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si.com - Kade Nix - 3 Bold Predictions for North Carolina Basketball This Season
3 Bold Predictions for North Carolina Basketball This Season
Sports Illustrated

There are plenty of expectations for North Carolina in Chapel Hill this season, and also plenty of uncertainty surrounding this brand-new team heading into the 2026-2027 season. New head coach Michael Malone is entering his first year as a college…

si.com - Jackson Langendorf - 3 Big Concerns for Illinois Basketball Entering the 2026-27 Season
3 Big Concerns for Illinois Basketball Entering the 2026-27 Season
Sports Illustrated

Life isn't all sunshine and rainbows, but it certainly feels that way in Champaign – at least when it comes to Illinois hoops. With Illini Nation still riding the euphoric high of a Final Four run, it's also looking ahead to a 2026-27…

si.com - Alan Rubenstein - UCLA Basketball: Projected Dynamic Lineup Alters Season Ceiling
UCLA Basketball: Projected Dynamic Lineup Alters Season Ceiling
Sports Illustrated

UCLA basketball is set to return to greatness next season, or at least that's the hope residing in Westwood. The signing of 5-star Serbian Nikola Kusturica is a huge addition to the 2026-27 UCLA roster. Longtime college basketball analyst and…

si.com - Jacob Cotsonika - MSU Basketball: Crucial New Roster Additions Ranked by Impact
MSU Basketball: Crucial New Roster Additions Ranked by Impact
Sports Illustrated

Michigan State's more 'old-school' way of building its roster is still working. The Spartans have made it to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament two seasons in a row, and the standard this team is being held to this coming year is to get over…

si.com - Matt Wilson - Ranking every Virginia basketball player by importance heading into next season
Ranking every Virginia basketball player by importance heading into next season
Sports Illustrated

Ryan Odom and the rest of Virginia's coaching staff did an excellent job this offseason of replacing the production that they're losing from players like Ugonna Onyenso, Malik Thomas, and Jacari White, while also building on what they already had…

si.com - Kolton Becker - Here Is Toughest Schools Texas A&M Will Face At Home On 2026-27 Basketball Schedule
Here Is Toughest Schools Texas A&M Will Face At Home On 2026-27 Basketball Schedule
Sports Illustrated

Texas A&M basketball is soon set to take on its 2026-27 opponents, and when it squares off against all of these SEC teams, it will be a challenge. It will be a fascinating season, as it is now in Year 2 of head coach Bucky McMillan. All of these…

nytimes.com - Austin Meek - AD Warde Manuel's future could be on the agenda when Michigan regents meet this week
AD Warde Manuel's future could be on the agenda when Michigan regents meet this week
The New York Times

This could be a consequential week for Michigan as the school deals with continued fallout from scandals surrounding former football coach Sherrone Moore. Michigan's board of regents has a previously scheduled meeting set for Thursday in Traverse…

rollingstone.com - Tim Chan - Official Knicks Garden Gnomes Are the Latest Merch Release Celebrating Team's NBA Title
Official Knicks Garden Gnomes Are the Latest Merch Release Celebrating Team's NBA Title
Rolling Stone

From Madison Square Garden to your home garden, sporting collectibles site FOCO.com has unveiled a New York Knicks gnome, celebrating the team's historic NBA championship win. Yes, the lowly garden creature gets a timely update, with the 12-inch…

fansided.com - Christopher Kline - The latest LeBron James rumors: Draymond's pitch and Heat's backup plan
The latest LeBron James rumors: Draymond's pitch and Heat's backup plan
FanSided

LeBron James continues his nationwide golf tour while keeping the NBA world waiting on his free agency decision with bated breath. One veteran forward recently spent significant time with James and made his case for a potential reunion, while…

si.com - Dan Raley - Fisch Offers Added Insight Into The Attempt To Steal Williams
Fisch Offers Added Insight Into The Attempt To Steal Williams
Sports Illustrated

That was the enticement for University of Washington quarterback Demond Williams to momentarily consider entering the transfer portal, Huskies coach Jedd Fisch told The Triple Option Podcast hosted by former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and…

si.com - Cory Pappas - Colorado Senior Hints at Future Coaching Career
Colorado Senior Hints at Future Coaching Career
Sports Illustrated

Colorado Buffaloes defensive back Ben Finneseth is going into his sixth season with the Buffs in 2026. Ben Finneseth is a 6-2, 205 pound defensive back out of Durango, Colorado. In Finneseth's five seasons in Boulder from 2021-2025, he has racked…

heavy.com - Tony Adame - Giants Legend 'Trending Upward' After Yearlong Absence
Giants Legend 'Trending Upward' After Yearlong Absence
Heavy

The New York Giants are taking a chance on Odell Beckham Jr., even with a 1-year, $1.3 million contract for the 2026 season. OBJ, inarguably 1 of the most popular Giants of all time, returns to New York after missing all of the 2025 season, which…

nytimes.com - Joel Lorenzi - Norman Powell, officially with the Bulls, ready to take on role of sage veteran
Norman Powell, officially with the Bulls, ready to take on role of sage veteran
The New York Times

LAS VEGAS — Hours after his signing with the Chicago Bulls became official, Norman Powell strolled down the Thomas & Mack Center sidelines to greet a handful of his new teammates, several of them for the first time. He sat with them…

foxnews.com - Jackson Thompson - Caitlin Clark vs Paige Bueckers: How two White WNBA stars wound up with vastly different cultural perceptions
Caitlin Clark vs Paige Bueckers: How two White WNBA stars wound up with vastly different cultural perceptions
Fox News

Debate over Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers broke out on social media in the past week after former NFL wide receiver Harry Douglas claimed on ESPN that 'everything we expected Caitlin Clark to be, Paige Bueckers has been in the WNBA.' Clark is…

si.com - Logan Struck - Kings GM Gives Update on Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine Futures
Kings GM Gives Update on Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine Futures
Sports Illustrated

The Sacramento Kings have had a relatively quiet offseason so far, with no shocking moves that are expected to change the course of the team. Sure, they have had big moments, like drafting Darius Acuff Jr., re-signing Precious Achiuwa, and waiving…

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