“We’re not openly, or even remotely, shopping anyone,” Payton said Monday. “Have people called? Sure they have, and typically the buyer wants the media to know they called, not the seller. We’re preparing … we’re looking at the next opponent.” The Broncos opened the season 0-3, including two consecutive losses at home to open the […]
Continue readingStill, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingFollow this link to read what anonymous coaches said about recruiting in the ACC, the Big East, the Big Ten and the Pac-12. Medcalf: I was on campus with him in the first few months of his tenure. I talked to a bunch of boosters and supporters. Most of them thought UCLA would land a […]
Continue readingThis “preliminary early-entry list” includes only college seniors, allowing NBA teams an extra two weeks to conduct due diligence on a group that would have been eligible to conduct workouts and interviews if not for the NCAA’s decision to grant all players an extra year of eligibility in October. The league office elected to take […]
Continue readingBecause it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]
Continue readingAfter two years without NCAA tournament action, the postseason party for men’s basketball has not disappointed. We’ve had thrilling overtime matchups. Plus, a few major upsets have unfolded in the past two days. In our attempt to reseed the field, don’t expect a ton of movement after one game (or none, in the case of […]
Continue readingNow that the 2021 men’s NCAA tournament field is set, you’ll need the right information to make the right picks in your March Madness bracket. We’re here to help with our annual 68-team preview. The tournament will tip off on Thursday with the First Four, while the first round begins Friday. All games will be […]
Continue readingAnd while it’s not going to be a smooth ride to the Nov. 25 start date, we’re officially less than one month away from the first games. Several things have changed since that initial top 25 — Creighton was No. 2, for example, while San Diego State and Colorado were also ranked before NBA draft […]
Continue readingThere are a couple of things to note. One, this is a ranking based purely on the impact during the 2020-21 college basketball season. Not recruiting ranking, not pro potential — impact during the upcoming season. For example, North Carolina freshman Caleb Love was ranked behind teammates Day’Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler in the ESPN […]
Continue readingWith Baylor getting Jared Butler and MaCio Teague back, the Bears move to the top of the preseason rankings. There’s a tier of three teams atop the rest of the country this season, with Baylor, Villanova and Gonzaga separating themselves from the pack — on paper, at least. But Baylor will have the most continuity […]
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