Monthly Archives: September 2026

Check out Xavier Musketeers Big East basketball schedule for 2026-27

The Big East Conference announced the men’s regular season basketball league schedule Sept. 14, completing Xavier’s 2026-27 regular season slate. Xavier, which finished 16-18 overall and tied for last in the Big East (6-14) last year, opens league play on Saturday, Dec. 19 on the road against Marquette at Fiserv Forum. Advertisement Xavier’s Big East home opener is on Tuesday, …

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UConn Men’s Big East Schedule Release: Mark Your Calendars

UConn men’s basketball will begin the Big Eastportion of the 2026-27 schedule with two games before the start of the new year– a home game against Georgetown on Dec. 23 and a road game at Butler on New Year’sEve. The program announced the 20 conference games forthe upcoming season on Monday. UConn finished last season with a 34-6 recordand as …

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Here is full 2026-27 schedule for the Marquette men’s basketball team

The Marquette men’s basketball team knows its complete schedule for the 2026-27 season. The Big East released its slate of conference matchups on Sept. 14, with the Golden Eagles tipping off conference play against Xavier on Dec. 19 at Fiserv Forum. Advertisement MU had previously released its non-conference games. After that Big East opener, the Golden Eagles have back-to-back road …

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Can the Sixers replicate their two-way success from a season ago?

OK, it’s not like they have to after having one of the splashiest offseasons of all time. In recent history, the Sixers haven’t been the most prolific at finding cheap, productive talent on the two-way market, but that wasn’t the case in 2025. Last offseason they brought in Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker, both of whom were converted to standard …

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Villanova announces Big East schedule

The entire 2026-27 schedule is officially here. The opponents aren’t a surprise in any way, as the Big East has a double-round-robin schedule. Some of the dates do jump out though: As Jon Rothstein recently reported, Villanova will play Connecticut at home on Super Bowl Sunday (also known as Valentine’s Day this year). That will be the second time that …

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Syracuse Men’s Basketball Snubbed By ESPN Broadcast Schedule

After five consecutive seasons of missing the NCAA Tournament, it’s clear that the star has fallen for the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball program. New head coach Gerry McNamara is trying to get it back, but he has a tough road ahead of him. Advertisement Not only are the Orange being projected to miss the NCAA Tournament again in an expanded …

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Player Preview: Haywood Highsmith’s role looks to stay the same

Every day, we’ll take a closer look at another member of the 2026-27 Phoenix Suns, examining what they bring to the roster and what their role could mean for the season ahead as we count down to training camp and the preseason. Forward, 6’5″, 220 lbs, 29, 7th season Advertisement The last edition to the 2025-2026 Phoenix Suns roster, Haywood …

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Ranking the Roster: Cormac Ryan bangs the door down at 18th

Even though Cormac Ryan has been ranked 18th, projecting the role he plays this season is harder than you assume it would be. After bouncing around the league for a while, Ryan began last year playing for the Herd. I highly doubt that, at 27 years old, he was on the Bucks’ radar at all to begin the year, but …

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One statistical prediction for each member of the Celtics

September belongs to football. We all know that, and most of us are OK with it. But some of us – even those who love football, too – are counting down the days to basketball season. It’s never too early to look ahead and predict how this Celtics season could unfold. Advertisement The goal here is to have a little …

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YouTube Gold: Kenny Dennard On Bill Foster

For a lot of Blue Devil fans, basketball started in 1980 when Duke hired Mike Krzyzewski. That’s not true, obviously. The late Al Featherston was a real historian of Duke Basketball, and basketball in Durham, too. He wrote a lot of wonderful pieces for us about both. One of the great, if brief, eras of Duke Basketball was that of …

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Steve Ballmer breaks silence of Clippers’ salary-cap circumvention penalties

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, in the wake of the NBA punishing his franchise for circumventing the league’s salary cap by “initiating off-court income opportunities” for star forward Kawhi Leonard, said he has “sincere regrets” and apologized to fans as part of a lengthy statement he issued Sunday night. “This has been a very difficult time for everybody associated with the …

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A new reality for Jazz fans is coming

If you’re wondering why this season feels different, it’s because it is. Jazz fans are entering territory they haven’t been in ever before. What territory am I talking about? I’m talking about the potential we have with Darryn Peterson. I’ve been spending the last few months since the draft and summer league trying to grasp what this season will look …

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Steve Ballmer to comply with Clippers’ penalties: ‘I have sincere regrets’

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer said the team will comply with the penalties handed down by the NBA for salary cap circumvention, he announced in a statement Sunday, Sept. 13. A league-backed investigation that spanned 11 months concluded the Clippers circumvented the salary cap with its alleged facilitation of “no-show” endorsement deals for Kawhi Leonard, their former star forward. …

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Steve Ballmer apologizes to fans, says Clippers will comply with NBA sanctions

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer released a lengthy statement Sunday night apologizing to fans and accepting the findings of an NBA investigation of salary cap violations. “This has been a very difficult time for everybody associated with the Clippers, and for that, I have sincere regrets,” Ballmer’s statement read. “I want to apologize to our fans, employees, and my fellow NBA …

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