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Lowe on Jenae Berry’s outing picking up the team, and Arizona’s overall performance: “I think it was. I mean, she did a great job of throwing her game and just limiting the damage. Gave us a chance to win the ball game. And we need to play better defense behind her. We need to hit […]
FORTY-SIX NATIONALLY TELEVISED COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAMES? WITH BOTH MARQUETTE TEAMS PLAYING BACK-TO-BACK? What a time to be alive. 17 games on the board today have at least one ranked team involved. FIVE of those games are ranked on ranked games. One of them is one of the three women’s basketball games on national TV today, […]
What is the biggest indignity an ACC basketball team can have in a season? It’s missing the ACC Tournament. You were so bad, you couldn’t even qualify for not just the NCAA tournament, but the ACC Tournament. Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech, and Notre Dame would all miss the ACC Tournament if it were today. All have … Continue reading »
The Kentucky Wildcats have had a significant turnaround this season, winning 8 out of their last 9 games. They’ve put themselves in a good position to be a contender in the SEC and a threat once the NCAA Tournament rolls around. Per Fanduel, the Wildcats are +1700 to win the SEC as of right now. […]
Will Stein has been rounding out his staff with some different hires as spring football quickly approaches. However, in today’s college football world, having a front office is a must to be successful year in and year out. Luckily, that is what this staff is building, and UK added a new name to the staff […]
That was not the performance you wanted after your most recent Illinois win. Wisconsin showed up ready to shoot – they hit back-to-back threes to start the game, but Coen Carr responded with a three-pointer and five points of his own. Michigan State followed that up with four consecutive misses by Jeremy Fears and Carson […]
Louisville Cardinals (18-6, 8-4) vs. Baylor Bears (13-11, 3-9) Game Time: 4 p.m. Location: Dickies Arena: Fort Worth, TX Television: ESPN Announcers: Dave Pasch (play-by-play) and Sean Farnham (analysis) Favorite: Louisville by 6.5 Series: Baylor leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: Baylor won 66-63 on Nov. 25, 2016 in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game at Paradise Islands, Bahamas Series History: Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville […]
The Wisconsin Badgers pulled off an impressive 92-71 victory over the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans at home on Friday evening, using a strong first half to pull away and get their second-straight Top 10 win after upsetting the No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini on the road on Tuesday. It was a big-time performance from […]
The Missouri Tigers completed their first day of the competition, with multiple program records and personal bests on Friday, Feb. 13 in Fayetteville and Boston. BU Valentine Invitational Results 3000m Record Time Run Senior Drew Rogers claimed second overall during the race with a new school record time of 7:49.00 minutes. Teammate Ryder James claimed […]
For the first time this season, Arizona men’s basketball will be without one of its key players when it plays Texas Tech on Saturday. Dwayne Aristode is out against the Red Raiders, according to the injury report shared by the Big 12 Conference. Aristode played eight minutes against Kansas on Monday night, with three minutes […]
The Kentucky Wildcats have positioned themselves to potentially win the SEC regular season title as we head into the final few weeks of the regular season. That makes tomorrow afternoon’s matchup with the Florida Gators even more important for the Cats, as it will be for the chance to lead the SEC. At this point, […]
One writer’s answer MAY SURPRISE YOU. One of the most disheartening parts of this year’s Super Bowl—which, we should note, featured a winning quarterback from the Big Ten* and a Super Bowl MVP running back from the actual Big Ten—was this ad: Now, I have two notes and a question based on this ad: What’s […]
Villanova will be back in action on Saturday afternoon as it travels to the CHI Health Center in Omaha to take on Creighton. This will be the second meeting between these two teams. The Blue Jays for the better of Villanova on Jan. 7, handing the Wildcats their first Big East loss of the season. […]
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans on Friday evening, looking to pull off their second Top 10 upset in a row after beating the No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini 92-90 on Tuesday. In the win, Wisconsin overcame a 12-point deficit with eight minutes left in the second half to […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Following Illinois’ first back-to-back losses of the season, the outside noise surrounding the program has shifted from praise to concern. The message inside the locker room remains clear: Don’t drink the poison. It’s no secret that Illinois head coach Brad Underwood’s program is built on grit, but even the grittiest teams eventually […]
Duke 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 22-2 ACC Record: 11-1 Previous 3 Games 2/10: W – 70 – 54 vs Pittsburgh @ Away 2/7: L – 68 – 71 vs Duke @ Away 2/3: W – 67 – 49 vs Boston College @ Home Duke Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank in ()) KenPom Ranking – 3 Offense […]
Purdue has been after Caden Pierce for quite some time and today, that work all paid off when he announced he would be joining Purdue next season. He chose Purdue over Duke, Gonzaga, Uconn, and Louisville. It is a massive get for Coach Painter out of the transfer portal, as he looks to replace Trey […]
It has been a full six days since the Spartans took to the court. Hopefully that layoff has the team recharged and ready to make a run down the stretch to contend for the conference crown. It starts tonight with a roadie against the Badgers. Are we in store for another nailbiter or can MSU […]
One more week down which means we are one more week closer to Selection Sunday and where Purdue will be heading for March Madness. I posted these questions prior to the game against Nebraska but the poll was open after that game as well. I’m interested to see the results of this one so let’s […]
Darian DeVries NOT a thing like Mick Cronin! Ilia Malinin falls off podium! Big 10 24-team playoff makes too much sense! Big Perk big dope!
While it may not have felt like it was possible a few nights ago, the sun did indeed still rise on the morning after Arizona lost its first game of the season. The Wildcats are still No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 but no longer unbeaten, that distinction done away by Kansas on […]
Greetings, BBN! The 2025-2026 Kentucky Wildcats season is 24 games in, which means it’s just seven games to go before SEC Tournament week and Selection Sunday. When UK dropped to 5-4 after taking a pounding from Gonzaga, and when they started SEC play 0-2 against Alabama and Missouri, their bracket status seemed very shaky and […]
Greetings, BBN! The midweek action was pretty “meh”. Almost all the favorites won, and there weren’t any ranked vs. ranked games. The only game that raised any eyebrows was the Missouri-Texas A&M one, where the Tigers went to College Station and knocked off the Aggies 86-85 thanks to a go-ahead dunk from Shawn Phillips Jr. […]
Make those dinner reservations a couple of hours earlier this year, because the ‘Hoos tipoff against the Ohio State Buckeyes at 8:00 p.m. in Nashville in a non-conference yet colossal-sized basketball game on Valentine’s Day. We are getting closer and closer to Selection Sunday, and this neutral-site affair in Music City is consequential for more […]
Darian DeVries talks IU Basketball shooting, Sam Alexis, Conor Enright, and rested legs!