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The Wisconsin Badgers were dealt an unfortunate blow to begin the offseason, as star guard John Blackwell announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal. Blackwell has immediately become one of the most sought-after transfers, being ranked as the No. 2 transfer in the portal by 247Sports heading into his senior season. As a junior, […]
Head coach Mark Campbell and the TCU Horned Frogs added a sharpshooter to the backcourt on Thursday, gaining a commitment from North Carolina sophomore guard Lanie Grant. The 5-foot-9 guard from Midlothian, Virginia played in 71 games and made 31 starts over her two years with the Tar Heels. Grant averaged 10.8 points, 2.3 assists […]
Northwestern rode its hot bats to a dominant 15-4 road win over UIC Wednesday afternoon. In his weekly column, Inside NU’s Sandy Tecotzky wrote that “NU’s hitters this season go up to the plate looking to do damage.” That mentality was on full display at Curtis Granderson Stadium, as the ‘Cats (13-15-1, 5-7 B1G) mashed […]
Back then, when Northwestern’s former coach Joe McKeown prioritized student-athlete recruits over the transfer portal throughout his tenure, Veronica Burton and Nia Coffey exemplified his philosophy as two of his best recruits, both finding success with the ‘Cats at different points in the program’s history. But times have changed. The transfer portal has become essential […]
Rutgers Athletics has promoted BJ Merriam to be the departments new Executive Senior Associate AD. In this new role, Marriam will help guide strategy related to revenue allocation and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). In this role, he will work closely with campus partners including the Office of General Counsel, University Ethics & Compliance, Financial […]
With the 2026 offseason underway, Northwestern is grappling with the departure of eight athletes to the transfer portal, including Tre Singleton — the highest ranked recruit in modern school history. With a roster overhaul needed, Chris Collins will be actively scouting the portal to locate talent that can replace those departing players. Below, Inside NU […]
Sounders trail 2-0 to Tigres after first leg.
Lamine Yamal has sent out a defiant message in the wake of Barcelona’s defeat to Atletico in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. Barcelona are 2-0 down to Diego Simeone’s side ahead of the return fixture in the Spanish capital next week, but Yamal isn’t giving up hope yet. “This isn’t over, […]
Just a few days into the offseason, Duke has already seen two rotation pieces—Nik Khamenia and Darren Harris—enter the transfer portal. What the Blue Devils haven’t heard yet are any decisions regarding the NBA Draft. Cam Boozer is surely off to be a Top 3 pick. Dame Sarr and Pat Ngongba have challenging stay-or-go decisions […]
My grandfather had a favorite saying: “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.” That was the second thing to cross my mind when UNC announced Michael Malone as its new men’s basketball head coach. Malone’s a unique answer to a complicated problem for UNC, which reached outside “the family” for a head coach for […]
Former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury ends his latest retirement this Saturday when he faces heavy-handed Arslanbek Makhmudov atop Netflix’s latest boxing show. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 1:00 pm ET. Fury (34-2-1, 24 KO) hasn’t seen action since December 2024, when he dropped second straight decision to […]
TCU Men’s Basketball received a haymaker to the gut on Wednesday with reports that sophomore forward David Punch intends to enter the transfer portal, departing the program after two standout seasons in Fort Worth. Punch earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention for the 2025-26 season, leading the Horned Frogs in scoring and rebounds, helping TCU reach […]
Indiana junior wing Nick Dorn is entering the transfer portal. The news was first reported by Joe Tipton and Sam Keyser. He is the fifth Hoosier to hit the portal this spring, joining Aleksa Ristic, Jasai Miles, Jason Drake and ... The post IU basketball junior wing Nick Dorn is entering the transfer portal appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The transfer portal is open and that means more players departing and arriving for the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team. Starting with the additions, former Siena forward Tasman Goodrick is joining the Orange along with teammate Gavin Doty and head coach Gerry McNamara, Goodrick announced in a social media post on Wednesday. Goodrick played just […]
One month ago today, UNC was at a pivotal point in the 2025-26 season. They were preparing for the ACC Tournament in hopes of not only padding their NCAA Tournament resume, but to win the ACC Tournament Championship. It was going to be a tough task considering the fact that Duke was playing as well […]
Emmanuel Innocenti. E-Man. The Italian Stallion. A dude seemingly assembled from equal parts grit, hustle, and sheer will is packing his bags and leaving Spokane after two seasons of doing everything the hard way and making it look easy. He may be the best on-ball defender to ever suit up for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, and […]
As we have seen in recent years, the portal giveth, and the portal taketh away. So far this year, we’ve seen Darren Harris and Nik Khamenia enter the portal, and we’ve started to see Duke being discussed with guys looking for new schools as well. The most intriguing of these is probably Flory Bidunga of […]
A year ago, I wrote about my three favorite mid-major coaching hires from that cycle. It featured Eric Olen (New Mexico), Bryan Hodgson (South Florida) and Lennie Acuff (Samford). We now know that Olen made the NIT semifinals in year one, Hodgson made the NCAA Tournament in year one and is off to Providence, and […]
Every year at this time, right when I realize how garbage my bracket turned out to be, I immediately say to myself, “Man, I’d love to shoot a 120 at Augusta.” Just the way the course looks on TV, I can only imagine TV doesn’t do it justice. I picture myself playing alongside of family […]
For the first time in almost 25 years, women’s basketball is back in Portland! The Fire kickstarted their new chapter last weekend with the expansion draft, where they selected from a pool of unprotected players from across the entire league. Where does the team go from here? Did the expansion draft give us any hints […]
The latest Duke Chronicle profile is of Blue Devil sophomore Isaiah Evans. As a freshman, Evans was a one-dimensional player, a three-point specialist. Basically, if his shot was on, he played, if not, he sat. This year was quite different. Evans is a great shooter, but he is a streaky shooter. This year, he went […]
Kansas Jayhawks News Through the Phog brings you three “dream transfers” from the portal Is Kansas basketball facing a “complete overhaul?” It’s not a tough question, but you can read Matt Tait’s answer SI is calling this week’s events a “mass exodus” from the Kansas basketball program Links! I thought this post was interesting. Is […]
Kentucky Basketball might have its eyes set on the next starting point guard in Lexington. One of the big pieces of transfer portal news yesterday involved BYU point guard Rob Wright entering his name in the portal. Wright immediately became one of the top prospects in the portal, and understandably so. As a sophomore at […]
“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On episode 200 of the Bucketheads Podcast, Connor and Justin are back to discuss the recent transfer portal news, the […]
Kentucky Basketball has shown interest in Furman guard Alex Wilkins as the Wildcats continue to explore transfer portal options to bolster their backcourt. Wilkins, a 6-foot-5, 175-pound guard, is coming off an impressive freshman season in which he averaged 17.8 points, 4.7 assists, and 2.0 rebounds per game. He shot an efficient 46% from the […]