Latest blog entries about College Basketball
Purdue’s Big Ten hopes are on the line this week as it heads to Nebraska and Iowa. The Boilermakers need at least a split of those two games if it wants to stay alive in the conference title race, and a win at top 10 Nebraska would be a huge boost towards that goal. On […]
In the unlikelihood you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve no doubt seen or been exposed to the popular “6-7” trend that captivated our youth around the nation. It’s funny how something that is absolutely meaningless spreads like wildfire, and it continues to hold on through its dying embers. Eventually though, all things must come […]
In order to win the Premier League you need to be good, but you also need to be lucky. Watch the season in review DVD of any Premier League champion and you’ll see a few games where the title charge was kept alive thanks to some lucky bounces. The Roman philosopher Seneca is attributed with […]
Raphinha has offered an update on his fitness and says he still does not know if he will be fit to play in Thursday’s Copa del Rey semi-final for Barcelona against Atletico. The Brazilian was initially ruled out for a week with an overload, meaning he missed the two wins over Albacete in the Copa […]
After dispatching then-No. 3 UConn on Friday night, St. John’s moved up five spots to No. 17 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll. The Red Storm also improved to No. 17 in the latest USA Today Coaches’ Poll. This is the ninth week St. John’s has appeared in the AP top 25 this season, […]
Kevin Willard is now the head coach of Villanova and there are some Maryland fans who are still unhappy about it. It was a bit of a controversial split for Willard and Maryland last year. On Saturday, there was a contingent of Terps’ fans who sat around the Villanova bench as the Wildcats defeated Georgetown […]
1. Utah State Utah State remained in the top spot in this week’s rankings. They escaped Laramie with a narrow 85-83 victory over the weekend, shooting north of 70 percent in the second half behind Mason Falslev, MJ Collins and Drake Allen. They own the most Quad 1 wins (3) in the Mountain West while […]
Louisville Cardinals (17-6, 7-4) vs. NC State Wolfpack (18-6, 9-2) Game Time: 7 p.m. Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky. Television: ESPN Announcers: Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Jay Williams (analysis) and Molly McGrath (sideline) Favorite: Louisville by 6.5 Series: Louisville leads, 15-14 Last Meeting: Louisville won 91-66 on Feb. 12, 2025 in Raleigh Series History: Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville NC State Injury Reports: Statistics: […]
Endrick’s agent, Thiago Freitas, spoke on the Win Win channel about the Brazilian forward’s adaptation, his loan to Lyon, and his long-term future at Real Madrid. “Endrick had absolutely no problem adapting at all. He scored in his first Champions League match, in his first La Liga match, and in his first Copa del Rey […]
Arizona men’s basketball’s run atop the Associated Press poll is now the longest in school history. Arizona is ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the ninth consecutive week, breaking the program record set in 2013-14. Arizona received all first-place votes. Michigan is ranked No. 2, followed by No. 3 Houston, No. 4 […]
Purdue had just one game last week, and it was a game where the Boilermakers barely escaped, at that. The rest of the Big Ten saw some minor shakeups. Minnesota’s midweek upset of Michigan State helped. Michigan State coming back to beat Illinois in overtime helped, too. Right now, the Boilers do not control their […]
One loss and the Illini dropped to No. 8 in the AP poll on Monday. Illinois couldn’t come through in overtime at Michigan State on Saturday in a 85-82 loss. It snapped the Illini’s 12-game winning streak, which dated back to Dec. 13. The Illini were No. 5 in the AP poll last week. No […]
Yes, I’m sure what you want to read right now is something about UNC Basketball that isn’t basking in Saturday night’s already-legendary victory, but we have a schedule to adhere to, and Tuesday’s game at Miami isn’t getting any further away. Somewhat like UNC before Saturday night, the Canes have compiled a 7-3 record in […]
Kymora Johnson outdueled Hannah Hidalgo, John Paul Jones Arena raised a banner in honor of Debbie Ryan, and the Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team handled business in an emphatic 81-70 win over Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon. On what was a frigid Super Bowl Sunday in C’Ville, UVA, which improved to 17-7 overall and 9-4 […]
In a pre-Super Bowl Sunday afternoon matchup, Northwestern hung with an 18-5 Iowa team from start to finish, but wasn’t quite able to completely close the gap down the stretch. After trailing by as much as 14 in the second half, a Jake West three with 2:04 remaining cut the Hawkeye lead to just three […]
The Rhode Island and Richmond women’s basketball teams are a combined 41-6 this season and 22-1 in the Atlantic 10. The only loss there was when the Rams knocked off the Spiders 73-61 back on Dec. 30. The two are Nos. 1 and 2 in this week’s Other Top 25 for a second straight week. […]
Villanova Wildcats 18-5 (9-3) vs Marquette Golden Eagles 9-15 (4-9) Where: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) When: Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 PM Betting Line: Villanova -9.5 (subject to change) How to Watch: TNT + truTV How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Net Rankings: Villanova 32, Marquette 114 (Quad 3) KenPom: Villanova 27, Marquette 106 Torvik: Villanova 32, Marquette 98 About […]
The story coming out of Saturday’s loss to Virginia should be that Syracuse has lost 6 of 7 games and completely fallen out of any chance to make the NCAA Tournament during this tretch. It’s clear we are heading towards a coaching change in March, but the disappointment has fans going off the rails. Instaed […]
While the Dallas Mavericks were in the middle of being handed their seventh consecutive loss, the best day of college basketball to date this season was unfolding. The rivalry that is Duke and Carolina delivered once again. Illinois and Michigan State went to overtime. Kentucky overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Tennessee. And potential top […]
Northwestern opened its 2026 season on Friday at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Arizona, and head coach’s Kate Drohan’s infield is one of the most intriguing storylines to monitor. Drohan opted to move sophomore Kaylie Avvisato to center field for the season opener after earning All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors playing shortstop in 2025. Senior […]
Another close game has fallen by the wayside. In a season full of “almosts,” Northwestern men’s basketball suffered another defeat after failing to break through in the final minutes, falling 76-70 to an Iowa team that had just enough gas on offense to outlast the Wildcats’ late charges. Compared to their 40-point blowout loss at […]
The Wisconsin Badgers had an impressive comeback on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers this weekend, coming back from a double-digit deficit to send the game to overtime. In the final five minutes, Wisconsin was either leading or tied for the entire period up until the final two seconds, when two Lamar Wilkerson free throws […]
Former welterweight champion Errol Spence just recently caught up with Fight Hype for a bit to talk about Jermell Charlo calling him out for a fight, while also weighing in with his thoughts on an upcoming super weightweight title fight between Sebastian Fundora and Keith Thurman. Check out some of what he had to say […]
We’ve talked over and over and over about Marquette women’s basketball having massive lapses over the past month or so. As of late, the lapses haven’t officially cost the Golden Eagles anything, although things came very close against DePaul back on January 28th. Sometimes the lapses didn’t even look like it was really a problem […]
Playing basketball on Super Bowl Sunday anywhere in the United States would be attendance death but in French-speaking Canada, it makes no difference. The Canadian Football League plays its big game, the Grey Club, in late November. (The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Montreal Alouettes, 25-17, ICYMI.) So the Long Island Nets did well on Sunday […]