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dailymail.co.uk - Jake Fenner - ESPN college basketball great, 86, shares unfortunate cancer update
ESPN college basketball great, 86, shares unfortunate cancer update
Mail Online

Legendary ESPN college basketball pundit and commentator Dick Vitale has shared another heartbreaking update into his battle with cancer. Vitale, 86, has been fighting various forms of the disease in multiple instances since 2021. In a statement…

nytimes.com - Chantel Jennings - Women's basketball portal rankings: With more than 1,000 names in, who can make the most impact?
Women's basketball portal rankings: With more than 1,000 names in, who can make the most impact?
The New York Times

The portal is open. The exoduses have begun. Let the madness continue. Within the first day of the portal's opening, more than 1,000 Division I players had entered — that's roughly an NCAA Tournament's worth of rosters looking for a new…

espn.com - André Snellings - Fantasy basketball picks, DFS and betting tips for Wednesday's NBA games
Fantasy basketball picks, DFS and betting tips for Wednesday's NBA games
ESPN

ESPN's fantasy basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you set your lineups for that night's games. Here you'll read our best advice for the night, including a selection of players you can stream as well as game-by-game…

si.com - Kenneth Teape - Iowa State Basketball 'Trending To Land' Kansas State Transfer
Iowa State Basketball 'Trending To Land' Kansas State Transfer
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones have a few needs to address on their roster this offseason with so many player not coming back for the 2026-27 season. Arguably, their biggest need is in the frontcourt. Joshua Jefferson has exhausted his eligibility and…

nypost.com - Ben Bolch - UCLA women celebrate NCAA basketball championship with fans at Pauley Pavilion
UCLA women celebrate NCAA basketball championship with fans at Pauley Pavilion
New York Post

They got to rock their home arena one last time. Three days after winning the program's first NCAA championship, the UCLA women's basketball players and coaches celebrated with fans inside Pauley Pavilion. Players were introduced, confetti sprayed…

si.com - Tyler Gillum - Baylor Basketball Transfer Portal Big Board 1.0
Baylor Basketball Transfer Portal Big Board 1.0
Sports Illustrated

With multiple players graduating and few transferring or getting drafted, Baylor has been busy contacting players in the portal to rebuild and bounce back from this past season. Basketball has a much tighter portal, having just 15 days of being…

si.com - Trent Knoop - Predicting What Michigan Basketball Players Will Do: Stay, NBA Draft, or Transfer?
Predicting What Michigan Basketball Players Will Do: Stay, NBA Draft, or Transfer?
Sports Illustrated

In his second season in Ann Arbor, Dusty May has built a powerhouse program and is on top of the college basketball world. May and Michigan defeated UConn on Monday night, 69-63, but they quickly had to shift their focus on the 2026-27 roster. The…

si.com - Graham Baakko - Where Vanderbilt Basketball Ranked in the Final AP Poll: The Anchor
Where Vanderbilt Basketball Ranked in the Final AP Poll: The Anchor
Sports Illustrated

As the 2025-2026 college basketball season came to a close Monday night with the Michigan Wolverines capturing the National Championship over the UConn Huskies, the final rankings of the season were released Tuesday evening before the offseason…

si.com - Aiden Checketts - Most Pressing Needs For Colorado Basketball in the Transfer Portal
Most Pressing Needs For Colorado Basketball in the Transfer Portal
Sports Illustrated

The Colorado Buffaloes had an up-and-down season, which was concluded by their early exit in the College Basketball Crown. Coach Tad Boyle is hoping to have a much better season in 2026 with his job security in question, but several departures to…

si.com - Joey Dwyer - Devin McGlockton Reflects On Vanderbilt Basketball Career
Devin McGlockton Reflects On Vanderbilt Basketball Career
Sports Illustrated

Devin McGlockton often heard from bystanders that he was leaving Boston College merely to go to the SEC's version of Boston College, but he never believed them. McGlockton believed that—although the people may have been correct in years…

si.com - Kenneth Teape - Iowa State Basketball Receives Lofty Spot in Early Top 25 Predictions
Iowa State Basketball Receives Lofty Spot in Early Top 25 Predictions
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team is going to look a lot different on the court during the 2026-27 season than they did when the 2025-26 campaign came to a close with a Sweet 16 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. At least three rotation…

wishtv.com - Charles Huiras - Maria Marchesano is back home as Butler women's basketball's head coach
Maria Marchesano is back home as Butler women's basketball's head coach
Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Butler women's basketball team hired Maria Marchesano as its newest head coach. Marchesano, a 2005 Butler alum, played four years of basketball for the Bulldogs, and one year of softball. Marchesano comes to Butler…

si.com - Graham Baakko - Vanderbilt Basketball Loses Fourth Player to the Transfer Portal
Vanderbilt Basketball Loses Fourth Player to the Transfer Portal
Sports Illustrated

It is officially the third day that the college basketball transfer portal has been opened up and Vanderbilt has now lost its fourth player since the portal opened. Per a report from Jamie Shaw of On3 Sports, Vanderbilt guard and rotational player…

si.com - Aiden Checketts - Colorado Basketball Coach Tad Boyle Reveals Reason for Optimism
Colorado Basketball Coach Tad Boyle Reveals Reason for Optimism
Sports Illustrated

The Colorado Buffaloes have had a very tumultuous college basketball season, which ended in the College Basketball Crown. After the conclusion of the season, the Buffaloes have lost several players to the transfer portal, but coach Tad Boyle gave…

cbssports.com - Carter Bahns - College basketball transfer portal opens; Cade Horton to miss season; Masters player rankings, predictions
College basketball transfer portal opens; Cade Horton to miss season; Masters player rankings, predictions
CBS Sports

This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. The college basketball transfer portal is open for business. Tuesday…

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