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Indiana, you big banana. Here’s a place-filler open thread because life’s crazy. Probably will have some time/tv/line/SEO-friendly stuff coming your way in a minute. For now: Day 2 Recaps Day 3 Previews [9] Iowa Hawkeyes vs. [8] Ohio State Buckeyes11am | BTN | Ohio State -1.5 (completely made-up) | O/U 136.5 (completely made-up) 12] Washington […]
Indiana, you big banana. Here’s a place-filler open thread because life’s crazy. Probably will have some time/tv/line/SEO-friendly stuff coming your way in a minute. For now: Day 2 Recaps [9] Iowa Hawkeyes 75, [17] Maryland Terrapins 64 The above was actually unfair to Maryland — the Terps had a halftime lead on the Hawkeyes that […]
Northwestern has already exceeded expectations with its second upset win over Indiana on Wednesday, but the path forward in the Big Ten Tournament will have to go through familiar territory against Purdue. The Wildcats tested the Boilermakers in their first matchup eight days earlier, leading the game on Senior Night for 30 minutes before the […]
Iowa State returns to the floor Thursday looking to advance in the Big 12 Tournament, facing Texas Tech in the quarterfinal round at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The No. 7 Cyclones enter the matchup at 26-6 overall and 12-6 in Big 12 play, while the No. 16 Red Raiders come in 22-9 overall and […]
Well, uh … third time’s the charm? Wolfpack vs. Cavaliers Tip time: Noon ET TV: ESPN2 (Kevin Brown, Jay Williams) Online streaming: WatchESPN
Final Score: Kentucky 78 – Mizzou 72 Second Half First Half Pregame Info Game Info When | 11:30 a.m. CT Where | Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, MO TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 32.8% chance
Erling Haaland’s Rafael Pimienta has spoken out about the Manchester City striker’s future after Barcelona presidential candidate Victor Font claimed he was trying to secure a buy option on the Norway star. As expected, Pimienta has given the talk short shrift, insisting Haaland is perfectly happy where he is and that there’s been no contact […]
Rutgers fans, it’s game day! After defeating Minnesota 72-67 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament, the Scarlet Knights will face UCLA in the tournament’s third round today. The Bruins did not participate in the first two rounds of the tournament, as they earned a double-bye from having a 13-7 conference record in […]
Quick and dirty today. Golf The Wildcat women faltered in the final round and finished fourth at the Yale Invitational West in La Quinta, Calif. on Tuesday. After entering day two at 6-under, the Cats posted a 15-over third round, pushing the team and everyone on it down the leaderboards. After being only two strokes […]
The Wisconsin Badgers face the Washington Huskies in the Big Ten tournament’s third round at the United Center in Chicago. Tipoff is at 1:30 PM CT on the Big Ten Network, and the Badgers are favored by 6.5 points. Wisconsin completed its regular season with another impressive win on the road against 15th-ranked Purdue, 97-93. […]
Before the start of the 2024-25 NHL season, Bill Guerin declared his belief that Matt Boldy could be a 50-goal/50-assist player. The breakout didn't arrive last year, despite the Minnesota Wild forward scoring a career-high 73 points. Still, the big, faster-than-you-think, skilled winger has always...
The North Carolina Tar Heels take the court in the ACC Tournament for the first time tonight at 9:30 PM. Carolina takes on fellow charter ACC member Clemson in the quarterfinals. Last night, Clemson earned the 71-62 victory over Wake Forest. UNC defeated Clemson just nine days ago. As each team finished with the same […]
Game 1: No. 1 St. John’s Red Storm 25-6 (18-2) vs No. 9 Providence Friars 15-17 (7-13) at 12:00 PM on Peacock + NBCSN Betting Line: St. John’s -11.5 (subject to change) Winner faces the winner of Seton Hall/Creighton Game 2: No. 4 Seton Hall Pirates 20-11 (10-10) vs No. 5 Creighton 15-16 (9-11) at […]
Again, this morning’s bracket looks an awful lot like Wednesday’s. I’ll get into why that is as I run through today’s schedule after this morning’s full bracket and rundown. Remember to check the Blogging the Bracket feed for my insights and observations over the next four days. NOTES: (1) East (Washington, D.C., Fri./Sun.) Greenville (Thurs./Sat.) […]
Tuesday night was fascinating for me as a sports fan. I started my night by watching my college’s depressingly bad basketball team lose to Northwestern to end its season in the Big Ten tournament, then switched the channel to watch Team USA lose in embarrassing fashion to Italy in the World Baseball Classic. At the […]
Where oh where did it all go wrong? The 2025-26 Men’s Basketball season looked, for all intents and purposes, like an exciting ride that would hopefully end up in perhaps the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Then they actually played. Things felt off from the get-go, as the Ducks (returning their Big Three and […]
One thought is for certain: the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball will be completely different in 2026-27. Less than 24 hours removed from the Orange’s regular season finale, the changes already started off the court. Coach Adrian Autry is officially out, along with GM Alex Kline and (reportedly) the rest of the coaching staff. A lot […]
IU basketball’s stay in the 2026 Big Ten tournament was brief as it fell 74-61 to Northwestern on Wednesday night. Here are five takeaways from the loss to the Wildcats: Indiana’s defense again leads to its demise Indiana’s defensive struggles ... The post Five takeaways from IU basketball’s loss to Northwestern appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
Don’t let the Rebs get hot? Cinderella story? Why not us? Any other cliches we want to cling to as Chris Beard attempts the greatest SEC Tourney run ever? Let’s be honest, being the 15 seed out of 16 does not inspire any kind of enthusiasm from the fan base and you would even be […]
The story of the week so far has been the complete inability of bubble teams to win games. On Tuesday, the ACC took center stage as both Stanford and Virginia Tech lost to put an end to their at-large hopes. ... The post Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of March 12th, 2026 appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The 2025-26 Marquette men’s basketball season is in the rear view mirror after Wednesday night’s 89-87 loss to Xavier in the first round of the Big East tournament, and so our eyes turn to the future for head coach Shaka Smart and the program that he guides. It’s going to be a very interesting offseason, […]
Ohio State’s men’s basketball team opens up what they hope is a deep run in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, taking on the Iowa Hawkeyes at the United Center in Chicago. By closing out the regular season on a three-game winning streak, including a win over Purdue during that stretch, Ohio State likely has […]
2026 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Format Traditional bracket, but with split quarterfinal doubleheaders aimed at giving the top two seeds a rest day before the semifinals. Plus, the No. 1 seed meets the winner of the 9/10 first-round game, with the 2 seed playing the 7/8 winner. Site Boise’s Idaho Central Arena, […]
Duke opens ACC Tournament play against Florida State Thursday, and if you’ve been reading here, you know we think highly of Luke Loucks’ coaching job this season. Honestly? It’s been masterful. Loucks is not in the situation Duke is in. He is not able to get a steady stream of 5-star recruits. Instead, Loucks has […]
Throughout this week and into the weekend, it’ll be “Championship Week” in the college basketball season. Across the country, all of the conference have crowned or are still crowning their champions and the team that will represent them in the upcoming men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments. While the first weekend of the NCAA Tournaments get […]
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