[ad_1] Getty Images As this college basketball season has played out over the last few months, UConn — the defending national champs and the No. 1 team in the AP poll for six weeks and counting — has seemingly separated itself from the rest of the sport as the clear top team. Errr, let me…
[ad_1] Getty Images There are a lot of different ways to illustrate how improbable it is that Washington State is alone atop the Pac-12 standings just seven days away from March, the best of which is probably tied to the fact that this is a program that A) hasn’t won a conference championship since 1941,…
[ad_1] CBS Sports Graphic When Houston dropped consecutive road games against Iowa State and TCU by a combined five points early in Big 12 play, it was tempting to view the skid as indicative of the struggles the Cougars would face amid their transition from the AAC to the Big 12. But the last 10…
[ad_1] UConn opened last season with a 14-game winning streak, made a third straight NCAA Tournament and secured the 2023 national championship before returning to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll this season for six straight weeks. Add it up, and the Huskies have won 55 games since the start of last…
[ad_1] If you took the best players who have transferred out of Texas Tech in recent years and are still active in college basketball and put them on the floor together, it would be national title contender led by two potential All-Americans and several others who are key players at their current schools. The horde…
[ad_1] By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday February 19, 2024 Jannik Sinner – he of the 15-match winning streak – has cracked yet another rankings milestone this week. This and more in our ATP rankings report for Monday February 19. Sinner to NO 3! After claiming the title at Rotterdam on Sunday, 22-year-old Sinner…
[ad_1] USATSI Each and every Sunday I hand out grades for some of the best and worst teams in college basketball and package it all up tidily in a report card for you to consume. And each and every Sunday I have to search high and low to find teams worthy of earning an ‘A.’…
[ad_1] Getty Images A 16.5-point favorite should never be down double-digits at home (or anywhere else, for that matter). So Thursday wasn’t as simple for Purdue as it should’ve been; even coach Matt Painter would tell you as much. Either way, let the record show that the Boilermakers eventually rallied to avoid what would’ve been…
[ad_1] The FIFA world rankings were updated today, and the United States Men’s National Team has dropped just 1 spot. In the February 2024 world rankings, the USMNT dropped to 13th, just one spot above Colombia, who will face the United States in a pre-Copa América friendly in June. The top 10 in the world…
[ad_1] CBS Sports graphic South Carolina’s résumé is better than its computer numbers. Auburn’s computer numbers are better than its résumé. That’s the simplest explanation for how we ended up in a situation where a lower-ranked team was an 11.5-point favorite over a higher-ranked team Wednesday — because efficiency margins matter more to the betting…
