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The Virginia Tech Hokies dropped their first game of the season, falling to the Saint Mary’s Gaels 77-66 in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas on Thanksgiving Day. The Hokies received bad news before tipoff as senior forward Tobi Lawal (12.8 PPG, 10.3 RPG) was ruled out for the remainder […]
The Wisconsin Badgers are taking on the Providence Friars in their first game of the Rady Children’s Invitational on Thursday, hoping to bounce back after a disappointing 98-70 loss to the BYU Cougars last Friday. Wisconsin went into that game with high hopes, looking to prove themselves as a top team in the country early […]
The Campbell Fighting Camels (4-3) play the North Dakota State Bison (3-2) on November 28, 2025. Campbell was victorious in its previous game versus Grambling, 67-51, on Saturday. Gianni Boone starred with 16 points, plus four boards and zero assists. North Dakota State won its most recent game versus Tulane, 83-72, on Friday. Avery Koenen was its top scorer with 22 points. Watch women’s college basketball , other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that...
The James Madison Dukes (4-3) battle the Boston College Eagles (4-4) on November 28, 2025. The matchup airs on BallerTV. In its most recent game, JMU topped Virginia Tech on Sunday, 65-56. Peyton McDaniel scored a team-high 19 points (and contributed three assists and 10 rebounds). Boston College won its previous game versus Merrimack, 77-72, on Tuesday. Athena Tomlinson starred with 21 points, plus eight boards and six assists. Watch women’s college basketball , other live sports and more...
The Northwestern Wildcats (5-0) aim to build on a four-game home win streak when they host the Abilene Christian Wildcats (4-1) on November 28, 2025. Northwestern won its previous game against Cleveland State, 75-68, on Friday. Grace Sullivan starred with 20 points, and also had 11 rebounds and zero assists. On Wednesday, in its last game, Abilene Christian beat North Texas 60-51. With 16 points, Payton Hull was its high scorer. Watch women’s college basketball , other live sports and more...
The Iowa State Cyclones (7-0) hope to continue a seven-game win streak when they host the Marquette Golden Eagles (4-1) on November 28, 2025 at Alico Arena. In its previous game, Iowa State beat Mercyhurst on Sunday, 112-62. Audi Crooks scored a team-high 27 points (and contributed one assist and four boards). Marquette won its most recent game against Milwaukee, 75-43, on Wednesday. Halley Vice led the way with 23 points, plus five boards and two assists. Watch women’s college basketball ...
The Chicago State Cougars (1-5) will look to stop a five-game road slide when they take on the New Mexico Lobos (5-2) on November 28, 2025 at Community School of Naples. New Mexico lost its previous game to Texas Tech, 82-57, on Sunday. Destinee Hooks led the way with 24 points, and also had five boards and two assists. Chicago State dropped its previous game to Northern Illinois, 67-57, on Monday. Marisa Gant starred with 15 points, and also had three boards and four assists. Watch women’...
Maryland women’s basketball gave up its Thanksgiving turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes for a tropical trip to Puerto Rico, where it competed in its only multi-team event of the 2025-26 season. The Terps will head back to College Park thankful for an undefeated showing, following their win over No. 16 Kentucky with a pure domination […]
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. It’s a busy day for the Virginia Tech Hokies as the men’s basketball team is competing in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas, while the women’s team is in the Virgin Islands to face BYU in the Paradise Jam. Meanwhile, new head football coach James Franklin is holding down the […]
We are just moments away from the North Carolina Tar Heels facing off against the Michigan State Spartans in their second game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Both teams enter today’s game 6-0 and hope to leave Florida with their unblemished records intact. The Tar Heels had quite a time dealing with St. Bonaventure a […]
Technically, the game did not matter in the context of the competition. Yet, Galatasaray has to feel good about their 50-point blowout win, 104-54, over Sopron in their final game of EuroLeague Women group play. The domination not only secured the club a perfect 6-0 record, but also saw the season debut of Marine Johannès […]
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Hammer and Rails, and an even happier black and old gold Friday tomorrow! If you’re a Purdue fan, you’re plate is going to be full with action tomorrow as Purdue basketball gets the day kicked off with a noon tip-off before the entree of the night, a […]
It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows in Lahaina. Turnovers were a key crux in the Broncos’ two losses, and even in its lone win. This was the type of week where you can interpret it in a multitude of ways. The pessimist – “Like every year, Leon Rice and Boise State couldn’t find a way […]
Your Georgetown Hoyas have given the fanbase a healthy helping to be thankful for so far this season, carrying an undefeated 5-0 record into the Thanksgiving holiday. Tonight, the festivities move to Orlando, where Georgetown faces a stiff test against the Dayton Flyers in the semifinals of the ESPN Events Invitational at Walt Disney World […]
Happy Thanksgiving, TOC Nation! I hope you are all a few pounds heavier than when you woke up this morning. This afternoon, our basketball team has the second of its games in the Ft. Myers Tip-Off. After soundly defeating East Carolina on Tuesday by a score of 89-56, we now get to take on another […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to regain some of the momentum they lost with their defeat to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday as they face the Atlanta Hawks on Black Friday. This will also be the Cavs’ last NBA Cup group stage game. They still have a chance to advance, but they may need some […]
By now, you have seen the insane +39 by Zach Edey in the Grizzlies win last night. Other than that being absolutely insane, it has come out that Zach Edey actually made history with that +39. Impressive to say the least. Zach Edey had a late start to the season as he came back from […]
Penn State. Florida. LSU. Auburn. All fine programs with plenty of history and, most importantly in this day and age, money. Any one of these would’ve made a fine next stop in the career path of Eli Drinkwitz. And maybe one day one of them will. For the time being, though Mizzou and Eli Drinkwitz […]
Rutgers Men’s basketball has one more game in the Players Era Tournament before it resumes typical regular season play, a Thanksgiving matchup with UNLV. The Scarlet Knights are set to tip off at 4:30 with a live broadcast being available on TruTV. A full breakdown and game preview is available here. As always, let us […]
Ryan Odom and the Cavaliers will return to JPJ on Black Friday to play Queens. Following their first loss of the season at the hands of an improved Butler team, Virginia has another chance to get back in the win column against a mid-major, before another mini stretch of more formidable opponents. This contest will […]
The Ducks men play this morning, and hope that the third time is a charm – and a win – at the Player’s Era Festival against Creighton. But to do that, they’ll have to actually play defense, which was conspicuously missing in their games against Auburn and San Diego State. When: Today, 11:00 am PT […]
Hello? Is anybody there? Happy Thanksgiving to you, yours, and those you care about. Even the Michigan fans. This will also serve as your open thread for Thanksgiving Day’s football. Maybe basketball if I don’t have time to put up a thread for that. Who’s to say? It wasn’t ideal to learn yesterday, after we […]
College basketball on today. Like…almost too much basketball? Wha’ happen? So…Michigan might be really, really, really good. Bonesaw Invitational Players’ Era Festival, Brought to You by PIF #7 Michigan Wolverines 101, #12 Gonzaga Bulldogs 61 Genuinely, just…terrifying. Yaxel Lendeborg and the Wolverines crumpled up Graham Ike and the Bulldogs and shoved them in a locker. […]
Olympiakos manager José Luis Mendilibar did not hide from the reality of what unfolded on Wednesday night. His team pushed Real Madrid to the brink in a wild Champions League thriller, ultimately falling 3–4 in a match that swung violently in both directions. After the game, the Spanish coach offered a candid, detailed breakdown of […]
Well, Vanderbilt didn’t impress yesterday in the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis, but they got past Western Kentucky 83-78. That gives us a semifinal matchup in the Battle 4 Atlantis against VCU. I’m pretty sure last time we played these guys, Jerry Stackhouse got escorted out of the building after getting ejected. Hopefully […]