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A college basketball tournament in Vegas pays players, and shakes up the sport
LAS VEGAS — Back in 1987, Bruce Pearl thought he'd found basketball paradise: Maui. The Maui Invitational, specifically — college basketball's premier early-season tournament for the better part of 40 years. Pearl, an Iowa assistant…
Up-and-coming female basketball star, 19, gunned down in shooting
A 19-year-old college basketball player has been identified as one of the victims in a triple shooting on Saturday night during a party on Long Island. Amira McCleod, a player for Monroe University - located in The Bronx - was one of the three…
College basketball picks: Predictions, odds for Players Era games on Tuesday
It's Thanksgiving week, and in college basketball, that means there is plenty of action on which to feast your fandom on. That is doubly the case Tuesday, with a jam-packed slate in the Players Era Festival as it takes center stage from Las Vegas.
Exclusive: Willy Chavarria and Adidas Are Turning an '80s Basketball Sneaker Into a Boot
Willy Chavarria and Adidas have quickly developed a penchant for sneaker hybrids since beginning their partnership in the spring. Among their output has been a dress shoe version of Kareem Abdul's signature sneaker and a huarache-inspired…
Fantasy Basketball Stock Up Stock Down: Andre Drummond stepping up in Joel Embiid's absence
Week 5 is in the books, and a full month of NBA action is now officially in the rearview. We take a look at which players are rising and which are slipping ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Check out the latest fantasy basketball rankings update…
Alberta basketball club's trailer of sports wheelchairs stolen in Stony Plain
Mounties say they are searching for a stolen trailer holding 15 sport wheelchairs owned by an Edmonton-area wheelchair basketball club. Story continues below advertisement The Northern Lights Wheelchair Basketball Society says its trailer was…
College Basketball Stock Watch: Is Player's Era Festival good or bad for Feast Week?
Two of the most glorious words in college basketball are Feast Week, a tip-to-tail celebration of the sport while everyone's plopped in front of their televisions over the Thanksgiving holiday. MTEs (or multi-team events for short) take over the…
Puma Just Dropped Mismatched Rick and Morty Basketball Shoes
There's something brilliantly chaotic about a basketball shoe that refuses to match itself. That's exactly what Puma delivered with their latest collaboration featuring LaMelo Ball's MB.05 and Adult Swim's cult classic Rick and Morty, and honestly…
Liberty vs. Towson prediction, odds: College basketball picks from proven model
The semifinal round of the 2025 ESPN Events Invitational unfolds on Tuesday in the Adventure Bracket when the Liberty Flames take on the Towson Tigers. Liberty is 5-0 on the season, while Towson has a 4-2 mark. The Flames beat Vermont 79-73 in the…
Chicago basketball report: Angel Reese goes for gold - and Jon Scheyer comes home for Thanksgiving Classic
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Angel Reese was one of 10 first-time invitees to December's Team USA senior national team camp, where she'll join notable names such as Kahleah Copper, Brittney Griner, Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers.
UConn survives Michigan in one of women's basketball's toughest early tests | Sporting News
No. 1 UConn escaped with a 72–69 win over No. 6 Michigan on Friday night at the Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase, surviving one of the toughest tests the Huskies may face all season and a late eruption from Wolverines sophomore Syla…
Syracuse men's basketball: predictions vs Kansas
No time for the Syracuse Orange (4-1) to sit around and bemoan last night's almost upset. The Orange are back on the court at MGM Grand at 3:30 today to face the Kansas Jayhawks (4-2). Game tips off at 3:30 on TNT and here's what we're predicting:…
Female college basketball player killed in LI shooting just hours after playing season-high number of minutes
A 19-year-old female college basketball player was killed on Long Island in a triple shooting Saturday night — hours after playing the most minutes yet this season in a game. Tragic Monroe University guard Amira McCleod, a Queens native…
Ranking college basketball's best freshmen: Duke's Cameron Boozer earns Freshman of the Week honors
Duke star Cameron Boozer has been as good as advertised during the first three weeks of the 2025-26 season. The former five-star recruit and a projected top-three pick in the 2026 NBA Draft has Duke off to a 7-0 start. In four of those seven games…
BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS: Get $150 bonus bets for NBA, NHL, college basketball on Tuesday, Nov. 25
Sports fans interested in wagering on NBA, NHL and college basketball games on Tuesday, Nov. 25, can use the latest BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS to do so, getting $150 in bonus bets if their wager of $10 or more wins or up to $ 1,500 in bonus bets…
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