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It wasn’t the smoothest 40 minutes, but Kentucky basketball came out with a vengeance in the second half and cruised past Nicholls 77-51 on Tuesday night in the 2025-26 season opener. The Wildcats saw four players score in double figures, had 21 assists, and out-rebounded the Colonels 51-30. After a disjointed first half, where the […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Indiana women’s basketball opened up the 2025-26 season with an 80-46 win over Lipscomb on Tuesday night at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. It was the first official look at a new-look Hoosiers roster that features several newcomers and just two returners from the 2024-25 team that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament before […]
From The Crimson Quarry | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Kentucky Wildcats opened up their season tonight as they welcomed the Nicholls Colonels to Lexington and Rupp Arena. In what was a sub-par game from the Cats, they ended up knocking off the Colonels, 77-51. If you were expecting offense in the first half, well, you tuned into the wrong game. Similar to the […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Offense moves away from Smith When the game gets tough, when Purdue really needs a basket, Braden Smith will be there, dribbling up above the key, waiting for a big man to set a screen and send the nation’s best pick and roll attack into motion. But for the start of this game, and throughout, […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Purdue started this game with bad news as it was announced that Trey Kaufman-Renn was out with a hip/back issue. It’s never fun to have an All-American miss a game. But hey, no matter. Purdue had Jack Benter step into the starting lineup and he handled it all with no problem. If you’re going to […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Update: Well, it looks like Trent Noah is ok after that first-half scare! However, Noah did not play in the second half, hopefully for precautionary reasons. After the game, Mark Pope said Noah was “good to go,” so it seems like he’s not in danger of a prolonged absence. ————- It took all of one […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
UConn women’s basketball held on to beat the No. 20 Louisville Cardinals 79-66 in the Armed Forces Classic at the US Naval Academy on Tuesday. The Huskies led 25-9 at the end of the first quarter but were out-scored 57-54 the rest of the way. They led by as many as 25 in the fourth […]
From The UConn Blog | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Name: Southern University and A&M College “And A&M College”? What? Hang on, we’ll get to it. Founded: Chartered in 1880 by the Louisiana State Assembly and opened their doors for the first time in New Orleans in March 1881. I continue to be fascinated by these spring dates for the first day of classes back in the day. […]
From Anonymous Eagle | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Big East teams will take the court across three games on Wednesday’s college basketball schedule, and we have your best bets information below. That includes the South Dakota Coyotes taking on the Creighton Bluejays at CHI Health Center Omaha. How to Bet on Big East Games Best Big East Spread Bet Today: Creighton vs. South Dakota Creighton is favored by both DraftKings and the model, but the model has them winning by significantly less (27.5 to 21.0 points). Take South Dakota and the...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
When the University of Arizona decided a couple years ago to move from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 one of the most positive developments of that choice was the prospect of annual battles against Kansas In men’s basketball. Not football. Like the UA, Kansas is much more known for the hardcourt than the gridiron. […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Kentucky Wildcats fans have a packed week of sports, starting with basketball. The Wildcats face Nicholls State on Tuesday and Valparaiso on Friday, with both games only available via online stream through SEC Network+. Fans can access the games via the ESPN app on their computer or phone for live coverage. As the week continues, […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Expectations are sky-high for this Kentucky Wildcats team heading into the 2025-2026 season. So much so that, aside from the goal of winning the ninth national championship on program history, this Wildcats team is capable of winning 30 games. That’s according to ESPN’s Myron Metcalf, who believes Kentucky is one of 17 teams that can […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
College basketball tipped off this week, and it couldn’t have come any sooner for Brooklyn Nets fans. That has nothing to do with their appreciation for Gus Johnson’s voice nor the nostalgic “back to school” vibes which the collegiate game brings. It has everything to do who they are, where they’re at, and where they […]
From NetsDaily | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Welcome to the 2025-’26 Purdue basketball season! It’s been a long eight months of anticipation since the Boilermakers exited the floor at Lucas Oil after coming up just short against the top-seeded Houston Cougars in a game that very easily could have broken their way. During their time out of the spotlight, Matt Painter has […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team kicks off the 2025-26 season on Thursday night when they host the North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Williams Arena. It begins year three for Dawn Plitzuweit as the head coach of the Gophers, and hopefully another giant step forward. Minnesota went from WNIT runner ups to WBIT Champions […]
From The Daily Gopher | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Kentucky basketball is back, baby! Mark Pope is entering Year 2, and expectations are sky-high. The Cats are taking on the Nicholls Colonels on Tuesday night in Rupp Arena. Game time is set for 7:00 PM ET on the SEC Network. Kentucky enters the new season as the preseason No. 9-ranked team. However, it should […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Before the 2024-25 Ohio State women’s basketball season, head coach Kevin McGuff said that recruiting class for the 25-26 campaign was going to be small. Until a late commitment flip and freshman transfer situation, the 2025 class was guard Dasha Biriuk. Now, the 6-foot-2 guard from Ukraine, by the way of Tennessee, joins the Buckeyes. […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
I mean we knew that right? It kind of reminds me of guards that played for John Calipari at Kentucky. They were talented recruits, had pretty good college careers but then exploded when they got to the NBA. It makes you wonder how we laid an egg against Kentucky and Florida with a talent like […]
From Red Cup Rebellion | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
With the Wildcats tipping off their regular-season schedule tonight vs. Nicholls, Otega Oweh is feeling great after working through a turf toe injury this summer. In a recent interview with Goose Givens, Oweh admitted he had some rust to work out following a two-month layoff due to his injury. The good news is Oweh believes […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
It’s been a long offseason after Purdue lost in the Sweet 16 to Houston. Purdue fans have been champing at the bit to get back to basketball season. Of course, the football season we’ve endured hasn’t exactly been helpful in satiating our Purdue fandoms in the interim. However, all that is behind us. We are […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Basketball season started in Boulder with a bang, as the Buffaloes bested the Montana State Bobcats by a final score of 84-78. Despite ten lead changes in the back-and-forth game, Colorado got a late push from an expected star to get them across the finish line for their first win of the year. The Buffs […]
From The Ralphie Report | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
After months of anticipation, the Wisconsin Badgers tipped off the 2025–26 season in style, rolling past Campbell 96–64 at the Kohl Center. It wasn’t perfect, but it was the kind of performance that showcased both the team’s offensive depth and its potential ceiling. Here’s what we learned from the Badgers’ season-opening win. John Blackwell is […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s early in the week and that means that it’s time for you all to be […]
From Hammer and Rails | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Indiana men’s basketball is set to tip off the 2025-26 season on Wednesday against Alabama A&M for the first official game of the Darian DeVries era in Bloomington. It’s a new-look roster for the Hoosiers, with no holdovers from Mike Woodson’s final 2024-25 team. DeVries and his new staff added several new players from the […]
From The Crimson Quarry | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Indiana women’s basketball is set to tip off the 2025-26 season on Wednesday against Lipscomb for the official debut of head coach Teri Moren’s new-look roster. Moren, the most successful coach in program history, is entering her 12th season in Bloomington and perhaps her most pivotal. She maintained the standard with another NCAA tournament appearance […]
From The Crimson Quarry | about 1 month ago | 0 reads