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AP men's basketball Top 25: Purdue back to No. 1, NC State makes first appearance
We have another change at the top of the men's college basketball Associated Press Top 25. Purdue (4-0), the preseason No. 1 team, is back in the top spot after its impressive 87-80 win over Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Thursday. The Boilermakers…
Men's college basketball Top 25: Why Purdue looks like a No. 1 team again
“A lot of times in basketball, you don't know early in the season your problems. You don't know your real problems, and we have real problems. I don't care where we're ranked; we have real problems. And I think that allows us to go back in…
Fantasy basketball: The blueprint to the 76ers lineups when Embiid is in or out
That is the first question to ask before every Philadelphia 76ers game. Embiid, the 2022-23 NBA MVP, is a dominant presence on the court when healthy, but he has played only 64 total games in the two-plus seasons since, and played in just six of…
The Playlist: Week 5 fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups and lineup advice
Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who to add off the waiver wire and what to play — when it comes to setting your lineup or music in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week…
Men's basketball AP poll: Purdue jumps to No. 1 after Houston's scare against Auburn; UConn holds strong
The 2025-26 college basketball season is now in full swing, and Feast Week is right around the corner. But, for the second straight week, we have a new team at No. 1. Here's everything you missed in the second week of the regular season, and the…
AP Top 25 Poll: Big 12 women's basketball is better than we thought
The Big 12 has several unbeaten teams through the first two weeks of the year. West Virginia and TCU both got big wins. Mitchell Northam is a Senior Writer for SB Nation, covering women's college sports at Breakaway. Often, we think of the SEC and…
What is the 'juicing station' of Syracuse basketball?
Syracuse hopes the juice can last longer than the sauce. 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…
Tomorrow's Top 25 Today projects college basketball rankings: Purdue back to No. 1?
Rarely does the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll lose its spot atop the rankings despite not losing, but that could happen for a second consecutive week entering Week 3 of the young season. In fact, I'm predicting exactly that come Monday. In the…
Man Utd in the NBA?! Red Devils set to launch basketball team as Sir Jim Ratcliffe sounds out additional revenue streams
In September, United announced that they earned record financial revenue of £665.5m ($877m) last year despite the poor performance of the men's team. United finished the season in 15th, marking their worst ever Premier League campaign, and…
College basketball player rankings: Tyler Hansborough tops Sporting News' top 25 of the 2000s | Sporting News
Of all the major American sports, none experienced as many massive changes since the turn of the century as men's college basketball. We saw the game go from the preps-to-pros era, which included the great LeBron James never playing a minute of…
Space, Pace, and Probability: Why Modern Basketball Feels So Different
If you have ever watched an NBA game and felt that it looks more like a math experiment than the old-school battles in the paint, you are not wrong: modern basketball is built on space, pace, and probability. A great breakdown of this logic is…
Three takeaways from the Syracuse men's basketball win over Drexel
A strong 2nd half propels the Orange At halftime of the Orange's win over Drexel, I finally ventured into the comments and as expected it wasn't pretty. The Syracuse defense was not up to the task and people were experiencing deja vu….but in…
British Basketball Federation ignored warnings before liquidation, says SLB owner
The owner of Manchester Basketball has accused the British Basketball Federation of failing to heed the warning of Super League Basketball clubs before its collapse into liquidation. The governing body, which was responsible for running the Great…
Pacific Union College basketball teams taking lumps in preseason
Preseason polls of California Pacific Conference coaches projected the Pacific Union College men's and women's basketball teams to finish fifth and sixth, respectively, out of six schools in the NAIA league, it was announced at calpacathletics.com…
More than just a fundraiser': Chief Sealth IHS Basketball launches 'Play It Forward
With high-school basketball season starting soon, Chief Sealth International High School Basketball is not only practicing, but also launching “Play It Forward” – supporters sent this explanation of what it's all about and how…
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