College Basketball

As college basketball continues navigating the rapidly evolving NIL and transfer portal era, another major eligibility situation has emerged. Former St. John’s standout and 2025 Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis Jr. has reportedly committed to LSU after spending time in the NBA and G League ranks with the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics. Following his breakout 2024-25 campaign with the Red Storm in which he averaged 18.2 […]

Just over a month after Maize and Blue confetti filled Lucas Oil Stadium following their national championship win, Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines have turned their attention to next season, announcing their Big Ten opponents for the 2026-27 campaign. Michigan will play 20 conference games in 2026, with home-and-home matchups against Minnesota, Ohio State and Michigan State. The Wolverines’ home slate features a group of Big Ten contenders, including […]

When making futures bets, it pays to have patience. An outcome could be weeks or months away. But it can also pay to know when to say when. A FanDuel Sportsbook customer believes that point has arrived for the Lakers and got a five-figure payday for bailing out early. More on that wager and other notable futures bets on NBA and NHL playoffs, along with some WNBA action, as that […]

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a move that will drop more early-round games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for a total of 12 games involving 24 teams — into the front half of the […]

Tyran Stokes, the consensus No. 1 men's basketball recruit for next season, announced his commitment to Kansas on Tuesday, ending a long, drawn-out recruitment that hinged on everything from who his coach would be to what sneaker he would be wearing. Stokes made the announcement during "Inside the NBA" on ESPN. The 6-foot-7 forward from Ranier Beach High School in Seattle has long been consider the top prospect in his […]

The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men's and women's sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that's been in the works for years. The NCAA released a brief statement Tuesday in the wake of an ESPN report that cited unnamed sources saying a decision to add eight teams to the bracket is a mere formality that's expected in May. "Expanding the […]

The Villanova and Notre Dame men's and women's basketball teams are officially set for a one-of-a-kind season opener on an international stage. Pope included. The Fighting Irish's and Wildcats' teams will play in the "Eternal City Tip-Off" in Rome on Nov. 1 to start the 2026-27 season. The doubleheader will make history in a couple of categories: the first men's international season opener and the first Division I basketball game […]

The college basketball season is winding down, but for many teams the offseason has already started. The coaching carousel has changed the landscape, and while the transfer portal doesn't officially open until April 7, many players have expressed their intentions. Let's take a look at some of the top players who are set to hit the transfer portal. LSU transfer Dedan Thomas Jr. joins Houston Thomas is leaving the Tigers […]

PJ Haggerty could lead the nation in scoring during his fifth year of college basketball. Haggerty almost did that this past season, occasionally sitting on top of the the leaderboard before finishing the season averaging 23.4 points per game for Kansas State. That somehow was not enough to lead the Big 12 in scoring, however, as freshman phenom AJ Dybansta scored 25.5 points per game to pace not just the […]