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The Wisconsin Badgers beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 84-71 at the Kohl Center on Sunday afternoon, using a big game from Nick Boyd to secure a crucial win that had big tournament projection implications. After a loss earlier in the week to the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Badgers needed to regroup and bounce back at home. […]
No. 14 Maryland women’s basketball had a day to remember on Sunday. It completed a dominant 99-66 win over Purdue — a fitting way to hold its Senior Day. Here are three takeaways from Maryland’s win. Seniors showed out Maryland honored its three seniors on Sunday, and all had days to remember. “You see the […]
Colorado State use efforts by Carey Booth and Jase Butler to pave way to upset victory. Aztecs second loss in a row raises concerns about tournament at-large invite. The Aztecs hit the road on Saturday as they travelled to Fort Collins to take on the upstart Rams. Coming off of a loss at home on […]
First Quarter Nebraska’s defense comes out of the gate hot, forcing a turnover, leading to an Amiah Hargrove layup. Britt Prince starts her scoring early as she blows by a Washington defender for two. Both teams have been coming up empty handed due to the defenses stepping up. Prince gets a tough shot off glass […]
The Syracuse Orange on Sunday were looking for the first victory over the NC State Wolfpack in almost a decade, but unfortunately, the program’s losing streak to them will continue. Syracuse fell 82-69 to NC State in Reynolds Coliseum, dropping its 10th straight in the all-time series. The Orange battled early but quickly fell behind. […]
As the game had lost its meaning before halftime, Northwestern’s downward trend continued and their hope of the Big Ten Tournament spiralled. The Wildcats (8-19, 2-14 B1G) suffered a 92-65 loss to Illinois (19-7, 9-7 B1G). This marked NU’s ninth consecutive loss overall and its eight straight against the Fighting Illini. Northwestern’s offense was led […]
This was arguably the biggest non-conference regular season game Duke has played in years. Everyone said it felt like a Final Four atmosphere. And when the dust cleared at the end of a physical and emotional battle, Duke was the team with the victory and the vaunted Michigan Wolverines took the L. Both Donald Wine and […]
One might think that after Duke came out and smacked the team in the mouth in the first half that they would hunker down and vow to never let that happen again. You would be wrong though because once again versus Virginia this afternoon Louisville came out flat and tentative and dug itself into a […]
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Kohl Center on Sunday afternoon, with tip-off set for 3:00 p.m. on FS1. Wisconsin is coming off a rough 86-69 loss on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a game where they fell behind early and could never recover. After the game, […]
No. 10 Ohio State women’s basketball was in uncharted territory on Sunday afternoon when it entered a matchup against the USC Trojans on a two-game losing streak. Before the last week, the Buckeyes bounced back from previous defeats but had a humbling week against Maryland and Minnesota. Head coach Kevin McGuff’s side hoped to avoid […]
Michigan State entered today’s game against Ohio State likely in a must-win situation to work towards a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament. The initial top 16 reveal yesterday had the Spartans on the #4 line. MSU has a brutal closing stretch in the Big Ten regular season that features Purdue, Indiana, and Michigan on the […]
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After a huge win at home against No. 24 Wisconsin Wednesday night, the Ohio State Buckeyes (17-10, 9-7) made the trip to East Lansing to take on the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans (22-5, 12-4). After a back and forth game, the shorthanded Buckeyes fell 66-60. The Buckeyes were missing some key players in this […]
Kentucky Basketball was walking tall not long ago, winners of seven of eight, and now walks out with a third straight loss that feels like it ripped the air out of the season. Auburn had the building absolutely rocking, but the Cats did not flinch early. Kentucky controlled the first half, closed strong, and went […]
With any sort of postseason play now a distant memory, the best Dana Altman’s group can do now is make life difficult for those currently fighting for it. Saturday, they did just that, upsetting USC 71-70 at the Galen Center in LA. After a tightly contested game, the Ducks found themselves in a familiar spot, […]
Mir McLean and Saylor Poffenbarger were born in Maryland and developed relationships with Brenda Frese as soon as it became clear they were potential Division I basketball players. For Poffenbarger, that was in middle school. After both initially committing to UConn and playing at an intermediate school in between, their relationship came full circle on […]
The Carolina blue skies are a bit clearer and brighter these days now that the Tar Heels have Henri Veesaar back in action. He was instrumental in taking down Syracuse on the road, and if we’re being really honest, they probably don’t win that one without him. The Orange played a bit better than they […]
With the season weathering to a close, Northwestern will face off against Illinois in its penultimate home match of the season. The ‘Cats are looking to snap two skids today — an eight game losing streak overall, and seven straight loses to the Fighting Illini. Here’s how to follow along in this Sunday afternoon conference […]
Who: Iowa State (21-6, 9-6 Big 12) at No. 12 TCU (24-4, 12-3 Big 12) Where: Schollmaier Arena – Fort Worth, Texas When: Sunday, February 22, 2026 – 3 p.m. Watch: ESPN (PxP: Eric Frede, Analyst: Christy Thomaskutty) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson)
UConn women’s basketball celebrated senior day by annihilating the Providence Friars on Sunday at Gampel Pavilion, 81-38. Geno Auriemma started his four healthy seniors: Azzi Fudd, Serah Williams, Caroline Ducharme and Ayanna Patterson. It was Patterson’ first career start and Ducharme’s first since Nov. 19, 2023. The Huskies got a balanced scoring effort in the […]
Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong both had 13 points to lead a balanced effort as the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team clobbered the Providence Friars, 81-38, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT on Sunday. Click on picture to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view the gallery
The Tar Heels, coming off a horrible road loss to NC State, got their act together to get a big Quad 1 road win over Syracuse on Saturday night, to complete the season sweep. North Carolina fell behind early in the first and let the Orange tie it up a couple times in the second, […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange basketball team saw its offense stall in a 77-64 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday afternoon. The game was tied at 44 with 12:07 to play after William Kyle III tipped a Derek Dixon pass out of the air, secured possession and dribbled coast-to-coast for a […]
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You were watching the NFL Playoffs. You’ve been watching the Winter Olympics. You needed the extreme low intensity of an NBA All-Star Weekend as a detox from the high stress of said NFL Playoffs and Winter Olympics. Whatever your secret excuse for not watching mid-major college hoops this year, your secret is safe with us. […]