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Miami women’s basketball head coach Katie Meier was suspended for three games as the Hurricanes cooperate with an ongoing investigation by the NCAA, according to a report from the Associated Press. Other than Miami calling the probe “an enforcement matter,” the specifics of the investigation have not yet been released by the university. Miami stated […]

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russian prison for 261 days. Experts have called the seven-time WNBA all-star’s conviction for smuggling drugs a political ploy by Russia, who is in the midst of a war with Ukraine. Griner’s loved ones have openly discussed how hard the situation has been on them. A part […]

UNC basketball heads into the 2022-23 season as the top-ranked program in the country after making a heroic run to the National Championship earlier this year. Aside from the likes of Caleb Love, Armando Bacot, and Leaky Black returning, among others, they also brought in a couple of talented freshmen, including sweet-shooting big man Jalen […]

Donda Academy closed last week for the rest of the school year after Kanye West’s anti-semitic comments. That’s left many students and athletes in limbo. Well, one of Donda’s best players, 5-star recruit Robert Dillingham, is officially leaving for Overtime Elite, per The Athletic. He’s currently committed to Kentucky basketball for next season. Dillingham was […]

The Louisville basketball recruitment scandal reached its verdict on Thursday, and the Cardinals program appears to have gotten away with a slap on the wrist. The Independent Accountability Resolution Process revealed its punishments for the Louisville basketball program on Thursday stemming from the wild recruitment scandal which gripped the program back in 2017, via Matt […]

Realignment has been one of the hottest topics in the realm of college sports of late, with the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans planning to move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten and the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners bound to change allegiances from Big 12 to SEC in the near future. […]

When Texas Tech basketball opens the 2022-23 collegiate season, they’ll be without their top transfer in Fardaws Aimaq. According to Jeff Goodman of Stadium, Aimaq is expected to be out until February. He sustained a foot injury during a workout last September, and it was initially unknown how long he’ll be sidelined. The Texas Tech […]

The women’s college hoops starts on Nov. 6 and the parity across the country remains strong with new faces in the top-25 rankings along with familiar juggernauts. The march to March Madness starts from the onset of the season and there is plenty to tune into when the 2022-23 campaign tips off. Here are five […]

Kansas basketball has reportedly self-imposed a 4-game suspension for head coach Bill Self and assistant coach Kurtis Townsend, per Jeff Goodman and Stadium. This means that Kansas will be without Self against Duke in the Champions Classic showdown scheduled for November 15th. The suspension dates back to a 2017 incident. Goodman reports that Kansas basketball will […]

Bill Walton is not in favor of the UCLA Bruins transferring conferences from Pac-12 to the Big Ten. He made that extremely clear in a written statement, as shared by John Canzano. I don’t believe that joining the Big 10 is in the best interest of UCLA, its students, its athletes, its alumni, its fans, […]

The No. 2 recruit a year ago and now UCLA Bruin Kiki Rice landed a historic deal with the Jordan Brand to make her their first NIL athlete. As other top players in women’s basketball land deals with bigger companies, she is going to have her own shoe and the opportunity to cultivate a brand […]

Ahead of the 2022-23 season, DePaul University and University of Texas played in an exhibition game on Oct. 30 where all the ticket sales went to the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation. The foundation is currently offering to help build a new elementary school campus following the tragedy the community went through on May 24. […]

Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero is a bona fide superstar. He already was one even before he played his first minute in the NBA, but the fact that he’s been so good so early on has only catapulted his fame to a whole new level. At this point, the 19-year-old has gotten used to life […]

UConn can’t seem to avoid the injury bug. It was announced today freshman Isuneh (a.k.a Ice) Brady will miss the entire NCAAW season after dislocating her patella in her right knee. According to ESPN, the injury occurred on Oct. 21 and underwent a successful on Tuesday. Brady was a five-star recruit coming out of high […]

The NCAAW season is looming and the power structure at the top of it has a few new faces heading into the 2022-23 campaign. Established programs are trying to keep their spot at the top of the hierarchy while others want to prove their top-25 ranking wasn’t a fluke. All of that is made possible […]

The Kentucky Wildcats basketball team made a trip over the weekend to Pikeville for a charity preseason scrimmage at Appalachian Wireless Arena, which was already news of itself. But it got even more interesting after the event when Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari shared via social media an image of a father at the […]

Jim Nantz is one of the more recognizable voices in sports broadcasting today. The 63-year-old has called numerous games from the NFL, NBA, NCAA basketball, and more. In 2023, Nantz is making a change. Nantz announced on Monday that he would no longer call the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament after 2023. […]

University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team has been one of the most dominant programs in college sports history but its competition is creeping up on it. With star guard Paige Bueckers out for the entire 2022-23 season, the Associated Press ranked five other teams ahead of UConn in its annual preseason top-25 women’s basketball poll. […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels failed to complete their mission in the 2021-22 season which was to win the national title. However, they are still regarded as a powerhouse coming into the 2022-23 campaign. In fact, Tar Heels basketball has just been ranked No. 1 overall in the AP Top 25 preseason poll. The Tar […]

Patrick Ewing and the New York Knicks teams of the 1990’s may have been household names for NBA fans, but the younger generation may not be as familiar with them. Ewing, who is now the head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team, reacted recently to a video of his players trying to name […]

Oscar Tshiebwe’s final collegiate season won’t get started the way he imagined. University of Kentucky coach John Calipari announced on Tuesday that the reigning National Player of the Year will have a “minor” procedure on his knee just less than a month before 2022-23 tips off. Calipari announced the news on his personal Twitter account. […]

University of Pittsburgh freshman Dior Johnson is currently facing a handful of assault charges after he allegedly beat up a woman inside his apartment. According to a report by CBS Pittsburgh, this all started when the woman supposedly got Johnson and his phone wet on September 5. An argument between the pair ensued the following […]

The University of Texas Women’s Basketball program announced through a press release that Tiffany Jackson, a three-time All-American and nine-year WNBA veteran, died after battling breast cancer since 2015. She was 37 years old. Jackson’s decorated career at Texas remains one of the program’s brightest in its history. She’s the only player in Texas’ history to […]

Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman was in the center of much controversy back in late 2019 when he was deemed ineligible by the NCAA to play for the Memphis Tigers after head coach Penny Hardaway was found guilty of paying Wiseman’s family $11,500 back in 2017 to incentive them to move from Nashville to […]

LeBron James made headlines not too long ago for crossing one of the rarest financial thresholds for athletes to reach – billionaire status. Top-shelf hoops prospect Mikey Williams hopes to do the same, but in much, much less time. In a recent appearance on the I Am Athlete podcast, Williams spoke candidly on trying to get […]

Former UCLA Bruins forward Jalen Hill has passed away at just 22 years of age. The 6-foot-10 forward had reportedly gone missing in Costa Rica and has since been declared death according to an Instagram post made by his family. The news was corroborated by his high school coach at Corona Centennial High Josh Giles, […]

Former Memphis basketball recruit and current Eastern Michigan basketball player Emoni Bates was arrested Sunday night for carrying a concealed weapon. Emoni Bates’ arrest came at a routine traffic stop in Washtenaw County, Michigan when he failed to stop at an intersection. According to WXYZ Channel 7, authorities found a firearm in the car during […]

The Baylor Bears received a bit of good news recently, with star guard LJ Cryer reportedly getting full clearance to play, according to Baylor basketball head coach Scott Drew, via Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Baylor's LJ Cryer (foot) has been fully cleared for all basketball related activities, per Scott Drew. Averaged 13.5 PPG last […]

Bronny James made waves recently when he attended an Ohio State football match with his dad, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. The father-and-son duo were showing their support for LeBron’s Buckeyes, but as it turns out, it was an opportunity for Ohio State fans to try and blatantly recruit the younger James to their […]

Bronny James teased everyone what it would look like if he suits up for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and clearly, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James loved it. The eldest of the James brood got everyone talking with his Ohio State photos, and even his dad couldn’t hold himself back from sharing them. On Instagram, […]

Bronny James’ college decision has drawn plenty of speculation. Everyone wants to know where Lebron James’ oldest son will attend college. Bronny recently hinted at his potential decision after releasing pictures of himself in Ohio State basketball gear, per 247 Sports. 4⭐️ CG Bronny James just dropped his visit pics from his trip to Columbus […]

College football season is well underway, but Ohio State football fans are doing double duty for their basketball division. During their season opener against Notre Dame, LeBron and Bronny James stopped by to watch the game. The James family was in town as part of Bronny’s recruitment tour. Knowing LeBron, he wouldn’t want to miss […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team will begin their season on November 7th at home against BYU. However, head coach Dawn Staley has canceled the contest and their road matchup with the Cougars after a fan from the Utah school shouted racial slurs at a Duke volleyball player recently. Staley released this statement announcing […]

The Duke Blue Devils fell short of winning the National Championship last season when they lost to archrivals North Carolina Tar Heels in the Final Four, and Duke basketball might again be losing again this time around on the recruitment front, particularly in their pursuit of Andrej Stojakovic, the son of former NBA All-Star and […]

There is a big reason for Mick Cronin and the entire UCLA Bruins to smile, and it’s Devin Williams. The 6-9 forward out of Corona Centennial High in California has decided that he will be bringing his talents to UCLA basketball in 2023, choosing the program over the USC Trojans. Before making his decision, Williams […]

It has been a good weekend for the Illinois Fighting Illini. After the football team destroyed Wyoming Saturday to start their 2022 season, the Illinois basketball program got some major news Sunday in the form of a commitment from four-star prospect Amani Hansberry. The 6-foot-8 forward out of Baltimore ranks No. 52 in the college […]

Bronny James is without a doubt the most talked-about four star prospect in basketball history. Combine the fact that he’s the son of the undisputed best player of the current generation in LeBron James with the accessibility of content via social media and you have yourself a highly anticipating, middling prospect. However, that doesn’t mean […]

Former Florida Gators forward Keyontae Johnson is taking his talents to the Big 12. On Saturday, Johnson announced on Instagram that he has committed to the Kansas State Wildcats for the 2022-2023 season as a graduate transfer. Florida transfer Keyontae Johnson has announced he is heading to Kansas State on Instagram. Huge late addition for […]

Bronny James, LeBron James’ eldest son, has been in and out of the news for months now. LeBron has made it known that he would like to one day play with his son in the NBA. In order for that to happen, Bronny has to get there first. He is entering his senior year of […]