Arizona, Kentucky and more surprises and disappointments of college basketball’s first month
Wednesday is the one-month mark of the college basketball season, which feels like a good time to take…
2026 NBA Draft: Scouting top pro prospects at Players Era
LAS VEGAS — I spent three days at the Players Era Festival last week and between that and…
Scouting 2026 NBA Draft’s top prospects in Las Vegas and other big holiday tournaments
LAS VEGAS — Even without its marquee star, the Players Era Festival provided quite a one-stop shopping event…
Who’s college hoops’ best team? Michigan makes case in Players Era title romp
LAS VEGAS — Complete and utter dominance. A three-day performance unlike anything college basketball has ever seen. The…
Best bets for Pistons vs. Celtics, CBB, NHL on Wednesday, Nov. 26
The Minnesota Timberwolves began their three-game road trip with a pair of heartbreaking defeats. After squandering an eight-point…
Players Era Day 2 notes: No. 17 Tennessee shuts down No. 3 Houston
Matt Norlander is on the Vegas Strip and bouncing back and forth between the two arenas hosting this…
A college basketball tournament in Vegas pays players, and shakes up the sport
LAS VEGAS — Back in 1987, Bruce Pearl thought he’d found basketball paradise: Maui. The Maui Invitational, specifically…
Top 25 And 1: Players Era tiebreaker could get complicated
CBS Sports graphic The format of the Players Era Festival is so goofy that trying to predict which…
College basketball picks: Predictions, odds for Players Era games on Tuesday
It’s Thanksgiving week, and in college basketball, that means there is plenty of action on which to feast…
How the Players Era Festival came to be and why it’s changing college basketball
LAS VEGAS — The Players Era Festival debuted in 2024 as a groundbreaking, risky, controversial and, in industry…
NCAA Tournament Bracketology: Big Ten overtaking SEC in projected March Madness field
Less than three weeks into the 2025-26 college basketball season, it’s getting dark early on the SEC’s hopes…
Top 50 Coaches Entering the 2025-26 Season
1. Dan Hurley There’s no debate that Dan Hurley is the top coaching mind in college basketball right…