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Previewing the Illini’s four biggest non-conference games

Illinois men’s basketball head coach Brad Underwood went big-game hunting when scheduling his team’s non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 season. This is something that’s been a theme for Underwood and the Illini in recent years, as it gives the team early opportunities to see what things might look like in highly contested games come March. […]

2026 Big Ten Basketball Preview: Washington Huskies

How’s it going y’all? Today, we’re back with another Big Ten basketball preview. And, unfortunately, we have to talk about the Washington Huskies. The Huskies finished last season with a 16-17 record, going 7-13 in conference missing the NCAA Tournament. UW will be going into the season without their top scorer from last year, Hannes […]

Dueto vedami Lietuvos 16-mečiai susitvarkė su lenkais

Raigardo Ciūnio ir Danieliaus Jasikevičiaus vedama Lietuvos 16-mečių rinktinė (2-0) įsirašė dar vieną pergalę Rumunijoje vykstančiame Europos čempionate. Dovydo Petraičio auklėtiniai 83:66 (24:19, 15:10, 28:17, 16:20) susitvarkė su bendraamžiais iš Lenkijos (1-1). Kovas A grupėje lietuvaičiai užbaigs sekmadienį, kai nuo 18 val. grumsis su rumunais. Ryškiausiai akistatoje su lenkais žibėjo Ciūnys. Vilniaus „Rytui“ priklausantis gynėjas per 33 minutes sumetė 22 taškus (4/5 dvit., 4/7...

Protect College Sports Act gets cryptic update

The NCAA is trying to get the U.S. Congress to help implement regulations on college sports. A bill that would do that, called the Protect College Sports Act, has been deliberated and worked on for months in Washington D.C. That legislation is getting a murky update, after the U.S. Senate failed to advance it on […] The post Protect College Sports Act gets cryptic update appeared first on ClutchPoints .

ESPN sets ceiling and floor for 2026-27 IU basketball

How good can Indiana basketball be in Darian DeVries’ second season at IU?  How low can they go? ESPN’s Myron Medcalf took a shot at setting a ceiling and a floor for every team in the Big Ten ahead of the 2026-27 season. Admittedly, this exercise is a bit premature with the potential for very [...]

Latest Duke Chronicle Player Profile: Maxime Meyer

As usual, Duke brought in a fair amount of high-end talent this year, and the one who probably gets the least amount of attention is Maxime Meyer, who is the subject of the latest Duke Chronicle player profile. That may not last. Meyer will be behind at least three guys as a freshman – Pat […]

Paaiškėjo visi „Ryto“ varžovai tarpžemyninėje taurėje

FIBA oficialiai paskelbė būsimus Vilniaus „ Ryto “ varžovus tarpžemyninėje taurėje, kuri rudenį vyks Pekine (Kinija). Į A grupę patekę praėjusio sezono FIBA Čempionų lygos nugalėtojai rugsėjo 22 d. 10.30 val. (Lietuvos laiku) grumsis su Ruandos „RSSB Tigers“ (Afrika), o rugsėjo 24 d. 10.30 val. Nedo Pacevičiaus auklėtiniai kausis su Šanchajaus „Sharks“ (Kinija). Be paminėtų komandų tarpžemyninės taurės sieks „Boca Juniors“ (Argentina), „NBA...

Flynn Clayman and High Point look to build on historic NCAA Tournament run

Flynn Clayman and High Point stunned the college basketball world by knocking off No.5 Wisconsin as a No.12 seed in the NCAA Tournament last March. Inside the program, the biggest shocker wasn’t upsetting Wisconsin. It was doubters and critics saying the Panthers didn’t deserve to be there due to their strength of schedule. However, many […]

2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup moves to Beijing

The 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup will be played in Beijing, China, from September 22-27, marking the first time the event has been hosted in the Chinese capital. FIBA announced Saturday that six teams will compete across two groups before the tournament concludes with the Championship Game on September 27. The tournament will retain the six-team […] The post 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup moves to Beijing appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

2026 Position Group Preview Series: Safeties

As we learned in the hit TV show “Ted Lasso”, football is life! And life always feels a little better with a little football in it. The wait is almost over, with Michigan State just 27 days away from kicking off the 2026 season against Toledo. Consider these breakdowns as your appetizer before the main […]

The Top 25 Michigan men’s basketball players since 1989: No. 4

We cracked the top-five of our offseason series, and some of our readers had a conniption seeing Hunter Dickinson’s name starting us off. As we creep towards the top, there should be absolutely no drama surrounding who comes in at No. 4. The focal point of the team that was crowned national champions in 2026, […]

Fear And Loathing Of Michael Malone? Not So Much

Jeff Goodman provoked one of the stupidest Duke-UNC conversations we’ve heard in a while when he said that the Duke staff is “scared” of UNC’s Michael Malone, partly because he has an NBA championship ring. Well, yeah, he does, but the team that he won that ring for also fired him because he lost his […]

Kentucky Wildcats News: UK Basketball Media Madness

Good morning, BBN! Mark Pope announced a new, fun media event yesterday: UK Basketball Media Madness. Coach Pope has been on fire on social media this summer, and earlier this week he opened up practice to the public, showing that he’s really trying to rally all of BBN ahead of this season. The UK Media […]

From Italy: Club may already have replaced €100m Arsenal transfer target

Arsenal are reportedly keeping an eye on Juventus attacking midfielder Kenan Yildiz this summer, according to various reports. With the Gunners recently missing out on the ambitious transfer of Vinicius Junior, who has instead ended up signing a new contract with Real Madrid, we’re now seeing fresh Yildiz links as he could be a good […] The post From Italy: Club may already have replaced €100m Arsenal transfer target appeared first on CaughtOffside .

Kentucky basketball builds team chemistry during annual Eastern Kentucky retreat

With Kentucky Basketball wrapping up its summer practices Thursday, the Wildcats are now taking time to build team chemistry away from the court. The team traveled to Eastern Kentucky on Friday for its annual retreat, continuing a tradition that has become a staple under coach Mark Pope. To begin the trip, the players and staff helped to […]

Kentucky OC Joe Sloan will call plays from the box this season

Offensive coordinators around the country have differing philosophies on where they want to be during the game while they call plays. Some prefer to be on the field with the rest of the coaching staff, watching things unfold from the sideline. Others prefer to be in the box, getting a view of the action from […]

Twitter Gold: Laettner’s Great Lesson

Christian Laettner built an immense legacy as a winner at Duke. He had two great buzzer beaters in the NCAA Tournament, one against UConn, and one immortal classic against Kentucky. He outdueled Shaquille O’Neal twice and did the same to Michigan’s Fab Five, including in the 1992 NCAA championship. By his senior year, he was […]

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