The No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats (9-2) are hosting the Illinois State Redbirds (8-4) in a non-conference duel on Friday. This is just the second matchup in history between these two universities, with the Wildcats winning the previous meeting. Kentucky has only hit the money line in 13 of its last 19 games at home. Meanwhile,…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer Much like the Arizona Coyotes have been one of the NHL’s top surprise stories this season, their AHL counterparts in Tucson have made noise of their own. The Roadrunners are 9-2-1-0 in their past 12 outings, going into a busy home weekend at Tucson Arena. A visit from Coachella Valley…
The Virginia Cavaliers (9-2) host the Morgan State Bears (4-10) on Wednesday in one of just two Division-I college basketball games on the day’s schedule. The Cavaliers lead the series 3-0, including a dominant 83-45 win over the Bears in 2018. Virginia has won 16 of its last 18 games at home. On the other…
The Chicago State Cougars (7-10) will return from Christmas break when they face the Cal Baptist Lancers (7-4) on Wednesday night. Chicago State had its four-game winning streak snapped in an 80-53 loss to No. 24 Wisconsin last week. Cal Baptist has lost three of its last four games, falling to Western Kentucky in a…
Teams looking to stay perfect in Big East Conference play meet when the Butler Bulldogs battle the Providence Friars on Saturday. The Bulldogs (10-2, 1-0 Big East), who placed ninth in the league at 6-14 and were 14-18 overall a year ago, are donning a seven-game winning streak after topping Georgetown 74-64 on Tuesday. The…
The No. 4 Arizona Wildcats (9-1) will wrap up their brutal stretch when they face the No. 14 Florida Atlantic Owls (9-2) in the 2023 Desert Classic on Saturday afternoon. Arizona bounced back from a loss to Purdue with an 87-74 win over Alabama on Wednesday, outscoring the Crimson Tide by 12 points in the…
No. 23 Memphis cracked the top 25 this week, and it added a win over No. 22 Virginia on Tuesday night. The Tigers (9-2) will try to extend their four-game winning streak when they face the Vanderbilt Commodores (4-7) on Saturday afternoon. Vanderbilt has lost three games in a row and six of its last…
The Temple Owls meet the Portland Pilots in the seventh-place game at the Diamond Head Classic Championship on Sunday. The Owls (6-6), who have lost three games in a row, dropped a 78-63 decision to Old Dominion in the consolation semifinals of the tournament. The Pilots (6-8), who have dropped three straight, fell 100-79 to…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The AHL’s version of the Battle of Ontario resumes tonight as the Belleville Senators and Toronto Marlies open a home-and-home series. CAA Arena will host the front end of the rivalry match-up. After the holiday break, the teams will reconvene on Tuesday afternoon at Scotiabank Arena, the home of the…
The No. 10 Baylor Bears and No. 21 Duke Blue Devils will meet on the big stage of Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday night as part of the 2023 SentinelOne Classic. The Bears (9-1), who tied for third in the Big 12 Conference with Kansas State at 11-7 and were 23-11 a…
