As if the biggest second-half comeback in BYU history wasn’t impressive enough, go ahead and get started with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Sophomore guard Robert Wright III won an off-balance 3 over two Clemson defenders at the horn, sealing No. 10 BYU’s come-from-behind 67-64 win over Clemson at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. The shot was […]
Baylor has hired Doug McNamee as its next athletics director. the school announced on Monday. McNamee is a former Baylor administrator who served in the athletic department in various capacities from 2012 to 2018. Most recently, McNamee served for three years as president of Field & Stream, the outdoor lifestyle brand. Previously, he was president […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – During a recent basketball practice in North Carolina, head coach Hubert Davis stopped play to chew out his players. Not for everything they had done on the field. Actually for the opposite reason: because he didn’t do anything on the field. Because instead, he stood by and watched as freshman Caleb […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Darryn Peterson is not only the presumptive No. 1 NBA Draft pick and star at Kansas, but he is those things plus a man who was paid millions of dollars to play college basketball. That has changed the lens through which college basketball stars are viewed and judged. These are professionals […]
It’s Christmas at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. Friday night was the last game of the fall semester before finals, and the students came out – dressed in a dazzling mix of light blue, green, orange, pink and every other color of the rainbow. Groups dressed as Loraxes. Others were Flintstones. Many wore suits and […]
Michigan State University received a $401 million commitment from Greg and Dawn Williams, with $290 million earmarked for the athletic department. The donation is the largest in school history, surpassing Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia’s previous record of $32 million. The Donation of $401 million consists of $290 million for Spartan Athletics, $100 million for […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jaland Lowe, the Kentucky point guard missing, did the point guard thing and darted into the lane with a subtle look to his right on the shot he was about to make. Denzel Aberdeen, the combo guard who is really more of a scorer than a creator but has had to man […]
As college football heads into bowl season, college basketball is building up to racing speed. There are many interesting looks spread across the Friday, Saturday and Sunday schedules. Two matchups come from the AP poll’s top 10: Duke visits Michigan State, while Iowa State tests No. 1 Purdue. Elsewhere, second-place Arizona risks its undefeated record […]
The point of making a list of the 10 best college bars is to give the reader a guide of places where he or she can check out if he or she ends up in one of these college towns. It is not to identify the places in the cities where most students live. With […]
The reverse Maui Invitational schedule gave us an early dose of championship basketball on Wednesday afternoon. Former Pac-12 opponents USC and Arizona State squared off after putting on electric performances on Monday and Tuesday, and the title game delivered — at least for the first 30 minutes. Ultimately, the day belonged to USC, which extended […]