Sunday, November 28, 2021

And on the seventh day, there were no takedowns

Today's results:


No. 10 Louisville 71, Colorado State 56


No. 13 Iowa State 76, UMass 71


No. 19 UCLA 73, St. John's 65


Arkansas 83, Belmont 63


Long Beach State 64, Rhode Island 52


Duke 91, Troy 75


Gonzaga 68, Hawaii 49


Michigan State 85, Marshall 75


Colorado 67, Wisconsin 51


Kent State 81, Penn State 74


Alabama 89, Bethune-Cookman 45


Boston College 77, Albany 65


Princeton 82, Maine 43


Stony Brook 71, St. Francis 64


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


A ton of tough early season matchups are testing the top teams.


Arizona avoided upsets and grew on the court this holiday weekend.


College player news:


Meet the reasons why Missouri is 7-0.


WNBA news:


Napheesa Collier is pregnant with a girl.

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Another upsetting day in basketball

Boom! Boom! Boom!


Just the sound of more ranked teams being toppled. Haven't seen a season start with this many upsets in oh, EVER. 


Upsets:


No. 7 Stanford ran over No. 2 Maryland, 86-67.


Notre Dame edged No. 16 Oregon State, 64-62.


Purdue upended No. 17 Florida State, 66-61.


South Dakota State took down No. 19 UCLA, 76-66.


BYU edged No. 22 West Virginia, 58-57.


Two straight losses for Oregon State, UCLA and FSU........BYU has beaten two ranked opponents


Almost-upsets:


No. 4 Indiana hung on to beat Miami, 53-51


No. 24 Virginia Tech 54, UT Martin 49


More results:


No. 5 NC State 62, Washington State 34


No. 6 Baylor 74, Houston 58


No. 9 Arizona 80, Rutgers 44


No. 11 Tennessee 80, Oklahoma State 55


No. 12 Michigan State 64, Mississippi State 48


No. 13 Iowa State 93, Penn State 59


No. 14 Texas 83, CSUN 42


No. 20 Kentucky 74, La Salle 52


No. 21 Ohio State 86, Cincinnati 50


No. 23 Texas A&M 77, Northwestern 68


No. 25 FGCU 73, St. Louis 65


LSU 66, Missouri State 58


DePaul 91, Vanderbilt 74


Arizona State 58, Fordham 43


UCF 56, USC 47


Georgia 70, Marquette 45


North Carolina 58, Washington 37


Colorado 59, Louisiana Tech 48


Cal Baptist 91, TCU 77


Arkansas 92, Sam Houston 66


South Dakota 72, Pitt 61


Ole Miss 64, Cal 45


Memphis 73, Penn 68 (OT)


Old Dominion 59, Texas Tech 45


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule......another hoops buffet


College player news:


KN'isha Godfrey has entered the transfer portal from Mississippi State.

Friday, November 26, 2021

The game is growing

Before lunch, West Coast time today, there had been two upsets. A couple hours later, there was one more. Then there were upset-ish wins of the unranked kind, and some close ones. This is VERY exciting because it shows how the game is growing! So many more teams can really compete than even five years ago, when all predicted UConn for the Championship again. The future is bright!


Upsets:


No. 18 South Florida edged No. 7 Stanford, 57-54.


Kent State toppled No. 19 UCLA, 75-69.


Missouri State took down No. 24 Virginia Tech, 76-68.


Vanderbilt 51, Rutgers 40


Pitt 72, Northwestern 60


Green Bay 57, Oklahoma State 54


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 79, Elon 38


No. 6 Baylor 62, Arizona State 52


No. 9 Arizona 75, DePaul 68


No. 11 Tennessee 68, Kansas 58


No. 12 Michigan 61, No. 16 Oregon State 52


No. 13 Iowa State 75, Charlotte 59


No. 23 Texas A&M 58, South Dakota 44


Georgia 71, Notre Dame 67 (OT)


Gonzaga 89, Utah 71


Florida Gulf Coast 81, Tennessee Tech 69


LSU 72, New Mexico State 52


Michigan State 84, Oakland 71


Cal 82, Furman 73


Nebraska 65, Drexel 53


UMass 81, South Dakota State 63


Marquette 59, Middle Tennessee 55 (OT)


Rhode Island 80, Virginia 70


North Carolina 72, VCU 59


Fordham 67, Houston 53


Army 87, Maine 81 (2OT)


Seton Hall 68, Toledo 63 (OT)


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule....is once again packed the heck out


College team news:


Maryland and Stanford will face each other tomorrow both coming off of losses.


UMass is at full strength, and off to an impressive start.


Siena hopes their return home will cure their scoring woes.


College player news:


Aliyah Boston's improved fitness is helping her excel for South Carolina.


How Stanford and Cal are raking in NIL deals without superstar status.


UConn transfer Saylor Poffenbarger has committed to Arkansas.


Selena Philoxy has received clearance to play for Siena, beginning tomorrow.

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Holiday hoops do not disappoint

Upsets:


No. 5 NC State had no trouble defeating short-handed No. 2 Maryland, 78-60.


(Not really an upset but).....No. 7 Stanford outlasted No. 4 Indiana, 69-66. Cameron Brink had 21 points and 22 rebounds for the Cardinal (wow!).


More results (including some almost-upsets):


No. 6 Baylor 68, Fordham 45


No. 9 Arizona survived Vanderbilt thanks to a buzzer layup, 48-46.


No. 22 West Virginia 65, Purdue 57


No. 23 Texas A&M held off Pitt, 57-46


DePaul held off Rutgers, 77-74.


Northwestern 73, South Dakota 57


USC 79, Seton Hall 65


Washington State 62, Miami 47


Houston 68, Arizona State 60


VCU 60, Washington 47


Mississippi State 65, Dayton 54


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Aleah Nelson is settling into her role as scorer for Towson.


College coach news:


Black coaches are thriving in the SEC.

Monday, November 22, 2021

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Upsets and almost-upsets of the ranked and unranked kind

Upsets:


No. 16 Tennessee 74, No. 12 Texas 70 (OT)


Auburn 59, No. 18 Georgia Tech 51


Fordham 71, Michigan State 68


Clemson 67, Penn State 64


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 80, No. 9 Oregon 63


No. 2 UConn 60, No. 23 South Florida 53


No. 3 Maryland 79, No. 6. Baylor 73


No. 7 Stanford 66, Gonzaga 62


No. 14 Iowa State 96, Southern 55


No. 17 Florida State 76, Grambling 53


No. 19 Kentucky 92, Winthrop 47


No. 20 UCLA 69, Virginia 57


No. 22 West Virginia 83, Radford 31


DePaul 78, Northwestern 75


UCF 57, Belmont 45


Duke 74, Alabama 71


North Carolina 79, TCU 46


Georgia 73, Alabama State 43


Notre Dame 94, Bryant 35


Oklahoma 93, Buffalo 72


Minnesota 70, Syracuse 63


Washington State 73, Idaho 59


Arizona State 82, Marist 53


Creighton 67, South Dakota State 55


Columbia 66, Georgetown 56 (2OT)


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule features South Carolina-UConn and Oregon-South Florida.


Rankings:


The AP will delay its weekly top 25 poll by one day to accommodate No. 1 South Carolina and No. 2 UConn facing off tomorrow.


College coach news:


Tara VanDerveer's trailblazing career began at the University of Idaho.


Brenda Frese won the Nell and John Wooden Excellence in Coaching Award.


Chloe Pavlech left broadcasting to coach basketball.

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Some close to being upsets

Today's results:


No. 1 South Carolina 88, Buffalo 60


No. 2 UConn 88, Minnesota 58


No. 4 Indiana 67, Quinnipiac 59


No. 9 Oregon 98, Oklahoma 93


No. 10 Louisville 61, Washington 53


No. 13 Michigan 69, Central Michigan 45


No. 15 Oregon State 82, Cal State Bakersfield 51


No. 23 South Florida 77, Syracuse 53


No. 25 Virginia Tech 84, Campbell 39


Rhode Island ended Princeton's DI-longest winning streak, 61-53


FGCU 83, Fairfield 61


Nebraska 113, North Carolina Central 58


Oklahoma State 68, Rice 48


Missouri State 67, USC 41


BYU 84, Boise State 40


Cal 64, UC San Diego 54


Cal Baptist 93, UC Irvine 88 (OT)


Austin Peay 68, Butler 65


Stony Brook 53, Iona 46


Boston College 85, Providence 73


UNLV 92, Southern Utah 59


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


The Terps will face their first real challenge of the season in No. 6 Baylor tomorrow.


The Ducks will rely heavily on point guard Maddie Scherr in the Battle 4 Atlantis.


LSU is adapting to growing pains under first-year coach Kim Mulkey.


Mississippi State looks to remain undefeated, beginning Monday.

Friday, November 19, 2021

One basketball life to live

Today's results:


No. 5 NC State 90, Kansas State 69


No. 11 Arizona 78, Marist 36


No. 22 West Virginia 78, Kennesaw State 58


Arkansas 94, Arkansas State 71


Rutgers 68, Harvard 65 (OT)


Ole Miss 62, Louisiana Tech 44


Michigan State 100, Bryant 60


Colorado 69, Marquette 53


Utah 78, Cincinnati 45


Texas Tech 72, Lamar 68 (OT)


Bradley 64, Wisconsin 57


FGCU 88, Manhattan 57


Maine 47, Yale 44


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule is packed


College team news:


Iowa has canceled its game against Drake, and its trip to the Cancun Challenge after positive COVID-19 test results.


Virginia Tech has the ingredients for their best season ever.


Oklahoma's competition is about to get better fast.


Nebraska notebook.


TCU and Fort Worth have proven to be the perfect match to host the Maggie Dixon Classic.


Despite its inexperience, Maine could be a playoff contender.


UMBC is banking on transfers to pay big dividends.


Stanford won a Championship and paid a mental health price. What can we learn?


College player news:


Kianna Smith and Hailey Van Lith homecomings highlight Louisville's road trip.


Paige Bueckers and UConn will face Minnesota tomorrow, with coach Lindsay Whalen among her fans........great eras will mix at this tournament.


Oregon guard Te-Hina Paopao is out indefinitely, but Nyara Sabally may play at the Ducks' tournament.


Back from an ACL injury, Missy Peterson is giving Washington a major lift.


Charisma Osborne was injured in UCLA's game last night.


College coach news:


Dawn Staley advocates for Black female coaches.


Michigan State coach Suzy Merchant now has 300 career wins.


College administrator news:


Megan Kahn is the Big Ten's new vice president of women's basketball.

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Teams are grinding, getting into grooves

Today's results:


No. 3 Maryland 108, UNC Wilmington 66


No. 14 Iowa State 98, Drake 76


No. 17 Florida State 64, Jacksonville 39


No. 20 UCLA 73, CSUN 46


No. 24 Texas A&M 82, Stephen F. Austin 75


LSU 70, Louisiana 41


Vanderbilt 75, Tennessee Tech 55


Georgia 67, Mercer 52


Notre Dame 71, Fordham 56


USC 80, Western Michigan 50


Miami 56, Florida Atlantic 46


South Dakota State 78, Montana State 49


Gonzaga 69, Idaho State 39


Wake Forest 55, Charlotte 49


Troy 84, Bethune-Cookman 58


George Washington 47, Old Dominion 45


Penn 63, St. Francis 46


Belmont 63, Alabama A&M 34


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Princeton carries the nation's longest winning streak - 25 games - despite not playing last season.


Arizona is good, and that should be no surprise.


The Pac-12 dominates the 2022 recruiting class.


College player news:


Georgia's experienced players have returned for another season.


A healthy Maura Singer is excited to be back with Colorado.


WNBA news:


The league is doing away with the single-elimination playoff game format, and moving to a best of 3-5-5 series.


Q&A with Candace Parker.


Dana Evans, the Championship, and her quest to change her game.

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Scores continue to be interesting

Today's results:


No. 1 South Carolina 76, Clemson 45


No. 8 Iowa 87, Southern 67......and Caitlin Clark garners the second triple-double of her career for the Hawkeyes.....


No. 10 Louisville 62, UT Martin 30


No. 12 Texas 88, Southeastern Missouri 47


No. 15 Oregon State 80, Cal Baptist 72


No. 18 Georgia Tech 65, ETSU 42


No. 21 Ohio State 94, Bowling Green 63


No. 25 Virginia Tech 85, Coppin State 32


Tulane 88, TCU 78 (2OT)


Oklahoma State 44, Missouri State 40


Northwestern 63, Loyola Chicago 47


Nebraska 67, Creighton 62


BYU 55, Arizona State 44


North Carolina 89, Appalachian State 44


Alabama 86, Southern Miss 54


Syracuse 79, Morgan State 60


UCF 59, Virginia 38


Boston University 69, Boston College 65


Northern Arizona 84, UNLV 62


St. John's 76, Temple 67


Rice 59, Texas Southern 47


Rhode Island 66, Providence 53


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


IUPUI has forfeited their game against Cleveland due to positive COVID cases within the program.


College player news:


The NCAA's starting five for the week.


Sedona Prince has partnered with multiple companies for clothing and apparel lines.


NCAA news:


The NCAA Tournament bracket has been expanded to 68 teams. Woot!


A look at the March 2022 Tourney schedule, locations and bracket announcement date.


WNBA news:


The Mystics have signed Mike Thibault to a contract extension.

Monday, November 15, 2021

Game schedules continue to be packed

Today's results:


No. 5 NC State 100, Towson 52


No. 6 Baylor 78, New Orleans 39


No. 11 Arizona 93, Texas Southern 38


No. 14 Iowa State 75, South Dakota State 56


No. 16 Tennessee 52, No. 23 South Florida 49


No. 24 Texas A&M 95, DePaul 75


Georgia 78, Furman 41


South Dakota 61, Drake 46


Middle Tennessee 55, Vanderbilt 46


Kansas State 73, North Carolina A&T 49


Mercer 75, Troy 66


Delaware 83, Maine 60


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule is packed out


Rankings:


The first real AP top 25 poll of the season bears no resemblance to the preseason version.


ESPN's power rankings.


The NCAA's power 10.


College team news:


Too many good players are not a problem for UConn.


New season, new possibilities for West Virginia.


Oregon hopes that Te-Hina Paopao, Nyara Sabally and Taylor Bigby return from injury in time for the Battle 4 Atlantis.


UCLA dreams big with a top recruiting class.


Duke showed both defensive and offensive firepower in yesterday's game.


North Carolina's win yesterday was the 1,000th for the program.


College player news:


Q&A with Boston College standout Taylor Soule.


Transfer Jade Loville looks to make an impact at Arizona State.


Freshman Saylor Poffenbarger will transfer from UConn.


College coach news:


Coach's Chair: Allison Guth, Yale University.


Former Montana coach Shannon Schweyan is suing the university.


USA Basketball news:


The USA 3X3 team claimed the first FIBA 3X3 AmeriCup.


WNBA news:


Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of vaccinations.


Marissa Coleman has inspired the WNBA to venture into sports betting.

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Basketball Sundays are back!!!!

And how sweet it was......


Upset:


No. 25 Texas toppled No. 3 Stanford, 61-56.......what a game! Stanford will be OK, once they get used to their new point guard. And Vic Schaefer is a great coach.


More results:


No. 2 UConn 95, Arkansas 80


No. 4 Maryland 81, James Madison 45


No. 5 NC State 85, Florida 52


No. 8 Indiana 88, No. 13 Kentucky 67


No. 9 Iowa 82, Northern Iowa 61


No. 10 Oregon 84, Dixie State 35


Indiana, Iowa, South Carolina, NC State, Maryland and Missouri State all return every starter this season.


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Another hoopin' Saturday

Today's results:


No. 11 Michigan 82, St. Francis 46


Cal 70, San Francisco 41


Fordham 82, Seton Hall 63


Utah 106, Xavier 71


UNLV 80, Montana State 42


Saint Mary's 52, UC Davis 50


BYU 80, Fresno State 64


Boston College 75, Holy Cross 50


Louisiana 73, Rice 69


Liberty 66, Ohio 63


Providence 66, Maine 61


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule features some interesting matchups


College team news:


UConn is eager to get going.


College player news:


Top players to watch this season.


College coach news:


Sue Semrau is back at Florida State after taking a year off to help her mother.


Mike Neighbors profile.

Friday, November 12, 2021

Plenty of scores to process

Upset:


No. 22 Arizona beat No. 6 Louisville in OT, 61-59, and earned some respect.


More results:


No. 1 South Carolina 71, South Dakota State 42


No. 4 Maryland 88, Villanova 67


No. 5 NC State 90, Wofford 57


No. 15 Tennessee 49, UCF 41


Oklahoma 101, Arkansas State 89


Arkansas 96, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 53


Mississippi State 76, South Dakota State 71


Towson 87, Florida 70


Duke 70, Dayton 56


Washington State 62, Northern Arizona 54


Rutgers 64, South Alabama 45


DePaul 87, Loyola Chicago 53


Little Rock 56, Vanderbilt 40


Minnesota 66, Arizona State 59 (OT)


Miami 55, Bethune-Cookman 43


Kansas State 44, UT Martin 30


Washington 57, San Diego 51


Yale 63, Northeastern 60 (OT)


Wake Forest 64, Cornell 42


Middle Tennessee 54, VCU 46


FGCU 70, Temple 53


Princeton 76, Delaware 56


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


Fifteen must-know results from the season's first days.


College team news:


More teams are contenders this season.


Revamped UCLA is trying to learn each other "really fast."


Oregon State has plenty of height and depth this year.


Keys to the season for Washington.


Stetson is rebounding after a chaotic year.


Looking towards the Final Four in Minneapolis.


College player news:


Gamecock freshman Raven Johnson was injured in the first quarter of tonight's game, and didn't return.


Transfers to watch this season.


College coach news:


Can Tina Langley bring her winning ways to Washington?

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Another great game day

Today's results:


No. 3 Stanford 91, Morgan State 36


No. 7 Baylor 81, UT Arlington 54


No. 9 Iowa 91, Samford 54


No. 13 Kentucky 98, North Alabama 56


No. 17 Georgia Tech 72, Kennesaw State 45


No. 21 South Florida 72, Alabama State 37


No. 23 Texas A&M 92, Southern 32


No. 24 Virginia Tech 75, George Washington 38


Belmont 62, Ole Miss 50


Georgia Southern 68, Auburn 66


Georgia 97, Gardner-Webb 45


Notre Dame 76, Western Illinois 50


Penn State 83, Rider 69


Nebraska 102, Prairie View A&M 47


Missouri 76, Murray State 70


Gonzaga 72, Montana State 47


USC 90, Hawaii 50


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Five teams to watch this season.


Storylines for the year.


UC Davis looks to repeat as Big West champs.


The pandemic halted Hope College's quest for two DIII Championships. Now is their time.


College player news:


Drake's Katie Dinnebier showed she's ready for the spotlight.


Oregon is still waiting on the NCAA's decision on Taylor Hosendive for immediate eligibility.


An injury has ended the career of Colorado senior Aubrey Knight.


College coach news:


Inside Niele Ivey's first season at Notre Dame.


Kim Mulkey isn't in Waco anymore.


USC eyes a return to glory with new coach Lindsay Gottlieb.


VCU has extended Beth O'Boyle's contract through 2025-2026.


WNBA news:


Sue Bird interview.


Renee Montgomery got married.

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

The first day: blazing hot

It feels so great to say......


Today's results:


No. 1 South Carolina 66, No. 5 NC State 57


No. 4 Maryland 97, Longwood 67


No. 7 Baylor 77, Texas State 70


No. 9 Iowa 93, New Hampshire 50


No. 10 Oregon 91, Idaho State 34


No. 11 Michigan 67, IUPUI 62 (OT)


No. 12 Iowa State 65, Omaha 38


No. 13 Kentucky 81, Presbyterian 53


No. 16 Florida State 78, North Florida 50


No. 17 Georgia Tech 74, Central Michigan 40


No. 21 South Florida 63, UT Rio Grande 56


No. 22 Arizona 87, CSUN 44


No. 23 Texas A&M 87, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 54


No. 24 Virginia Tech 76, Davidson 57


No. 25 Texas 131, New Orleans 56


LSU drubbed Nicholls State, 82-40, and Khayla Pointer had a triple-double.


Oklahoma tipped South Dakota State, 73-71.


Miami 72, Jackson State 67


North Carolina 82, North Carolina A&T 47


Michigan State 93, Morehead State 31


Duke 95, Winthrop 39


Notre Dame 105, Ohio 69


Rutgers 59, St. Peter's 38


Jacksonville 69, Minnesota 66


Nebraska 108, Maine 50


Vanderbilt 75, Gardner-Webb 59


Mississippi State 91, Alabama State 62


DePaul 114, Texas Southern 71


UCF 68, Duquesne 39


Missouri State 76, Little Rock 62


Boston College 86, Harvard 60


James Madison 84, Virginia 69


FGCU 105, Florida Memorial 41


Fordham 79, Quinnipiac 71 (OT)


South Dakota State 70, Green Bay 49


Yale 63, Providence 57


SMU 75, Kansas City 63


Houston 80, Howard 48


BYU 81, Lipscomb 58


Seton Hall 81, Mount St. Mary's 68


Washington State 86, San Jose State 56


Arizona State 71, Northern Colorado 41


Cal 90, Sacramento State 71


All scores


Several records were broken and milestones reached, just on day one. Check my timeline for retweets and story tweets.


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Seven storylines you need to know this year.


Stanford leads the way for the Pac-12 again this season.


Indiana isn't hiding from expectations.


NC State is a work in progress, their coach says.


Five things to watch in Vic Schaefer's second season at Texas.


UCLA chases the NCAA Tournament with a revamped roster.


Oregon returns a deep and talented team in 2021-2022......but they are short-handed.


Florida State overview.


Syracuse preview.


Wisconsin at a glance.


Success for SIU will depend on three factors.


How a bamboo tree and Bradley hope to grow together.


Dartmouth is eyeing a return to glory.


College player news:


Dorka Juhasz could be key for UConn's title aspirations.....Nika Muhl and others have accepted the new rotations this season.


Gina Conti and Angela Dugalic will miss the first few weeks of the season for UCLA with injuries.


Ohio State's Madison Greene has sustained a season-ending injury.


College coach news:


Family was on hand for Kim Mulkey's debut at LSU today.


Award watch lists:


The 50 on the Wooden Award preseason watch list.


The Wade Trophy watch list.


The Naismith Award watch list.

Monday, November 8, 2021

'Twas the night before college basketball season started.......

And we are overjoyed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


College team news:


Defending champion Stanford returns 82 percent of its scoring and 95 percent of its rebounding.


No. 9 Iowa is ready to debut its new-look defense.....the Hawkeyes will have a busy opening week.


With nine scholarship players, Kentucky will again be lead by Rhyne Howard.


Oregon returns with depth and talent this year.


Arizona and Arizona State hope to rekindle their rivalry in 2021-2022.


Experienced Washington State is ready for another big season.


Virginia Tech's theme for the year is the same, but different is better.


Alabama season outlook.


Seton Hall has plenty of firepower, and one challenge.


South Dakota has high expectations and a tough schedule.


DePaul will open the season with Allie Quigley night.


Mississippi State wants to be no fun to play against.


Ohio State will lean on its veteran backcourt.


How Duke turned over its roster to become contenders.


Minnesota seeks a Tournament berth after a season of attrition.....they are excited to have fans back.


Brown returns to the court with a young, exciting roster.


Successful North Carolina A&T enters a new league.


UNLV is ready to build on a successful 2020-2021 season.


Rhode Island is ready to make a run at a Tournament berth.


Marquette season at a glance.


Penn's juniors and seniors - nine players - are suspended four games each over the course of the team's first eight games.


Top teams and storylines from the Washington Post.


College player news:


Some players we can't wait to see this year.


Maryland's title hopes begin with Diamond Miller and Ashley Owusu.


How "backcourt burglar" Veronica Burton became the face of Northwestern.


What will Rhyne Howard's legacy be for the Wildcats?


Newcomer Tamara Farquhar will give Michigan State some of what it's been missing......a player-by-player breakdown of the Spartan roster.


Three Blue Devils have started a food blog.......Onome Akinbode-James' journey from Nigeria to Duke.


College coach news:


C. Vivian Stringer won't coach this season at Rutgers due to COVID worries. Associate head coach Tim Eatman has been acting head coach since April, and will continue in that role.


How Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk helped rebuild Ana Llanusa's confidence.


Diversity in the coaching ranks has made strides.


NCAA news:


The NCAA's draft of its new streamlined constitution gives power to schools.


Pro news:


Athletes Unlimited Basketball has added 10 players to its ranks, including Jantel Lavender, Odyssey Sims, Tianna Hawkins, Courtney Williams and Essence Carson.


The WNBA welcomes the league.

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Contemplating Tuesday

OOO la la, look at this opening day schedule........


College team news:


Ten questions facing Kentucky......meet the Wildcats.


UCLA will lean on mental toughness.


Virginia Tech is full of scorers.


Get to know Arkansas.


Boston College is back on track and ready for the season.......they are ready to leave last year behind.


Mount St. Mary's returns their core from last year's NEC Championship team.


Intro to the Huskers.


USC will strive for consistency in their NCAA tourney quest.


Arizona State opens the year facing Northern Colorado.


Cal Baptist is aiming for the WAC title.


Siena is adapting to a new, faster style of play.


An experienced lineup returns for Pitt.


Belmont will shoot higher than ever.


CSUN is starting young and hungry.


UC Irvine wants the Big West title.


Oral Roberts preview.


Long Beach State has gained depth and size.


A look at Tulsa.


The NCAA makes their Tournament predictions......and bracket predictions.


College player news:


Mya Hollingshed returned to Colorado because "we have unfinished business."


Change is good for Sooner Ana Lanusa.


Senior Kelly Petro is ready to shine as a senior for Holy Cross.


College coach news:


Lindsay Gottlieb is trying to build the Trojans for both short- and long-term.


College commissioner news:


Big East commissioner Val Ackerman says pivoting is part of her success.


USA Basketball news:


Haley Gorecki was added to the 3X3 AmeriCup team to replace Alexis Peterson, who is injured.


Training camp starts tomorrow.