College Basketball

Indiana men’s basketball (17-10, 8-8 Big Ten) is set to take on Purdue (11-16, 3-13 Big Ten) on Tuesday evening at home in Assembly Hall The Hoosiers’ last outing was a 93-64 road loss to rival Purdue as the Boilermakers evened the series at 1-1. Indiana is facing a critical four-game stretch to close the regular season as it looks …

The Auburn Tigers (15-12, 6-8) will look to carry their momentum from defeating Kentucky as they travel to face the Oklahoma Sooners (13-14, 3-11) on Tuesday night. The Sooners are having a tough season and have lost two games in a row versus Tennessee and Texas A&M. They are looking to spoil Auburn’s postseason chances with a victory. The Tigers …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — You all know I’ve been doing this a long time, writing sports in and around Indiana for about 50 years now. I’ve seen it all, the good, the bad and the ugly. I grew up around Indiana basketball in its golden era, the 29 years of Bob Knight. The three national championships, the five Final Fours — …

As March Madness quickly approaches, Florida basketball finds itself in a solid position in the NCAA Tournament outlooks with just four regular-season games remaining. The major polls both concur that the Gators are one of the top teams in the nation, with both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 ranking the Orange and Blue at No. 7. Additionally, the NCAA …

Xavier Musketeers forward Anthony Robinson (21) dunks the ball in the second half of a NCAA men’s basketball game between the Xavier Musketeers and the Butler Bulldogs, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at Cintas Center in Cincinnati. Musketeers won 89-75. | Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Coach Richard Pitino has a problem on his hands: …

An alliterative attempt to assuage anxieties at approaching athletic arbitrations. It is, I am told, almost March. That season is, to many degenerates—including many of you here!—zero hour. Hither comes bracket season. Yon goeth the bottom feeders. Advertisement THE CROWN APPROACHETH. …or the NCAA Tournament. Whatever. We’ve got bracketology updates—not because, as a Northwestern fan, I’m super jazzed about college …

Villanova Wildcats 21-6 (12-4) vs Butler Bulldogs 15-13 (6-11) Where: Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) When: Wednesday, Feb. 25 at. 7:00 PM Betting Line: TBD for when RT updates us How to Watch: FS1 Advertisement How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Net Rankings: Villanova 30, Butler 80 (Quad 3) KenPom: Villanova 28, Butler 83 Torvik: Villanova 32, Butler 67 About Butler: The Bulldogs entered the …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. It’s time for a crosstown rivalry as the USC Trojans make the short trip to Pauley Pavilion to face the UCLA Bruins in a game televised on FS1 at 11pm ET. Advertisement After a massive 95-94 comeback win over Illinois, the Bruins aim …

Southern California Trojans head coach Eric Musselman looks on from the bench during the second half against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center on Feb 8, 2026. After a big 71-70 loss to Oregon on Saturday, USC men’s basketball is fighting to keep its NCAA tournament chances alive. In order to earn a bid for the tournament, …

In a Wednesday night matchup of the two best teams in the Big East, sixth-ranked UConn will play host to 15th-ranked St. John’s on Peacock. The Huskies (15-2 Big East, 25-3 overall) are a projected No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and are coming off a 73-63 victory Saturday over Villanova. Advertisement The Red Storm (15-1 Big East, 22-5 …

Selection Sunday is fewer than three full weeks away, with a glorious 68-team bracket inching closer with each passing day. Nearly half of that NCAA Tournament field will be composed of teams from outside of men’s college basketball’s five major conferences: the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Big East and SEC. Advertisement As the 2025-26 regular season winds down, several …

10 Ranked teams back at it with 19 days until Selection Sunday originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Nineteen days. That is it. Nineteen days until Selection Sunday and the bracket is for real.  This is the part of the season where fans start refreshing bracketology every night and …

The loss to Duke was neither enjoyable nor completely surprising, but the only path forward for the Michigan Wolverines is to take it on the chin and move on. That defeat obviously had no bearing on the Big Ten title race, which was altered significantly by UCLA’s upset over Illinois Saturday night. Michigan now can go just 2-2 to finish …

BYU Basketball plays Tuesday night at the Marriott Center against the UCF Knights. The BYU Cougars look to keep momentum going after a huge win against no. 6 (now no. 4) Iowa State on Saturday night. BYU led for most of that game, pulling off the victory by a final score of 79-69. The Cougars are 20-7 on the year …

In Monday night’s ACC Action, Louisville had a chance against UNC but couldn’t pull it off. The Cards had an early lead but Carolina took a 39-38 lead into halftime and then pushed out to a 56-40 lead not too far into the second half. But Carolina again had trouble holding the lead. The Tar Heels were up 72-61 with …

Good morning BBN! It is gameday as the Kentucky Wildcats will face off the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia tonight. After a 0-2 week last week, this makes tonight’s game even more important for this season…including NCAA tournament ramifications. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement That is why the Cats will need a a big performance from their stars tonight in Otega Oweh …

March is still five days away. It feels like it’s already here for the Kentucky Wildcats. They need to win this game Tuesday night. Whether or not it’s a must-win game by technicality, it’s a game they need to win. The Wildcats need to see a win on the board, hoping it will spark a late-season run. There are still …

This story contains mention of suicide. If you are in crisis or seeking emotional support, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached by dialing 988. This was going to be the easiest story ever. It’s my weekly Mailbagg, where readers have their say, and this was the week of an IU-Purdue basketball game. They played Friday night. Columns like …

Kansas basketball flexes eye-popping record under Bill Self appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Kansas basketball added another chapter to Allen Fieldhouse lore on Big Monday as Bill Self’s numbers somehow became even harder to believe. In a primetime Kansas vs. Houston Big Monday showdown, the No. 14 Jayhawks handled the No. 5 …

After the biggest win of the season over Iowa State, BYU stays home when UCF comes to the Marriott Center late Tuesday night. UCF is approaching lock status for the NCAA Tournament, and a road win over BYU would just about secure that. UCF is coming off a two-point road win at Utah Saturday without leading scorer Riley Kugel. Kugel …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Seth Trimble scored a career-high 30 points and hit two key free throws with 12.3 seconds left to help No. 18 North Carolina hold off No. 24 Louisville 77-74 on Monday night. Trimble’s free throws made it a two-possession game after Louisville had chopped UNC’s 16-point second-half lead all the way down to 74-71. Advertisement Freshman …

Houston Cougars’ loss to Kansas puts No. 1 seed hopes in jeopardy originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The No. 5 Houston Cougars dropped their third straight game against Big 12 opponents with Monday night’s loss to the No. 14 Kansas Jayhawks. It was another uneven performance for Kelvin …

Memphis basketball’s problems this season are fueling Penny Hardaway’s fire. The Tigers’ eighth-year coach imparted an impassioned message Feb. 23 during his weekly radio show, peeling the curtain back on his current state of mind as his team has lost four straight games and five of its past seven. Advertisement “I’m just freakin’ tired of losing. We’re never going to …

UNC remained undefeated at home with a 77-74 win over Louisville Monday night. Carolina got a career night from Seth Trimble with 30 points and held on late despite coming uncomfortably close to blowing a 16-point second half lead. The Cardinals built a lead early with three-pointers before they cooled off and UNC got their offense going. The Tar Heels …

Indiana men’s basketball made a front office move on Monday. Ryan Carr, an Indiana graduate who doubled as a manager for the men’s basketball program before a lengthy career with the Indiana Pacers, is the program’s new Executive Director of Basketball, per an official release. He most recently worked as the Pacers’ Senior Vice President of Player Personnel after rising …