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Before coming to Arizona, Seth Doege helped lead Marshall to a Sun Belt Conference championship in 2024. And one of his commitments for the following season was Shane King, a 3-star prospect from Georgia. A coaching change at Marshall resulted in King heading to Southern Miss, while Doege came to Tucson. But now they’ll get […]
Another big win at the Barn for Gopher basketball, upsetting #19 Iowa 70-67. Back-to-back Big Ten wins for Minnesota, who now sit with a 3-1 Big Ten record and have won five straight games. The Gophers led by nine at the break and maintained an 8-14-point cushion for most of the second half before Iowa […]
One overarching story from the first season of Unrivaled basketball was the indomitable Lunar Owls. Head Coach DJ Sackmann, a New Jersey-based skills trainer who has long been at the forefront of professional player development, led his team to a 13-1 regular season record—five games ahead of the second place team. With all the momentum […]
Mizzou women’s basketball is off to an 0-2 start to conference play, losing its two games by a combined 40 points. However, this is quite understandable given that it came against No. 2 Texas and No. 6 Kentucky, who are a combined 30-1 so far this season. It’s no surprise that the SEC is once […]
Mark Pope is out of excuses. He can say whatever sentimental or philosophical thing he wants whenever Kentucky loses. I get it, he cares so much about this team and this program. That’s great. But now, the onus is on him to get this team’s identity figured out. Wednesday night, Kentucky will take on the […]
Despite leading by as many as 16 points in the second half against the 22nd-ranked Kansas Jayhawks, the TCU Horned Frogs walked off the floor with a loss after a myriad of late-game blunders proved costly. TCU played like the better team for roughly 35 of the 45-minute-long overtime contest, setting the tone from the […]
Mirra Andreeva (No. 9 ranking) will meet Linda Noskova (No. 12) in the Round of 16 of the Brisbane International presented by Evie on Thursday, January 8. Andreeva has -200 odds to claim a win versus Noskova (+154). Brisbane International presented by Evie Info Tournament: The Brisbane International presented by Evie Round: Round of 16 Date: Thursday, January 8 Venue: Queensland Tennis Centre Location: Brisbane, Australia Court Surface: Hard Mirra Andreeva vs. Linda Nosko...
No. 8 TCU dropped their first game of the season on the road at the hands of Utah this past Saturday by a score of 87-77 in overtime. The Frogs struggled to get stops defensively for the first time all season as Utah had five players score in double figures. TCU moved to 14-1 on […]
How to Watch (and bet) Date: Wednesday, 1/7/26 Tip-Off Time: 5:30 pm PT TV: Big Ten Network Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR Location: West Lafayette, IN Betting Line: Washington Huskies +16.5 Purdue Boilermakers 2025-26 Statistics: Record: 13-1 (3-0) Points For per Game: 86.4 (33rd) Points Against per Game: 66.5 (31st) Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 129.1 (1st) Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: […]
After earning their first win in Big Ten conference play over Oregon 88-85, Rutgers men’s basketball is set to head out to Champaign, Illinois, to take on the No. 16-ranked Illini. The Illini are coming into this game on a three-game winning streak that includes and eight point win over Penn State, an easy victory […]
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Dan Geriot has had a few “Welcome to the MAAC,” moments in his first season as Iona’s head coach. You’re allowed some of those. We’ll give that grace. But oh boy, did the dean of the MAAC have his way with the rookie. John Dunne’s Marist team put together a flawless gameplan […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Iowa fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. As we quickly approach the midway point of the 2025-2026 season, the first for the Iowa […]
Welcome back to the transfer portal team of the week! We took a few weeks off after the end of the football season, but with basketball in full swing, it’s time to get going on the hardwood. The Mountain West is roughly halfway through their regular season, so to catch us up, here are the […]
Kentucky Football has landed Florida transfer safety Jordan Castell after his visit to Lexington. Castell chose Kentucky over Ole Miss and LSU and will arrive with one year of eligibility remaining. A former 4-star safety in the 2023 recruiting class, Castell was ranked 212th overall, 16th among safeties, and 45th in the state of Florida […]
Oregon women’s basketball was on the road against the USC Trojans last night, and while the game started well, it soon went south in the first quarter. The Ducks bumbled about while the Trojans ended the quarter on a 17-0 tear, and Oregon found themselves in a familiar hole. The way the Ducks were playing, […]
Still seeking its first Big Ten win of the year, Northwestern men’s basketball now runs into its biggest test yet. The ‘Cats are slated to take on No. 12 Michigan State on Thursday in a contest that promises to be even more difficult given that it takes place on the road in East Lansing. Here […]
Game Information When: Wednesday, January 7th Where: Littlejohn Coliseum What Time? 9 PM (past my bedtime on a weekday) 2025-26 Season Record: 12-2 ACC Record: 1-0 Previous 3 Games 1/3: W – 97-83 vs North Carolina @ Home 12/28: W – 110 – 63 vs Cal State Fullerton @ Home 12/21: W – 99-82 vs Central Arkansas […]
Expectations were high for Donnie Freeman in his second season. He was the only Syracuse player selected to pre-season All-ACC teams and while his season started off well, Freeman has returned from injury with a bit more fire and intensity. Against Clemson, it took 28 minutes for Freeman to get on the scoreboard, but in […]
THE VITALS: Marquette Golden Eagles (5-10, 0-4 Big East) vs Xavier Musketeers (9-6, 1-4 Big East) THE DATE: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 THE TIME: 6pm Central THE LOCATION: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE TELEVISION: FS1, with Jeff Levering and Nick Bahe on the call THE STREAMING: FoxSports.com/live or the Fox Sports app THE RADIO: 94.5 FM/ESPN […]
Washington 9-5 (1-2) heads into Mackey Arena to take on the #5 Purdue Boilermakers 13-1 (3-0) Wednesday night. Matt Painter didn’t take long to get to the crux of the problem trying to defend Danny Sprinkle’s Washington Huskies: Washington will and wants to get to the rim at all times. Washington is one of the […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Syracuse fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week we want to put a spotlight on the Orange women. The team is 13-2 […]
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Between No. 19 Ohio State women’s basketball and Illinois are 26 players, split 11 for the Buckeyes and 15 for the Illini. There are only six total upperclassmen across the two programs. For the past three seasons, both the Scarlet and Gray and the Orange and Blue have had key seniors leading the teams to […]
Ah yes, a disappointing conference L to a better, more talented, legit national title contender and the All Is Lost Brigade has emerged. Of course, I’m disappointed. I was truly forlorn as the game slip slided away in the 2d against Duke. But, I try to view in context. Let me start with this reality: […]
The Wisconsin Badgers used a hot start to get a much-needed 80-72 win over the UCLA Bruins on Tuesday, improving to 10-5 on the season. In dire need of some quality wins on their resume, the Badgers needed to bounce back after an ugly loss to the No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers at home over the […]
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