Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Get the popcorn ready as two of the NBA’s biggest superstars, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic, go head-to-head for the first time this season. Advertisement Wemby has crashed the glass with authority this season, and my Spurs vs Nuggets predictions expect him to …

Syracuse losing crucial starter to transfer portal after Gerry McNamara hire originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The exodus has begun. Advertisement As it happens in modern college basketball, when a coaching change occurs, rosters are depleted into the transfer portal. The Syracuse Orange, with Gerry McNamara taking over …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets tip off this afternoon in a battle of two of the NBA West’s best, and the props board has some real value hiding in plain sight.  We dug into the game logs, defensive data, and Covers …

Syracuse guard Naithan George plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per CBS Sports’ Dushawn Lundon. George averaged 10.9 points, 5.4 assists and 3.0 rebounds for the Orange this past season. The 2025-26 season was his first at Syracuse after spending his first two years in college at Georgia Tech. He’s been productive in all three years of his college …

This is the game most college basketball fans have circled. The last two No. 1 seeds remaining, Michigan and Arizona meet in Saturday’s Final Four nightcap, with some referring to it as the de facto national title game. Illinois or UConn may have something to say about that Monday night, but this game has all the ingredients to be a …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. A spread of +1.5 in a college basketball game is as close to a pick’em as you will see. The sportsbook needs to give the edge to someone; anything -0.5 or -1 would simply be asking who will win. Advertisement The Arizona Wildcats …

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Mere hours after a straw poll of NBA media members said Charlotte Hornets forward Kon Knueppel was firmly in the lead for the NBA Rookie of the Year award as the 2025-26 season winds down, Cooper Flagg made a closing argument that would put Perry Mason to shame. Flagg poured in 38 of his game-high 51 points in the second …

College basketball is a sacred space throughout March and early April, but NCAA executives are actively planning to ruin March Madness as fans know it. The NCAA Tournament features 68 teams in its current capacity. However, the higher ups running the show with college sports’ governing body want to dilute the greatest two-week period in basketball. Advertisement MORE: Geno Auriemma …

Is the Connecticut men’s basketball program on the verge of a dynasty? With two more wins in the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament, the No. 2-seeded Huskies would win their third national championship in four years and seventh since 1999. UConn needed a prayer on a last-second 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins against No. 1 overall seed Duke to advance through the Elite …

Billed as the appetizer to this Final Four’s main course, but folks who have been to Indianapolis know the appetizer can oftentimes be the spicier dish. While many are calling Arizona vs. Michigan the real national championship game, the UConn and Illinois won’t care in Saturday’s first semifinal of the Final Four. Advertisement Expect to see a sea of orange …

Luke Murray has had a hectic last week since he was hired by Boston College to lead the men’s basketball program. The 41-year-old assistant coach signed his contract with the Eagles on his iPad at Connecticut’s hotel in Washington, D.C., coached in the Sweet 16 against Michigan State, was in charge of piecing together the successful scout for Duke in …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The 2026 Men’s Final Four goes down tonight at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The first matchup features the No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini and the No. 2 UConn Huskies, followed by the heavyweight showdown of the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines and the …

Dusty May got his coaching start as a student manager under legendary former Indiana coach Bob Knight. Now, as Michigan’s head coach, his son is following in his footsteps. Dusty May’s son, Eli May, is the Wolverines’ student manager in 2025-26. Another of his sons, Charlie May, is a walk-on guard on the roster. And while May’s oldest son, Jack …

If the showdown with Duke in D.C. was one of the biggest regular-season matchups this century, Saturday’s battle has the same argument for the postseason. Kenpom ranks the Michigan Wolverines and the Arizona Wildcats as two of the best teams ever, and it is only fitting they will meet with everything on the line. Nearly every metric has this game …

As anyone around the sport will be quick to point out, roster-building in men’s college basketball has changed dramatically over the past several years. With athletes now able to earn money off their name, image and likeness, deep-seated connections from a player’s grassroots days matter much less than the kind of financial package a school is able to offer them. …

Alas, the college basketball season will come to its conclusion this weekend, as the Michigan Wolverines hope to be crowned national champions on Monday night. In their way is a battle with the Arizona Wildcats, and then if they advance, the winner of No. 2 UConn and No. 3 Illinois. Four left today, one still standing by Monday, here are …

One of the biggest storylines at the Final Four doesn’t necessarily involve one of the four teams that secured a spot in the national semifinals in Indianapolis. It instead involves a program roughly 600 miles southeast of the Final Four, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where UNC basketball is on Day 11 of a head coaching search following the firing …

Kansas Jayhawks News Through the Phog wrote about three possible destinations for Flory Bidunga that would get under KU fans’ skin Through the Phog also wrote about the opportunity Bidunga’s departure would open up for one Kansas player Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Through the Phog is a content machine! Here’s a look at what Bill Self may have in store for …

The NBA playoff picture continues to take shape entering the weekend. All of the postseason berths have been clinched, but teams continue to battle for position in the final days of the regular season. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets became the latest teams to clinch full playoff spots on Thursday. Advertisement The Rockets were dominant with a 140-106 victory …

The North Carolina basketball job opening is still open heading into the Final Four, and only one Final Four coach is still a potential target. Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd, one of the coaches tied most prominently to the job, publicly announced he’s returning to the Wildcats next season after signing a new contract. That leaves Michigan coach Dusty May as …

All eyes and ears in the men’s college basketball world this weekend turn to Indianapolis, where the star-studded Final Four converge to crown the 2026 national champion. Only one member of this year’s quartet has never claimed the ultimate prize, though a couple of the other semifinalists are attempting to end title droughts that date back several decades. Then there’s …

UConn 30-0 run vs. Illinois: Revisiting Huskies’ unreal March Madness streak in 2024 Elite Eight matchup originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. On their way to a pair of national titles, and now a Final Four run in 2026, the UConn Huskies have embarrassed a lot of opponents in …

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As you probably know, former Duke stars Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg have been locked into a riveting battle for NBA Rookie of the Year. One night, one has a phenomenal game; the next night, the other one does. Earlier this week, Knueppel broke the Hornets franchise record for made threes, and this came after he shattered the rookie three-point …