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Another Pitino joins the Big East
Ben Remis
March 26, 2025
Good Morning! Here’s what happened in the world of sports on Tuesday, March 25.
NBA
Ready for some recaps?
The Heat crushed the Steph Curry-less Warriors 112-86 in Jimmy Butler’s return to Miami.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart became the first Knicks duo to record a triple-double in the same game. New York beat Dallas 128-113.
OKC became the first team in the league to reach 60 wins. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his 45th 30-point game of the year and the Thunder beat Sacramento 121-105.
NHL
And now we head down to the ice:
The St. Louis Blues won their seventh game in a row, beating the Montreal Canadiens 6-1.
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff became the second coach in NHL history to win 600 games with one team after Buffalo defeated Ottawa 3-2.
The Capitals lost 3-2 in overtime against Winnipeg, but Alexander Ovechkin scored another goal. He’s just six away from Gretzky’s record…
NOTEWORTHY NEWS
Xavier has hired New Mexico’s Richard Pitino as their new head coach. Pitino joins his father Rick as a basketball coach in the Big East conference.
The Patriots signed receiver Stefon Diggs to a three-year deal, upgrading the weapons around young quarterback Drake Maye. And just days after they brought in Jameis Winston, the New York Giants signed Russell Wilson. I hope they run a two-quarterback system.
A week after their loss in the NCAA tournament first four, St. Francis announced they are reclassifying to division three.
Aaliyah Chavez, the number one recruit in the nation for women’s basketball, announced her commitment to Oklahoma.
Two baseball announcements ahead of Opening Day– the Mariners signed catcher Cal Raleigh to a six-year, $105 million contract extension. And the Angels have placed pitcher last summer’s 74th overall pick Ryan Johnson on the major league roster, despite never pitching in a minor league game.
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard is out indefinitely with a blood clot in his right leg. "Damian's health is our No. 1 priority," Bucks general manager Jon Horst said in a statement. "We will support him as he moves through this weekly process of strict criteria to ensure that it is safe for him to return to play. Doctors have indicated that his situation is very unlikely to occur again.” Wishing Dame all the best in his recovery.
Sacramento State announced former NBA guard and NCAA champion at Arizona Mike Bibby as their new head basketball coach.
Finally, here’s one you didn’t expect to see–
TODAY’S BIG GAMES (all times Eastern)
NBA:
Lakers @ Pacers, 7:30 PM on ESPN
Celtics @ Suns, 10 PM on ESPN
NHL:
Devils @ Blackhawks, 7:30 PM on TNT/Max
Stars @ Oilers, 10 PM on TNT/Max
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