No. 5 Alabama trounces No. 12 Oklahoma in SEC opener: Key takeaways
In one of the two SEC matchups between top-15 teams on Saturday, No. 5 Alabama flexed its muscle with a dominant 107-79 performance over No. 12 Oklahoma. There was little….
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Duke coach Jon Scheyer to miss Saturday’s game at SMU due to illness
Duke head coach Jon Scheyer will miss Saturday’s road game at SMU due to an illness, the program announced. Associate head coach Chris Carrawell will serve as the acting head….
What to watch in college basketball this weekend: Conference play delivers top matchups
The 2025 calendar year jump starts with a set of captivating conference matchups. Illinois and Oregon tip things off Thursday. And Saturday’s schedule is loaded — we get a top-10….
Kentucky beats Gonzaga in top-10 OT shootout: Inside the tweak that sparked Wildcats’ rally
On a night when No. 7 Gonzaga looked primed to capitalize on Kentucky starting point guard Lamont Butler’s absence due to an ankle injury, Mark Pope made some masterful chess….
Court Vision: Why UConn went 0-3 in Maui and North Carolina’s potentially fatal flaw
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Before this week, I’d heard stories about “Maui magic,” how games inside the Lahaina Civic Center just somehow got good when the final buzzer neared. Now I….
Auburn star center Johni Broome leads Tigers past UNC, into Maui Invitational final
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The smiling said it all. To understand how Tuesday’s Maui Invitational semifinal went between No. 4 Auburn and No. 12 North Carolina, you needed to look no….
UConn suffers first back-to-back losses in 22 months with Colorado upset
LAHAINA, Hawaii — So the scriptwriters in Maui have been saving up material, huh? Because that’s the only way to explain this Maui Invitational, which — after Colorado’s shocking 73-72….
Duke outlasts Arizona’s physicality in top-25 matchup, showing growth from recent loss to UK
TUCSON, Ariz. — In order to play — and win — a grown man’s game, Duke first had to make its freshman mistakes. This is why, in many ways, the….
ACC lawsuit against Florida State should be dismissed, 12 AGs say
A dozen states are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to dismiss the ACC’s lawsuit against Florida State. In a brief dated Thursday and obtained by The Athletic, the attorneys….
Duke leaning on Cooper Flagg late didn’t work — this time. But Blue Devils want ball in his hands
ATLANTA — Jon Scheyer would do it again. And later this season, he almost certainly will. With 26.5 seconds left, Duke and Kentucky tied in another Champion’s Classic thriller, Scheyer….