11/14/2025 Two players on last year’s 3-28 Miss.Valley St team have been arrested for throwing games.  But they have a solid defense: We didn’t throw games; we simply suck. 11/11/2025 TCU’s Malick Diallo announced he’s going to be out for the season. He was then informed that’s not how it works, by the LBGTQ community. 11/7/2025 Villanova didn’t expect to face a crowd filled with BYU alum at their match-up in Las Vegas. They must have forgotten that Vegas is a great place to

11/15/2025 The Catamounts continued their winning ways this week by defeating Brown University. Overcoming the Ivy League school was difficult. UVM took a Princeton Review course to prepare for the SAT, tried their hand at the ACT, hired a writing coach to help them craft their college essay, and applied early decision. 11/11/2025 The Catamounts kicked off the regular season with victories over Western New England and Plattsburgh State. Thus far, Vermont has won 100% of their

11/14/2025 The team made the 50 mile trip down 64 East to take on the Tribe from William and Mary. Vegas mustve been asleep at the wheel favoring the Spiders by 9.5  as they easily handled their opponent 84-56. Maggie Doogan (predicted late first rounder in the 2026 WNBA draft), achieved her 13th double double of her career.  11/5/2025 As the only mid-major in the Top 25 preseason rankings (ESPN has them at 19), the Spiders crushed Mount St. Marys 83-49. You've heard of the a

11/13/2025 The Aggies Found the Rim, But it Wasn't for Love STILLWATER, Okla. — The Texas A&M Aggies came into Stillwater for a Sunday matchup against Oklahoma State, riding high on a two-game winning streak. They left on the back of a runaway train called "the Cowboys' offense," which, it turns out, is a more effective method of transportation than whatever the Aggies were doing with the basketball. In a game where Texas A&M shot a respectable 82.7% from the free-throw line,

11/13/2025 Despite a cold first half start that was colder than the Bonaventure campus in November ,the Lady Bonnies managed to hold off Binghamton University Bearcats.  As true Bonnies, the women never gave up and persevered 68-65.  A jump ball was the difference giving the Bonnie's possession at the end.  You have to watch out for those jump balls running  around causing havoc.  The result being a drive through the lane for a layup with a foul that put the Bonnies ahead for

11/12/2025 In League With Creighton 25-26 Week 2 Back when the schedule came out, I looked at the second game of the season, a trip to Washington state for a tussle with the eternally fantastic, never-rebuilding Gonzaga Bulldogs with dread.  The Zags return some outstanding big men and this year’s Blue Jay roster is not particularly well equipped to defend the likes of 6’9 250 pound behemoths like Graham Ike on the glass.  The Ike kid does a lot of everything, and does it wel

11/10/2025 The Friars started off their 2025-2026 basically how everyone should expect them to have started.  They beat a terrible Holy Cross team in a match that was way too close, and then lost in OT to a team I knew did in fact have a D1 team in Virginia Tech. How can you tell someone went to Holy Cross? You don't have to, they'll tell you. (Couldn't resist). I was supposed to go to the VT game at Mohegan, but apparently kids' sports dominate every aspect of middle-aged li

11/11/2025 Basketball season is underway, and you know what that means in this new era of NIL money…you have to learn a whole new roster of players. For the Illini, they’ve made it even more challenging by finding a bunch of new players from faraway exotic places like Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, and…Kansas..Here is a quick rundown of some new faces on the Illini team: Andrej Stojakovic: a 6’ 7” guard who transferred from Cal where he averaged 17.9 points last season. His fat

11/9/2025 Kennesaw State Basketball Season Preview and Week One Report Antoine Pettway and the crew at Kennesaw State had an impressive first week to start the 2025-26 campaign.  Pettway enters his third season at the helm of a program that seems finally and mercifully headed in the right direction.  Long ago, Kennesaw State was a Division II powerhouse winning a National Championship in 2003. It looked like only a matter of time before this fast-growing Atlanta area school w

11/10/2025 UNC Greensboro Spartans Season Preview and Week 1 Report If the 2025-26 season is anything like the first week for Greensboro, it’s going to be a white-knuckle roller coaster ride the whole way.  They opened playing against a fantastic power conference Kansas State squad on the road and followed that with what could easily be considered the most exciting game of the young college basketball during their home opener.  In a highly competitive SOCON conference, it’s h

11/9/2025 The Notre Dame women’s team kicked off a season with modest expectations (ranked 15th) with a 98-52 thumping of FDU. FDU? Well, according to the Fairleigh Dickinson media notes for the game:  Note: FDU does not refer to its athletic teams as “Fairleigh Dickinson.” Please use “FDU” in all references to the Knights.  lol. That kind of attitude is not going to help them shake the nickname that their students often use: Fairly Ridiculous. - Rick Condon 3/9/2025 Notre Da

11/9/2025 College basketball before Thanksgiving - just awful; can’t get used to it. I've become my father. Give me the Great Alaskan Shootout Thanksgiving weekend over a November 3 starting date. It's getting more and more ridiculous every year. I still need time to complain how horrendous the Iowa Sate football team has been this season. Iron bowl or Michigan - Ohio State is what November is, not college basketball with heavy favorites playing Olean High School. So the Cycl

11/9/2025 The Notre Dame men’s team kicked off their season this week with two convincing wins at home; Monday night over Long Island University, 89-67, and Thursday night against Detroit Mercy, 102-70. Thursday night was “The Bend” game with ND introducing new home uniforms in tribute to the university’s host city, South Bend. I spent four years in Northern Indiana and never once heard it referred to as The Bend. So I Googled South Bend, IN nicknames to see what their option

11/9/2025 Ladies and gentlemen… just like Backstreet: we’re back. Like me, I am sure you all have spent every waking moment since the Davidson College Women’s Basketball season wishing for its return. I can still remember lying on the beach, wondering will Candice Lienafa have the breakout sophomore campaign we all hope for, watching Fourth of July Fireworks while imagining the deadly duo of Dunn and Donovan, absentmindedly playing pickleball with friends while envisioning Ky

11/9/2025 And just like that, the season’s over. I consider myself a capable writer, able to capture the emotions of a lot of things. But a Power 4 basketball team losing to a Southland Conference team that went 4-26 last year? Not enough words in the world. Just Temper Tantrums.    I’ll take a quick break from my depression pint of ice cream and scrubbing my freezing cold take of a season prediction from the Internet to explain how this happened. Horrible shooting. That’s it

11/9/2025 11/9/2025 The Big East conference kicks off at season this weekend. The games can be seen on TNT, FS1, and Peacock. Yes , the league made TV deals with three different networks. This is the college hoop equivalent of sleeping around.  It wouldn't be a stretch to change the name to The Big Easy. - Paul Nardizzi

11/9/2025 It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Not this silly “Christmas” you all keep fretting over, I mean, think about it! The Mariah Carey Christmas phase only lasts a couple months, but the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball season lasts twice that period. I rest my case. Begin investing in A-10 basketball, people!  The A-10 saw an incredible start to the year, with all their teams winning their opening contests from Monday to Wednesday. Except Fordham, who fell at

10/31/2025 Syracuse basketball tips off on Nov. 3 against the mighty Binghamton University Bearcats (what the Hell's a Bearcat?) to open a new season. Hope springs eternal in the Salt City. That said, we can be forgiven for asking: "who are these guys?" The squad will feature two returning players: JJ Starling and Donnie Freeman. Everybody else is new. Welcome, gentlemen. Let's start a march to March. - Rich Tucker 3/2/2025 With the ACC tournament fast approaching, the entire

11/2/2025 The 2025 St. Bonaventure men's basketball campaign begins November 3rd, featuring a new look with a decidedly international flavor. Bona's boasts six international imports, including guard Achille Lonati and center Andrew Osasuyi from Italy. A total of 11 new faces join the Bonnies in 2025. Reason to be excited for the start of the Bonnies' season: Sophomore forward Joe Grahovac went 30-4 with Fullerton College last year, earning conference Player of the Year honors

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