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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…

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.

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The battle of L.A. takes place for the first time this season when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, and with the latest Fanatics Sportsbook promo code CBSFAN, new users can bet and get up to $2,000 in No Sweat Bets…

College basketball's Feast Week's 7 best events, ranked

College basketball's Feast Week is always that first little glimpse that the season gives us of what's in store a few months down the road. Games at all hours of the day, teams playing multiple games in less than 24 hours, legitimate national title…

Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups Out on Bail, Pleaded Not Guilty in Rigged Poker Case

Chauncey Billups, the respected NBA Hall of Famer turned Portland Trail Blazers coach, has pleaded not guilty to explosive federal charges accusing him of profiting from a Mafia-backed rigged poker operation that allegedly stretched from Manhattan…

High school boys basketball: North plans to play fast, hard and smart - Salisbury Post

7th in a series of reports on local basketball teams … SPENCER — New North Rowan boys basketball coach Herb Liles is 1-0. North was able to blow away Thomasville with 59 points in the second half after stumbling to a 41-27 deficit at…

Billy Galipeau takes helm as Amherst Regional girls basketball team's head coach

Billy Galipeau has been hired as the Amherst Regional girls basketball team's new head coach. The Hurricanes finished last season without a victory (0-20), with just four wins (4-16) the year prior. Galipeau will strive to build the program back up…

The latest on Iowa women's basketball guard Chit-Chat Wright's injury

CIAA, Marcus Graham Project partner ahead of basketball tournaments

WBAL ciaa women's basketball tournament Updated: 7:52 PM EST Nov 24, 2025 CIAA, Marcus Graham Project partner on marketing initiative ahead of 2026 basketball tournaments Updated: 7:52 PM EST Nov 24, 2025 The Central Intercollegiate Athletic…

College basketball rankings: Coaches Poll top 25 sees Arizona continue ascent

Arizona continued its ascent all the way to No. 3 in the latest Coaches Poll after a week filled with big games and notable results between ranked opponents. No team in the nation has a better résumé than the Wildcats, who have…

Five takeaways from AP Top 25 men's basketball poll

This week's Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll features a lot of movement heading into the loaded holiday week slate. Here are five takeaways from the poll. Purdue still sits atop the rankings, but the Wildcats (5-0) leapfrog…

Syracuse men's basketball predictions vs Houston

Orange look for the big jackpot in Vegas The Syracuse Orange (4-0) open up the Players Era Festival with a game against #2 Houston Cougars (5-0). The game tips at 6:00 on TNT/MAX and here's what we're predicting in this one. I don't know exactly…

AP Top 25 Poll: UConn now owns the most impressive win in women's basketball

Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd look like the most dynamic duo in women's college basketball for the UConn Huskies. Mitchell Northam is a Senior Writer for SB Nation, covering women's college sports at Breakaway. For the first few weeks of voting in the…

Five takeaways from AP Top 25 women's basketball poll

The top five remain the same, but a lot of teams changed positions in this week's Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll, which was released on Monday. Here are five takeaways from the poll. Despite leading by 20 points in the…