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…
In a really interesting article today on LeafsNation, a writer named Vickenpolatian made a case that the Toronto Maple Leafs might want to consider moving Mitch Marner to the team’s third line. Although I believe that move isn’t likely to happen, I loved the logic the writer employed as they considered whether to make that…
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…
The No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners at the 2023 Jumpman Invitational at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Oklahoma is 10-0 overall, while UNC is 7-3 overall on the season. It’s been 14 years since these programs locked horns and both…
A pair of red hot teams clash when the Western Illinois Leathernecks take on the Central Arkansas Bears in non-conference action on Wednesday. The Leathernecks (6-6), who have won three in a row, defeated Eureka 92-56 on Monday. The Bears (3-9), who have won two straight, slipped past Eastern Illinois 73-70 in their last game…
There’s another intriguing Big East matchup on schedule as the Providence Friars and the Marquette Golden Eagles are set to tip at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Providence is 9-2 overall and 8-0 at home, while Marquette is 9-2 overall and 1-1 on the road. The Golden Eagles are favored by…
The Florida Gators will take on the Michigan Wolverines at the 2023 Jumpman Invitational for a 7 p.m. ET tip on Tuesday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. Michigan is 6-5 overal,l while Florida is 7-3 overall on the season. The two Jordan Brand programs last met in 2019, where Michigan captured a 64-49…
The Edmonton Oilers appear willing to sacrifice the tremendous success of their top line in an effort to get Leon Draisaitl and Evander Kane going. Making some arguable line changes for tonight’s contest, Bob Stauffer noted that the lines were juggled at Oilers’ practice. Evander Kane was now on the top line and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins…
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs (5-6) will try to get back to the .500 mark this season when they face the South Carolina State Bulldogs (3-9) on Monday night. UNC Asheville is on a three-game losing streak, but all three of those losses came on the road. The latest loss came in an 87-62 final at…
Two of the most consistent and winningest programs over the past couple decades meet in a key non-conference matchup on Friday in Seattle when the No. 5 UConn Huskies battle the No. 10 Gonzaga Bulldogs in the 2023 Seattle Tip-Off. The Huskies (9-1), who won last year’s national championship, have dominated the opposition, outscoring opponents by…
