[ad_1] Week 17 in Yahoo! leagues means fantasy basketball will be back on its regularly scheduled program, and the games are pretty evenly distributed. Thursday is the “light” day with five matchups on the slate, while every other day has between six and 10 games. The injury report is not as robust for most teams compared to other weeks since …

[ad_1] The Marquette men’s basketball team has seen its NCAA Tournament profile get dinged up in February. The Golden Eagles (20-7, 11-5 Big East) once seemed headed for a No. 2 seeding next month, but then they lost four of six heading into their final game of February on Tuesday. After facing Providence on Tuesday, MU will have three more …

[ad_1] Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Preview  If it feels like Minnesota Timberwolves (31-27) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (46-10) gives you déjà vu, it’s not because you’re going crazy. It’s because this is a rematch of last night’s game, where the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Timberwolves by seven in Minnesota. It was a game of large swings. The …

[ad_1] Feb. 24—Illinois managed to hold on to seven votes in last week’s Associated Press Top 25 after splitting a pair of home games against UCLA and Michigan State. Both featured a late-game collapse by the Illini, who weathered it to beat the Bruins and decidedly did not in a 0 of 19 shooting finish to lose by double figures …

[ad_1] Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the schedule and lineup notes …

[ad_1] After a month of euphoria, Michigan basketball was sent back to earth this past week. The Wolverines have been at the top or next to the top of the Big Ten standings for the entirety of the season and while U-M still controls its own destiny as far as claiming at least a share of the league title, it …

[ad_1] Last week, we highlighted five NBA rookies who have made a mark on the season in one way or another. Naturally, there are more rookies to discuss, even if they are a smidge further away than the first group, or simply don’t project to reach similar heights. So, here are five more names that deserve your attention. Zach Edey, …

[ad_1] Among Big East teams projected to make the NCAA tournament, there are two tiers.There’s the top tier of teams you could see making a deep run. That group includes St. John’s and Marquette, both of whom are ranked and were in or around the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee’s top 16 teams. Then there’s the second tier, where Creighton …

[ad_1] Two Saturdays ago, Bubba Cunningham sat on national television saying that Michigan State was close to making the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee’s top 16 teams in an early look at the NCAA tournament bracket. A little over a week later, it is hard to imagine that the Spartans haven’t barged their way into that group. Michigan State had …

[ad_1] If there was any doubt over how seriously the Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies viewed their matchup on Sunday night, Donovan Mitchell and Desmond Bane demonstrated how much they each wanted a win for their respective teams. With the Cavs leading 77-74 midway through the third quarter, Mitchell slipped to the floor as he crossed his dribble over. Bane …

[ad_1] MANHATTAN — Kansas State’s basketball team learned the hard way Sunday, what life is like without Coleman Hawkins on the floor. With Hawkins, their do-it-all forward sidelined by a knee injury, the Wildcats struggled mightily at both ends of the floor against an Arizona State team they already had beaten on the road, falling 66-54 to the Sun Devils …

[ad_1] MADISON − Each Monday, the Journal Sentinel will look at the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s previous week and assess how its résumé has changed and stacks up to the competition. All rankings are through Sunday unless noted otherwise. The Badgers are 21-6 overall and 11-5 in the Big Ten following a loss to Oregon on Saturday. Wisconsin basketball NCAA …

[ad_1] BYU guard Richie Saunders (No. 15) hit two late free throws to help the Cougars record a famous victory over the No. 19 Arizona Wildcats. – Aryanna Frank/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The University of Arizona apologized after a portion of the team’s fanbase sang an “unacceptable chant” directed towards Brigham Young University (BYU) following the Wildcats’ men’s basketball team’s defeat …

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[ad_1] A former University of Cincinnati men’s basketball player has passed away. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Steve Toyloy played for the Bearcats from 2008-10 under then-head coach Mick Cronin. The basketball program announced his death on social media. TRENDING STORIES: “Cincinnati basketball mourns the loss of Steve Toyloy, a Bearcat from 2008 to 2010. …

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[ad_1] The Big Ten basketball standings experienced a major shift over the weekend. Michigan State defeated first-place Michigan on the road on Friday night, overtaking the top rival and claiming the conference’s top spot. That result opened the door for Wisconsin, which sat 1 1/2 games behind the Spartans at the time, to step closer to first place. The Badgers …

[ad_1] The Wisconsin Badgers took a major step backward with an overtime loss to Oregon on Saturday. The result dropped the team in the Big Ten standings (third place, two games behind Michigan State). Wisconsin was also downgraded by KenPom (down from No. 7 to No. 9 in the nation) following the loss, plus took a sizable step backward in …

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[ad_1] After the Crisler Center crowd filtered toward the exits early, after the celebration on the court ended and as the locker room jubilation reached its denouement before the glow of the bus ride home, perspective began to settle in for Michigan State basketball. Yes, Friday night’s 75-62 win at No. 12 Michigan was exhilarating. Yes, it put the 13th-ranked …

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[ad_1] It has not been the best season for USC men’s basketball. After playing relatively well in January, the Trojans have collapsed down the stretch in February. At this point, USC’s NCAA Tournament hopes are almost entirely dead. Even as the Trojans have tailed off in recent weeks, the silver lining has been that at least USC would have the …

[ad_1] Wisconsin basketball (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) fell to the No. 3 seed line in Joe Lunardi’s ESPN bracketology update on Sunday. The Badgers fell after a late-game meltdown led to a home loss to the Oregon Ducks on Saturday. The loss not only prompted movement in Lunardi’s bracketology but also urged metrics to alter Wisconsin’s position near the top …

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[ad_1] MADISON − Each Monday, the Journal Sentinel will look at the Wisconsin men’s basketball team’s previous week and assess how its résumé has changed and stacks up to the competition. All rankings are through Sunday unless noted otherwise. The Badgers are 21-6 overall and 11-5 in the Big Ten following a loss to Oregon on Saturday. Wisconsin basketball NCAA Tournament résumé for …