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Kansas head coach Bill Self was ejected during the first half of Tuesday’s 70-60 loss to Arizona State after expressing anger over a foul call against freshman Darryn Peterson. With six minutes left in the first half, Peterson and Sun Devils guard Bryce Ford struggled at the baseline as Peterson tried to get off a […]
Duke, Arizona and Michigan remained steady among the top three teams in the Associated Press men’s basketball Top 25 on Monday, remaining off the court for two weeks until Selection Sunday. The Blue Devils, who moved up to No. 1 last week, received 55 of the 59 first-place votes, while the Wildcats received the other […]
Great generals throughout history used withdrawal as a strategy, choosing to take short-term defeats as part of a long-term strategy for victory. NBA teams have adopted that tactic for years, choosing to sacrifice entire seasons for a chance at a better draft position. It’s called “fueling” instead of “retreating,” but the philosophy is the same: […]
Kylan Boswell (4) scored 15 points for the Illini, but Yaxel Lendeborg (23) scored 16 points in Michigan’s victory. Geoff Stelfox/Getty Images February 27, 2026 11:17 PM EST Michigan has left no doubt about its Big Ten superiority — the No. 3 Wolverines’ 84-70 romp Friday at No. 10 Illinois gives them an outright conference […]
President Donald Trump plans to convene a panel next week focused on the future of college athletics, sources briefed on the event confirmed Thursday. The roundtable, scheduled for March 6, includes an invite list of dozens of major figures and sports celebrities, aimed at exploring the many challenges facing the industry. The list of invitees, […]
A montage of photos including Donovan Dent, an NFL referee, the US Olympic men’s hockey team, Manny Pacquiao and Pat Riley. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Jamie Squire, Melina Pizano, Luiza Moraes, Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images, Robert Hanashiro/Imagn Images February 26, 2026 7:00 AM EST The 2026 Olympic Games in Milan Cortina are […]
LOS ANGELES – The sign flashed red and security flooded the hardwood before the echo of the horn echoed through the rafters – the surest sign that Pauley Pavilion had staged something too good to gamble with. Donovan Dent – ​​oh, Donovan Dent – ​​had taken 4.9 seconds. He grabbed them by the collar and […]
Michigan would be the No. 1 overall seed if the men’s NCAA Tournament started today, and the Wolverines would be joined in the top tier by Duke, Arizona and Iowa State. The NCAA selection committee unveiled the top 16 seeds on Saturday, three weeks and a day before the official bracket is announced on Selection […]
This story is part of Peak, The Athletics‘s agency that covers the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. Harvey Mason Jr. played at the University of Arizona from 1986 to 1990, including two years with Steve Kerr, current coach of the Golden State Warriors. Mason is now the CEO of the […]
