Two teams with plenty to play for will close the Big 12 regular season on Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Kan., as No. 10 Iowa State seeks revenge for a Feb. 1 home loss to Kansas State.The Wildca… MORE
Category Archives: College Basketball
Oral Roberts fires coach Russell Springmann
Oral Roberts fired head coach Russell Springmann on Friday after compiling a 7-23 record and last-place finish in the Summit League.”We want to thank Coach Springmann for his devotion to ORU and wo… MORE
No. 23 BYU banks on toughness as broken Utah visits Provo
The 23rd-ranked Cougars charge into Saturday night’s regular-season finale against visiting Utah in Provo as holders of a seven-game winning streak, five of them against Quad 1 opponents.That earne… MORE
No. 5 Florida, Ole Miss angle for postseason positioning in finale
One would have to take No. 5 Florida seriously as a national championship contender if record were the only factor on an NCAA Tournament resume.Dig deeper into the Gators’ 26-4 overall record and 1… MORE
No. 3 Houston past Big 12 bubbly, can bump Baylor to tourney bubble
Kelvin Sampson doesn’t like to talk publicly about Houston’s accomplishments.The next accolade No. 3 Houston can attain is always more important to him than pelts on the wall.But the Houston hea… MORE
No. 2 Duke’s one focus is second win over North Carolina
This could be the first and last all in one for Duke freshman sensation Cooper Flagg, who gets his first taste of the Tobacco Road rivalry at Chapel Hill on Saturday night.The final stop in the reg… MORE
Rick Barnes challenges ‘soft’ Vols to bring fight to South Carolina
Tennessee prides itself on defense, but coach Rick Barnes is calling on the Volunteers to bring the “confrontation” mentality to the regular-season finale on Saturday afternoon.After a 78-76 defeat… MORE
No. 24 Arizona bids to ‘take care of business’ vs. Kansas
Arizona forward Tobe Awaka is well aware of the mystique about playing in Kansas’ home gym.”Even from like from when I was in middle school, high school, you know, I’ve heard it was one of the best… MORE
No. 20 Marquette looks to locate range vs. No. 6 St. John’s
The Big East regular season will end with two of the top teams in the conference facing off as No. 20 Marquette hosts No. 6 St. John’s on Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.Marquette (22-8, 13-6) come… MORE
No. 7 Alabama searching for extra gear in finale vs. No. 1 Auburn
No. 7 Alabama isn’t out of gas, even if the tank has looked closer to empty than full in recent weeks.Alabama (23-7, 12-5 SEC) has dropped four of its last six games and can’t finish higher than th… MORE
