BIZARRE: 13 | Mind Blowing Facts

What in the World Is Wrong With Hoops in Kentucky?

In a state where college basketball is the top draw, there’s a growing sense none of its seven Division I men’s basketball programs will make the Big Dance.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 24, 2023

Mike Brey will retire as Notre Dame men’s basketball coach

The 63-year-old Brey arrived in July 2000, taking over a stagnant program and guiding it back to national prominence and title contention in two different conferences.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 19, 2023

Previewing and predicting the When Sides Collide shootout

The annual When Sides Collide Shootout organized by the City/Suburban Hoops Report has provided a platform for players and a big stage for highly-ranked teams for over a decade.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 19, 2023

City/Suburban Hoops Report Three-Pointer: Young’s Daniel Johnson dominates, Hinsdale Central emerges, holidays deliver

There are very few uncommitted Division I senior prospects remaining on the board. But the state’s best one, Young’s Daniel Johnson, only enhanced his stock over the holidays.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 1, 2023

Why Saint Peter’s Is the Most Improbable Cinderella of All

Leaky roofs, disappearing balls and frozen offices are among the obstacles the program has overcome in the last decade.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 29, 2022

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark Ties Record for Fastest to 2,000 Points

The junior guard has continued to etch her name into the history books.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 22, 2022

Making the case for 4 teams that were under consideration for National Champion

St. John Bosco was named the high school football National Champion, but three other teams could make a case that they deserve that No. 1 spot for the 2022 season.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 20, 2022

NLRB Move to Aid Pursuit of College Athletes as Employees

The organization plans to pursue unfair labor practice charges against USC, the Pac-12 and the NCAA.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 15, 2022

Previewing and predicting this weekend’s best high school basketball games

It’s that time to start planting some bulletin board material for teams with predictions and scores of the top games of the weekend.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2022

Nichols: Here’s why the NCAA got it wrong by not expanding the women’s championship to 30 teams, which is what the men get

In other NCAA championships, the field size and setup mirror each other for the men and women after the opening round. In golf, it does not.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 2, 2022