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WNBA TV slate focuses on Fever, likely No. 1 Caitlin Clark

The Indiana Fever, expected to draft Iowa star Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 pick, will have peak visibility this WNBA season, with 36 of their 40 games featured by the league’s national broadcast and streaming partners. The WNBA on Wednesday released its 2024 national broadcast schedule, which includes 25 regular-season games and the entirety […]

2024-25 men’s NCAA basketball rankings: Way-Too-Early Top 25

History was made Monday night, as UConn became the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007. Is a three-peat “in Storrs” for the Huskies next season? Or will Dan Hurley and UConn finally be knocked from their perch? As the title game fades from memory and the transfer portal — and the […]

Men’s March Madness 2024: second-round tournament takeaways

No. 7 Dayton was hoping to ride the momentum from its remarkable comeback against Nevada in the first round Thursday. The Flyers came close. But No. 2 Arizona, seeking its second Sweet 16 in three years under head coach Tommy Lloyd, prevailed. The rest of the day promises more matchups. Two bluebloods will collide when […]

Joson Sanon, No. 9 basketball recruit in 2025, chooses Arizona

“I’m going to Arizona,” Sanon said Wednesday. “I love the fit, the way they score, how they get you open. They play at a fast pace, and being in the center of a high-powered offense was attractive. I wanted to get locked in before things really get going with the transfer portal.” Sanon says he […]

Oregon ends Arizona’s reign to make Pac-12 Tournament final

LAS VEGAS — Barely a minute into Friday night’s Pac-12 tournament semifinal, Oregon watched its two-time all-conference center hit the floor hard and leave the game. The Ducks then trailed by 14 points as No. 6 Arizona appeared well on its way to another conference title game. But N’Faly Dante returned to the game and […]

Arizona drubs Arizona State by 45 in rivalry’s biggest rout

More Teams. More Games. Keshad Johnson throws down two-handed slam (0:16) TUCSON, Ariz. — Jaden Bradley scored 21 points, Oumar Ballo dominated inside and No. 5 Arizona overpowered Arizona State 105-60 on Saturday night in the rivals’ final Pac-12 game at McKale Center. The Wildcats (20-5, 11-3 Pac-12) had their free-flowing offense clicking all night […]

Stanford makes school-record 16 3-pointers, stuns No. 4 Arizona

More Teams. More Games. Andrej Stojakovic drives to the goal and gets up for a tough slam over the defender for two. (0:24) STANFORD, Calif. — Freshman guard Kanaan Carlyle scored 25 points, Spencer Jones added 21 points on 8-for-9 shooting and Stanford surprised No. 4 Arizona 100-82 in a Pac-12 matchup Sunday. Andrej Stojakovic […]

Men’s college basketball Power Rankings: Pre-Feast Week, Kansas is still No. 1

It begins Monday, with the Maui Invitational and a UConn vs. Texas showdown at Madison Square Garden for the Empire Classic, but it doesn’t slow down from there. Here are a couple of things we’re watching from three key events this week: Maui Invitational: Perhaps the most loaded field we’ve seen for a nonconference tournament. […]

Purdue’s Zach Edey highlights Wooden top 50 list

Edey, a 7-foot-4 center from Toronto, withdrew from the NBA draft on deadline day last May to return to the Boilermakers for his senior season. He was the perceived front-runner a year ago for essentially the entire season, establishing his candidacy at the Phil Knight Legacy in late November and finishing the season averaging 22.3 […]

Champions Classic 2023: Inside Duke-Michigan State, KU-Kentucky

But Scheyer has put his stamp on Duke’s program in his second season as head coach. With a recent commitment from five-star prospect Cooper Flagg, a potential No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, the 36-year-old head coach showed he can position Duke to continue competing for more national titles. That’s significant. With an […]

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