The state of college basketball in 2026 is a mixed bag. The talent level might be as high as it’s ever been, but all the noise, money, and legal chaos surrounding the sport has left a bad taste in the mouths of many. The latest scandal, with former Chicago Bulls guard Antonio Blakeney among 26 people charged by the FBI in a massive point-shaving scheme, feels like a new low for a game already stretched thin by controversy.
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Ten days ago, Liverpool drew Fulham 2-2 with Florian Wirtz scoring their first goal. The goal was ruled onside using semi-automated offside technology. For Liverpool fans, that was the end of it. For Fulham and some in the broader football media landscape, it was a controversy. It was a controversy because it was a very […]
From The Liverpool Offside
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It’s safe to say that the Notre Dame Women’s basketball season has been a bit of a disappointment so far, but that doesn’t mean the season is coming to a screeching halt. Far from it. Notre Dame welcomes the #9 ranked Louisville Cardinals for an ACC showdown. Louisville is 6-0 in conference, so a win […]
From One Foot Down
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In a sold-out Welsh-Ryan Arena, the stakes of a historic rivalry were familiar for Northwestern. Unfortunately for ‘Cats fans, it was also an all-too-familiar storyline down the stretch on Wednesday night, as the Wildcats lost 79-68 to rival Illinois. With NU sitting at 0-6 to start Big Ten conference play, the frustration with Northwestern’s inability […]
From Inside NU
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Kentucky Football has had a great last month-and-a-half, and now they’re continuing their momentum by adding a local, homegrown player to their roster. Georgetown College defensive tackle Ben Reeves shared on social media Thursday that he has committed to Kentucky. He has three years of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-1, 240-pound lineman spent the last two years playing for […]
From A Sea Of Blue
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JD Davison has been an intriguing name dating back to October, when the Houston Rockets’ preseason kicked off. Well, he’s been an intriguing name dating back to 2021, when he was a five-star point guard in high school. In fact, Davison was the top point guard in his prep class. After a highly successful foray […]
From The Dream Shake
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The Maine Celtics have been on a roll. They’ve won 5 straight games and are slowly climbing up the Eastern Conference standings, while seeing standout performances from players like Amari Williams and Ron Harper Jr. But the key to success for Phil Pressey’s squad has been that the standard of competition remains, regardless of who […]
From CelticsBlog
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Maryland women’s basketball head coach Brenda Frese felt like her team lost a battle it rarely does in its loss against No. 14 Ohio State on Sunday: physicality. She knows that can’t happen again when the Terps play USC in Los Angeles on Thursday night. “It’s going to be a physical style of play,” Frese […]
From Testudo Times
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There are moments in Notre Dame football history that feel larger than the final score—games that announce something bigger is coming. The 1987 season opener against Michigan State was one of those moments. It was the first game of Notre Dame’s 100th season of football, and it came against a tough Spartan team led by […]
From One Foot Down
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Happy Thursday, everyone! We are roughly halfway through the 2025-26 college basketball season! With that said, let’s hand out some midseason awards for the 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season! Player of the Year: MJ Collins, Utah State Heading into the season, many thought third-year Utah State guard Mason Falslev would lead the charge for […]
From Mountain West Connection
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The Johnnies returned to Madison Square Garden after two impressive away wins against Butler and Creighton. Their opponent was the Golden Eagles of Marquette, and fans were optimistic, but several feared that the Johnnies could put on another less-than-scintillating effort similar to their deflating loss against Providence a week before. Some were talking about the […]
From Rumble In The Garden
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After winning their second Big Ten game of the year against Northwestern in another overtime thriller, Rutgers basketball is preparing to hit the road to take on Wisconsin. The Badgers are coming into this game on a three-game win streak after beating UCLA, No.4 Michigan, and Minnesota. Wisconsin currently sits at 12-5. Their most impressive […]
From On the Banks
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Globe Celtics at Heat preview: Boston heads to Miami after back-to-back losses On heels of $35,000 fine, Jaylen Brown offers insight into how he believes Celtics are being treated unfairly by officials CelticsBlog High IQ plays of Week 12 The art of the screen: Luka Garza spotlight The Celtics keep criticizing officiating — but it’s […]
From CelticsBlog
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Federal prosecutors charged 26 current and former men’s basketball players with fixing and attempting to fix at least 29 college basketball games in one of the biggest gambling schemes in college athletics history. The indictment listed 17 former players, including 15 who played in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons as well as a few who […]
From Mid-Major Madness
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—It’s game day for the red hot Louisville women’s basketball team. The Cards will face Notre Dame for a matchup of top 25 teams in South Bend. Here’s a preview. —The big story in the world of college basketball today is that 20 men were charged in a point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 college […]
From Card Chronicle
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Kentucky Basketball’s comeback win at LSU will be remembered for the ending. The Cats erased an 18-point second-half deficit in Baton Rouge and stole a 75–74 victory on a last-second bucket from Malachi Moreno. It was chaotic, dramatic, and exactly the kind of win Kentucky desperately needed. But the most important development from the night happened well before […]
From A Sea Of Blue
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Good afternoon, Dawg fans. With the 2026 College Football season officially coming to a close Monday night and the College Basketball season nearing its midway point, that can only mean one thing: baseball season is fast approaching. The Georgia Bulldogs baseball program is gearing up for what they hope will be another impressive year in […]
From Dawg Sports
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With half the basketball season complete and a quarter of the conference schedule in the books, it’s time to take a serious look at the championship race. As long-time readers know, I’ve consistently criticized preseason polls for their inherent bias and reliance on unsubstantiated data. This week on Stats Corner, we’re doing something different: ranking […]
From Mountain West Connection
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The college basketball world woke up on Thursday morning to a seismic shock: 20 individuals were charged by federal prosecutors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for “conspiracy to bribe and manipulate college basketball games” dating back to 2023. “This was a massive scheme that enveloped the world of college basketball,” U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said on Thursday […]
From Hustle Belt
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WRAL News reports that Thursday, the Centennial Authority board approved the purchase of new seats for the entire lower bowl and other areas increasing the capacity of the arena for hockey, basketball and concerts. The seats will be installed in July and August. According to KenPom, the largest basketball arenas are: After the upgrade, NC […]
From Backing The Pack
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Entering Wednesday night’s contest against Illinois, the Northwestern Wildcats could take solace in the fact that they were facing a team they had previously beaten three times in a row at home. However, NU’s clutch home victories against its cross-state rival seemed to have no bearing on this year’s rendition. The ‘Cats fell 79-68 against […]
From Inside NU
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It’s been a while since our last Syracuse Orange men’s basketball alumni update. Let’s check in on where former Orange are competing professionally. Buddy Boeheim It’s been an injury-riddled campaign for the 26-year-old in his second season with Oklahoma City’s G League team. Boeheim last played on Dec. 27, where he racked up 16 points, […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
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The first full week of 2026 demonstrated the strength of mid-major women’s basketball players. The week saw the highest scoring total ever by an Atlantic 10 player, two monster double-doubles in Springfield, Mo., a game-winning three-point play to cap off a 24-point, 12-rebound, five-steal performance, and two players who averaged better than 24 points and […]
From Mid-Major Madness
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College athletes are busy. There is practice multiple times a week, conditioning, games of basketball that sometimes require traveling to the other side of the country, and, oh yeah, classes with homework. All of that requires a support structure, and when your family lives nearly 4,500 miles away, it means a large part of that […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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As classes begin we get caught up on the latest from Syracuse’s Olympic Sports. Syracuse announced that on February 8th as part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, they will honor alum Kathrine Switzer. During the women’s basketball game against Louisville, Switzer’s #261 bib number will be added to the JMA Dome rafters. […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
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