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Every night at the Big 12 Conference feels like a heavyweight title fight. In the past week alone, the conference has seen Arizona vs. Kansas, Texas Tech vs. Arizona and Kansas vs. Iowa State given. On Monday night, the Big 12 will host another scintillating showdown when the No. 2 Houston Cougars and No. 6 […]
No. 14 North Carolina stunned No. 4 Duke 71-68 with a last-second 3-pointer in Chapel Hill on Saturday to complete its biggest comeback against the rival Blue Devils in 25 years. UNC trailed by as many as thirteen points in the first half and at several points in the second half (even with just six […]
CBS Sports graphic This is the first Monday since then college football season ended. By definition, more attention is now being paid to college basketball. And the schedule makers met the moment with a fun doubleheader set for Monday night. * 7:00 PM ET: Louisville at Duke * 9:00 PM ET: Arizona at BYU I […]
A special freshman class added a new chapter to an all-time season class on Saturday. Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler waltzed into Mackey Arena – long a house of horrors for the opposition – and delivered a 46-point performance to lead No. 11 Illinois to an 88-82 win over No. 4 Purdue. The Boilermakers got a […]
Things at the top of the NBA draft Big Board is relatively stable compared to a month ago, but that may not last long. Questions about sustainability (and availability) of Kansas’ Darryn Peterson, combined with the emergence of BYU’s AJ Dybantsa and the exceptional play of Duke’s Cameron Boozer, have narrowed the gap for the […]
Texas Tech entered this season believing it had the pieces in place to win a national championship, but thus far the defense has not been up to par and injuries have devastated the Red Raiders’ ability to pull together. Texas Tech entered Saturday’s showdown against No. 3 Duke short-handed, bruised and off balance. It will […]
CBS Sports graphic Another week in college basketball presents voters in the Associated Press Top 25 college basketball rankings with a new dilemma over which team deserves the No. 1 seed. And after No. 1 Purdue’s 81-58 home loss to No. 10 Iowa State this weekend, the list of worthy contenders to replace the Boilermakers […]
Jon Scheyer had an arduously long offseason to reflect on how small the margins are between victory and defeat. The nightmares of blowing a 14-point lead in the Final Four to Houston, including a last-minute shot from the depths of hell, will never completely go away. You have to wonder if these all-too-familiar thoughts began […]
