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Checking in on Michigan’s non-revenue sports during 2025-26 school year

It’s been a banner year for the Michigan athletic department, with the headliner being the men’s and women’s basketball teams, which won a national championship and secured a trip to the Elite Eight, respectively. However, basketball wasn’t the only sport where the Wolverines found success this year. Here’s a look at how some of Michigan’s […]

John Jastremski, Sal Licata launch ‘New York Sports Rush’ on BetRivers Network

Former WFAN hosts John Jastremski and Sal Licata have teamed up to launch a New York sports podcast on the BetRivers Network. New York Sports Rush featuring Jastremski and Licata premiered this Monday. New episodes are expected to be released on the New York Sports Rush YouTube channel every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday around 11…

Summarizing Kevin Willard’s interview with Jon Rothstein

At 10 am ET, Kevin Willard made an appearance on Jon Rothstein’s podcast “Inside College Basketball Now.” The whole podcast is worth a listen (video below), but here are some of the key points that the Villanova coach hit on during the interview. On getting to UConn and St. John’s level – Villanova played UConn […]

Green Bay Phoenix extends new 2028 in-state scholarship offer

The Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball staff is back on the recruiting trail and an exciting new scholarship offer has been given out. 2028 Beaver Dam (Wis.) shooting guard Ben Wittnebel picked up a scholarship offer on July 6th from the Green Bay staff. The accomplished in-state guard is a rising recruit who has only [...]

Highlights from 2025-26 LSU Athletics: Winter Season

The 134th season of LSU athletics had a winter that may be best remembered for off-court drama better than anything else. The men’s basketball storyline surrounding Will Wade took up the majority of the headlines, but there are two things that happened on the competition floor that will echo for a long time. LSU women’s […]

How Did It Go For Sananda Fru In FIBA World Cup Qualifying?

Over the weekend, Marquette men’s basketball transfer Sananda Fru was over in Europe on his first ever call up to the German national team as Germany played the final two matches of the first round of European qualifying for the 2027 FIBA World Cup. Germany had already clinched a spot in the second round, so […]

Gerry McNamara earns solid grade for roster construction

The Athletic decided to grade the new high-major coaching hires in men’s basketball on their initial roster construction. The writer, CJ Moore, gave Gerry McNamara a B+ for this work building the Orange roster for the 26-27 season. Syracuse was previously given a B- grade by The Athletic for their transfer portal haul, but here’s […]

Where former Michigan Basketball players are playing professionally outside the NBA

Michigan Basketball’s reach extends far beyond the NBA. While the Wolverines continue producing professional talent, dozens of former players are also making names for themselves across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. Some are former stars who spent years in the NBA before heading overseas, while others are just beginning their professional journeys. Here’s a […]

Valencia promotes Xavi Albert to head coach

Valencia Basket has chosen continuity following one of the most successful campaigns in club history, promoting longtime assistant Xavi Albert to head coach on a two-year contract, the club announced Tuesday. The 38-year-old replaces Pedro Martinez, who departed to become Real Madrid’s head coach after leading Valencia to its first EuroLeague Final Four appearance and […] The post Valencia promotes Xavi Albert to head coach appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Hoosiers Daily News: Markus Burton fully cleared for basketball activities

Indiana men’s basketball got a bit more good news this week. Markus Burton, likely to start at point guard, has been cleared for all basketball activities, per reporting from CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Burton suffered an ankle injury with Notre Dame last December and required season ending surgery. He’s good to go […]

Nigerian Athlete Credits NCAA on Beating World Champion Before Sending Warning Shots

Kayinsola Ajayi has heard the doubts, but the Nigerian star is using every word of criticism as fuel! Earlier this year, Ajayi ran 9.84 seconds, which is one of the fastest times in NCAA history. But like many young sprinters, there were questions about whether his college success could translate against the world’s best. He […] The post Nigerian Athlete Credits NCAA on Beating World Champion Before Sending Warning Shots appeared first on EssentiallySports .

Atamanas pateikė skambų pareiškimą, į jį sureagavo serbų vyr. treneris

Po paskutiniųjų pasaulio čempionato pirmojo etapo atrankos rungtynių Turkijos rinktinės vyr. treneris Erginas Atamanas pateikė skambų pareiškimą. Pasak jo, Europos krepšinio viršūnėje yra būtent turkai, o ne Serbija .  „Serbija mano, esanti Europos krepšinio viršūnėje. Tegul jie taip galvoja, tačiau viršūnėje esame mes, – teigė Atamanas. – Įveikėme juos Europos čempionate, kai jie turėjo Nikola Jokičių, jie vėliau iškrito. Dabar du kartus nukovėme juos atrankoje.“ ...

The Scariest Thing About This Duke Team

In our YouTube Gold today, we featured Cameron Williams and touched briefly on having both Williams and Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje on the roster, and alluded to the challenge of having this much talent and what to do with it. We’ve talked before about the depth of this team, but let’s list it again: The first […]

Paul George Helps Celtics With Salary-Sacrificing Move

Paul George’s addition to the Boston Celtics has been highly controversial. Parting with Jaylen Brown in a deal that not only improves the Philadelphia 76ers but is also seen as selling low has been tough for Celtics fans to stomach.However, on Monday, July 6, George made a selfless gesture that should help endear him to […] The post Paul George Helps Celtics With Salary-Sacrificing Move appeared first on HEAVY .