The last time Michigan won in East Lansing was Jan. 13, 2018. Since then, Michigan State has dominated the game, winning 10 of its last 14 regular season games. The No. 3 Wolverines ended a four-game skid in the rivalry, defeating the No. 7 Spartans 83-71 on Friday at the Breslin Center in what was […]
Arizona’s perfect record will be tested by the Big 12 gauntlet over the next four weeks. But for now, there’s no doubt about it: the Wildcats (20-0, 7-0 Big 12) are by far the No. 1 team in the country. The Wildcats were the unanimous No. 1 pick in the Associated Press Top 25 for […]
It’s a tough era for the mid-major in men’s basketball. But it’s a good week. If you took it all in with the rest of the hoops junkies on Saturday, you saw as many replays of Miami — Ohio, not Florida — hitting wild shots to outlast Buffalo and stay undefeated as anything else. That’s […]
Tom Izzo didn’t hesitate to criticize the NCAA. He overruled the decision to allow James Nnaji to become eligible and play for Baylor. Nnaji was the No. 31 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and after the Knicks acquired him from the Hornets as part of the three-team Karl-Anthony Towns trade prior to last season, […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this era of college basketball roster turnover, it’s difficult to conduct a preseason poll because it’s difficult to know how new players will blend into systems. This season was perhaps the most difficult yet, as many freshmen and international newcomers were expected to play key roles. It’s usually smart to value experience and not […]
Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo said “the NCAA needs to regroup” after learning that a player can play two or three seasons in the NBA G League and be eligible to play in college. Izzo told reporters after practice Tuesday that he recently learned that London Johnson, a 21-year-old point guard who spent […]
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 […]