College Basketball

Texas A&M (2-2) dropped its second straight game in less than a week after falling to visiting UCF (3-1) 86-74 in one of the more frustrating second-half performances that will likely result in a tough weekend of practice before the Aggies return to Reed Arena to host Montana on Tuesday night. First-year head coach Bucky McMillan’s fast-paced system relies on …

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It certainly wasn’t the prettiest showing from Illinois tonight, but they still managed to add another tally to the win column, thanks mostly to David Mirkovic’s absurd stat line. Mirkovic continued his impressive freshman campaign by recording 27 points and 20 rebounds, marking his third double-double in four career games. His 27 points and 20 rebounds marked …

IOWA CITY, IA − With a new coach and a new roster, the 2025-26 season will be one full of learning experiences for the Xavier Musketeers. On Nov. 14, Xavier faced its first road test of the season and dropped to 2-2 after an 81-62 loss to Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Advertisement More: Big weekend ahead for Xavier women’s soccer …

Cameron Boozer goes off for career-high 35 points with dad Carlos Boozer courtside originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Highly touted Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer lived up to the hype and then some with a career-high 35 points as the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (4-0) breezed past …

There’s no denying that the Kentucky basketball program has endured a rough week. Dropping a game to your biggest rival and also losing your starting point guard to injury wasn’t the ideal position to be in prior to Thanksgiving dinner. If you’re a Kentucky fan, it was a joyous sight to see Eastern Illinois’ name on Friday night’s slate. The …

Pair of Final Four teams from a season ago meet on Sunday originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The top-ranked Houston Cougars (3-0) and the No. 22 Auburn Tigers (3-0) meet in a clash of half of last season’s Final Four on Sunday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL., …

Indiana (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Incarnate Word (2-1, 0-0 Southland) on Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers are coming off of a 101-70 win over Milwaukee, their second outing of 100+ points scored, this past Wednesday. Indiana is spreading the ball around so far on the season, with four starters above …

Michigan basketball will get its first road test tonight in Fort Worth, Texas, as the Wolverines take on the TCU Horned Frogs. The Wolverines have surged to No. 5 in the coaches’ poll after a pair of wins in the state of Michigan — a thumping of Oakland in Ann Arbor and an overtime nailbiter over Wake Forest in Detroit …

The Duquesne University men’s basketball team is set to face Villanova in its first road game of the 2025-26 season at the Finneran Pavilion in Philadelphia. The Dukes are entering the game with a strong start to the season, boasting a 3-0 record after victories against Niagara, Sacred Heart and Queens. Their latest win, an 87-81 overtime victory over Queens, …

BYU heads to Boston for a top 10 matchup versus #3 UConn Saturday in Boston. UConn is 3-0 after walloping three cupcakes, and BYU has the same record after beating Villanova in Vegas and then beating two cupcakes of their own. Kennard Davis’ status moving forward is obviously on many people’s minds. I’ll just share the facts of what I …

We’re only two games into the USC women’s basketball season and the Trojans are already one of the most talked-about teams in the country, even with JuJu Watkins sidelined. Coming off a show-stopping upset victory over No. 9 NC State that vaulted USC into the AP Poll Top 10 and squarely back into the national championship conversation, the Trojans face …

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Darryn Peterson will miss another game for No. 25 Kansas this weekend because of a lingering hamstring issue, Bill Self said Friday, though the Jayhawks coach added “we don’t think it’s a long-term deal at all.” The nation’s top-ranked recruit, and potentially the No. 1 pick in next year’s NBA draft, missed Tuesday night’s 77-46 rout …

Week two of action in the Atlantic 10 Conference saw multiple game-winners, several breakout performances and even two teams taking home some early season hardware. Our resident A10 reporter, Riley Frain, is bringing you a weekly notebook this season to recap all the latest news from his coverage around the league. Advertisement This week, Fordham is showing some gradual improvement, …