The WAC was quietly one of the more competitive mid-major conferences during the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season, so it should come as no surprise that it had one of the best...
CHICAGO — John Blackwell was working out by himself during his first day back in Madison over the summer when he saw his newest teammate on the other side of the gym....
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t mean to define an all-time great NBA career with a throwaway line after a regular season win two years ago. It just worked out that way.“My whole life is...
CHICAGO — Bruce Thornton had every opportunity to leave. He was one of the best players in men’s college basketball at the sport’s most important position, but everyone else around him wasn’t...
Miami (OH) went 31-0 in the regular season, but their place in the 2026 NCAA tournament wasn’t exactly a lock. The Redhawks were hoping to clinch an automatic bid to the big...
The Toronto Raptors will likely be going to the 2026 NBA Playoffs. After three straight years of missing the postseason, this qualifies as a feel-good campaign for the franchise. Some good things...
The Big East was a big disappointment last season without a single team reaching the second weekend of the NCAA tournament. This was another down year for the conference, but there’s two...
The SEC was by far the best conference in men’s college basketball last season. While that’s not quite the case this year, the SEC is still loaded with a national championship front-runner...
