College Basketball

The Lipscomb Bisons visit the Iowa Hawkeyes on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Iowa added transfers Ty'Reek Coleman from Illinois State and 7-foot-3 center Andrew McKeever from Saint Mary's. Lipscomb's roster includes guard Takai Simpkins, who transferred in from Oregon. Below are the details on how to watch. How to Watch Lipscomb vs. Iowa Players To Watch Takai Simpkins started […]

The Montana Grizzlies visit the Oregon Ducks on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 10 p.m. ET from Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon. Both teams enter the game 0-0. Oregon rebuilt its rotation with transfers, including Fred Payne from Boston College, Tyrone Riley IV from San Francisco and Andrew Meadow from Boise State. Montana returns starters Tyler Thompson and Kenyon Aguino. Below are the details on how to watch. How […]

The FDU Knights visit the No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET from State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. It is the regular-season opener for Illinois. Illinois will be without forward David Mirkovic, who had an emergency appendectomy on Oct. 31 while recovering from foot surgery. The Fighting Illini added guard Stefan Vaaks as a transfer from Providence. Below are the details on […]

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies visit the No. 16 Michigan Wolverines on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 6 p.m. ET from the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Both teams enter the game 0-0. Michigan returns point guard Elliot Cadeau and added transfers including Moustapha Thiam from Cincinnati and Kenny Noland from Columbia. Oakland added forwards Belal El Shakery from New Hampshire and Chris Fields Jr. from Campbell. Below are the […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 25 BYU Cougars meet on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Both teams enter the game 0-0. Ohio State brings back guard John Mobley Jr. and adds Justin Pippen from California. BYU returns Robert Wright III and added transfers including Jaxon Kohler from Michigan State and Collin Chandler from Kentucky. Below are the […]

Brady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch and Notre Dame made a late comeback after trailing for most of the second half to beat Villanova 74-72 in the college basketball season opener in Rome on Sunday. Villanova standout Tyler Perkins fouled out with 16.3 seconds to go. He led the Wildcats with 18 points. The event — dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off — included an audience with Villanova alumnus […]

The Villanova Wildcats face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. ET from Palazzo dello Sport in Rome. The game is part of the Eternal City Tip-Off and opens the season for both teams. Villanova's last game was an 86-76 loss to Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 20. Notre Dame closed last season with a 77-69 loss […]

There's no room for favoritism in the Vatican. That's what Pope Leo XIV told the basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame ahead of their highly-anticipated doubleheader in Rome. Then the pope, who was born Robert Prevost, said his former self might disagree. "Prevost has another opinion, but we won’t do that now," he said to laughs during a cheering audience of 7,000 people from both schools — players, coaches, fans and their families — […]

UConn coach Dan Hurley has signed a two-year extension that puts him under contract through the 2031-32 season and maintains his annual salary of roughly $8 million, the school announced Friday. Hurley signed his previous deal after back-to-back national championships in 2024 and after he turned down an offer to become the head coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. That agreement made him the second-highest paid coach in college […]