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The Daily Mauling: 2/20/26

Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star summarizes what the pundits are saying about Darryn Peterson and his ongoing injury issues Three big takeaways from the Oklahoma State win from the KC Star Has Bill Self had enough of the Peterson drama? Links! The US women’s hockey team won the gold medal in a thrilling upset […]

Chicao Cubs history unpacked — February 20

The end of the College of Coaches and other feel-good stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Today in baseball history: […]

Bracketology Watch: Hot Streak Elevates Miami Off the Bubble

Two weeks ago, the Miami Hurricanes Men’s Basketball team was teetering on the bubble. But four straight wins later, two against safe NCAA Tournament teams and another against a bubble team, and the Hurricanes are rising up the seed lines down the stretch of this season. The last bracketology rankings from Monday (before the VT […]

Friday Headlines: Mark Pope wants more from Otega Oweh

Otega Oweh put together a very impressive first year as a Kentucky Wildcat and nearly turned pro last summer. Instead, he decided to return to Lexington to work on his game and further improve his NBA draft stock. That mission is going incredibly well as he’s increased his points per game, assists and steals averages […]

Commute: the NCAA has to abolish the Quads

It’s a dumb system, let me explain why I think so. Let’s talk about UConn, one of the teams with a track to possibly land an overall one seed in the NCAA Tournament. They’re 24-3, and fell to 10th in the NET after a recent home loss to Creighton. The Blue Jays are 73rd in […]

Will Stein aims to own the Commonwealth when it comes to recruiting

The University of Kentucky’s rivalry with the Louisville Cardinals always delivers the goods when it comes to producing dramatic storylines. Generations of fans on both sides of the aisle have their own unique examples of how they were passionately raised to handle the divide between the Commonwealth’s heated foes. The bad blood has never been […]

I attended Jaylen Brown’s Beverly Hills event that was shut down by the cops — and here’s what we know

SAN FRANCISCO — Last Saturday, Jaylen Brown hosted an event at a Beverly Hills mansion that was unexpectedly shut down by police amid NBA All-Star Weekend festivities. As one of a handful of Celtics reporters covering All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, I attended the event, which was an activation for Brown’s 741 Performance line. Almost […]

Duke Smokes NC State As Win Streak Rolls On

Duke is still on an epic roll and the Blue Devils took it to NC State on Thursday, winning 83-65. Toby Fournier led the way with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Taina Mair had 17 and Arianna Roberson continued her strong recent play with 15 off the bench. Duke forced 13 turnovers and shut State […]

David Mirkovic: Illinois’ freshman who can do it all

There is no shortage of starpower on this Illini team. They have at least seven players that can put up double digit scoring numbers any night, which shouldn’t be a surprise since their offense is one of the most efficient in the country. The scoring is balanced, and is rarely a one-man show. The few […]

Nebraska WBB Loses 80-76 to Oregon: Quad One Win Remains Elusive

Nebraska could practically taste the Quad One victory with a double digit lead early in the fourth quarter. Instead, they were left with a bitter taste as the Ducks rallied and defeated the Huskers 80-76. Nebraska drops to 16-11 overall and 5-11 in the Big Ten. Nebraska was outscored 28-15 in the fourth quarter. Five […]

Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Irish get a road blowout win

The Notre Dame Women’s basketball team has had a tough season so far — not as rough and depressing as the men’s team, but it’s a season that hasn’t lived up to the expectations. With that said, things looked better (again) with KK Bransford back on the court, and the Irish went on the road […]

February 19, 2026 ACC Basketball Power Rankings

We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be. Stats come from https://www.warrennolan.com/ 18. Georgia Tech (11-16, 2-12) NET 169, RPI 223 Last Week : 17 Georgia Tech has been a bad team all year, but now they don’t even look like they are competing anymore. A game at Louisville could get … Continue reading »

Turnovers take down Mizzou women’s basketball in home loss to Auburn

Mizzou women’s basketball went through an unexpected loss Thursday, falling to Auburn at home 71-58. Head coach Kellie Harper’s team fell behind in the first minute and never found the lead. Auburn led 18-8 after the first quarter and held that double-digit lead for most of the contest. The difference was simply a measure of […]

Women’s Basketball: Iowa rolls past Purdue, 83-74

Sophomore Ava Heiden led all scorers with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Taylor Stremlow’s 19 points and 8 assists was a new career high in points for the second consecutive game as the Iowa Hawkeyes rolled to an 83-74 road victory Thursday night against. The win gives Iowa a 21-5 (12-3 B1G) record on the […]

Study Hall: Mizzou 81, Vanderbilt 80

If anyone forgot, Missouri won a basketball game against a team with the second best NET rating in the conference. Vanderbilt is rated 15th in the NET as of this morning, and now Mizzou has pulled wins against the two top teams in the NET in the SEC at home. This game was probably their […]

Women’s Basketball: Iowa at Purdue – How to watch, Fan Discussion

Jan Jensen’s Iowa Hawkeyes squad continue their week of road trips tonight with what should be an easy matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers. That is…we thought it would be a routine game against Purdue, until about a few hours ago, when Iowa announced that senior forward Hannah Stuelke would miss tonight’s game. It’s certainly better […]

DBR Bites #145 – DC Battle With Michigan!

We have all had this one circled on our calendars for a while. On Saturday, Duke ventures to the nation’s capital for one of the biggest non-conference games you will ever find in February. #1 Michigan versus #3 Duke (though with Houston losing this week, the winner of this game is sure to be #1 […]