DaMonte Williams, a 4-star point guard from Peoria, Illinois, announced his commitment to the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday. Williams, the No. 2-ranked player from his home state, is the No. 11 point guard and No. 46 overall player in the 2017 class, according to 247Sports' composite rankings. It's still early in the recruiting game when it comes to the 2017 class, but his commitment should push the Fighting Illini into the top 25 in 247Sports' class rankings. Prior to ...

Keita Bates-Diop scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds, but it was the Ohio State Buckeyes forward's block on Mike Gesell with 1.2 seconds left that gave the Buckeyes (19-11, 11-6 Big Ten) a 68-64 win over the No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday at Value City Arena in Columbus. The ball from JaQuan Lyle's potential dagger three-pointer landed out of bounds with eight seconds remaining. Gesell took the inbounds pass the length of the court ...

On the heels of the ACC formally reprimanding him, Duke guard Grayson Allen acknowledged his decision to trip Xavier Rathan-Mayes at the end of last Thursday's win over Florida State. "For me, it’s just being smart. I’ve had to be smart all season," Allen said, per Laura Keeley of the Raleigh News & Observer. "Obviously I made a mistake. I missed up, and I wish I wouldn’t have. But for us as a team, we have to ...

It was senior day for the Pittsburgh Panthers on Sunday, and senior guard James Robinson's 14-point, seven-assist game was part of a balanced attack that gave the Panthers an impressive 76-62 win over the No. 15 Duke Blue Devils at Petersen Events Center. Five players were in double figures for Pitt, led by junior forward Jamel Artis' 17 points, and Panthers junior forward Sheldon Jeter also chipped in with 11 points off the bench. Pittsburgh has ...

A dynamic safety can be the linchpin of a college football defense, so Florida State is thrilled to get a commitment from hard-hitting Cyrus Fagan for 2017.  Fagan announced his commitment to the Seminoles on Sunday: A throwback safety, Fagan is one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class. He's a 4-star prospect, the No. 4 safety, the No. 14 player from the state of Florida and the No. 55 player overall, according to 247Sports' composite ...

The unranked Seton Hall Pirates earned their most well-rounded win of the season in Sunday’s 90-81 victory over the No. 5 Xavier Musketeers in front of a sellout crowd. The Pirates dominated early and often, and they capitalized on a lackluster effort from Xavier to claim their first win over a top-five team at home since 2004. Seton Hall never trailed once Sunday. The Pirates gave an early indication they were on pace for a big afternoon ...

The strength and weakness of college football's divisions has developed into a major talking point. How does the East of one conference compare with the West? How does that affect how we perceive a team's record? How hard was that team's road to the title game? To rank next year's major divisions—the ACC Atlantic and Coastal, the Big Ten East and West, the Pac-12 North and South and the SEC East and West—we've used data from SB ...

When 6'10", 232-pound Xavier Musketeers forward Jalen Reynolds attacks the hoop, opposing defenders would be wise to concede the two points and get out of the way.Otherwise, they will end up like Seton Hall Pirates guard Isaiah Whitehead (6'4", 210 pounds).Late in the second half of Sunday's game, the Musketeers got out in transition with Reynolds trailing the ball-handler, Myles Davis. When Davis dropped the ball back to Reynolds, Whitehead stepped in and tried to draw ...

Selection Sunday isn't until March 13, but the likely No. 1 seeds are beginning to reveal themselves. With the close of a few regular-season schedules still to come and conference tournaments around the corner, here are the predictions for the top seeds.   East: Villanova Wildcats In a season where there are several teams that can make cases as legitimate championship contenders, no squad has been more consistent than the Villanova Wildcats. At 25-4, 'Nova has the sparkling record ...

From the moment the ball left his bat, Texas A&M-Texarkana's Kenneth Fudge knew the game was over—so he celebrated as such.In the bottom of the eighth inning of Saturday's game, Fudge launched a 2-1 pitch from Jarvis Christian (Texas) pitcher Dylan Martinelli over the wall in right-center field to end the ballgame. After taking a moment to admire his walk-off shot, the slugger showed off his best celebratory bat flip.Fudge might want to make sure he doesn't ...