More Teams. More Games. Kentucky gets a big scoring day from Antonio Reeves as it bounces back and get the win over Mississippi State. (1:47) LEXINGTON, Ky. — Antonio Reeves scored 27 points and No. 8 Kentucky beat Mississippi State 90-77 on Wednesday night for coach John Calipari’s 400th victory with the Wildcats. Kentucky (13-3, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Check out the highlights of a wild week in college basketball, as several teams in the top 10 fall to unranked opponents. (2:13) Each year, college basketball regains national prominence just as the college football season ends and the NFL playoffs wind down. While the die-hards have been following the sport […]
Continue readingBut this weekend marks the first true weekend of conference play, and you can’t hide in conference play. That conversation will begin in Clemson, South Carolina, where North Carolina hopes to extend its three-game winning streak. If Clemson beats UNC, it will remove any doubt that it’s a real ACC contender, maybe more. The SEC? […]
Continue readingOnce again ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, Myron Medcalf and John Gasaway are out to build their very best fantasy rosters with eight picks and one coach. As always, our would-be GMs chose a draft method (snake) and an order (determined by the day of the month of their birthdays). Each roster can have no more than […]
Continue readingThen the Huskies got dropped at Seton Hall by 15 points, and Arizona lost to Florida Atlantic in Las Vegas. How far do both squads drop? Well, not that far. Arizona’s defeat by one point in double overtime did more to help FAU than it did to hurt the Wildcats. UConn is a more intriguing […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Hunter Dickinson shows out with 27 points and 21 rebounds as Kansas rallies back to beat Kentucky. (1:20) CHICAGO — For 40 minutes, Hunter Dickinson did what he always does. He pumped his fist after he made clutch shots, he chirped at the crowd and talked trash to his opponents during […]
Continue readingThe 2023 Champions Classic at the United Center in Chicago had all the pageantry of a major moment for men’s college basketball. Magic Johnson smiled when the cameras showed him on the giant screen during Duke’s 74-65 win over Michigan State. Rich Paul, the mega agent for LeBron James and other NBA All-Stars, sat courtside. […]
Continue readingBut 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 […]
Continue readingIt’s eight days delinquent, but welcome to the unofficial start to college hoops season. The Champions Classic always feels like the real start to the season (and should be the actual tipoff event), with four of the biggest brands in the sport playing in a doubleheader. Let’s get to the picks. Odds courtesy ESPN BET […]
Continue readingA top-five team (Michigan State) loses at home to the Sun Belt favorite (James Madison) in overtime A matchup between two top-12 teams (Duke and Arizona), a game that went down to the final seconds A battle between a top-25 team (Baylor) and a borderline top-25 team (Auburn) that went down to the final minute […]
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