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Your Georgetown Hoyas have started the 2025-26 campaign with a 5-0 record, marking the program’s best opening to a season since 2017-18. While long-time supporters know to temper their expectations after a decade of frustration, head coach Ed Cooley offered several comments in his recent discussion with John Fanta that suggest a genuine culture shift […]
The Wisconsin Badgers take on their second-straight opponent on a neutral court, as they meet up with the Providence Friars in San Diego for the Rady Children’s Invitational on Thanksgiving Day. Tip-off is at 4:30 pm on Fox Sports 1. The Badgers took one on the chin last Friday against the BYU Cougars, as the […]
Men’s Basketball Game of the Week: USC beats Troy in 3OT, 107-106 Hands down, this might have been the best game in college basketball all season so far. The Trojans had to stave off an upset bid from a motivated Troy team that beat San Diego State in double overtime just two days prior. Transfers […]
No time for the Syracuse Orange (4-1) to sit around and bemoan last night’s almost upset. The Orange are back on the court at MGM Grand at 3:30 today to face the Kansas Jayhawks (4-2). Game tips off at 3:30 on TNT and here’s what we’re predicting: Kevin: Kansas 75, Syracuse 71 The performance against […]
All of a sudden, St. John’s is facing a must-win situation on Tuesday after their gut-wrenching 83-82 loss to Iowa State to open their Players’ Era Festival trip on Monday afternoon. If the Johnnies want to pick up a resume-building win and potentially face a good opponent on Wednesday, they need to take care of […]
Your 5-0 Ole Miss men’s basketball team is headed to Palm Springs, California to take on the 5-0 Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2025 Acrisure Series. Iowa is led by first year head coach Ben McCollum, the guy on Ole Miss’ radar during our last hiring cycle. McCollum spent a season at Drake, winning a first […]
Northwestern men’s basketball is many things, but the ‘Cats under Chris Collins have rarely been accused of being fun to watch. Games one through three offered a glimmer of hope that this year’s group could be a little easier on the eyes. Northwestern sauntered through its low-major tuneups by an average of 31 points. From […]
Happy Tuesday, Red Sox Nation! With Thanksgiving around the corner, MLB’s offseason is defrosting with the turkeys. The Mets and Rangers made a one for one major league trade and the Mariners brought back Josh Naylor, but apart from that, there hasn’t been much movement. Maybe today’s the day we get a nice appetizer before […]
On Monday, Ohio State women’s basketball defeated the Belmont Bruins 68-56. A comfortable win by a comfortable margin. Look deeper and the game was no sure bet for head coach Kevin McGuff’s side. For the first time in the early 2025-26 season, the Buckeyes had to play important fourth quarter minutes and it ended with […]
We’ve reached the first notable week of the college basketball season — I guess with the exception of the opening one. This week is commonly called “Feast Week” as it features a bunch of notable tournaments and events over Thanksgiving, and we will see many teams face some of their biggest tests of the season […]
The Syracuse Orange (4-1) have to quickly bounce back from last night’s overtime loss to Houston. This afternoon, the Orange will take on the Kansas Jayhawks (4-2) in their second game of the Players Era Festival. The game tips at 3:30 on TNT and here’s what we’re watching for: Kevin: Cuse Conditioning Adrian Autry wants […]
No team breathed a collective sigh of relief on Selection Sunday quite like North Dakota. It wasn’t that long ago that UND was sitting at 6-2 and looking like a shoo in for the playoffs. But three losses later… including a heartbreaking season finale overtime stumble to South Dakota State… and suddenly it seemed as […]
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The 8th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide fell to 12th ranked Gonzaga 95-85 in their opening game of the Player Era Festival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alabama fell to 3-2 on the season while the Bulldogs improved to 6-0. The game started at 8:30 p.m. CT on TNT. The Tide will play […]
How to Watch No. 13 Illinois vs. No. 5 UCONN (Madison Square Garden) Game Time: 11:30 a.m. Friday TV Channel: Fox Online Streaming: FOXSportsGO Odds: N/A (Illinois 45.3% Chance To Win – ESPN Matchup Predictor) Quick Hits: Illinois Fighting Illini (6-1, 0-0 Big Ten) Head Coach: Brad Underwood (9th season, 171-102) Last Game: Illinois 87, UTRGV 73 Gameday Reading: UCONN […]
Number eight ranked TCU Women’s Basketball won their program record setting 28th straight home game this past Thursday by a score of 80-32 over Tarleton State. The Frogs moved to 5-0 with the win and have won all five games by double digit points. TCU dominated the first quarter defensively, holding Tarleton State to just […]
When you turn on your TV tonight, the court is going to look a little different. Carolina leaves the friendly confines of the Dean Smith Center for the first time this season, not to return until next weekend. The task in front of them is a new event for Carolina: The Fort Myers Tip-Off. Unlike […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Syracuse fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. As you get ready for Thanksgiving the Syracuse basketball squads will be getting ready to host […]
Number eight ranked TCU Women’s Basketball moved to 6-0 with a win this past Sunday over UT Rio Grande Valley by a score of 93-57. TCU had four players score in double digits in an excellent offensive performance. TCU has continued to dominate in their non-conference schedule, winning all six of their games by double […]
The impression was likely made at the turn of this century, and has persisted despite fading relevance for going on a decade. Now an intimation of those better times may be at hand. We know that the number of games a team wins at the outset of a season isn’t particularly noteworthy – it’s more […]
Last Time Out Iowa State took care of business against a very physical St. John’s team. Despite Lipsey leaving the game with 2:08 left due to a lower-body injury, the team powered through for the victory. Milan led the team in scoring with 24 points and five three-pointers made. Jefferson finished with 17 points and […]
Here we are. After 5 games against inferior opponents (come on Xavier!), the Ben McCollum proof of concept finally faces its first real test: a neutral site tilt against the Ole Miss Rebels (5-0), led by Chris Beard. Drake’s run through Charleston roughly this time last year was when folks started taking notice of McCollum […]
In Monday’s ACC Action, Louisville hammered Eastern Michigan 87-46, NC State got a reality check from Seton Hall, 85-74 and Redford fell at SMU, 89-72. And in the Players Era Festival, Notre Dame lost to Kansas 71-61 and Syracuse nearly pulled off a major upset, losing to Houston 78-74 in overtime. Making this more impressive, […]
Kansas Jayhawks News Flory Bidunga was pulled from yesterday’s game early. He responded big time (usual KC Star paywall workaround applies) Here you can watch highlights from KU’s win over Notre Dame Next up for the Jayhawks today is Syracuse Links! Chris Klieman is demanding an explanation from the Big 12 about officiating in the […]
It’s rivalry week in college football, which means that the North Carolina Tar Heels are preparing to face the NC State Wolfpack in the final game of the regular season. The Heels have been eliminated from bowl contention if they were to make it via conventional means, and if they were to pull off a […]