College Basketball

The Purdue Boilermakers enter Saturday’s matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers after a rocky start to the season. Ryan Walters’ team began the year with a 49-0 win over Indiana State, signaling the program could be moving in the right direction entering his second year in charge. Three straight losses then followed. The Boilermakers fell 66-7 to Notre Dame, 38-21 to …

Cooper Flagg and Khaman Maluach got a taste of the Olympic experience this summer before rejoining their Duke basketball teammates. Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, spent some time practicing with Team USA in Las Vegas. Maluach, a 7-foot-2 center, suited up for South Sudan in Paris and helped his squad win its first game …

UConn landed its first commitment of the 2025 recruiting cycle on Monday, when five-star guard Darius Adams committed to the defending champion Huskies. Adams chose head coach Dan Hurley’s juggernaut over fellow finalists Tennessee and a number of other high-major scholarship offers. Below, Rivals national analyst Rob Cassidy explores what UConn is getting in the 6-foot-5 Adams as well as …

The Arizona State men’s basketball team is coming off a 14-18 campaign, the worst mark in the decade-long tenure of coach Bobby Hurley but there is quite a bit of excitement around the team this season. Why? Well the move to the Big 12 for starters. It’s the premier conference in the country when it comes to men’s basketball. Hurley …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football will continue its Big 12 Conference slate Saturday with a road game against Arizona State scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. (CT). The Jayhawks (1-4, 0-2 in Big 12) are going to attempt to end a four-game losing streak. Arizona State (3-1, 0-1) lost its lone league matchup earlier this season on the road against Texas …

ASHLAND — Huggy Bear is coming to Ashland. The Ashland University men’s basketball program and the 212 Club is holding a fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 called, A Night with Bob Huggins where the 2022 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee will host a VIP cocktail hour followed by an interactive speech along with silent raffles, …

D.J. Carton scored 20 points and Dawson Garcia registered a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds as visiting Marquette navigated a back-and-forth finish to upset No. 9 Creighton 89-84 on Monday night at Omaha, Neb. The victory over a top 10 Bluejays team came 10 days after the Golden Eagles (5-2, 1-0) defeated No. 4 Wisconsin. The Golden Eagles …

Amari Evans is one of those rare prospects that genuinely means it when he says the only thing he cares about is getting the win. “Most guys want to get their numbers; I do too, but I’m the kind of guy that will just do whatever it takes to win,” Evans said. “There are so many ways that you can …

DURHAM — Even during a Duke vs. UNC football game for the Victory Bell, it’s hard to ignore the basketball rivalry. Especially when former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is at Wallace Wade Stadium. Just after halftime of the Blue Devils’ latest meeting with the Tar Heels on the gridiron, ESPN2 interviewed Krzyzewski on the Duke sideline. “It’s the best. It …

PISCATAWAY – It was the kind of dime you’d expect to see from a playmaking guard – a one-handed skip pass from the top of the key that hit cutting wing P.J. Hayes perfectly in stride for an easy layup. Except the assist came from 6-foot-10, 275-pound center Lathan Sommerville. While most of the 1,500 or so fans at Rutgers …

Tennessee State football coach Eddie George wants his team to get off to a fast start today when Charleston Southern visits for a Big South/Ohio Valley Conference matchup at Nissan Stadium. TSU’s opponents have scored first in their last four conference games going back to the 2023 season and the Tigers (2-2, 0-1) have lost each of those games. That …

  The Georgia Bulldogs will head to Tuscaloosa to play the Alabama Crimson Tide this Saturday night. Michael Hickey/Getty Images) The no. 2-ranked Georgia Bulldogs will visit SEC opponents Alabama Crimson Tide, ranked no. 4, on Saturday for one of the most anticipated NCAAF games of the weekend. Both teams are currently undefeated this season and the specter of former …

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will play the Louisville Cardinals Saturday afternoon; here’s how to watch. (James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who are currently 3-1 after four weeks of NCAA football, will face the undefeated Louisville Cardinals (3-0) on Saturday for a ranked matchup in South Bend. The game airs exclusively on Peacock. Kickoff …

  The Colorado Buffaloes will visit the University of Central Florida Knights for their week 5 game. Here’s how to watch. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images) The 3-0 University of Central Florida Knights will play their (new) Big 12 rivals the Colorado Buffaloes this Saturday in Orlando at FBC Mortgage Stadium. The Colorado vs. UCF game will air on Saturday, Sept. 28 …

Trevion Williams had 16 points, nine rebounds and a career-high eight assists to lead Purdue to a 67-60 victory over No. 20 Ohio State in the teams’ Big Ten opener on Wednesday in West Lafayette, Ind. Eric Hunter Jr. had 15 points and Sasha Stefanovic 10 for the Boilermakers (5-2, 1-0 Big Ten), who led 38-33 at the half. Justice …

Top-ranked Gonzaga is picking up steam and looks for its 20th straight win dating back to last season when it visits San Diego in West Coast Conference play on Thursday night. The Bulldogs (15-0, 6-0 WCC) have won nine games this season by 20 or more points, including eight of their past 11. It figures to add to that rout …

The Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team is down one post player as 6-foot-9, 240-pound freshman Tyler McKinley has been on crutches and is out indefinitely with a knee injury. Just last week on a podcast with CBS insider Jon Rothstein, Bearcats coach Wes Miller mentioned McKinley as a freshman who could be a possible contributor. “Tyler Betsey and Tyler McKinley …

The Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team is down one post player as 6-foot-9, 240-pound freshman Tyler McKinley has been on crutches and is out indefinitely with a knee injury. Just last week on a podcast with CBS insider Jon Rothstein, Bearcats coach Wes Miller mentioned McKinley as a freshman who could be a possible contributor. “Tyler Betsey and Tyler McKinley …

The president of the NCAA lashed out at “evidence of dysfunction in today’s NIL environment” while reiterating his desire to see Congress create national guidelines to shape so-called name, image and likeness endorsement deals that are reshaping college sports. Charlie Baker’s social media posting came Friday, wrapping up a week in which UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka made headlines by abruptly …

Grand Canyon’s men’s basketball team undoubtedly will miss what Gabe McGlothan brought on and off the court. But with five of the team’s top scorers back, and newcomers, most notably power forward JaKobe Coles, in the mix, the Lopes are looking to make this season even more historic than last season, when they won 30 games for the first time …

DURHAM — Cooper Flagg won’t be 18 years old until late December. By the time the Duke basketball freshman celebrates his next birthday, the Blue Devils will be 11 games into the 2024-25 season. Flagg, a 17-year-old Maine native, is surrounded by a level of hype in Durham that is bringing back memories of Zion Williamson’s one-and-done experience with the …

UNC basketball has picked up its first commitment from a player in the 2025 class. Derek Dixon, a combo guard from Washington, D.C., announced his commitment to the Tar Heels on Friday afternoon via the 247Sports YouTube Channel. “I’m gonna be committing to North Carolina. Go Tar Heels,” Dixon said as he revealed a UNC t-shirt and hat. A top-50 …

. Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 power forward prospect Trey Thompson. “After a great conversation with Rod Clark, I am honored to announce I have received an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Thompson said. The 6-foot-8, 220-pound power forward prospect is from Greeneville High School in Greeneville, Tennessee. Thompson ranks as the No. 45 power forward and No. …

Iowa State men’s basketball picked up an early commitment – and its first – in the 2027 class on Thursday, when North Scott small forward Josiah Harrington committed to the Cyclones. The 6-foot-5, 170-pound sophomore chose Iowa State over offers from Iowa, Illinois, Northern Illinois and Oklahoma. Harrington averaged 13.3 points per game – tied for a team-high – in …

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo reacts to a play against North Carolina during the second half of the NCAA tournament West Region second round at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Michigan State basketball is gearing up for the start of the 2024-25 season, head coach Tom Izzo’s 30th season at the helm of the …