College Basketball

Why Darryn Peterson isn’t playing in Duke-Kansas, and 3 other Champions Classic things to know

The first marquee event of the 2025-26 men’s college basketball will take place on Tuesday night with the annual Champions Classic doubleheader featuring No. 12 Kentucky vs. No. 17 Michigan State (6:30 p.m./ESPN) in the opener followed by No. 5 Duke vs. No. 24 Kansas (9 p.m./ESPN) in the nightcap. Madison Square Garden will be the host for the event, …

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Why Darryn Peterson isn’t playing in Duke-Kansas, and 3 other Champions Classic things to know

The first marquee event of the 2025-26 men’s college basketball will take place on Tuesday night with the annual Champions Classic doubleheader featuring No. 12 Kentucky vs. No. 17 Michigan State (6:30 p.m./ESPN) in the opener followed by No. 5 Duke vs. No. 24 Kansas (9 p.m./ESPN) in the nightcap. Madison Square Garden will be the host for the event, …

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AP player of the week is No. 1 Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn, who shined in true road win over Alabama

The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 2 of the season: Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue The senior forward had 19 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in his season debut, an 87-80 victory at then-No. 8 Alabama that catapulted the Boilermakers back to No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The senior from Sellersburg, …

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By the Numbers: Purdue 97 Akron 79

The Boilers looked focused in what may end up being one of their better non-conference victories of the season with a 97-79 victory over the Akron Zips. The Zips are back to back MAC champions under former Illini head coach John Groce, went to the NCAA Tourney last season, and finished 28-7. Those 28 wins are a program record for …

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Jeremy Fears Jr. ‘not afraid of the moment’ as Michigan State basketball faces Kentucky

EAST LANSING — Despite all the things Jeremy Fears Jr. missed in a shortened first freshman season, getting the taste of playing in big-time nonconference games with Michigan State basketball was one experience he did receive. So when he faces Kentucky on Tuesday, Nov. 18, the point guard will complete his three-foe Champions Classic cycle. The next step for Fears, …

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Jeremy Fears Jr. ‘not afraid of the moment’ as Michigan State basketball faces Kentucky

EAST LANSING — Despite all the things Jeremy Fears Jr. missed in a shortened first freshman season, getting the taste of playing in big-time nonconference games with Michigan State basketball was one experience he did receive. So when he faces Kentucky on Tuesday, Nov. 18, the point guard will complete his three-foe Champions Classic cycle. The next step for Fears, …

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Is Darryn Peterson playing vs. Duke? Latest news, updates on Kansas star freshman’s status for Champions Classic

Is Darryn Peterson playing vs. Duke? Latest news, updates on Kansas star freshman’s status for Champions Classic originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It’s the year of the freshmen in college basketball, and none might be better than Kansas guard Darryn Peterson. Advertisement Considered a prime contender to be …

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What channel is Kentucky vs. Michigan State on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch Champions Classic game

What channel is Kentucky vs. Michigan State on? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch Champions Classic game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. No. 12 Kentucky will face No. 17 Michigan State in the first game of the State Farm Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Advertisement Kentucky recovered …

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No. 13 Gonzaga’s 122-50 win over Southern Utah marks second-largest victory in program history

SPOKANE (AP) — Braden Huff scored 22 points on 11-for-13 shooting and Davis Fogle had a career-high 19 points as No. 13 Gonzaga beat Southern Utah 122-50 on Monday night. Mario Saint-Supery added 16 points, seven assists and six steals in his first career start for the Bulldogs (5-0), who secured the second-largest scoring output and margin of victory in …

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FAMU basketball’s three-point shooting not enough in blowout loss to Georgia Bulldogs

Florida A&M men’s basketball had its best three-point shooting performance on the road versus the Georgia Bulldogs. But it wasn’t enough for the HBCU to get past the Southeastern Conference powerhouse on Monday, Nov. 17. Advertisement The Rattlers (0-4) fell to the Bulldogs (5-0) 87-57 in Athens at Stegeman Coliseum. FAMU made seven of its 20 three-point attempts, a 35 …

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Big Ten Basketball: The Calm before the FEAST

Plus: a basketball civil war, a shoehorned trip to MSG, and all these empty calories. The Weekend That Was Most Impressive Win Nebraska Cornhuskers 105, Oklahoma Sooners 99 Tough to deny Maryland, here, who went on the road to Milwaukee and beat Marquette in their barn cavernous NBA palace. Advertisement But as Kind of… has been reminding anyone who will …

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2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Power Rankings: Nov. 17

We are two weeks into the 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season. It’s time to start ranking teams after their early starts to the season! Without further ado, here is our first power rankings of the season! Advertisement 1. San Diego State San Diego State is the only team in the MW to have not played at least three games …

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What is the ‘juicing station’ of Syracuse basketball?

Just prior to the start of the 2025-26 basketball season Adrian Autry had news to share with his team. Starting this season, the Syracuse team bench would be referred to as the “juicing station.” It has nothing to do with actual juice (although the team has plenty of nutrition and hydration options throughout the game). The juicing station is a …

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Two ex-Wisconsin basketball players have career nights; now they face each other

Former University of Wisconsin men’s basketball players Daniel Freitag and Gus Yalden had huge games with their new programs — and as it happens, they’ll face off with each other this week. Freitag, a highly regarded freshman from Minnesota who played 14 games with UW last year, scored 27 points for Buffalo against Rochester Institute of Technology on Nov. 15, …

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