Today: November 05, 2026
Today: November 05, 2026

College Basketball

Education|Sports

Will Wade is back coaching at LSU and starts second stint with a season-opening victory

Will Wade’s second act at LSU started on Tuesday night — 1,697 days after his first ended

Sports

Michael Malone gets win No. 1 at blueblood North Carolina. It wasn't an easy night

North Carolina won its debut under Michael Malone with a tougher-than-expected tussle with Western Carolina on Monday night

Sports

Thomas Hauck's 19 points and 10 rebounds lead No. 1 Florida past No. 14 Miami, 77-67

Thomas Haugh had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the No. 1 Florida Gators to a 77-67 win over the No. 14 Miami Hurricanes in the season-opener for both programs

Sports

Courtroom chaos hits college basketball as dozens play after judges block NCAA eligibility rules

The college basketball season tips off with many players unexpectedly gaining an extra year of eligibility

Sports|World

Pope Leo tries to stay neutral as basketball rivals descend on Vatican

Popes have received heads of state, royalty and pilgrims by the busload in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall.

Sports

Kentucky appeals judge denies NCAA bid to block 30 athletes from playing as hoops season draws near

A Kentucky Court of Appeals judge has denied the NCAA's request for emergency relief, allowing 30 college athletes to remain eligible as the basketball season is about to begin

Education|Sports

College basketball season is here. The eligibility chaos playing out in courthouses comes with it

The eligibility chaos playing out in lawsuits and courthouses all over the country has reached the basketball season

Education|Sports|Travel

Villanova touches down in Rome for college basketball season opener and papal audience

It hit Villanova coach Kevin Willard early Thursday morning when he got off the charter flight that carried the university’s men’s and women’s teams to Rome for Sunday’s season-opening college basketball doubleheader against Notre Dame

Education|Sports|Travel

Villanova relies on 'power of the pope' going into Rome doubleheader against Notre Dame

Villanova's basketball teams are set to open their season in Italy with a doubleheader against Notre Dame

Business|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

A game that won't count, but could pay off: Duke-Kansas brings high stakes to Allen Fieldhouse

Duke and Kansas faced off in a rare on-campus basketball matchup on Sunday

Business|Education|Entertainment|Finance|Sports

March Madness is bigger for 2027. It's unclear exactly how that will look in terms of who gets bids

March Madness has grown to 76 teams for the men's and women's tournaments

Sports

UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women’s team

UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins headline the preseason AP All-America women’s college basketball team

Education|Sports

Michigan State's Fears, Florida's Haugh headline Associated Press preseason All-America team

Florida's Thomas Haugh and Michigan State's Jeremy Fears Jr. highlight the preseason AP All-America team

Arts|Education|Sports

South Carolina is No. 1 in women's preseason AP Top 25, followed by UConn and USC

South Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 women's basketball poll

Sports

Cam Boozer adjusting to NBA spotlight as a solo act, feels he's prepared for next chapter

Cam Boozer finds himself in an unfamiliar space as he embarks on the NBA career he has prepared for his entire life

Sports

Columbia suspends coach Megan Griffith for 3 games after review of coaching behavior

Columbia has suspended women’s basketball coach Megan Griffith for the first three games of the upcoming season after a review determined she had coaching interactions with the team that didn’t align with expectations

Crime|Sports

Fixer in lucrative NCAA basketball betting scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison

Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have announced that a man involved in rigging college basketball games has been sentenced to six years in prison

Crime|Sports|US

Ex-college basketball player Kerr Kriisa admits demanding $9,000 from victim in fraud scheme

Former college basketball player Kerr Kriisa has admitted to demanding $9,000 from a victim as part of a fraud scheme

Education|Sports

Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen gets court injunction to play this season

Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen has been granted a temporary injunction that will allow him to play this upcoming season

Sports

Florida embraces championship expectations that come with Chinyelu, Condon and Haugh back

Florida coach Todd Golden insists his team is ready for everything that comes with being the overwhelming favorite to win a second national championship

Education|Sports

Chad Baker-Mazara sues USC and Eric Musselman, alleging NIL pay dispute and racial remarks

Former Southern California basketball player Chad Baker-Mazara is suing the university and coach Eric Musselman after being dismissed from the team in March

Business|Education|Sports

NCAA eligibility court fights are focused on football. Basketball lurks with its own uncertainties

The eligibility fights taking place in courts across the country are taking place with college basketball weeks away from starting preseason practices