Former Duke basketball star Kyle Singler arrested on domestic violence charges

Kyle Singler, a former basketball star at Duke who played six seasons in the NBA, most recently for the Oklahoma City Thunder, was charged with domestic violence on Tuesday for allegedly attacking his girlfriend. The alleged incident happened in front of their child. Haskell County sheriff’s deputies arrested 37-year-old Singler on Thursday in the rural […]

Duke basketball recruiting: Five-star SF Bryson Howard, son of ex-NBA star Josh Howard, commits to Blue Devils

Duke picked up its first commitment of the Class of 2026 on Tuesday, when five-star wing Bryson Howard announced his commitment to the Blue Devils live on the CBS Sports College Basketball YouTube channel. Howard chose Duke over North Carolina and Kentucky after a whirlwind push that has increased dramatically in recent months. The top-ranked […]

Purdue star Braden Smith, BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa lead 2025-26 AP preseason All-America team

Image images The The Associated Press has released the All-America men’s basketball team for the 2025-2026 season on Monday, headlined by three returning stars, a top-ranked transfer and the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft. Purdue guard Braden Smith received unanimous preseason All-American honors with 57 first-place votes, followed by Texas […]

ACC predicted order of finish: Duke picked to win, UNC overrated, NC State underrated in preseason poll

The ACC has released its notice predicted order of finish in preseason on Tuesday ahead of the 2025-26 college basketball season. Duke was picked to win the conference in the annual preseason poll, while NC State forward Darrion Williams earned preseason Player of the Year honors. Williams transferred from Texas Tech to NC State to […]

Purdue, Houston, Florida top preseason AP men’s basketball Top 25: Who’s too high and too low?

For the first time in program history, Purdue is the No. 1 team in the Associated Press men’s basketball preseason Top 25. And while the preseason rankings only matter so much, in this case they reflect the Boilermakers’ recent ascension to the elite level of college basketball. Prior to the 2021-2022 season, Purdue was never […]

AP Top 25 Poll Reactions: North Carolina Overrated, Kansas Underrated in Preseason College Basketball Rankings

The AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll was released Monday, indicating the start of the 2025-2026 college basketball season is approaching. Purdue earned the No. 1 spot in the poll after receiving 35 of 60 possible first-place votes. Houston, Florida and UConn – the teams trailing the Boilermakers – all received first-place votes. Rounding out […]

The NCAA rule granting players a fifth year of eligibility may not be approved in time to help current seniors

CHICAGO — UCLA coach Mick Cronin is in the middle of a monologue Thursday at Big Ten Media Days describing his new big man, Michigan State transfer Xavier Booker, when he does something he’s really adept at: steering the conversation. “If you’re 6-foot-4 and (Booker) has a good year, he’s going to get drafted,” Cronin […]