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3 Most Pivotal Players on UNC's Basketball Roster
The North Carolina Tar Heels basketball program is entering a pivotal 2026-27 season, with several moving parts on the coaching staff and roster. Throughout the offseason, North Carolina has made additions to the roster, sprinkling in…
Hopes high, expectations low for Germany as it prepares to host Women's Basketball World Cup
BERLIN -- Injuries and three straight losses in warmups have not dimmed hopes for host team Germany at the Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin. As a well-known German saying goes, “hope is the last to die.” Germany is making just…
Predicting Iowa Women's Basketball's Record in the Nonconference Schedule
The Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team is reloading with talent ahead of the 2026-27 season, and we finally know who they are going to be taking on and when during the nonconference schedule. The Hawkeyes have their hands full with a trio of…
Kansas Basketball Visit Tracker: Class of 2027 Recruits Who Are Visiting Lawrence
While the Kansas basketball program lost a commitment from Javon Bardwell in early August, Bill Self has remained active on the recruiting trail. The Jayhawks are hosting several official visitors in the coming weeks now that the recruiting dead…
Duke Debuting On-Court Ads In 2026 College Basketball Season
One of college basketball's cathedrals is getting a corporate makeover. Duke is slated to announce a four-year sponsorship deal with Edward Jones that will see the company's logos added to the floor at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The agreement will…
Cincinnati Bearcats General Manager Explains Navigating College Basketball
Collegiate athletics is ever-changing; it wasn't too long ago that the words “general manager” had never been echoed around the college game, but now most of the nation's top programs have one enlisted, and the Cincinnati Bearcats…
Former NBA Assistant Patrick Mutombo joins BYU Basketball's Staff
On Monday, BYU men's basketball announced the program has added veteran NBA assistant Patrick Mutombo to Kevin Young's staff. The addition brings more than a decade of NBA and G-League coaching experience to Provo and fills the vacancy left when…
Kansas Basketball Stacks Another Visitor Onto Packed September Recruiting Slate
The Kansas basketball program continues to add to its already crowded September recruiting slate, as another highly touted prospect is expected to make a trip to Lawrence. According to 247 Sports recruiting analyst Eric Bossi, top-100 guard Parker…
Report: BC Men's Basketball Adding Former URI, Minnesota Timberwolves Guard as Graduate Assistant
Shortly after making five additional hires to fill out his support staff, first-year Boston College men's basketball coach Luke Murray picked up former University of Rhode Island and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jared Terrell as a graduate…
Naomi Osaka Debuts Latest Designer Tennis Kit at the 2026 US Open
Naomi Osaka aced her 2026 U.S. Open look for the final Grand Slam of the season. The two-time U.S. Open champion wore a Nike tennis kit and custom Who Decides War walk-on ensemble for her first round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National…
Victor Wembanyama finding a voice beyond hoops, less concerned with upsetting others
When Victor Wembanyama stretched from behind the hoop to throw down a dunk that maybe only he alone can pull off, it was a good reminder of where he finds himself entering his fourth NBA season. It came in Sunday's FIBA World Cup qualifier, as the…
How A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum injuries impact USA at World Cup
Basketball fans woke to stunning news Monday with the announcement that A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will not participate in the upcoming FIBA Women's World Cup due to health issues. Plum's absence isn't entirely surprising; she has been limited to…
Duke's Coach K Court to have sponsorship logo for first time
For the first time in program history, Coach K Court at Duke 's Cameron Indoor Stadium will have a sponsorship logo on it, the program announced Monday. The logo of Edward Jones, a financial services firm, now appears on the opposite side of 'Coach…
The Essex Files: Team USA Needs Merit, Not Media Theater With Caitlin Clark
Caitlin Clark has earned her place on the biggest stage women's basketball has seen in years. The 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup in Germany and the high stakes surrounding Team USA represent her next major international test. That stage should…
We learned a lot from Curt Cignetti and Indiana. We just don't know if any of it is true yet
We're always fighting the last war in sports, learning lessons too late, just in time for them to no longer apply. We proclaimed that Moneyball and sabermetrics would revolutionize and democratize baseball right before the New York Yankees, Boston…
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