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The Barn 7:30 BTN USC Minnesota Golden GophersRecord: 10-5 (3-1)KenPom Rank: 91 USC TrojansRecord: 12-3 (1-3)KenPom Rank: 46 In the second season under Eric Musselman, the Trojans are running with a new roster full of good transfers and trying to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2023. The team’s leading […]
From The Daily Gopher | 24 days ago | 0 reads
The Wisconsin Badgers earned their second Big Ten win of the season with an 80-72 victory over the UCLA Bruins. Like the Purdue game, Wisconsin got off to a solid start, this time holding a 16-4 lead by staying engaged on defense and moving the ball effectively on offense. Unlike the Purdue game, the Badgers […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter | 24 days ago | 0 reads
For quick reference, my projected scores for the Saturday games will change based on the results from the Thursday games. I’ll try to update if possible, but no promises. Expect this article to drop every Thursday morning for the next two months. Updated AmEast Power Ratings Thursday, Jan. 8 UMass Lowell @ Bryant (6 p.m. […]
From Mid-Major Madness | 24 days ago | 0 reads
WCC play features the Loyola Marymount Lions (10-7, 1-3 WCC) at home against the San Francisco Dons (11-6, 3-1 WCC) on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 11 p.m. ET. In its most recent game, Loyola Marymount lost to Gonzaga on Sunday, 82-47. Its leading scorer was Rodney Brown Jr. with 11 points. San Francisco was victorious in its previous game against Portland, 73-68, on Sunday. Venjamin Absoi led the way with 16 points, plus nine boards and three assists. When is Loyola Marymount vs. San Fran...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 0 reads
Big Ten action on Thursday will see the the Oregon Ducks (8-7, 1-3 Big Ten) host the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-4, 2-2 Big Ten) at Matthew Knight Arena, tipping off at 10:30 p.m. ET. In its previous game, Oregon fell to Rutgers on Monday, 88-85 in OT. Its leading scorer was Nathan Bittle with 28 points. In its most recent game, Ohio State lost to Nebraska on Monday, 72-69. Its top scorer was John Mobley Jr. with 22 points. When is Oregon vs. Ohio State and when does it start? This game betw...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 0 reads
Two struggling teams square off when the San Diego Toreros (6-10, 1-3 WCC) host the Pepperdine Waves (5-12, 0-4 WCC) on January 8, 2026. The Toreros will look to break a three-game losing streak against the Waves, who have lost four straight. San Diego lost its most recent game to Santa Clara, 98-70, on Sunday. Ty-Laur Johnson starred with 21 points, and also had four boards and seven assists. On Sunday, in its last game, Pepperdine fell to Pacific 74-69. With 18 points, Javon Cooley was its...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 3 reads
The Long Beach State Beach (5-10, 1-2 Big West) hope to end a seven-game road losing streak when they visit the UC Irvine Anteaters (11-5, 4-0 Big West) on January 8, 2026. UC Irvine was victorious in its most recent game versus CSU Fullerton, 86-64, on Saturday. Derin Saran was its leading scorer with 16 points. In its most recent game, Long Beach State defeated Cal Poly on Saturday, 74-66. Petar Majstorovic scored a team-high 25 points (and added three assists and 10 boards). When is UC ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 0 reads
WCC play on Thursday will see the the Seattle U Redhawks (12-5, 1-3 WCC) visit the Oregon State Beavers (8-9, 1-3 WCC) at Gill Coliseum, starting at 10 p.m. ET. On Sunday, in its most recent game, Seattle U fell to Saint Mary’s (CA) 93-76. With 24 points, Junseok Yeo was its high scorer. Oregon State dropped its most recent game to Washington State, 81-67, on Sunday. Dez White was its high scorer with 16 points. When is Seattle U vs. Oregon State and when does it start? This game between...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 1 read
The UC Riverside Highlanders (6-9, 1-2 Big West) will visit the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (7-9, 1-3 Big West) after losing three road games in a row. CSU Bakersfield was victorious in its most recent game against UC Davis, 81-79, on Saturday. Jaden Alexander starred with 35 points, plus 11 boards and two assists. On Thursday, in its most recent game, UC Riverside lost to Hawaii 88-45. With 14 points, Marqui Worthy was its high scorer. When is CSU Bakersfield vs. UC Riverside and when doe...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 0 reads
The Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-1, 4-0 WCC) will look to build on a nine-game win streak when they host the Santa Clara Broncos (13-4, 4-0 WCC) on January 8, 2026. The Broncos have won four games in a row. In its most recent game, Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount on Sunday, 82-47. Its leading scorer was Graham Ike with 16 points. In its previous game, Santa Clara defeated San Diego on Sunday, 98-70. Christian Hammond scored a team-high 21 points (and added two assists and four boards). When is Gonza...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 0 reads
If you never really set a New Years resolution, are you succeeding or failing? You never really set a new expectation for yourself, so if the idea is to “stay the same”, then you should feel like you’re succeeding. If you don’t improve however, aren’t you technically failing? This is the conundrum I face as […]
From Corn Nation | 24 days ago | 0 reads
Is No. 5 Oklahoma women’s college basketball’s forgotten contender? The Sooners lost their second game of the season, unable to keep up with No. 4 UCLA in what became a 14-point loss. Since then, Oklahoma has reeled off 13-straight wins, including opening SEC play with a comfortable road win at Texas A&M before taking care […]
From Swish Appeal | 24 days ago | 0 reads
Indiana earned its first road win of the season on Wednesday night, beating Maryland 84-66 at the Xfinity Center in College Park. The victory improved the Hoosiers to 12-3 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten. Here are five takeaways ... The post Five takeaways from IU basketball’s win at Maryland appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | 24 days ago | 1 read
Kansas Jayhawks News The Athletic has a new mock draft out and they ask how far Darryn Peterson has dropped This was shared in the comment section yesterday, but Defector has an article all about Peterson’s leg issues Kansas football grabbed another defensive lineman in the portal Links! For no particular reason, here’s where Venezuela […]
From Rock Chalk Talk | 24 days ago | 1 read
In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Virginia canned Cal 84-60, Clemson held on against SMU 74-70, Miami survived Wake Forest 81-77 and Stanford just nipped Virginia Tech 69-68. The Hokies set limiting turnovers as a goal and they accomplished that. Too bad they couldn’t limit Stanford’s freshman star Ebuka Okorie (that just auto-corrected to Ebuka Okra), who […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 24 days ago | 2 reads
Before every Ohio State men’s basketball game, Connor Lemons gets you ready for that day’s action with key stats, players to know, and prevalent storylines for that day’s game on the “Good Hoops Morning” podcast. Listen to the episode and subscribe: Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Oregon Ducks (-2.5) vs. Ohio […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 24 days ago | 0 reads
Arizona volleyball went into the portal season needing a setter and a pin hitter. Head coach Rita Stubbs and her staff got both in outside hitter Payton Woods and setter Maria Olga ‘Mo’ Siapani. It’s the sign of the times. One of Arizona volleyball’s newest additions will be making her fourth stop in four years, […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm | 24 days ago | 1 read
Well, last night was pretty brutal. Kentucky took an 8-point lead with about 4:30 left in the game, and looked like they might pull out the win in the SEC home opener against Missouri. Although they hadn’t played well, it looked like Kentucky might escape with a win, and a win is a win at […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 24 days ago | 2 reads
“Bucketheads” is LGHL’s men’s basketball podcast, hosted by Connor Lemons and Justin Golba. In every episode, they give you the latest scoop on the Ohio State Buckeyes and everything else happening in college hoops. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On episode 185 of the Bucketheads Podcast, Connor and Justin are back to discuss the Buckeyes’ 1-1 week after taking […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 24 days ago | 1 read
Well, let’s chalk up another brutal loss for Mark Pope and this Kentucky Basketball team as they dropped another game to the Missouri Tigers to start SEC play 0-2. Also losing their SEC home opener for the first time since 2013, things around the UK basketball program are not good. The offense is awful to […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 24 days ago | 2 reads
So someone made a request on X to post Duke highlights of Nolan Smith and that wish was granted. When he was at Duke, Smith improved dramatically. Along with Jon Scheyer, he formed one of Duke’s more underrated backcourts. We still talk about the Johnny Dawkins/Tommy Amaker backcourt, the Bobby Hurley/Thomas Hill backcourt and the […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 24 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Hoops and Football After a 1-0 start to SEC play with a win over defending National Champions Florida, it’s safe to say that Mizzou Basketball capitalized on the momentum with a 73-68 road victory over Kentucky. First ever win at Rupp Arena? Check. First 2-0 […]
From Rock M Nation | 24 days ago | 1 read
No. 17 Texas Tech won their 17th-straight game, remaining undefeated and running their record to 17-0. On the road at West Virginia, the Red Raiders found a way to win, boosted by a season-high 27 points from senior guard Bailey Maupin in their 71-66 victory. Trailing entering the fourth quarter, Texas Tech still was behind […]
From Swish Appeal | 24 days ago | 1 read
The Pacific Tigers (7-8) host the Saint Mary’s Gaels (10-7) in WCC action at Alex G. Spanos Center, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. On Sunday, in its most recent game, Pacific lost to Portland 74-53. With 13 points, Sydney Ward was its top scorer. On Sunday, in its most recent game, Saint Mary’s (CA) defeated San Diego 57-49. With 10 points, Emily Foy was its high scorer. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Dis...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 0 reads
The CSU Northridge Matadors (5-8) hope to stop a four-game losing streak when they visit the Cal Poly Mustangs (3-11) on January 8, 2026 at Robert A. Mott Athletics Center. The game airs on ESPN+. On Saturday, in its most recent game, Cal Poly topped Long Beach State 63-49. With 20 points, Charish Thompson was its leading scorer. CSU Northridge dropped its previous game to UCSB, 88-70, on Saturday. Erika Aspajo was its leading scorer with 19 points. Catch tons of live women’s college baske...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 24 days ago | 0 reads