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LOS ANGELES – UCLA’s prayer was answered. The Bruins, trailing by 10 with less than two minutes remaining, tied the game on a Trent Perry 3-pointer with just seconds left on the clock to force overtime. Indiana’s bench looked incredulous. What looked like a third straight victory for the Hoosiers disappeared in a matter of […]
It’s divorce season in college basketball. Pretender or contender status will be earned this weekend, with numerous titans going head-to-head in matchups that could change the calculus on Selection Sunday in a major way. Friday is the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry features two teams on pace for the top three seeds. Sunday’s battle between Illinois and […]
The cities of Houston and San Antonio are about 200 miles apart and have a river the size of Texas. You might hear a Houstonian ask, “What’s the best thing to come out of San Antonio?” The answer: I-10. San Antonians tell that joke a little differently. That rivalry will only increase in the coming […]
For college sports fans who turn their full attention to basketball after the thrill of Indiana College football Playoff National Championship Game win over Miami, welcome to what has been an exciting season so far. Freshman stars are once again a hallmark of the sport, the top conference hierarchy is well balanced and the race […]
Twenty-four of college basketball’s 25 ranked teams will be in action Saturday. And sixteen of those teams play on the road. So as someone who has followed this sport closely for decades, let me translate: The forecast for the next 24 hours in sports has a high chance of chaos. In the past week alone, […]
It’s that time of year when Santa Claus makes dreams come true for children all over the world. What if he came to college basketball with presents? What would he take with him? The wish list is long for players, coaches, teams and leagues surrounding the sport. With most programs no longer in conferences, the […]
For the first time in a few weeks, there was movement among the top-ranked teams in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll. Arizona and Michigan remained No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, but Duke then fell away suffered its first loss of the season against Texas Tech. The Blue Devils fell three spots to […]
The last big Saturday of non-conference action is just around the corner, and it offers one last chance for several major teams to make a statement before the league kicks off again after Christmas. Among them are four branded programs that will be featured in the CBS Sports Classic. First up is tip-off at 12:30 […]
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 […]
