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Happy Monday, everybody. Hope your week has gotten off to a good start. As it’s Monday, and plenty has gone on in the Hurricanes’ sports world, let’s get down to it…. 1) The Miami Hurricanes pulled off a Houdini act in Raleigh to cap a terrific week. It felt like it was going to be […]
Talk about disappointing. The score was tied at 41 with 14:39 left in the second half. The game had been sluggish with both teams not shooting the ball all that well from the field. But in the remaining 14 plus minutes Texas scored 44 points, including 14 from the free throw line. In turn Mizzou […]
The first Top 16 reveal somewhat usurps the AP Top 25 poll in terms of importance. While the AP poll, a compilation of the evaluations of approximately 30 media members, offers a weekly snapshot of the season, reflecting where a team stands based a the season-long and more recent performances, the Top 16 reveal provides […]
Who: Iowa State (22-3, 9-3 Big 12) vs. Houston (23-2, 11-1 Big 12) Where: Hilton Coliseum (14,267) – Ames, Iowa When: Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 – 8 p.m. CT Watch: ESPN // Jon Sciambi (PxP), Fran Fraschilla (Analyst) & Angel Gray (sideline) Listen: Cyclone Radio Network // John Walters (PxP) & Eric Heft (Analyst)
As we head into Gameweeks 27 to 32, looking at team fixtures can help you make smart FPL decisions. Some teams have easier matches where their players can score points consistently, while others face tough games that make it harder to get returns. In this article, we highlight five teams to focus on and five […]
Following the best back-to-back performances by a Louisville player in ages (ever?), Mikel Brown Jr. has been named the Naismith Men’s College Player of the Week, as well as the ACC Player and Rookie of the Week. Brown began the week by dropping 45 points in a 41-point win over NC State. The performance tied […]
The Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball team split a pair of games in the Bay Area this past week, falling at California on Thursday night, 64-58, before responding with a 75-69 win at Stanford on Sunday afternoon. In game one of their West Coast swing, the ’Hoos fell behind by 16 points heading into halftime against […]
It was another undefeated week for St. John’s, who built their winning streak to eleven games after victories over Xavier and Providence last week. Unfortunately for them, they did not move in the rankings for another week. The Red Storm were ranked No. 17 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll for a second […]
In Indiana’s loss to the Illini on Sunday afternoon, Keaton Wagler scored 18 points, 15 of which came via drives to the basket. Today’s Film Session breaks down how he got it done: The post Film Session: How Keaton Wagler got to the rim against Indiana appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The Huskers are now 16-10 and 5-10 in the Big Ten after losing a game 80-67 in a score that is closer than the game felt. It is time to start talking about ‘the bubble’ for Nebraska after their fifth straight loss. Teams have figured out the Huskers’ weaknesses and are exploiting them – namely […]
We are officially less than one month away from Selection Sunday, and just over one month away from the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The most fun part of the college basketball season — and one of the most important datapoints for potential draft prospects, should their team be fortunate enough to make it — is right […] The post 2026 Miami Heat Mock Draft Roundup: Feb. 16 appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog .
It’s been 12 weeks, but the Wisconsin Badgers are finally back in the AP Top 25, coming in at No. 24 on Monday after their wins over the Michigan State Spartans and the Illinois Fighting Illini last week. It was an amazing week for the Badgers, who had been lacking Quad 1 wins, having secured […]
After getting back on track with a pair of wins this past week, UConn men’s basketball jumped up one spot to No. 5 in the latest AP Top 25. The 24-2 Huskies are coming off a road win over Butler on Wednesday and a narrow home win over Georgetown on Saturday Iowa State dropped one […]
I wasn’t expecting it, but there was something about Saturday’s game — despite the sleepy environment and the opponent being less stellar than anyone was anticipating when the game was scheduled — that felt really refreshing. It reminded me of growing up when Crum was always playing these types of games (UCLA, Syracuse, UMass, etc.) […]
Villanova has been left out of the AP Top 25 once again but continues to receive votes as one of the top teams on the outside looking in. This begs the question — will the Wildcats debut in the rankings at any point this season? Villanova was one of eight teams to receive votes this […]
No.14 Rutgers Wrestling closed out its Big Ten dual season with a 29-9 win over Michigan State. The win elevated the Scarlet Knights to 5-3 in conference play, meaning that the program will finish with a positive Big Ten conference record for the second season in a row under head coach Scott Goodale. Friday night […]
Saint Louis, Miami (OH), Utah St. and Saint Mary’s remained 1-4 in this week’s Men’s Other Top 25. San Diego St. and VCU each moved up one spot as Santa Clara slid four places following its loss to Gonzaga. New Mexico rejoined the top 10 and came in at No. 7. Belmont moved up one […]
Syracuse seeks a major win at Duke tonight. With only five games left to play in the college basketball regular season, Syracuse has little room for error if they hope to make the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament and/or the NCAA Tournament. While the later will be more difficult to attain, qualifying for the ACC Tournament [...] The post Syracuse Set to Play at Duke Tonight first appeared on Sports Then and Now .
It was a successful week for the Boilermakers as they secured two victories away from Mackey Arena when they beat #7 Nebraska in Lincoln and Iowa in Iowa City. That success culminated in Purdue moving up 6 spots in the AP Poll on Monday, from 13th to 7th. They are ranked behind Michigan, Houston, Duke, […]
Normally, Ohio State women’s basketball is the side making up double-digit deficits to surprise opponents. On Sunday, it was the other way around as a 19-point lead dwindled away over a quarter and a half to give the Buckeyes their third Big Ten loss of the season. However, there was nothing surprising about how the […]
Michigan 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 24-1 Big 10 Record: 14-1 Previous 3 Games 2/14: W – 86 – 56 vs UCLA @ Home 2/11: W – 82 – 61 vs Ohio State @ Away 2/8: W – 110 – 69 vs Penn State @ Away Michigan Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank in […]
Arizona men’s basketball’s reign atop the Associated Press poll ended Monday after the Wildcats dropped a pair of games last week. Arizona (23-2) fell to No. 4 in this week’s rankings, an expected tumble after losing on the road to Kansas and at home to Texas Tech. Arizona led the AP poll for nine straight […]
The latest AP Poll was released Monday and BYU fell one spot from 22 to 23. BYU had wins over Baylor and Colorado, but the Richie Saunders injury likely impacted some voters’ placement of BYU on their ballots. BYU is one of six Big 12 teams ranked along with Houston (2), Arizona (4), Iowa State […]
Time flies when you’re having fun! We are already approaching the home stretch for the Mountain West men’s basketball regular season. How do our power rankings look this week? Let’s examine! 1. Utah State Utah State hosted Memphis in a rare February non-conference affair. And the Aggies took care of business with a dominant 99-75 […]
Ever since a group called The Committee for a South Campus Arena emerged last month with a video featuring Roy Williams pulling on the emotional heartstrings and calling for the UNC administration to keep the Men’s Basketball arena on campus, they have continued the push. Multiple videos with players have been released — the latest […]