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si.com - Andrew Stefaniak - It's time for Kentucky basketball to win another SEC Championship
It's time for Kentucky basketball to win another SEC Championship
Sports Illustrated

The landscape of college basketball has changed a lot over the last ten years, especially in the SEC. Historically, the SEC hasn't been very good at basketball, and for many years the Kentucky Wildcats would run through the conference. That has not…

si.com - Kolton Becker - Non-Conference Slate for Texas A&M Basketball Officially Announced
Non-Conference Slate for Texas A&M Basketball Officially Announced
Sports Illustrated

Start pulling out the calendars. All of the non-conference opponents the Texas A&M basketball program will be playing are officially out for the public, so make those plans accordingly. This will be Year 2 under head coach Bucky McMillan, and the…

si.com - Lucca Mazzie - Iowa State Cyclones Basketball Has High Expectations for 2026-27 Campaign
Iowa State Cyclones Basketball Has High Expectations for 2026-27 Campaign
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones are heading into the 2026-27 season looking great. After three Sweet Sixteens in a span of five years, Iowa State is riding momentum, and looking for more this season. Amongst the Big 12, the Cyclones are considered one of…

click2houston.com - Meet the Houston Rig Hands: The city's pro 3-on-3 basketball team
Meet the Houston Rig Hands: The city's pro 3-on-3 basketball team
KPRC

HOUSTON – Fast-paced, professional 3-on-3 basketball is gaining fans across the country thanks to the BIG3, a league founded by Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz that features former NBA players and other professional…

si.com - Maanav Gupta - Houston Basketball Lands Huge Commitment from Four-Star Combo Guard
Houston Basketball Lands Huge Commitment from Four-Star Combo Guard
Sports Illustrated

The recruiting for Houston Cougars basketball continues to roll. Houston has attracted some of the best talent in the country over the past few recruiting cycles and that looks to be the same for 2027 as well. Houston under coach Kelvin Sampson has…

si.com - Joey Bray - Jeff Goodman Believes WVU Basketball is a Threat in the Big 12 This Season
Jeff Goodman Believes WVU Basketball is a Threat in the Big 12 This Season
Sports Illustrated

National college basketball analyst Jeff Goodman believes the West Virginia Mountaineers have a real chance to make some noise in the Big 12 conference this season. During a recent episode of the Field of 68 podcast, Goodman revealed his Big 12…

cityam.com - Central London Alliance - London Sports Festival's 3x3 Basketball Court Scores Early Success with Basketball England Takeover
London Sports Festival's 3x3 Basketball Court Scores Early Success with Basketball England Takeover
City AM

Central London Alliance's London Sports Festival's newest sporting activation has made an impressive start, as the pop-up 3×3 basketball court in Paternoster Square welcomed hundreds of participants and spectators for a successful opening day…

cbssports.com - Isaac Trotter - 100 And 1 days until college basketball: Stars, storylines, contenders and pretenders for 2026-27 season
100 And 1 days until college basketball: Stars, storylines, contenders and pretenders for 2026-27 season
CBS Sports

In a mere 101 days, the 2026-27 men's college basketball season is going to tip off at 9:30 a.m. ET with Notre Dame and Villanova hooping in … Rome!? Breakfast basketball in the Eternal City. Andiamo. That's 'let's go' in Italian. Which…

nunesmagician.com - Dominic Chiappone - Syracuse women's basketball: another big change is coming to March Madness
Syracuse women's basketball: another big change is coming to March Madness
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

The Syracuse Orange will enter the upcoming season eyeing their third NCAA Tournament berth under coach Felisha Legette-Jack. For the program as well as the rest of the sport, there's another notable difference that will be featured in the next…

nytimes.com - Mike Prada - LeBron James free agency decision live updates: Where will he play? Rumors and latest news
LeBron James free agency decision live updates: Where will he play? Rumors and latest news
The New York Times

LeBron James has put the NBA at a standstill as he decides the team he wishes to join for his NBA-record 24th NBA season. The NBA's all-time leading scorer made several public appearances last week at Fanatics Fest in New York City, but outside of…

nytimes.com - Mark Selig - Betting on LeBron James' next team used to be a novelty - now it's a nine-figure market
Betting on LeBron James' next team used to be a novelty - now it's a nine-figure market
The New York Times

For as long as LeBron James has been making decisions about where he'll play professional basketball, there have been ways to wager on said decisions. Those opportunities have evolved dramatically in the 16 years since James was first a free agent.

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - Commonwealth Games 2026: Daily schedule for Glasgow 2026
Commonwealth Games 2026: Daily schedule for Glasgow 2026
BBC

More than 3,000 athletes from 74 Commonwealth nations and territories will compete in 215 medal events across 10 sports at Glasgow 2026. Here is the daily schedule, with finals and gold-medal events in bold. Head to the official Commonwealth Games…

nytimes.com - Fred Katz - Thunder didn't trade Lu Dort to avoid the second apron. They did it to cut costs
Thunder didn't trade Lu Dort to avoid the second apron. They did it to cut costs
The New York Times

The Oklahoma City Thunder have no qualms with the second apron. Their cost-cutting summer was just that — cost cutting. Trading away three rotation players, including all-defensive wing Lu Dort, for a mishmash of second-round picks was not a…

suntimes.com - Stephanie Zimmermann - How Chicago helped a tiny Baltic country produce star NBA players
How Chicago helped a tiny Baltic country produce star NBA players
Chicago Sun-Times

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Arena Vilnius, half the size of the United Center, feels bigger than it is when hometown heroes Rytas play against the Žalgiris basketball team from Kaunas. Sections of cheering fans wave giant flags and shout…

si.com - Luke Perez - USC Strengthens Nike Pipeline With Latest Student-Athlete Signing
USC Strengthens Nike Pipeline With Latest Student-Athlete Signing
Sports Illustrated

The USC Trojans and Nike have been on a roll in the month of July. First, USC Athletics and Nike agreed to a new 10-year contract extension, which includes new workout equipment, an NIL program along with student-athlete classes, new uniforms for…

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