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nytimes.com - Stan Son - Fantasy basketball hot topics of the week: Lebron's return, and Nae'Qwan Tomlin's breakout
Fantasy basketball hot topics of the week: Lebron's return, and Nae'Qwan Tomlin's breakout
The New York Times

We are almost through Week 5 of the fantasy hoops season. There are 24 weeks, so around 20% of the season is behind us, though the calculation must be adjusted for head-to-head leagues since playoffs begin much earlier. While it's nice to be…

yahoo.com - Jeff Eisenberg - Men's college basketball panic meter: Is Kentucky a title contender?
Men's college basketball panic meter: Is Kentucky a title contender?
Yahoo!

Less than three weeks into the new men's college basketball season, a handful of tradition-rich programs have already suffered at least two losses. Which sluggish starts are aberrations? Which are warning signs? The early-season college hoops panic…

espn.com - Eric Karabell - Fantasy basketball: Don't be surprised if ... Lauri Markkanen averages 30 PPG all season
Fantasy basketball: Don't be surprised if ... Lauri Markkanen averages 30 PPG all season
ESPN

Each week in the NBA is its own story -- full of surprises, both positive and negative -- and fantasy football managers must decide what to believe and what not to believe moving forward. Perhaps we can help. If any of these thoughts come true...

gamespot.com - Eddie Makuch - Everything We Know About EA's First New College Basketball Game, Which May Now Be Dead
Everything We Know About EA's First New College Basketball Game, Which May Now Be Dead
GameSpot

College sports games are back, but while EA is having a lot of success with its College Football series, the new college basketball game that EA announced earlier year could now be benched. Things kicked off in June when EA released a teaser image…

espn.com - Charlie Creme - Your guide to women's college basketball Feast Week: 36 games to watch over the next 10 days
Your guide to women's college basketball Feast Week: 36 games to watch over the next 10 days
ESPN

Las Vegas has already hosted some important and exciting early season games, but nothing tops next week's Players Era Women's Championship, a chance for players to earn NIL money and for teams to separate themselves from the other elite squads in…

ocregister.com - gqlshare - Orange County girls basketball preview: Mater Dei united to face challenges
Orange County girls basketball preview: Mater Dei united to face challenges
Orange County Register

Noelle Mulvanny, Stella Hoss, Amiah Lewis, Kaeli Wynn and Harmony Golightly, from left, play basketball at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Support our high school sports coverage by…

cbssports.com - Chinmay Vaidya - Missouri sports betting: South Dakota vs. Mizzou college basketball odds, picks, predictions
Missouri sports betting: South Dakota vs. Mizzou college basketball odds, picks, predictions
CBS Sports

Missouri sports betting is set to go live on Dec. 1, 2025, which is when residents in the state can officially make wagers. However, residents can pre-register at top sportsbooks ahead of the launch and set up their accounts in order to ensure…

deseret.com - James Edward - High school girls basketball: 2025 Class 3A team-by-team region capsules, predictions
High school girls basketball: 2025 Class 3A team-by-team region capsules, predictions
Deseret News

The 2025-2026 high school girls basketball season gets underway this week with the official start of the season on Tuesday. To prepare fans for the upcoming season, the Deseret News has put together capsules for every team in 3A. Every coach was…

cbssports.com - Isabel Gonzalez - NCAA women's basketball: Biggest takeaways from the 2026 early signing period
NCAA women's basketball: Biggest takeaways from the 2026 early signing period
CBS Sports

The early signing period for the high school class of 2026 ended on Wednesday and there is a lot to unwrap. Many of the top players announced their decision a while ago, but some, such as Kaeli Wynn, decided to make their future coaches sweat a…

chicagotribune.com - Steve Millar - NC State football commit Stephen Brown gears up to go out big for Marist in basketball. 'I have that passion.'
NC State football commit Stephen Brown gears up to go out big for Marist in basketball. 'I have that passion.'
Chicago Tribune

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Marist's Stephen Brown is gearing up for his final basketball season. It's a reality that neither Brown nor anyone else around him could have imagined a few years ago. Brown was a much-hyped prospect…

cbssports.com - Daniel Kohn - NBA odds, picks, best bets: This Thursday basketball parlay returns nearly +600
NBA odds, picks, best bets: This Thursday basketball parlay returns nearly +600
CBS Sports

The 2025 NBA schedule continues with four games on Thursday, including Clippers vs. Magic (-5.5) at 7 p.m. ET, as well as 76ers (-2.5) vs. Bucks, Hawks vs. Spurs (-1.5) and Kings vs. Grizzlies (-2.5) at 8 p.m. ET. One losing streak will come to an…

cbssports.com - Isabel Gonzalez - Women's college basketball Power Rankings: Michigan and TCU jump into top 10
Women's college basketball Power Rankings: Michigan and TCU jump into top 10
CBS Sports

It isn't even Thanksgiving yet, and there have already been big upsets in women's college basketball. Although the top five remains intact with UConn as the No. 1 team, the rest of the CBS Sports power rankings shook quite a bit. Michigan beat…

cbssports.com - David Cobb - Feast Week tips with Baha Mar: Ranking top in-season college basketball tournaments
Feast Week tips with Baha Mar: Ranking top in-season college basketball tournaments
CBS Sports

College basketball results are trickling in and giving us an early read on how things will play out on the journey to March Madness. But for many college hoops junkies, the best part of November isn't the sport's relatively soft beginning. Instead…

courant.com - Emily Adams - UConn women's basketball signs Serbian guard Jovana Popovic to Class of 2026
UConn women's basketball signs Serbian guard Jovana Popovic to Class of 2026
Hartford Courant

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The UConn women's basketball team added a second player to its 2026 recruiting class on Thursday, signing 5-foot-8 Serbian guard Jovana Popovic. Popovic currently plays professionally in Serbia and also…

arkansasonline.com - Richard Davenport - 5-star basketball prospect Baba Oladotun picks Maryland over Arkansas | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
5-star basketball prospect Baba Oladotun picks Maryland over Arkansas | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

FAYETTEVILLE -- ESPN 5-star basketball prospect Baba Oladotun verbally committed to Maryland on Wednesday evening, selecting the Terps over other finalists Arkansas, Georgetown and Kentucky. Oladotun, 6-9, 190 pounds, of Silver Springs (Md.) James…

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