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UNC Basketball Transfer Tracker: Cade Tyson Scores 30; Jackson, Cadeau off to strong starts
Cade Tyson poured in 30 points and four 3-pointers in Minnesota's’ 87-69 victory Monday over Gardner-Webb.
Ian Jackson scored 15 points for St. John's in a 108-74 win over Quinnipiac. Elliott Cadeau dished out 12 assists in Michigan’s 121-78 victory over Oakland.
Ven-Allen Lubin started and scored 10 points in NC State's win over N.C. Central. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
World Series Game 7 took fans everywhere in off-the-rails thrill ride of best baseball has to offer
On Saturday, this heavenly, cruel, perfectly imperfect sport sent any and all who interacted with World Series Game 7 through every emotion the human experience has to offer. Fans from Saskatchewan to Southern California, from Toronto to Tokyo, were held captive by the game’s wondrous, tortuous, addictive power. It was the best baseball has to offer. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Men's NCAA basketball megapreview, predictions for 2025-26
More than 200 days will have passed between the Florida Gators winning the 2024-25 national championship and the start of the 2025-26 men's college basketball season, but the action finally returns on November 3. Which teams could make the biggest jumps? Which Top 25 programs are primed for early NCAA tournament exits? (
ESPN.com)
Big East basketball preview: Projected order of finish, preseason predictions, top players to watch
Two of the top five teams in the preseason AP Top 25 poll (UConn and St. John's) belong to the league and a third (Creighton) is also ranked. In total, every Big East team but one ranks inside the top-100 at BartTorvik.com entering the 2025-26 season -- suggesting it that a majority of the league will either be NCAA Tournament quality or close to it. (
CBS Sports)
Takeaways from Week 10 of College Football: Miami’s collapse; Julian Sayin for Heisman?
Miami is the biggest disappointment of the second half of the season. And we’re just one day into the month of November. It’s all collapsed so fast for the ‘Canes. Just a few weeks ago, they looked like a lock for the College Football Playoff and a team head and shoulders above the rest of the ACC. Now, Miami has two league losses with four games to go. (
NBC Sports)
68 men's college basketball predictions: Cinderella isn’t dead but she’s in danger
Cinderella isn’t dead but she’s in danger. The disparity between high-majors and the rest of college basketball will continue to grow wider this season. Between soaring NIL payments and rule changes allowing unlimited transfers, talent has concentrated at the power-conference level as small-conference programs have increasingly become a farm system. (
Yahoo! Sports)
SEC basketball preview: Projected order of finish, preseason predictions, top players to watch
After 13 SEC players were taken in the 2025 NBA Draft and three coaching jobs changed hands, the conference has a new feel entering 2025-26. A whopping 26 of last season's top 30 scorers from the SEC are gone, which opens the door for a new wave of stars to take over the conference. In KenPom's preseason ratings, 11 of the top 35 teams are from the league. (
CBS Sports)
NC State coach Dave Doeren doesn’t plan to retire after 2025 season
Although it’s been reported as fact in some circles around the NC State program, Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said he does not have plans to retire following the 2025 season in his weekly media availability Thursday. The Wolfpack is 4-4 through its first eight games, losing four of its last five, as No. 8 Georgia Tech visits Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday night. (
The Wolfpacker)
College football Week 10 schedule: What to watch, TV, streaming, Saturday kickoff times
Week 10 of the 2025 season is an important one. It's the last slate of games before the first College Football Playoff rankings are unveiled, providing a glimpse into the selection committee's methodology as it embraces the recent tweaks to the 12-team format. No. 18 Oklahoma at No. 14 Tennessee -- 7:30 p.m. on ABC: This is a must-win for both teams. (
CBS Sports)
The sordid tale of LSU football, the Louisiana governor and a yearslong feud
This week, in south Louisiana, where the state’s key political figures have been for decades uncomfortably intertwined with the state’s flagship football program, history is on replay. By now, you’ve either heard about or seen the news conference of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry publicly eviscerating, at the time, the sitting athletic director of LSU. (
Yahoo! Sports)