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Hot-shooting Xavier clashes with streaking Villanova
Xavier will need to keep its sharp-shooting touch going when it hosts red-hot Villanova in a Big East showdown Tuesday night in Cincinnati.,Xavier (13-12, 5-9 Big East) went 11 of 22 from 3-point range in the first half and tied a season-high 16 threes on its way to a 96-88 win over Marquette on Sat...
Florida St. climbing toward .500 with lowly Boston College up next
Florida State and Boston College both started Atlantic Coast Conference play with extended losing streaks.,They've gone in opposite directions since then, entering their Tuesday matchup in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (12-13, 5-7 ACC) have won five of their last seven since starting conference pl...
Stephen A. Smith Sounds Like He’s Seriously Ready for Presidential Run in 2028
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith is reportedly considering a 2028 presidential run, with prediction markets already listing his odds.d...
Best College Basketball Bets for Monday: Duke vs Syracuse, Houston vs Iowa State
Get the best college basketball picks for Monday, February 16, including Duke vs Syracuse, Marshall vs South Alabama and Houston at Iowa State....
No. 21 Louisville, high-scoring Mikel Brown Jr. visit SMU
No. 21 Louisville will stay in the Lone Star State as the Cardinals return to Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday to face SMU in Dallas.,As the team looks to extend its winning streak to six games, attention will be on Mikel Brown Jr. to see if the freshman can continue his hot streak for the C...
No. 22 Miami (Ohio) puts unblemished streak on line against UMass
No. 22 Miami (Ohio) will try to move a step closer to an unbeaten regular season when it faces Massachusetts in a Mid-American Conference matchup Tuesday night in Amherst, Mass.,The RedHawks (25-0, 12-0 MAC) are the only undefeated team in Division I, and their 25-game winning streak is the longest ...
No. 24 Louisville, high-scoring Mikel Brown Jr. visit SMU
No. 24 Louisville will stay in the Lone Star State as the Cardinals return to Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday to face SMU in Dallas.,As the team looks to extend its winning streak to six games, attention will be on Mikel Brown Jr. to see if the freshman can continue his hot streak for the C...
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) puts unblemished streak on line against UMass
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) will try to move a step closer to an unbeaten regular season when it faces Massachusetts in a Mid-American Conference matchup Tuesday night in Amherst, Mass.,The RedHawks (25-0, 12-0 MAC) are the only undefeated team in Division I, and their 25-game winning streak is the longest ...
No. 3 Houston, No. 5 Iowa State both begin series of Big 12 clashes
Expect the fur to fly and defense to be front and center when No. 3 Houston and No. 5 Iowa State square off Monday in the latest of a series of titanic Big 12 Conference clashes in Ames, Iowa.,Monday's game is the second of three contests in a row against ranked teams for Iowa State, and the first o...
No. 4 Duke, Syracuse both optimistic ahead of ACC clash
No. 4 Duke has plenty to be excited about entering the last few weeks of the regular season, and Syracuse might have some renewed hope heading into the final stretch.,The teams clash for the only time this regular season Monday night at Durham, N.C., in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Duke (23-2, 12...
New All-Star format takes center stage in Inglewood
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Inside an arena covered by a shell that could pass for a globe, the NBA will try to entertain on Sunday while also reaching out to the rest of the world.,The NBA All-Star Game's latest concept involves a team of the league's top international players competing against two teams ...
Hot of late, Cincinnati out to extend Utah's road woes
Cincinnati looks to continue its offensive outburst and its winning ways when it hosts struggling Utah on Sunday afternoon in Big 12 play.,The Bearcats (13-12, 5-7 Big 12) have found their stride offensively in winning their last two games, reaching the 90-point plateau for the first two times in Bi...
NBA All-Star Game Betting Preview: Best Picks for World vs. USA and MVP Odds
Breaking down NBA All-Star Game odds, including World vs. USA predictions, MVP value plays and 3-point contest best bets....
Harboring NCAA hopes, Missouri, Texas put 3-game streaks on line
Missouri and Texas sit on the NCAA Tournament bubble during the stretch run of the Southeastern Conference season.,The Tigers (17-7, 7-4 SEC) have won three straight conference games. So have the Longhorns (15-9, 6-5), for the first time since moving over from the Big 12.,The showdown Saturday night...
Minnesota, Washington chase reset as skids collide
Minnesota will look to break out of a slump when it travels to Seattle on Saturday for a Big Ten tilt against Washington.,At this point, watching game film has left Minnesota coach Niko Medved feeling stuck in a loop.,Kind of like Bill Murray's character, TV weatherman Phil Connors, in the 1993 clas...
Ole Miss hosts Mississippi State with both teams slumping
In-state rivals tangle in an effort to revive their fading NCAA Tournament hopes as Mississippi State visits Ole Miss on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,The Rebels have lost six consecutive games, the Bulldogs have dropped eight of their last nine, and both appear to be out of the NCAA Tournament picture,...
Alabama tries to keep second-half barrage going vs. South Carolina
Alabama's players have been getting the message coach Nate Oats has preached during recent halftime talks.,In their current three-game winning streak, the Crimson Tide have put up an average of 58 points in the second halves of wins over Texas A&M, Auburn and Ole Miss.,Alabama (17-7, 7-4 SEC) return...
UCF looks to solidify bubble case vs. West Virginia after pair of losses
Two straight losses, including a 92-72 whipping Sunday at Cincinnati, have UCF looking like the ultimate bubble team when it comes to its NCAA Tournament hopes.,Despite that blowout, the Knights are still on the right side of the bubble, according to most experts, as they prepare for a Saturday nigh...
Tennessee out to handle opportunity vs. LSU
Despite winning six of its past eight outings, Tennessee has had to weather two stinging losses because of blown leads.,The Volunteers (17-7, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) will kick off a two-game home stretch with two games where they are expected to be strong favorites, starting Saturday against LS...
William Byron, Denny Hamlin in sharp focus as Daytona 500 arrives
The twice-postponed Clash is in the rearview mirror, and NASCAR's top drivers have headed to the Sunshine State for the 68th Daytona 500 on Sunday.,Two-time defending winner William Byron and Denny Hamlin arrive in Daytona Beach, Fla., on the verge of entering rarified air.,If Byron is the first to ...