The No. 1 seed Houston Cougars and the No. 2 seed Iowa State Cyclones link up in the 2024 Big 12 Tournament final on Saturday. The Cyclones have won six of their last seven games heading into this contest. On Friday, they beat Baylor 76-62. Meanwhile, Houston is on a 11-game win streak. The Cougars…
Expert picks are back for the Indian Wells Masters semifinals on Saturday afternoon, when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner renew their rivalry. A three-team panel previews the action and makes its predictions. (3) Jannik Sinner vs. (2) Carlos Alcaraz Ricky: It doesn’t get any bigger than this. Alcaraz vs. Sinner is currently the best rivalry in…
The quarterfinal round of the 2024 SEC Tournament takes place on Friday and it features the No. 2 seed Kentucky Wildcats playing against the No. 7 seed Texas A&M Aggies. Kentucky leads the all-time series 13-5 over Texas A&M. On Jan. 13, the Aggies topped the Wildcats 97-92 in overtime. Tipoff from Bridgestone Arena in…
The top-ranked and top-seeded Houston Cougars (29-3) will try to book their spot in the 2024 Big 12 Tournament title game when they face the No. 4 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders in Friday’s semifinals. Houston won nine straight games down the stretch to claim the Big 12 regular-season title, including a 76-46 win over…
The top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers will look to continue their recent dominance over the eighth-seeded Michigan State Spartans when they meet in a 2024 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Friday. The Spartans (19-13, 10-10 Big Ten), who have won two of three, defeated ninth-seeded Minnesota 77-67 in Thursday’s second-round matchup. The Boilermakers (28-3, 17-3 Big…
The top-seeded Toledo Rockets are looking for their first MAC Tournament championship since 1980. The Rockets will open defense of their regular-season title by facing last year’s tournament champion and the eighth-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes on Thursday. The Golden Flashes (15-16, 8-10 MAC), who are 2-1 on neutral courts this season, are 34-27 all-time…
The Concacaf Nations League finals are almost here! The USMNT will face Jamaica on Thursday, March 21 at AT&T Stadium (Jerryworld) in Arlington, TX. The winner will advance to the Nations League final against either Mexico or Panama on Sunday, March 24. The official roster will be announced around 2:30 this afternoon prior to Champions…
Coming off the upset of the year so far against Novak Djokovic, Luca Nardi will be back on the court at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday. He faces Tommy Paul in the fourth round. A quarterfinal spot will also be at stake when Daniil Medvedev battles Grigor Dimitrov. Here are my previews and picks…
The No. 1 seed Charleston Cougars and the No. 7 seed Stony Brook Seawolves square off in the 2024 CAA Tournament final on Tuesday. Charleston has won 11 straight games, including a 61-56 win over Towson in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Stony Brook knocked off the No. 3 seed Hofstra 63-59 to advance to the championship…
We are into week two of the BNP Paribas Open, and fourth-round competition gets underway on Tuesday. It’s a mouth-watering lineup, featuring Jannik Sinner vs. Ben Shelton in addition to Carlos Alcaraz getting a chance for revenge against Fabian Marozsan. Here are my previews and picks for the two matchups. Fabian Marozsan vs. (2) Carlos Alcaraz…
