
Día Nacional de la Defensa
La entrega del arma tuvo lugar durante una ceremonia oficial con motivo del Día Nacional de la Defensa en Cuba. El evento contó con la presencia del mandatario Miguel Díaz-Canel, y fue presentado como respuesta a lo que la Presidencia calificó como un “noble y revolucionario reclamo” por parte del músico.
Según autoridades cubanas, el gesto busca reconocer el compromiso patriótico de Rodríguez, una de las figuras más influyentes de la música latinoamericana y símbolo de la Nueva Trova.
Tensiones entre Cuba y EEUU
Este episodio ocurre en un contexto de creciente tensión entre Cuba y Estados Unidos durante 2026. El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump ha intensificado la presión sobre el gobierno cubano, promoviendo un cambio de régimen y realizando declaraciones polémicas, entre ellas que sería un “honor” para él “tomar Cuba”.
Por su parte, el gobierno de La Habana ha denunciado estas afirmaciones como una amenaza directa de intervención militar.
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Además, responsabiliza a las sanciones estadounidenses de la crisis económica y energética que atraviesa el país, reiterando que su sistema político no está sujeto a negociación frente a lo que considera intentos de injerencia o colonialismo.
La entrega del fusil a Silvio Rodríguez se inscribe así en un escenario de fuerte simbolismo político y reafirmación ideológica por parte del gobierno cubano.
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ST. LOUIS — For the third time in the last four seasons, the Missouri Tigers have gone dancing.
Dennis Gates and the Tigers landed a 10-seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament and are facing the No. 7 seed Miami Hurricanes. The Tigers also have a near-home-court advantage, playing just two hours from Columbia inside the Enterprise Center.
Missouri’s potential for a homecourt advantage is undeniable. Fans won’t have to drive very far to get to St. Louis to support the Tigers, especially compared to how far Miami faithful would have to travel.

ATHENS, March 21 (Reuters) – Greek banks are limited in their ability to finance growth, ECB economists said in a blog on Saturday, despite a remarkable recovery from ​the economic crisis a decade ago, as a large part of the ‌country’s private debt is outside the banking system.
The Greek banking sector, which was bailed out during the crisis, suffered big losses on Greek government bonds, a surge in bad loans and a ​sharp drop in deposits between 2010 and 2015.
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Non performing loans (NPL) reached almost ​50% of their total loan portfolios, their deposits halved and they suffered ⁠multi billion losses from a ‘haircut’ on bonds they held.
As macroeconomic conditions stabilized and ​confidence returned, banks benefited from strong liquidity, higher profits and better capital conditions, the blog ​post, which is not necessarily the view of the European Central Bank, said.

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach (@WEschenbach on X, my personal blog is here)
I got to thinking about how much the world will warm in the long run when the radiation absorbed by the surface increases. I figured I could use that to estimate the long-term climate sensitivity, which is usually expressed as how much the surface will warm if CO2 doubles. (2xCO2).
To begin with, I looked at the total amount of power absorbed by the surface, in watts per square meter (W/m2). This includes solar radiation from the sun, longwave radiation from the atmosphere, and advected heat, which is the power constantly being moved horizontally from the equator to the poles. Fig. 1 shows the result, both without (left) and with (right) advected heat. Note how the poleward advection of heat evens out the heating of the planet.
Figure 1. Surface power absorption both without (left) and with (right) advected power.
Now, the Stefan-Boltzmann equation relates radiated power to temperature. The formula says that the radiated power is a constant times the emissivity of the surface times the fourth power of the temperature. So … given that equation and the temperature of the Earth, how much should an increase of 1 watt per square meter (W/m2) warm up the planet? Figure 2 shows the calculated result.
Figure 2. Calculated theoretical temperature change using the Stefan-Boltzman equation, on the order of 0.2°C per W/m2. (Thanks to Arjan Duiker who pointed out below that the legend in the graphic is wrong, it should be C per W/m2.)
Note the variations in the calculated temperature changes due to temperature and emissivity. As expected, because of the fourth power relationship, a one-watt per square meter change makes more difference at the poles than in the tropics.
Next, I looked at the real-world relationship between the net absorbed power (including advection) and the temperature. Fig. 3 shows the result as a scatterplot of the temperature versus the total absorbed power.
Figure 3. Scatterplot, surface temperature versus net gridcell power absorption (including advection)
Note that the slope (trend) of the yellow line is the sensitivity of temperature in °C with regard to the net power absorbed by the gridcell.
This is a most interesting graph. First, the slope is almost constant from the extreme cold of the south pole up to about 26°C. This is a surprise, because the Stefan-Boltzmann equation would lead us to think the sensitivity should be greater in the cold regions. But apparently, this is offset by the advection of heat from the tropics to the poles.
Second, the clustering is very tight. This shows the close relationship between absorbed radiation and temperature at all levels of radiation.
Third, the slope goes almost flat at the highest temperatures. This means that no matter how much additional power is going to the warmest gridcells, they are not warming any further.
To understand more about the slope, Fig. 4 shows the slope overlaid on Fig. 3 along with the average value.
Figure 4. As in Figure 3, but with the red line showing the slope of the yellow trend line (right scale) and the area-weighted average trend.
A question arises. Is this average slope of ~0.14°C per W/m2 just a one-off, or is this a more permanent feature of the Earth’s climate? Will it change if the total power absorbed by each gridcell increases due to any reason?
To investigate that, I looked at the 25 individual years of CERES data. To start with, here’s the range of the gridcell absorbed power over the 25 years.
Figure 5. Boxplot, range of gridcell power absorbed by each of the 25 years of the CERES data.
Note that the range goes from 507 W/m2 up to 513 W/m2, a range of 6 W/m2. This is far more than the expected change from CO2.
Now look below at how small the change is in the expected sensitivity of temperature to surface power absorption.
Figure 6. Boxplot, range of temperature sensitivity for each of the 25 years of the CERES data.
Above, I rounded the sensitivity to 0.14°C per W/m2. Despite the absorbed power varying by 6 W/m2, the calculated average sensitivity only varies from 0.133 to 0.140°C per W/m2. This is small enough to be lost in the noise. So we can see that this relationship between temperature and gridcell absorbed power is a stable feature of the climate.
So … how does this all relate to the equilibrium climate sensitivity? To calculate that, we need to take a look at how the changes in the poorly-named” greenhouse radiation” relate to downwelling longwave at the surface. In other words, if the greenhouse radiation increases by 1 W/m2, how much does the downwelling radiation at the surface increase? Once again, I turn to the CERES data. Fig. 7 shows the result.
Figure 7. Scatterplot, surface downwelling longwave radiation versus top-of-atmosphere (TOA) “greenhouse” radiation.
Now we can put it all together:
Change in surface temperature per 1 W/m2 gridcell power absorption = 0.14 °C per W/m2
Change in TOA downwelling “greenhouse radiation” per doubling of CO2 = 3.7 W/m2 per 2xCO2
Change in gridcell power absorption per 1 W/m2 TOA “greenhouse” radiation = 1.46 W/m2 per W/m2
Expected change in temperature from a doubling of CO2 =
0.14 °C per W/m2 times 3.7 W/m2 per 2xCO2 times 1.46 W/m2 per W/m2 =
0.75°C per 2xCO2
Uncertainty analysis: the uncertainty in the slope can be estimated by taking the standard deviation of the slopes of the 25 individual years making up the average slope shown in Fig. 3. This is 0.006 °Cper W/m2. This also shows the temporal stability of this type of analysis
The uncertainty in the change in downwelling surface radiation is 0.069 W/m2 per W/m2.
The uncertainty in the estimated increase in CO2 forcing from a doubling of CO2 is 0.35 W/m2
Combined, this gives a final value of the climate sensitivity estimate of:
0.76 ± 0.08 °C per 2xCO2
I note that in my post …
… I had calculated a maximum estimated climate sensitivity of 1.1°C per 2xCO2. I said it was a maximum because it did not include the moderating effect of clouds and other phenomena on the changes.
This current estimate of 0.76 W/m2 per 2xCO2 includes not only clouds but all other weather phenomena that affect the sensitivity. So I would say that it is a best estimate, rather than a maximum estimate.
As always, comments and corrections welcome.
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Check out the best of Saturday’s 10-game slate with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.
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What we know after Saturday’s games:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 40 points to extend his consecutive streak of 20-point games to 131 in OKC’s 132-111 victory over Washington. The Thunder won their 11th straight game dating back to Feb. 27.
Donovan Mitchell (27 pts, 7 reb) and James Harden (20 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast) combined to score 25 of Cleveland’s 35 fourth-quarter points in their 15-point comeback win versus New Orleans.
The Hornets won their third in a row and 11th in their last 14 games behind LaMelo Ball (29 pts, 7 3PM) and Brandon Miller (22 pts, 5 3PM).
Luka Dončić became the first player in NBA history to record 30+ points in each outing of a 9-game win streak thanks to some late game heroics from Luke Kennard in a thriller versus Orlando.
San Antonio won their fifth consecutive contest fueled by 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists from Dylan Harper in his first career start.
Kevin Durant (27 pts) surpassed Michael Jordan for No. 5 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list to give him 32,294 career points. Amen Thompson also secured his career-best 18th rebound on the game-winning tip-in.
Atlanta picked up their tenth consecutive home victory behind Dyson Daniels (28 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl) and CJ McCollum (23 pts, 5 ast).
Kawhi Leonard (34 pts, 5 3PM, 5 ast, 2 stl) notched his 47th straight outing with 20+ points to set a Clippers’ single-season franchise record during their 138-131 overtime win in Dallas.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:46 ET
Saturday’s final scores:
Thunder 132, Wizards 111
Cavaliers 111, Pelicans 106
Hornets 124, Grizzlies 101
Lakers 105, Magic 104
Spurs 134, Pacers 119
Rockets 123, Heat 122
Hawks 126, Warriors 110
Clippers 138, Mavericks 131 (OT)
76ers 126, Jazz 116
Bucks 108, Suns 105
Darius Garland (41 pts, 8 3PM, 3 reb, 11 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk) and Luka Dončić (33 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk) are your players of the night!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:41 ET
Rollins goes off in Bucks’ W
Ryan Rollins stuffs the stat sheet during Milwaukee’s impressive 108-105 win over Phoenix on the road. The victory snaps a two-game skid, but it’s just their third win in the last 13 games for the Bucks.
Jalen Green leads Phoenix with 24 points (9-17 FG, 3-6 3PM), 3 rebounds and 2 assists, while Devin Booker adds 14 points (4-17 FG, 2-5 3PM, 4-5 FT), 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and one block in 35 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:20 ET
VJ, Grimes fuel Sixers’ W
VJ Edgecombe (22 pts, 13 reb, 4 ast), Quentin Grimes (25 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast) and Trendon Watford (20 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast) power Philadelphia to a 126-116 win over Utah. The Sixers get their second straight win and improve to 4-1 over their last five games as they battle for playoff positioning in the East.
Two nights after setting a career-high with 33 points, Ace Bailey drops 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and a career-best 5 blocks across 33 minutes for the Jazz.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:03 ET
Tight game in Phoenix
Jalen Green (22 pts, 3 3PM) and Collin Gillespie (18 pts, 6 ast) have the Suns up 91-90 over Milwaukee with 6:21 remaining in the game.
Kyle Kuzma and Ryan Rollins have 20 points apiece to lead the Bucks in scoring, while Rollins adds 9 boards, 5 dimes and 3 steals.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:47 ET
Crunch time in Utah
VJ Edgecombe turns defense into offense, giving him 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and one steal for his sixth career double-double. Quentin Grimes has a team-high 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting to lead five Sixers in double figures.
Ace Bailey has a game-high 25 points and 4 made 3s to pace six Jazz in double figures, but Utah trails Philly 110-108 with under 5 minutes remaining in the contest.
Elijah Harkless (15 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 5 stl, 1 blk) and Bez Mbeng (11 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast) are doing a little bit of everything for the Jazz.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:20 ET
Clippers snap 4-game skid
Darius Garland (41 pts, 8 3PM, 11 ast) and Kawhi Leonard (34 pts, 5 3PM, 5 ast, 2 stl) combine for 75 points to power the Clippers to a 138-131 overtime win against the Mavericks.
Los Angeles snaps their four-game losing streak in the high-scoring affair.
Naji Marshall tallies a team-high 28 points with 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, and Cooper Flagg finishes with 18 points (6-16 FG), 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:12 ET
Bucks erupt for 42 in 2Q
Milwaukee outscores Phoenix 42-26 in the second after the Suns took a 26-15 lead through 12 minutes of play. The Bucks hold a 57-52 edge at the break.
Kyle Kuzma has a game-high 17 points (6-9 FG, 2-5 3PM) with one rebound and one block, while Ryan Rollins adds 9 points, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Jalen Green has 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting to lead the Suns, while Collin Gillespie (8 pts, 3 ast) and Ryan Dunn (7 pts, 5 reb) stuff the stat sheet.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:05 ET
76ers-Jazz go back and forth
Seven ties, 12 lead changes so far. Utah held a 70-64 advantage at the break, and the lead is now 72-70 with 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Kennedy Chandler and Ace Bailey lead the Jazz with 13 points apiece, while Cody Williams and Kyle Filipowski each have 12 points.
VJ Edgecombe (12 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast) and Quentin Grimes (12 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast) pace things for Philadelphia.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:00 ET
Durant speaks on passing MJ
Hear from Kevin Durant following Houston’s wild 123-122 victory over Miami on a night when he passes Michael Jordan for 5th on the all-time scoring list. What a night, hoops fans.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:58 ET
OT in Dallas!
Kawhi Leonard ties it at 122 for the Clippers, then Cooper Flagg and P.J. Washington misfire on the other end. We’re headed to overtime in Dallas.
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MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:46 ET
Bucks-Suns underway on NBA TV
Phoenix jumps out to a 26-15 edge over Milwaukee after one quarter, but the Bucks have pulled to within 4 in the second, now trailing 29-25 in the early going.
Jalen Green has 10 points and 3 rebounds to lead the Suns, while AJ Green pours in 8 points with 3 made 3s and 5 rebounds to pace the Bucks.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:41 ET
Defense 👉 offense
Darius Garland (35 pts, 10 ast) and Kawhi Leonard (25 pts, 4 3PM, 2 stl) have the Clippers ahead of the Mavericks, 115-113, with 4:14 to go in Dallas. Crunch time is locked and loaded.
Tune in on League Pass to see if Cooper Flagg (18 pts, 7 reb, 4 blk), Naji Marshall (19 pts, 3 ast) and P.J. Washington (18 pts, 3 3PM) can pull off the comeback.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:36 ET
Rockets win at the buzzer!
Amen Thompson (24 pts, career-high 18 reb) corrals the Kevin Durant (27 pts, 5 3PM) miss to give Houston a thrilling 123-122 win over Miami. Reed Sheppard adds 23 points (8-12 FG, 5-8 3PM) and 4 steals with a career-high 14 assists in 37 minutes.
Bam Adebayo leads five Heat players in double figures scoring with 32 points (12-21 FG, 2-4 3PM) while matching his career-high with 21 rebounds. It’s the first 30/20 game of Bam’s career.
Tyler Herro tallies 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 39 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:26 ET
KD moves into 5th all-time
Kevin Durant drains the corner triple to give him 32,294 career points, surpassing the great Michael Jordan for 5th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Congratulations, KD!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:20 ET
Clips-Mavs in a good one
Kawhi Leonard is up to 25 points on 8-for-13 shooting with 4 made 3s, while Darius Garland notches a new Clippers’ career-high with 29 points (10-17 FG, 6-10 3PM) to go along with 3 boards, 9 dimes, one steal and one block.
Cooper Flagg (16 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk) and Naji Marshall (17 pts, 3 ast, 1 stl) lead the way for Dallas, but the Mavericks trail the Clippers 100-99 heading to the fourth quarter.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:13 ET
Hawks dominating at home
Dyson Daniels (26 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl) and CJ McCollum (23 pts, 4 ast) have the Hawks soaring against the Warriors, as they lead 113-87 with 8:34 remaining in the fourth.
De’Anthony Melton has a team-high 20 points for Golden State, adding 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals in 22 minutes. The Warriors are on the verge of losing their third straight and 8 out of their last 9 games.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:07 ET
Wemby is just unfair
Victor Wembanyama (20 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 5 blk) and Keldon Johnson (22 pts, 4 ast) power the Spurs’ 118-98 lead over the Pacers with 7:08 left in the contest.
Andrew Nembhard leads all scorers with 25 points on 8-for-13 shooting to go along with 7 dimes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:03 ET
Heat storm back in 3Q
Bam Adebayo (27 pts, 21 reb, 2 stl) and Tyler Herro (25 pts, 4 reb) fuel a 33-23 scoring advantage for Miami in the third quarter, and they’ve got a 102-101 lead over Houston with 7:38 remaining in the game.
Kevin Durant has 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting, as he’s now just 5 points away from moving into fifth on the all-time scoring list.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:50 ET
Kennard wins it for LA!
Luke Kennard (13 pts, 3 3PM) nails the go-ahead triple with 0.6 seconds left to give the Lakers their 9th straight win. Luka Dončić finishes with 33 points (12-30 FG, 3-13 3PM), 5 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals and one block in 38 minutes.
On his record-setting night for most regular-season games played (1,612), LeBron James posts 12 points (5-13 FG), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in 34 minutes.
Paolo Banchero (16 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl) and Jalen Suggs (14 pts, 6 ast) lead seven Magic players in double figures scoring. Orlando drops their fourth straight after winning their previous seven games.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:40 ET
Cavs rally for 3rd straight W
After trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, Cleveland uses a 26-6 run in the fourth quarter to escape New Orleans with a 111-106 victory. Donovan Mitchell scores a game-high 27 points with a crafty dagger and-1 to send the Cavs back home with a 3-0 road trip.
James Harden finishes with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, one steal and one block after going scoreless in the first half. Evan Mobley adds 18 points, 8 boards and 2 blocks, and Sam Merrill notches a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Zion Williamson had 22 of his 25 points in the second half, with 15 coming in the third quarter alone, while Saddiq Bey tallies 19 points (4-8 3PM), 5 boards and 4 assists. The loss snaps a 7-game home winning streak for the Pels.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:26 ET
3-point game in Orlando!
The Magic have a 102-99 lead over the Lakers with 1:03 remaining in the game on NBA TV!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:19 ET
Mavs drop 42 in 1Q
Dallas gets 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting from downtown from Klay Thompson, while Cooper Flagg tallies 11 points, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. The Mavs hold a 54-42 edge over the Clippers with 7:52 to go before halftime.
Darius Garland has 10 points and 3 assists to lead the Clippers in both categories, and Kawhi Leonard and Derrick Jones, Jr. each have 7 points apiece.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:10 ET
Cavs-Pelicans down to wire
Cleveland rattles off an 18-4 run to trim a 15-point deficit to just one in the fourth quarter, as the Pelicans still lead 99-98 with under 5 minutes remaining in the game.
James Harden has 18 points after going scoreless in the first half, adding 7 boards, 8 assists, one steal and one block.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:06 ET
Pelle’s powerful finish!
Miami’s Pelle Larsson registers a 106.5 dunk score to top our leaderboard on this busy Saturday of hoops. He’s got 10 points (2-2 3PM), 3 boards and 2 assists in 14 minutes, but the Heat trail the Rockets 55-48 with under four minutes until halftime.
Kevin Durant has 11 points and is just 15 points shy of passing Michael Jordan for fifth on the all-time scoring list. Reed Sheppard has a game-high 18 points and 4 made 3s to go along with 3 steals.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:00 ET
Magic lead Lakers heading to 4Q
Orlando has a 87-82 lead over the visiting Lakers after three quarters of play. Jalen Suggs leads five Magic players in double figures scoring with 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting, along with 2 boards, 4 assists and one steal in 26 minutes.
Luka Dončić has a game-high 31 points on 11-for-26 shooting (3-10 3PM) with 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and one block. Austin Reaves (15 pts, 5 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk) and LeBron James (10 pts, 4 reb, 3 stl) are doing a bit of everything.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:54 ET
Spurs controlling 1H at home
Victor Wembanyama (6 pts, 6 reb, 3 blk) and Dylan Harper (8 pts, 2 ast) have the Spurs running on all cylinders in San Antonio, as they hold a 53-39 advantage over Indiana with 5:29 left in the first half.
Pascal Siakam has a game-high 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting in 12 minutes for the Pacers.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:50 ET
Zion drops 15 in 3Q
Zion Williamson scores 15 of his 18 points (8-10 FG) in the third quarter to help New Orleans take a 88-76 lead over Cleveland heading to the fourth quarter.
Evan Mobley (16 pts, 4 reb), Donovan Mitchell (15 pts) and the Cavs have some work to do in the final frame.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:43 ET
Hornets separating in 3Q
Charlotte jumps out to an 89-71 lead with 4:11 remaining in the third quarter behind LaMelo Ball (23 pts, 6 3PM), Brandon Miller (20 pts, 5 3PM) and Kon Knueppel (8 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast).
GG Jackson and Javon Small are the leading scorers for Memphis with 13 points apiece, while Tyler Burton and Taylor Hendricks each have 10 points off the bench.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:37 ET
Bam making things happen
Bam Adebayo (4 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl) and Simone Fontecchio (10 pts, 2 3PM) fuel Miami’s 29-26 edge over Houston with 1:14 left in the first quarter.
Amen Thompson has 8 points, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Kevin Durant notches 7 points on 2-for-3 shooting in 11 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:31 ET
Double-D on fire early
Dyson Daniels has 15 of Atlanta’s first 29 points to, as they lead Golden State 29-26 with 2:55 left in the opening quarter.
Draymond Green and Quinten Post have 5 points apiece to lead the Warriors.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:20 ET
Magic hold 65-62 edge after 2Q
Tristan da Silva (12 pts) and Jalen Suggs (10 pts, 4 ast) give Orlando a 3-point lead over the Lakers at halftime. Desmond Bane, Jamal Cain, Goga Bitadze and Jevon Carter all have 8 points apiece to power a balanced Magic offense.
Luka Dončić has a game-high 24 points on 10-for-17 shooting with 3 made 3s, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and one block in 19 minutes. On his record-setting night, LeBron James has 4 points, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals in 17 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:14 ET
Pelicans on top at halftime
New Orleans takes a 56-53 advantage over Cleveland after 24 minutes of play. Herbert Jones (12 pts, 4 3PM) and Saddiq Bey (11 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast) are fueling the charge for the Pelicans.
Evan Mobley (14 pts, 6-7 FG), Donovan Mitchell (12 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl) and Sam Merrill (9 pts, 3 3PM) are your leading scorers for the Cavs.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:07 ET
KD just 26 points away from MJ
Kevin Durant looks to lead Houston to a second straight win while attempting to surpass Michael Jordan for fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Game tip is live on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:54 ET
Grizzlies-Hornets battling in 2Q
LaMelo Ball has a game-high 12 points to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 dimes and 2 steals, and Charlotte holds a 45-41 advantage over Memphis with 5:22 remaining before halftime.
GG Jackson leads the Grizzlies with 9 points on 3-for-6 shooting, and Taylor Hendricks chips in 8 points (2-3 FG, 2-2 3PM), 2 boards and 2 steals off the bench.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:50 ET
Reaves punishes the rim
Austin Reaves (8 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast) takes flight to cap the defense to offense transition for the Lakers. Luka Dončić is up to 16 points (7-11 FG, 2-3 3PM), 2 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and one block in 12 minutes, but LA trails Orlando 43-39 with 8:20 left in the second quarter.
Tristan da Silva leads the Magic with 10 points and 2 made 3s in 8 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:44 ET
Thunder win 11th straight
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops a game-high 40 points on 17-for-27 shooting with 3 boards, 7 dimes and one steal to help OKC defeat Washington, 132-111. Isaiah Hartenstein tallies 9 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes, and the Thunder win their 11th consecutive game.
Bilal Coulibaly posts a team-high 21 points (8-15 FG, 3-5 3PM) with 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and one steal to lead six Wizards in double figures scoring. Washington loses their 15th in a row.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:38 ET
Cavs up on Pels after 1Q
Donovan Mitchell (9 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl) and Evan Mobley (6 pts, 2-2 FG) have Cleveland up 34-28 over New Orleans after one quarter.
Yves Missi has a team-high 6 points on 3-for-4 shooting with 4 rebounds, one steal and one block for the Pelicans.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:22 ET
LeBron sets another NBA record!
LeBron James passes Robert Parish for the most regular season games played in NBA history with his 1,612th appearance tonight. The King claims another throne in all-time fashion.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:08 ET
Final frame in D.C.
The Thunder have a 105-96 lead over the Wizards in the early stages of the fourth quarter. It’s been back and forth all evening, with 12 ties and 15 lead changes.
SGA is up to 36 points (15-25 FG), 3 boards, 6 assists and one steal, and Isaiah Hartenstein tallies 8 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in 19 minutes.
Bilal Coulibaly (19 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast), Alex Sarr (14 pts, career-high 8 ast) and Bub Carrington (14 pts, 3 ast) look to help Washington snap a 14-game losing streak.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:35 ET
Thunder lead Wizards at half
Oklahoma City holds a 69-64 edge over Washington after two quarters of action in D.C. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is cooking with a game-high 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting in 18 minutes, while Ajay Mitchell adds 14 points and 3 assists.
Bub Carrington powers the Wizards with 14 points and 3 made 3s, and Alex Sarr has 11 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, one steal and one block.
Second half is underway on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:10 ET
Welcome to a 10-game Saturday night!
The Los Angeles Lakers will try for a ninth consecutive victory when they take on the Orlando Magic in the first matchup of NBA TV’s doubleheader (7 ET). LeBron James is currently tied with Robert Parish for the most regular season games played in NBA history (1,611), as the King eyes another incredible record in his illustrious career.
Luka Dončić, who’s coming off of a 60-point outburst on Thursday, is averaging an absurd 40.9 points, 8.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.4 steals on shooting splits of 50.2 / 42.2 / 78.0 over his last eight outings.
To close out the evening of hoops, the Phoenix Suns will host the Milwaukee Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo (10 ET, NBA TV). Like Luka, Devin Booker is red-hot over his last eight contests, posting averages of 32.4 ppg and 5.0 apg in 34.9 minutes.
Here’s the rest of tonight’s schedule:

Welcome to the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
An action-packed Sunday is underway with eight games across St. Louis, San Diego, Philadelphia and Tampa. Refresh to get updates as the games progress.
What we know about the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Today’s schedule
Yesterday’s results
MARCH 23 / 1:05 AM
Sweet 16, Day One
The NCAA tourney takes a few days off to let the players recharge and the coaches break down their upcoming opponents, but it comes back Thursday with a bang.
All games are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
(11) Texas vs. (2) Purdue | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
(9) Iowa vs. (4) Nebraska | 7:30 p.m. | TBS/truTV
(4) Arkansas vs. (1) Arizona | 9:45 p.m. | CBS
(3) Illinois vs. (2) Houston | 10:05 p.m. | TBS/truTV
MARCH 23 / 12:55 AM
Big win for Bama, big opponent ahead
Alabama nailed 11 3s and rolled over No. 5 seed Texas Tech 90-65 Sunday night, setting up a Sweet 16 matchup with Michigan, the top seed in the Midwest.
MARCH 23 / 12:24 AM
Crimson Tide rolls into Sweet 16
Alabama closed out the second round with a breezy rout of Texas Tech. Latrell Wrightsell scored 24 points and knocked down 6 3s in the win.
Next up for Bama: Michigan, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest.
MARCH 22 / 11:57 PM
Huskies in the hunt for history
They’ve won the national title twice in the last three years, and they’re absolutely a threat to do it again. The UConn Huskies served notice by easily handling UCLA on Sunday night, and Alex Karaban fueled the win by scoring 27 points.
Next up? A date with the Michigan State Spartans.
MARCH 22 / 11:23 PM
Alex Karaban lifts UConn over UCLA
Two-time national champion Alex Karaban scored 27 points on 9-for-16 shooting, and UConn overpowered UCLA 73-57 to move into the Sweet 16.
UConn will next play against No. 3 seed Michigan State.
MARCH 22 / 11:23 PM
Bradley big when Arizona needs him most
Big 12 Player of the Year Jaden Bradley started slow, but he found his offense in the second half to lead Arizona past Utah State 78-66.
MARCH 22 / 11:05 PM
It’s all Alabama
The No. 4 seed Crimson Tide are up big on No. 5 seed Texas Tech. Alabama leads 49-25 at halftime, and the Crimson Tide have knocked down 11 3-pointers.
MARCH 22 / 10:33 PM
Top seed Arizona moves on
The Wildcats handled their business in the West region Sunday by defeating a competitive No. 9 seed Utah State 78-66. Jaden Bradley scored 18 points and Brayden Burries added 16 for Arizona. Arizona will face No. 4 seed Arkansas in the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 10:21 PM
Hawkeye, bullseye
It’s a shot that will live in Iowa history forever.
Alvaro Folgueiras knocked down a clutch 3 with just 4.5 seconds left on Sunday and Iowa defeated defending champion Florida for a berth in the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 10:09 PM
Who let the dogs out?
No. 2 seed UConn has shot 12-for-26 from the floor and 6-for-14 from 3 en route to a 38-33 halftime lead over UCLA.
Alex Karaban has a team-high 11 points for the Huskies.
MARCH 22 / 9:39 PM
One last shot
The No. 1 seeded Gators got one last opportunity after Iowa’s Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a clutch 3 in crunch time, but they couldn’t come through with a game-winning play.
MARCH 22 / 9:36 PM
The champs are gone
Iowa delivered the shock of the tournament by knocking out the No. 1 seed in the South region, the defending champion Florida Gators. Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3 in the waning seconds to give Iowa a 73-72 lead.
The Gators couldn’t answer, sending Iowa through to a berth in the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 9:17 PM
Four straight Sweet 16s
The Tennessee Volunteers are celebrating their fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16 after beating Virginia in the second round on Sunday. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 21 points and Tennessee managed to hit some clutch foul shots down the stretch.
MARCH 22 / 9:04 PM
Bear down
Koa Peat has a game-high 11 points and the No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats were able to weather a tough shooting half to take a 33-24 lead against Utah State. Arizona is just 9-for-31 in the first half, and Utah State has shot 1-for-12 from 3-point land.
MARCH 22 / 8:38 PM
Make way for the Volunteers
Tennessee outlasted Virginia to earn a berth in the Sweet 16.
March 22 / 8:24 PM
Man of the moment
St. John’s point guard Dylan Darling picked a perfect time to score his first basket of the game, converting a driving layup as time expired to lift his team to a 67-65 victory over Kansas on Sunday.
MARCH 22 / 8:11 PM
Upset alert
The No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes have a 33-31 lead on the top-seeded Florida Gators at the half.
MARCH 22 / 7:39 PM
Oh, Darling!
Dylan Darling sends St. John’s to the Sweet 16 with a buzzer-beating layup.
St. John’s beats Kansas 67-65.
MARCH 22 / 7:00 PM
Tennessee leads tight Midwest region battle
The 6-seeded Volunteers got a combined 16 points and nine assists from their starting guards Bishop Boswell and Ja’Kobi Gillespie in the first half as they opened up a 36-31 lead over the 3-seeded Cavaliers.
MARCH 22 / 6:22 PM
Late run puts St. John’s ahead of Kansas
The Red Storm took a 34-26 lead into halftime behind seven made threes and a 9-2 run to close the half.
MARCH 22 / 5:30 PM
Cyclones defense stifles Wildcats in second half
While without its second-leading scorer and top rebounder Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State brought the intensity and forced 20 Kentucky turnovers en route to an 82-63 win, sending the Cyclones to their third Sweet 16 under head coach T.J. Otzelberger.
MARCH 22 / 4:56 PM
Iowa State pulls away for comfortable win
While the Cyclones led by just a point at halftime, they came out of the locker room full-throttle and pulled away from 7-seeded Kentucky in the final half for a 19-point win.
MARCH 22 / 3:42 PM
Cyclones claim halftime lead
No. 2 seed Iowa State hadn’t led 7-seeded Kentucky since it was 2-0, but thanks to a last-second corner three and an 8-0 run, the Cyclones nabbed a 31-30 halftime lead over the Wildcats.
MARCH 22 / 2:55 PM
Three straight Sweet 16s for Purdue
Fletcher Loyer led the way for the Boilermakers with 24 points as they advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years.
MARCH 22 / 2:18 PM
Boilermakers roll on
Despite a late-game surge from Miami and a 2-point halftime deficit, No. 2 seed Purdue tightened up down the stretch and took down the Hurricanes to advance to the Sweet 16.
MARCH 22 / 1:00 PM
Canes grab halftime lead
No. 2 seed Purdue drained a three with less than 15 seconds left in the first half, but the 7-seeded Miami Hurricanes responded with a bucket of their own to take a 40-38 lead heading into the locker rooms.
MARCH 22 / 11:45 AM
Get ready for Day 4 with CBS Sports HQ
MARCH 22 / 11:30 AM
Today’s schedule
All games are listed in Eastern Standard Time.

Check out the best of Sunday’s 5-game slate with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.
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What we know after Sunday’s games:
Nikola Jokić (22 pts, 14 reb, 14 ast) notched his 192nd career triple-double (2nd in NBA history) in Denver’s win against Portland. It was his 85th triple-double through three quarters, good for the most since 1997-98 (play-by-play era).
The Knicks scored 32+ points in every quarter of their 145-113 win over Washington to win their sixth consecutive game. Karl-Anthony Towns (26 pts, 16 reb) recorded his league-leading 50th double-double.
Minnesota picked up a gritty 10-point win over the Celtics for the first time in Boston in 7,685 days (March 6, 2005) behind Bones Hyland (23 pts, 3 3PM) and Jaden McDaniels (19 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast).
Devin Booker (25 pts, 6 ast) and Jalen Green (20 pts, 7 ast) combined for 45 points on 17-for-30 shooting (56.7%) to snap a five-game losing streak for the Suns.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 11:21 ET
Sunday’s final scores:
Nuggets 128, Trail Blazers 112
Kings 126, Nets 122
Knicks 145, Wizards 113
Timberwolves 102, Celtics 92
Suns 120, Raptors 98
MARCH 22, 2026 // 11:29 ET
Suns halt 5-game skid
Devin Booker (25 pts, 3 3PM, 6 ast), Jalen Green (20 pts, 7 ast) and Collin Gillespie (16 pts, 4 3PM, 4 reb) drive a 120-98 win over the Raptors. The Suns snap their five-game losing streak and avenge a 122-115 loss in Toronto on Mar. 13.
Phoenix finishes the victory shooting 18-for-40 (45%) from 3-point range and 46-for-89 (51.7%) overall.
Scottie Barnes leads five Raps in double figures scoring with 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting and 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:56 ET
Booker, Suns cooking at home
Devin Booker has a game-high 25 points on 9-for-15 shooting in 31 minutes, and Jalen Green adds 18 points (7-14 FG), 7 dimes and one block to help the Suns hold a 104-77 lead over Toronto with 8:28 remaining in the game.
Scottie Barnes (17 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast) and RJ Barrett (13 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast) are the leading scorers for the Raptors.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:27 ET
Wolves earn gritty W
With no Anthony Edwards (knee) tonight, Bones Hyland (23 pts, 3 3PM, 3 ast), Jaden McDaniels (19 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast) and Ayo Dosunmu (17 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk) fuel a hard-fought 102-92 victory for the Wolves over the Celtics. McDaniels’ 15 points in the third quarter mark a career-best in any frame for the sixth-year wing.
Jaylen Brown (29 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast) and Jayson Tatum (16 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl) pace the C’s in the losing effort, snapping Boston’s four-game win streak in the process. The Celtics fall to 37-1 when leading by 15 at any point of a game, as the offense went stagnant in the fourth quarter.
The win for Minnesota is their first in Boston since March 6, 2005, an astounding 7,685 days ago.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:18 ET
All love in Phoenix
Ryan Dunn (7 pts, 2 reb, 1 stl) puts an exclamation point on the Suns’ 66-48 first-half lead over the Raptors. Devin Booker (12 pts, 3 ast), Collin Gillespie (11 pts, 3 3PM) and Jalen Green (10 pts, 5 ast) have Phoenix’s offense clicking.
Scottie Barnes is stuffing the stat sheet with 13 points (6-7 FG), 4 rebounds, 5 dimes and one steal in 19 minutes, and Ja’Kobe Walter pours in 11 points (4-4 FG, 3 3PM) off the Toronto bench.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:07 ET
Naz taking over 4Q
Naz Reid scores Minnesota’s last 8 points to give him 11 for the contest, and the Wolves force a Boston timeout after taking a 93-81 lead with 6:28 remaining. Tune in for the final minutes on NBC/Peacock!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 10:03 ET
Knicks coast to 6th straight W
Karl-Anthony Towns (26 pts, 16 reb, 3 ast) and Jalen Brunson (23 pts, 4 ast, 1 stl) pace seven Knicks in double figures scoring during their 145-113 victory over Washington. New York wins their sixth in a row after losing three of their previous four games.
Jaden Hardy scores a team-high 25 points on 9-for-18 shooting with 7 made 3s in 29 minutes off the Wizards’ bench, and Anthony Gill chips in 18 points (8-10 FG), 5 boards and 3 swipes in 26 minutes as a reserve.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:57 ET
Raptors-Suns going at it
Jalen Green (10 pts, 5 ast), Collin Gillespie (11 pts, 3 3PM) and Devin Booker (8 pts, 2 ast) have the Suns up 47-39 on the Raptors midway through the second quarter.
Ja’Kobe Walter has a team-high 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting with 3 made 3s in 11 minutes off Toronto’s bench.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:51 ET
SNB is GOOD
Naz Reid gets his first points of the night on the and-1, and the Timberwolves trail the Celtics 77-76 as we head to the final frame on NBC/Peacock!
Jaden McDaniels has 19 points on 8-for-17 shooting to lead Minnesota, while Rudy Gobert is patrolling the paint with 9 points, 14 boards and 4 rejections.
Jayson Tatum cooks for all 13 of his points in the third, adding 9 rebounds, 2 dimes and a steal, and Jaylen Brown has a game-high 27 points (9-22 FG) with 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 30 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:36 ET
Celtics gearing up in 3Q
Boston has a 19-8 scoring advantage through 5 minutes of the third, and they now lead Minnesota 63-55. Jayson Tatum has all 7 of his points in the period, while Jaylen Brown has a game-high 19 points in 20 minutes.
Ayo Dosunmu turns on the jets to give him a team-high 15 points (6-10 FG) with 5 boards, 2 assists, one steal and one block.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:26 ET
JG shakes his man
Jalen Green (5 pts, 2 ast) and Collin Gillespie (9 pts, 3-3 3PM) have the Suns heating up in the first quarter versus Toronto, and they lead 16-6 midway through the frame.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:23 ET
All Knicks heading to 4Q
Karl-Anthony Towns (24 pts, 15 reb) and Mitchell Robinson (10 pts, 10 reb, 2 blk) each have a double-double as the Knicks take a 105-81 advantage over the Wizards to the final frame.
Jalen Brunson has 23 points and 4 dimes, while Josh Hart tallies 16 points, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Anthony Gill leads Washington with 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting (2-3 3PM) and 3 steals in 20 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 9:13 ET
Bones at the buzzer!
Bones Hyland drops 10 of his team-high 14 points (5-10 FG, 2 3PM) in the second quarter to jolt the Timberwolves ahead of the Celtics, 47-44, at halftime. Following a 23-14 deficit after the first 12 minutes, Minnesota outscores Boston 33-21 to close the half.
Ayo Dosunmu matches Bones with all 10 of his points in the second frame, adding 3 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 17 minutes.
Jaylen Brown has been a menace all night for the Celtics, posting a game-best 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting with 2 boards and 2 assists across 18 minutes. Jayson Tatum is scoreless on 0-for-4 from the field through 16 minutes, but he’s grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out one assist.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:54 ET
Wolves fighting back in 2Q
Down by as many as 15 in the first quarter, Minnesota has clawed their way back to trail 33-30 midway through the second.
Bones Hyland is willing the Wolves back, dropping 9 points, 2 boards, one assist and one steal off the bench.
Jaylen Brown continues to lead Boston with 11 points in addition to 2 boards and 2 dimes in 13 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:48 ET
Monk drops 32 in Kings’ W
Malik Monk goes off for a game- and season-high 32 points on 8-for-17 shooting (7-13 3PM) and a perfect 9-for-9 at the charity stripe, leading Sacramento to a 126-122 victory over Brooklyn. Rookie Maxime Raynaud tallies 22 points (10-13 FG), 10 boards, 2 assists, one steal and one block.
Nets’ rookie Ben Saraf matches Raynaud with a career-high 22 points (10-20 FG) to go along with 3 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal in 29 minutes
Both teams shoot 52% from the field and connect on 14 made 3-pointers to highlight a back and forth contest with 12 ties and 16 lead changes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:40 ET
Knicks in control at halftime
New York takes a 68-52 advantage over Washington into the break. Karl-Anthony Towns (15 pts, 10 reb), Jalen Brunson (14 pts, 2 ast), Mikal Bridges (11 pts) and Josh Hart (10 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl) power a dominant first-half performance for the Knicks.
Anthony Gill leads the way for the Wizards with 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in 13 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:32 ET
Sunday Night Basketball underway!
It’s been a defensive battle through the first 10 minutes of Wolves-Celtics, with Boston holding a 17-10 lead with 2:07 remaining. Jaylen Brown has a game-high 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting.
Bones Hyland has 4 points off Minnesota’s bench to lead them in the early going.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:08 ET
Brunson burner lit in 1Q
Jalen Brunson is cooking with a game-high 12 points (4-8 FG, 2-4 3PM) in just over 9 minutes of play, giving the Knicks a 32-27 advantage over the visiting Wizards after one quarter.
Jaden Hardy is the high man for Washington with 9 points and 3 made 3s in 5 minutes off the bench
MARCH 22, 2026 // 8:02 ET
Nets-Kings locked in a good one
Devin Carter (11 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl) is doing a little bit of everything to help the Kings grab a 95-91 lead with 3 minutes gone in the final frame.
Ziaire Williams (18 pts, 2 stl, 1 blk) and Tyson Etienne (14 pts, 4-4 3PM) lead four Nets in double figures scoring.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 7:36 ET
Monk catching fire
Malik Monk is up to a game-high 20 points and 6 made 3s in just 16 minutes off the Kings’ bench, helping his squad take a 73-72 lead midway through the third quarter.
Ziaire Williams leads Brooklyn with 15 points (5-10 FG, 2-3 3PM) to go along with 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and one block in 20 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 7:15 ET
Nuggets cool Blazers, win 128-112
Nikola Jokić tallies his league-leading 28th triple-double in Denver’s win over Portland, finishing with 22 points (10-18 FG), 14 boards, 14 assists, 2 steals and one block in 35 minutes.
Jamal Murray (22 pts, 7 ast), Cameron Johnson (19 pts, 5 3PM, 2 stl) and Peyton Watson (14 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast) lead a balanced Nuggets attack, as seven players score in double figures. It’s the first game since late November that Denver has all of its players healthy, and they show out in a big way at home.
Deni Avdija ties a career-high with 14 dimes in the loss, adding a team-high 23 points (7-17 FG) with 6 rebounds in 33 minutes. Donovan Clingan tallies 18 points and 13 rebounds with 4 made 3s across 25 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 7:09 ET
Nets doing work in 1H
Drake Powell (8 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast) is one of six Nets with at least 8 points, as he’s right behind Ben Saraf (10 pts, 3 ast), Ziaire Williams (9 pts, 1 stl) and Danny Wolf (9 pts, 4 reb). Brooklyn takes a 62-57 edge against Sacramento into the break.
Maxime Raynaud has a game-high 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting, adding 8 boards, one steal and one block in 20 minutes. Malik Monk (14 pts, 4 3PM) and Precious Achiuwa (12 pts, 8 reb) aren’t too far behind their rookie center.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:46 ET
Nuggets in control heading to 4Q
Denver outscores Portland 32-24 in the third to take a 107-93 advantage to the fourth quarter on NBA TV. The Nuggets have scored at least 32 in every frame so far and have led by as many as 18.
Nikola Jokić (22 pts, 13 reb, 13 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk) and Jamal Murray (20 pts, 4 ast) power the Nuggets, while all five starters have at least 10 points.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:42 ET
Nets-Kings battling on League Pass
Maxime Raynaud (3 reb, 1 stl) and Malik Monk (4-6 3PM) each have 12 points apiece to lead the Kings, who are tied with the Nets at 36 with 9:05 remaining in the first half.
Malachi Smith (8 pts, 1 stl) and Danny Wolf (7 pts, 1 reb) lead the way for Brooklyn.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:28 ET
All Nuggets in 3Q
Denver holds a 13-5 scoring advantage in the third quarter, giving them an 88-74 lead over visiting Portland. Nikola Jokić already has a triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, one steal and one block in 22 minutes!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:24 ET
Tatum, Deuce arrive for SNB
Jayson Tatum and his son Deuce are in the building ahead of Boston’s Sunday Night Basketball matchup against Minnesota.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 6:07 ET
Nuggets take 75-69 lead at half
Nikola Jokić (13 pts, 10 reb, 8 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk), Jamal Murray (game-high 18 pts, 4 3PM, 2 ast) and Cameron Johnson (14 pts, 4 3PM, 2 ast) have Denver’s offense humming in the first half. The Nuggets shoot 11-for-25 (44%) from 3 and hold a 14-2 advantage in fast break points.
For Portland, Deni Avdija (9 pts, 2 reb, 10 ast), Donovan Clingan (16 pts, 4 3PM, 7 reb) and Robert Williams III (12 pts, 3 reb) lead five Blazers with at least 9 points through 24 minutes of play.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 5:52 ET
Raining 3s in Denver
Portland and Denver are shooting a combined 19-for-41 from 3-point range, but it’s the Nuggets with a 65-58 advantage with 4:01 remaining before halftime.
It’s been all offense in the Mile High City so far.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 5:37 ET
Nuggets on top after 1Q
Peyton Watson tallies 5 points (2-3 FG) and 2 assists in 5 minutes off the bench in his first game back since Feb. 4 for Denver, helping the Nuggets take a 42-40 edge after one. Cameron Johnson adds 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting and 4-for-4 from downtown.
Donovan Clingan (12 pts, 4 3PM, 4 reb) and Deni Avdija (7 pts, 4 ast) pace Portland in this high-scoring matinee matchup in Denver.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 5:25 ET
Shootout early in Denver
Jamal Murray (13 pts, 3 3PM) and Cameron Johnson (12 pts, 4-4 3PM) are shooting lights out midway through the opening quarter. Denver and Portland are tied at 31.
Donovan Clingan is right there with Murray and Johnson, as he’s got 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting and 4-for-4 from behind the arc.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 4:15 ET
Welcome to a five-game Sunday in the NBA!
Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers visit Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets for the first of two primetime matchups on this light Sunday of pro hoops (5 ET, NBA TV). Portland (9th in West) will attempt to win a fourth consecutive game and continue their late season push to secure a spot in the SoFi Play-In Tournament, while Denver (5th in West) tries to make up ground in a packed race for top six.
In the national spotlight, Julius Randle and the Timberwolves take on Jaylen Brown and the Celtics on Sunday Night Basketball (8 ET, NBC/Peacock). Minnesota looks to right the ship without Anthony Edwards (knee), and Boston takes aim at a fifth consecutive victory.
Here’s tonight’s complete schedule:

What we know about Monday night’s games:
Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs take on Bam Adebayo’s Heat in a matchup of top-notch centers on NBC Sports Network and Peacock (7 ET).
Our national TV doubleheader also features Cooper Flagg’s Mavericks taking on Draymond Green’s Warriors (9:30 ET).
Jared McCain returns to Philadelphia after being traded to Oklahoma City at the deadline (7 ET).
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:30 ET
Jared McCain returns to Philadelphia
The No. 16 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, traded to Oklahoma City in exchange for a first-round pick and three second-round picks in February, is back in Philadelphia tonight.
McCain (15.3 ppg in his rookie season with Philadelphia, 12.7 ppg with OKC so far) is a skilled shooter on the move, with stable form and strong touch. He’s also able to get to the rim with smooth footwork and his sturdy frame.
The Duke product is a classic microwave scorer — fitting for someone with the emotional fortitude to go routinely viral on TikTok. What will he do tonight as he graces the court at Xfinity Mobile Arena again?
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:00 ET
A 10-game night in the Association!
Welcome to Monday night in the NBA!
Tonight’s schedule is headlined by Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs taking on Bam Adebayo’s Heat followed by Draymond Green’s Warriors hosting Cooper Flagg’s Mavericks on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.
Here’s tonight’s complete schedule:

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And the headline of the essay in which this happens asks if he should be burned at the stake. Father Paolo Benanti, the Papal AI advisor, doesn’t seem too pleased about Thiel’s Antichrist lectures, which Thiel has brazenly brought to Rome. “La Silicon Valley s’était lancée dans un coup d’État permanent.” I don’t think you need to know French to get the gist of that. one, but linked below is a summary of the essay. Make auto-da-fe great again??
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La decisión se produce días después de que el artista expresara su postura en su blog personal Segunda Cita, donde aseguró que estaría dispuesto a tomar las armas en caso de un ataque militar por parte de Estados Unidos.
Video Silvio Rodríguez niega represión del régimen a las protestas en Cuba
El cantautor cubano Silvio Rodríguez recibió este viernes 20 de marzo de 2026 un fusil AKM y una réplica simbólica del mismo por parte del Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Cuba, como reconocimiento a su disposición pública de defender al país ante una eventual agresión externa.
Declaraciones que detonaron la entrega
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La decisión se produce días después de que el artista expresara, el pasado 18 de marzo, su postura en su blog personal Segunda Cita.
En el texto titulado “Cuba en la encrucijada de un multilateralismo hipócrita”, del autor Josué Veloz Serrade, Rodríguez aseguró que estaría dispuesto a tomar las armas en caso de un ataque militar por parte de Estados Unidos.
“Exijo mi AKM, si se lanzan. Y conste que lo digo muy en serio”, escribió el intérprete, conocido por temas emblemáticos como Ojalá, Fusil contra fusil y Canción para mi soldado.
Día Nacional de la Defensa
La entrega del arma tuvo lugar durante una ceremonia oficial con motivo del Día Nacional de la Defensa en Cuba. El evento contó con la presencia del mandatario Miguel Díaz-Canel, y fue presentado como respuesta a lo que la Presidencia calificó como un “noble y revolucionario reclamo” por parte del músico.
Según autoridades cubanas, el gesto busca reconocer el compromiso patriótico de Rodríguez, una de las figuras más influyentes de la música latinoamericana y símbolo de la Nueva Trova.
Tensiones entre Cuba y EEUU
Este episodio ocurre en un contexto de creciente tensión entre Cuba y Estados Unidos durante 2026. El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump ha intensificado la presión sobre el gobierno cubano, promoviendo un cambio de régimen y realizando declaraciones polémicas, entre ellas que sería un “honor” para él “tomar Cuba”.
Por su parte, el gobierno de La Habana ha denunciado estas afirmaciones como una amenaza directa de intervención militar.
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Además, responsabiliza a las sanciones estadounidenses de la crisis económica y energética que atraviesa el país, reiterando que su sistema político no está sujeto a negociación frente a lo que considera intentos de injerencia o colonialismo.
La entrega del fusil a Silvio Rodríguez se inscribe así en un escenario de fuerte simbolismo político y reafirmación ideológica por parte del gobierno cubano.
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ST. LOUIS — For the third time in the last four seasons, the Missouri Tigers have gone dancing.
Dennis Gates and the Tigers landed a 10-seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament and are facing the No. 7 seed Miami Hurricanes. The Tigers also have a near-home-court advantage, playing just two hours from Columbia inside the Enterprise Center.
Missouri’s potential for a homecourt advantage is undeniable. Fans won’t have to drive very far to get to St. Louis to support the Tigers, especially compared to how far Miami faithful would have to travel.

ATHENS, March 21 (Reuters) – Greek banks are limited in their ability to finance growth, ECB economists said in a blog on Saturday, despite a remarkable recovery from ​the economic crisis a decade ago, as a large part of the ‌country’s private debt is outside the banking system.
The Greek banking sector, which was bailed out during the crisis, suffered big losses on Greek government bonds, a surge in bad loans and a ​sharp drop in deposits between 2010 and 2015.
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Non performing loans (NPL) reached almost ​50% of their total loan portfolios, their deposits halved and they suffered ⁠multi billion losses from a ‘haircut’ on bonds they held.
As macroeconomic conditions stabilized and ​confidence returned, banks benefited from strong liquidity, higher profits and better capital conditions, the blog ​post, which is not necessarily the view of the European Central Bank, said.

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach (@WEschenbach on X, my personal blog is here)
I got to thinking about how much the world will warm in the long run when the radiation absorbed by the surface increases. I figured I could use that to estimate the long-term climate sensitivity, which is usually expressed as how much the surface will warm if CO2 doubles. (2xCO2).
To begin with, I looked at the total amount of power absorbed by the surface, in watts per square meter (W/m2). This includes solar radiation from the sun, longwave radiation from the atmosphere, and advected heat, which is the power constantly being moved horizontally from the equator to the poles. Fig. 1 shows the result, both without (left) and with (right) advected heat. Note how the poleward advection of heat evens out the heating of the planet.
Figure 1. Surface power absorption both without (left) and with (right) advected power.
Now, the Stefan-Boltzmann equation relates radiated power to temperature. The formula says that the radiated power is a constant times the emissivity of the surface times the fourth power of the temperature. So … given that equation and the temperature of the Earth, how much should an increase of 1 watt per square meter (W/m2) warm up the planet? Figure 2 shows the calculated result.
Figure 2. Calculated theoretical temperature change using the Stefan-Boltzman equation, on the order of 0.2°C per W/m2. (Thanks to Arjan Duiker who pointed out below that the legend in the graphic is wrong, it should be C per W/m2.)
Note the variations in the calculated temperature changes due to temperature and emissivity. As expected, because of the fourth power relationship, a one-watt per square meter change makes more difference at the poles than in the tropics.
Next, I looked at the real-world relationship between the net absorbed power (including advection) and the temperature. Fig. 3 shows the result as a scatterplot of the temperature versus the total absorbed power.
Figure 3. Scatterplot, surface temperature versus net gridcell power absorption (including advection)
Note that the slope (trend) of the yellow line is the sensitivity of temperature in °C with regard to the net power absorbed by the gridcell.
This is a most interesting graph. First, the slope is almost constant from the extreme cold of the south pole up to about 26°C. This is a surprise, because the Stefan-Boltzmann equation would lead us to think the sensitivity should be greater in the cold regions. But apparently, this is offset by the advection of heat from the tropics to the poles.
Second, the clustering is very tight. This shows the close relationship between absorbed radiation and temperature at all levels of radiation.
Third, the slope goes almost flat at the highest temperatures. This means that no matter how much additional power is going to the warmest gridcells, they are not warming any further.
To understand more about the slope, Fig. 4 shows the slope overlaid on Fig. 3 along with the average value.
Figure 4. As in Figure 3, but with the red line showing the slope of the yellow trend line (right scale) and the area-weighted average trend.
A question arises. Is this average slope of ~0.14°C per W/m2 just a one-off, or is this a more permanent feature of the Earth’s climate? Will it change if the total power absorbed by each gridcell increases due to any reason?
To investigate that, I looked at the 25 individual years of CERES data. To start with, here’s the range of the gridcell absorbed power over the 25 years.
Figure 5. Boxplot, range of gridcell power absorbed by each of the 25 years of the CERES data.
Note that the range goes from 507 W/m2 up to 513 W/m2, a range of 6 W/m2. This is far more than the expected change from CO2.
Now look below at how small the change is in the expected sensitivity of temperature to surface power absorption.
Figure 6. Boxplot, range of temperature sensitivity for each of the 25 years of the CERES data.
Above, I rounded the sensitivity to 0.14°C per W/m2. Despite the absorbed power varying by 6 W/m2, the calculated average sensitivity only varies from 0.133 to 0.140°C per W/m2. This is small enough to be lost in the noise. So we can see that this relationship between temperature and gridcell absorbed power is a stable feature of the climate.
So … how does this all relate to the equilibrium climate sensitivity? To calculate that, we need to take a look at how the changes in the poorly-named” greenhouse radiation” relate to downwelling longwave at the surface. In other words, if the greenhouse radiation increases by 1 W/m2, how much does the downwelling radiation at the surface increase? Once again, I turn to the CERES data. Fig. 7 shows the result.
Figure 7. Scatterplot, surface downwelling longwave radiation versus top-of-atmosphere (TOA) “greenhouse” radiation.
Now we can put it all together:
Change in surface temperature per 1 W/m2 gridcell power absorption = 0.14 °C per W/m2
Change in TOA downwelling “greenhouse radiation” per doubling of CO2 = 3.7 W/m2 per 2xCO2
Change in gridcell power absorption per 1 W/m2 TOA “greenhouse” radiation = 1.46 W/m2 per W/m2
Expected change in temperature from a doubling of CO2 =
0.14 °C per W/m2 times 3.7 W/m2 per 2xCO2 times 1.46 W/m2 per W/m2 =
0.75°C per 2xCO2
Uncertainty analysis: the uncertainty in the slope can be estimated by taking the standard deviation of the slopes of the 25 individual years making up the average slope shown in Fig. 3. This is 0.006 °Cper W/m2. This also shows the temporal stability of this type of analysis
The uncertainty in the change in downwelling surface radiation is 0.069 W/m2 per W/m2.
The uncertainty in the estimated increase in CO2 forcing from a doubling of CO2 is 0.35 W/m2
Combined, this gives a final value of the climate sensitivity estimate of:
0.76 ± 0.08 °C per 2xCO2
I note that in my post …
… I had calculated a maximum estimated climate sensitivity of 1.1°C per 2xCO2. I said it was a maximum because it did not include the moderating effect of clouds and other phenomena on the changes.
This current estimate of 0.76 W/m2 per 2xCO2 includes not only clouds but all other weather phenomena that affect the sensitivity. So I would say that it is a best estimate, rather than a maximum estimate.
As always, comments and corrections welcome.
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What we know after Saturday’s games:
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 40 points to extend his consecutive streak of 20-point games to 131 in OKC’s 132-111 victory over Washington. The Thunder won their 11th straight game dating back to Feb. 27.
Donovan Mitchell (27 pts, 7 reb) and James Harden (20 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast) combined to score 25 of Cleveland’s 35 fourth-quarter points in their 15-point comeback win versus New Orleans.
The Hornets won their third in a row and 11th in their last 14 games behind LaMelo Ball (29 pts, 7 3PM) and Brandon Miller (22 pts, 5 3PM).
Luka Dončić became the first player in NBA history to record 30+ points in each outing of a 9-game win streak thanks to some late game heroics from Luke Kennard in a thriller versus Orlando.
San Antonio won their fifth consecutive contest fueled by 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists from Dylan Harper in his first career start.
Kevin Durant (27 pts) surpassed Michael Jordan for No. 5 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list to give him 32,294 career points. Amen Thompson also secured his career-best 18th rebound on the game-winning tip-in.
Atlanta picked up their tenth consecutive home victory behind Dyson Daniels (28 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl) and CJ McCollum (23 pts, 5 ast).
Kawhi Leonard (34 pts, 5 3PM, 5 ast, 2 stl) notched his 47th straight outing with 20+ points to set a Clippers’ single-season franchise record during their 138-131 overtime win in Dallas.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:46 ET
Saturday’s final scores:
Thunder 132, Wizards 111
Cavaliers 111, Pelicans 106
Hornets 124, Grizzlies 101
Lakers 105, Magic 104
Spurs 134, Pacers 119
Rockets 123, Heat 122
Hawks 126, Warriors 110
Clippers 138, Mavericks 131 (OT)
76ers 126, Jazz 116
Bucks 108, Suns 105
Darius Garland (41 pts, 8 3PM, 3 reb, 11 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk) and Luka Dončić (33 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk) are your players of the night!
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:41 ET
Rollins goes off in Bucks’ W
Ryan Rollins stuffs the stat sheet during Milwaukee’s impressive 108-105 win over Phoenix on the road. The victory snaps a two-game skid, but it’s just their third win in the last 13 games for the Bucks.
Jalen Green leads Phoenix with 24 points (9-17 FG, 3-6 3PM), 3 rebounds and 2 assists, while Devin Booker adds 14 points (4-17 FG, 2-5 3PM, 4-5 FT), 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and one block in 35 minutes.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:20 ET
VJ, Grimes fuel Sixers’ W
VJ Edgecombe (22 pts, 13 reb, 4 ast), Quentin Grimes (25 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast) and Trendon Watford (20 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast) power Philadelphia to a 126-116 win over Utah. The Sixers get their second straight win and improve to 4-1 over their last five games as they battle for playoff positioning in the East.
Two nights after setting a career-high with 33 points, Ace Bailey drops 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and a career-best 5 blocks across 33 minutes for the Jazz.
MARCH 22, 2026 // 12:03 ET
Tight game in Phoenix
Jalen Green (22 pts, 3 3PM) and Collin Gillespie (18 pts, 6 ast) have the Suns up 91-90 over Milwaukee with 6:21 remaining in the game.
Kyle Kuzma and Ryan Rollins have 20 points apiece to lead the Bucks in scoring, while Rollins adds 9 boards, 5 dimes and 3 steals.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:47 ET
Crunch time in Utah
VJ Edgecombe turns defense into offense, giving him 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and one steal for his sixth career double-double. Quentin Grimes has a team-high 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting to lead five Sixers in double figures.
Ace Bailey has a game-high 25 points and 4 made 3s to pace six Jazz in double figures, but Utah trails Philly 110-108 with under 5 minutes remaining in the contest.
Elijah Harkless (15 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 5 stl, 1 blk) and Bez Mbeng (11 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast) are doing a little bit of everything for the Jazz.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:20 ET
Clippers snap 4-game skid
Darius Garland (41 pts, 8 3PM, 11 ast) and Kawhi Leonard (34 pts, 5 3PM, 5 ast, 2 stl) combine for 75 points to power the Clippers to a 138-131 overtime win against the Mavericks.
Los Angeles snaps their four-game losing streak in the high-scoring affair.
Naji Marshall tallies a team-high 28 points with 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, and Cooper Flagg finishes with 18 points (6-16 FG), 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:12 ET
Bucks erupt for 42 in 2Q
Milwaukee outscores Phoenix 42-26 in the second after the Suns took a 26-15 lead through 12 minutes of play. The Bucks hold a 57-52 edge at the break.
Kyle Kuzma has a game-high 17 points (6-9 FG, 2-5 3PM) with one rebound and one block, while Ryan Rollins adds 9 points, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Jalen Green has 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting to lead the Suns, while Collin Gillespie (8 pts, 3 ast) and Ryan Dunn (7 pts, 5 reb) stuff the stat sheet.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:05 ET
76ers-Jazz go back and forth
Seven ties, 12 lead changes so far. Utah held a 70-64 advantage at the break, and the lead is now 72-70 with 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Kennedy Chandler and Ace Bailey lead the Jazz with 13 points apiece, while Cody Williams and Kyle Filipowski each have 12 points.
VJ Edgecombe (12 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast) and Quentin Grimes (12 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast) pace things for Philadelphia.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 11:00 ET
Durant speaks on passing MJ
Hear from Kevin Durant following Houston’s wild 123-122 victory over Miami on a night when he passes Michael Jordan for 5th on the all-time scoring list. What a night, hoops fans.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:58 ET
OT in Dallas!
Kawhi Leonard ties it at 122 for the Clippers, then Cooper Flagg and P.J. Washington misfire on the other end. We’re headed to overtime in Dallas.
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MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:46 ET
Bucks-Suns underway on NBA TV
Phoenix jumps out to a 26-15 edge over Milwaukee after one quarter, but the Bucks have pulled to within 4 in the second, now trailing 29-25 in the early going.
Jalen Green has 10 points and 3 rebounds to lead the Suns, while AJ Green pours in 8 points with 3 made 3s and 5 rebounds to pace the Bucks.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:41 ET
Defense 👉 offense
Darius Garland (35 pts, 10 ast) and Kawhi Leonard (25 pts, 4 3PM, 2 stl) have the Clippers ahead of the Mavericks, 115-113, with 4:14 to go in Dallas. Crunch time is locked and loaded.
Tune in on League Pass to see if Cooper Flagg (18 pts, 7 reb, 4 blk), Naji Marshall (19 pts, 3 ast) and P.J. Washington (18 pts, 3 3PM) can pull off the comeback.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:36 ET
Rockets win at the buzzer!
Amen Thompson (24 pts, career-high 18 reb) corrals the Kevin Durant (27 pts, 5 3PM) miss to give Houston a thrilling 123-122 win over Miami. Reed Sheppard adds 23 points (8-12 FG, 5-8 3PM) and 4 steals with a career-high 14 assists in 37 minutes.
Bam Adebayo leads five Heat players in double figures scoring with 32 points (12-21 FG, 2-4 3PM) while matching his career-high with 21 rebounds. It’s the first 30/20 game of Bam’s career.
Tyler Herro tallies 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 39 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:26 ET
KD moves into 5th all-time
Kevin Durant drains the corner triple to give him 32,294 career points, surpassing the great Michael Jordan for 5th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Congratulations, KD!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:20 ET
Clips-Mavs in a good one
Kawhi Leonard is up to 25 points on 8-for-13 shooting with 4 made 3s, while Darius Garland notches a new Clippers’ career-high with 29 points (10-17 FG, 6-10 3PM) to go along with 3 boards, 9 dimes, one steal and one block.
Cooper Flagg (16 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk) and Naji Marshall (17 pts, 3 ast, 1 stl) lead the way for Dallas, but the Mavericks trail the Clippers 100-99 heading to the fourth quarter.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:13 ET
Hawks dominating at home
Dyson Daniels (26 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl) and CJ McCollum (23 pts, 4 ast) have the Hawks soaring against the Warriors, as they lead 113-87 with 8:34 remaining in the fourth.
De’Anthony Melton has a team-high 20 points for Golden State, adding 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals in 22 minutes. The Warriors are on the verge of losing their third straight and 8 out of their last 9 games.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:07 ET
Wemby is just unfair
Victor Wembanyama (20 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 5 blk) and Keldon Johnson (22 pts, 4 ast) power the Spurs’ 118-98 lead over the Pacers with 7:08 left in the contest.
Andrew Nembhard leads all scorers with 25 points on 8-for-13 shooting to go along with 7 dimes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 10:03 ET
Heat storm back in 3Q
Bam Adebayo (27 pts, 21 reb, 2 stl) and Tyler Herro (25 pts, 4 reb) fuel a 33-23 scoring advantage for Miami in the third quarter, and they’ve got a 102-101 lead over Houston with 7:38 remaining in the game.
Kevin Durant has 21 points on 7-for-14 shooting, as he’s now just 5 points away from moving into fifth on the all-time scoring list.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:50 ET
Kennard wins it for LA!
Luke Kennard (13 pts, 3 3PM) nails the go-ahead triple with 0.6 seconds left to give the Lakers their 9th straight win. Luka Dončić finishes with 33 points (12-30 FG, 3-13 3PM), 5 boards, 8 assists, 4 steals and one block in 38 minutes.
On his record-setting night for most regular-season games played (1,612), LeBron James posts 12 points (5-13 FG), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in 34 minutes.
Paolo Banchero (16 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl) and Jalen Suggs (14 pts, 6 ast) lead seven Magic players in double figures scoring. Orlando drops their fourth straight after winning their previous seven games.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:40 ET
Cavs rally for 3rd straight W
After trailing by as many as 15 points in the second half, Cleveland uses a 26-6 run in the fourth quarter to escape New Orleans with a 111-106 victory. Donovan Mitchell scores a game-high 27 points with a crafty dagger and-1 to send the Cavs back home with a 3-0 road trip.
James Harden finishes with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, one steal and one block after going scoreless in the first half. Evan Mobley adds 18 points, 8 boards and 2 blocks, and Sam Merrill notches a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Zion Williamson had 22 of his 25 points in the second half, with 15 coming in the third quarter alone, while Saddiq Bey tallies 19 points (4-8 3PM), 5 boards and 4 assists. The loss snaps a 7-game home winning streak for the Pels.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:26 ET
3-point game in Orlando!
The Magic have a 102-99 lead over the Lakers with 1:03 remaining in the game on NBA TV!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:19 ET
Mavs drop 42 in 1Q
Dallas gets 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting from downtown from Klay Thompson, while Cooper Flagg tallies 11 points, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. The Mavs hold a 54-42 edge over the Clippers with 7:52 to go before halftime.
Darius Garland has 10 points and 3 assists to lead the Clippers in both categories, and Kawhi Leonard and Derrick Jones, Jr. each have 7 points apiece.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:10 ET
Cavs-Pelicans down to wire
Cleveland rattles off an 18-4 run to trim a 15-point deficit to just one in the fourth quarter, as the Pelicans still lead 99-98 with under 5 minutes remaining in the game.
James Harden has 18 points after going scoreless in the first half, adding 7 boards, 8 assists, one steal and one block.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:06 ET
Pelle’s powerful finish!
Miami’s Pelle Larsson registers a 106.5 dunk score to top our leaderboard on this busy Saturday of hoops. He’s got 10 points (2-2 3PM), 3 boards and 2 assists in 14 minutes, but the Heat trail the Rockets 55-48 with under four minutes until halftime.
Kevin Durant has 11 points and is just 15 points shy of passing Michael Jordan for fifth on the all-time scoring list. Reed Sheppard has a game-high 18 points and 4 made 3s to go along with 3 steals.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 9:00 ET
Magic lead Lakers heading to 4Q
Orlando has a 87-82 lead over the visiting Lakers after three quarters of play. Jalen Suggs leads five Magic players in double figures scoring with 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting, along with 2 boards, 4 assists and one steal in 26 minutes.
Luka Dončić has a game-high 31 points on 11-for-26 shooting (3-10 3PM) with 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and one block. Austin Reaves (15 pts, 5 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk) and LeBron James (10 pts, 4 reb, 3 stl) are doing a bit of everything.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:54 ET
Spurs controlling 1H at home
Victor Wembanyama (6 pts, 6 reb, 3 blk) and Dylan Harper (8 pts, 2 ast) have the Spurs running on all cylinders in San Antonio, as they hold a 53-39 advantage over Indiana with 5:29 left in the first half.
Pascal Siakam has a game-high 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting in 12 minutes for the Pacers.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:50 ET
Zion drops 15 in 3Q
Zion Williamson scores 15 of his 18 points (8-10 FG) in the third quarter to help New Orleans take a 88-76 lead over Cleveland heading to the fourth quarter.
Evan Mobley (16 pts, 4 reb), Donovan Mitchell (15 pts) and the Cavs have some work to do in the final frame.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:43 ET
Hornets separating in 3Q
Charlotte jumps out to an 89-71 lead with 4:11 remaining in the third quarter behind LaMelo Ball (23 pts, 6 3PM), Brandon Miller (20 pts, 5 3PM) and Kon Knueppel (8 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast).
GG Jackson and Javon Small are the leading scorers for Memphis with 13 points apiece, while Tyler Burton and Taylor Hendricks each have 10 points off the bench.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:37 ET
Bam making things happen
Bam Adebayo (4 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl) and Simone Fontecchio (10 pts, 2 3PM) fuel Miami’s 29-26 edge over Houston with 1:14 left in the first quarter.
Amen Thompson has 8 points, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Kevin Durant notches 7 points on 2-for-3 shooting in 11 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:31 ET
Double-D on fire early
Dyson Daniels has 15 of Atlanta’s first 29 points to, as they lead Golden State 29-26 with 2:55 left in the opening quarter.
Draymond Green and Quinten Post have 5 points apiece to lead the Warriors.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:20 ET
Magic hold 65-62 edge after 2Q
Tristan da Silva (12 pts) and Jalen Suggs (10 pts, 4 ast) give Orlando a 3-point lead over the Lakers at halftime. Desmond Bane, Jamal Cain, Goga Bitadze and Jevon Carter all have 8 points apiece to power a balanced Magic offense.
Luka Dončić has a game-high 24 points on 10-for-17 shooting with 3 made 3s, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and one block in 19 minutes. On his record-setting night, LeBron James has 4 points, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals in 17 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:14 ET
Pelicans on top at halftime
New Orleans takes a 56-53 advantage over Cleveland after 24 minutes of play. Herbert Jones (12 pts, 4 3PM) and Saddiq Bey (11 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast) are fueling the charge for the Pelicans.
Evan Mobley (14 pts, 6-7 FG), Donovan Mitchell (12 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl) and Sam Merrill (9 pts, 3 3PM) are your leading scorers for the Cavs.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 8:07 ET
KD just 26 points away from MJ
Kevin Durant looks to lead Houston to a second straight win while attempting to surpass Michael Jordan for fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
Game tip is live on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:54 ET
Grizzlies-Hornets battling in 2Q
LaMelo Ball has a game-high 12 points to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 dimes and 2 steals, and Charlotte holds a 45-41 advantage over Memphis with 5:22 remaining before halftime.
GG Jackson leads the Grizzlies with 9 points on 3-for-6 shooting, and Taylor Hendricks chips in 8 points (2-3 FG, 2-2 3PM), 2 boards and 2 steals off the bench.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:50 ET
Reaves punishes the rim
Austin Reaves (8 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast) takes flight to cap the defense to offense transition for the Lakers. Luka Dončić is up to 16 points (7-11 FG, 2-3 3PM), 2 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and one block in 12 minutes, but LA trails Orlando 43-39 with 8:20 left in the second quarter.
Tristan da Silva leads the Magic with 10 points and 2 made 3s in 8 minutes.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:44 ET
Thunder win 11th straight
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drops a game-high 40 points on 17-for-27 shooting with 3 boards, 7 dimes and one steal to help OKC defeat Washington, 132-111. Isaiah Hartenstein tallies 9 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes, and the Thunder win their 11th consecutive game.
Bilal Coulibaly posts a team-high 21 points (8-15 FG, 3-5 3PM) with 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and one steal to lead six Wizards in double figures scoring. Washington loses their 15th in a row.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:38 ET
Cavs up on Pels after 1Q
Donovan Mitchell (9 pts, 3 reb, 2 stl) and Evan Mobley (6 pts, 2-2 FG) have Cleveland up 34-28 over New Orleans after one quarter.
Yves Missi has a team-high 6 points on 3-for-4 shooting with 4 rebounds, one steal and one block for the Pelicans.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:22 ET
LeBron sets another NBA record!
LeBron James passes Robert Parish for the most regular season games played in NBA history with his 1,612th appearance tonight. The King claims another throne in all-time fashion.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 7:08 ET
Final frame in D.C.
The Thunder have a 105-96 lead over the Wizards in the early stages of the fourth quarter. It’s been back and forth all evening, with 12 ties and 15 lead changes.
SGA is up to 36 points (15-25 FG), 3 boards, 6 assists and one steal, and Isaiah Hartenstein tallies 8 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in 19 minutes.
Bilal Coulibaly (19 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast), Alex Sarr (14 pts, career-high 8 ast) and Bub Carrington (14 pts, 3 ast) look to help Washington snap a 14-game losing streak.
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:35 ET
Thunder lead Wizards at half
Oklahoma City holds a 69-64 edge over Washington after two quarters of action in D.C. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is cooking with a game-high 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting in 18 minutes, while Ajay Mitchell adds 14 points and 3 assists.
Bub Carrington powers the Wizards with 14 points and 3 made 3s, and Alex Sarr has 11 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, one steal and one block.
Second half is underway on League Pass!
MARCH 21, 2026 // 6:10 ET
Welcome to a 10-game Saturday night!
The Los Angeles Lakers will try for a ninth consecutive victory when they take on the Orlando Magic in the first matchup of NBA TV’s doubleheader (7 ET). LeBron James is currently tied with Robert Parish for the most regular season games played in NBA history (1,611), as the King eyes another incredible record in his illustrious career.
Luka Dončić, who’s coming off of a 60-point outburst on Thursday, is averaging an absurd 40.9 points, 8.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 2.4 steals on shooting splits of 50.2 / 42.2 / 78.0 over his last eight outings.
To close out the evening of hoops, the Phoenix Suns will host the Milwaukee Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo (10 ET, NBA TV). Like Luka, Devin Booker is red-hot over his last eight contests, posting averages of 32.4 ppg and 5.0 apg in 34.9 minutes.
Here’s the rest of tonight’s schedule:

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Today’s schedule
All games are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
(7) Miami vs. (2) Purdue | 12:10 p.m. | CBS
(7) Kentucky vs. (2) Iowa State | 2:45 p.m. | CBS
(5) St. John’s vs. (4) Kansas | 5:15 p.m. | CBS
(6) Tennessee vs. (3) Virginia | 6:10 p.m. | TNT
(9) Iowa vs. (1) Florida | 7:10 p.m. | TBS
(9) Utah State vs. (1) Arizona | 7:50 p.m. | truTV
(7) UCLA vs. (2) UConn | 8:45 p.m. | TNT
(5) Texas Tech vs. (4) Alabama | 9:45 p.m. | TBS

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MARCH 22, 2026 // 4:15 ET
Welcome to a five-game Sunday in the NBA!
Deni Avdija and the Portland Trail Blazers visit Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets for the first of two primetime matchups on this light Sunday of pro hoops (5 ET, NBA TV). Portland (9th in West) will attempt to win a fourth consecutive game and continue their late season push to secure a spot in the SoFi Play-In Tournament, while Denver (5th in West) tries to make up ground in a packed race for top six.
In the national spotlight, Julius Randle and the Timberwolves take on Jaylen Brown and the Celtics on Sunday Night Basketball (8 ET, NBC/Peacock). Minnesota looks to right the ship without Anthony Edwards (knee), and Boston takes aim at a fifth consecutive victory.
Here’s tonight’s complete schedule:
Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets (5 ET, NBA TV)
Brooklyn Nets vs Sacramento Kings (6 ET)
Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks (7:30 ET)
Minnesota Timberwolves vs Boston Celtics (8 ET, NBC/Peacock)
Toronto Raptors vs Phoenix Suns (9 ET)

The Boston Celtics are back at TD Garden to begin a three-game homestand Sunday night vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Boston has won four consecutive games, including Friday’s surprisingly tough victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Jaylen Brown dropped 30 points in the win and has at least 30 in four of his last five games.
The Wolves were victorious in the last meeting between these two teams on Nov. 29, 119-115. This time, however, the Celtics will have Jayson Tatum in the mix, and Minnesota will be without its superstar Anthony Edwards (knee).
Follow our live blog below for score updates, highlights, news, and reaction throughout Sunday’s matchup:

The Celtics snapped their two-game losing streak Saturday night with a 111-100 win over the Washington Wizards at TD Garden.
The C’s opened up a huge lead by outscoring the Wizards 35-14 in the second quarter and led by 30 at one point in the third quarter. The Wizards outscored the Celtics 28-18 in the fourth quarter, which forced C’s head coach Joe Mazzulla to put his starters back in the game with five minutes left, but Boston held on for a double-digit victory.
Check out our Celtics-Wizards live blog below for a full recap of the game:

“I just have always been one of those people who wanted to travel the world,” Kelly told the Friday afternoon crowd at the Inc. Founders House at SXSW in Austin, Texas. “When you spin a globe, put your finger on it, and you’re like, ‘I want to go to Mongolia’—I still do that.”
His obsession with points dates back to the mid-1990s, when his well-traveled father put young Brian in charge of figuring out the best way to use those points for family trips. “It brought our family together,” said Kelly, now 42. “That little bit of joy I experienced was the seed that allowed me to recognize I didn’t want to spend my life at a cubicle in corporate America. But never in a million years did I think it would grow to what it is today.”
After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, Kelly was hired by Morgan Stanley, where he earned $70,000 a year and a reputation among colleagues for getting the biggest bang out of unused points. “Everyone had points, but no one knew how to use them,” Kelly said. “Airline websites were broken. So I thought, let me be the conduit to help people.”
He started The Points Guy blog in 2010 as a side hustle, charging clients a flat fee of $50 for transforming points into travel packages. “By the spring of 2011, I was making maybe 1,000 bucks a month,” Kelly said. That’s when a college friend who worked at an affiliate marketing company called LinkShare offered to teach him how to earn commissions by promoting another company’s products or services.
“I met with him that day in Times Square and it changed my life,” Kelly claimed. “That’s when my real entrepreneurial spirit started going.”
In his first six months, The Points Guy earned $1 million off his newfound affinity for affiliates. A year later, in 2012, he sold the company to Bankrate Inc. for $28 million. “I took the money and ran,” Kelly said.

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