Posted by Tyler Conway on January-16-2017 Add Comments

2017 McDonald’s All-American Rosters Announced: Latest Details and Reaction

The 24 players who will appear in the 2017 McDonald's All-American Game were announced Sunday night, spearheaded by consensus top player Deandre Ayton. The 7-foot center, who is committed to Arizona, will be part of a West team that also includes Washington commit Michael Porter Jr., undecided center Brandon McCoy and Duke commit Gary Trent. Center Mohamed Bamba will lead an East team that includes six of Scout.com's nine best players in the 2017 class. Bamba told reporters ...
Posted by Kerry Miller on January-15-2017 Add Comments

College Basketball Rankings 2016-17: Bleacher Report’s Week 11 Top 25

If you're a fan of ranked teams waging war against one another, you were treated to a fun week of college basketball. In total, there were nine games in which both teams had little numbers to the left of their names, including seven where both teams were ranked in the AP Top 15. From Dec. 4 through Jan. 9, there were just four games between teams in the AP Top 15, so getting seven in the ...
Posted by Tim Daniels on January-15-2017 Add Comments

R.J. Potts to Cincinnati: Bearcats Land 4-Star Safety Prospect

Playmaking defensive back R.J. Potts completed his journey through the recruiting gauntlet Sunday by choosing to play football at Cincinnati. The safety reported the decision himself on his personal Twitter account: Potts is a 4-star prospect who registers as the No. 32 overall safety in the 2017 class, according to the Scout rankings. He's also listed as the top incoming safety from Indiana ahead of next season. Although that's a fair assessment based solely on his safety ability, the ...
Posted by Tyler Conway on January-15-2017 Add Comments

Sonny Dykes to TCU: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction

Sonny Dykes is returning to his Texas roots. The former Cal coach is joining Gary Patterson's staff at TCU in an undetermined role. Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com and Jeremy Clark of HornedFrogBlitz.com reported the news. Dykes, 47, spent the last four seasons at Cal. He was fired Jan. 8, more than a month after finishing off a 5-7 season. The Golden Bears were 19-30 under Dykes, including a 10-26 mark in the Pac-12. He said in a statement he was "surprised ...
Posted by Joseph Zucker on January-15-2017 Add Comments

Missouri State Football Player Richard Nelson Dies at Age 18

Missouri State Bears freshman running back Richard Nelson was shot and killed Saturday, according to Marvin Clemons of KSNV in Las Vegas. "I feel awful for our guys, because he’s a friend," said Missouri State athletic director Kyle Moats, per Jim Connell of the Springfield News-Leader. "It's tough. There's not a play chart for this one. You have to do the best you can, and we're going to do everything we can to support our guys. Everyone will ...
Posted by Alec Nathan on January-15-2017 Add Comments

Caleb Chandler to Louisville: Cardinals Land 4-Star OT Prospect

Caleb Chandler solidified his place as one of the nation's top offensive linemen during his time at Jefferson High School, and the 6'5", 302-pound 4-star force parlayed that status into a commitment to Louisville on Sunday.   Chandler's decision came after he had narrowed down his choices to Louisville, Florida and Oklahoma State on Jan. 6.  Back in April 2016, Chandler initially whittled down his list of prospective schools to 10: Louisville, Mississippi State, Colorado State, Missouri, Memphis, Iowa ...
Posted by Scott Harris on January-15-2017 Add Comments

Buying or Selling Each Top 10 Team as a National Championship Contender

In college basketball, the NCAA tournament is when everything comes to fruition, but right now is the hard stuff. Conference play is the crucible—the test—and fans even now are coming to understand which teams might be ready to take the bull by the horns when the snow starts to melt.  As it stands here in Week 10 of the regular season, who are the contenders and pretenders in the Associated Press Top 10? This slideshow will determine ...
Posted by Brian Pedersen on January-14-2017 Add Comments

Saint Mary’s vs. Gonzaga: Live Score, Highlights and Reaction

The lone unbeaten team left in college basketball remained that way. Fifth-ranked Gonzaga rolled to a 79-56 home win over No. 21 Saint Mary's on Saturday night in a battle of top West Coast Conference teams. The Bulldogs (17-0, 5-0) led 43-34 at halftime and extended that margin throughout the second half, holding efficient Saint Mary's (15-2, 5-1) to just 39.7 percent shooting. Gonzaga shot 64.7 percent and was 7-of-13 from three-point range. Nigel Williams-Goss had 19 points, ...
Posted by Joe Pantorno on January-14-2017 Add Comments

Baylor vs. Kansas State: Score and Reaction from 2017 Regular Season

No. 1 Baylor got back to winning ways Saturday afternoon with a 77-68 victory over No. 25 Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum. Baylor, which improved to 16-1, was coming off its first loss of the season, which came against No. 10 West Virginia on Tuesday—just days after the Bears were voted into the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in program history. Saturday was the first time Baylor has ever won ...
Posted by Alec Nathan on January-14-2017 Add Comments

CSU’s Emmanuel Omogbo Involved in Postgame Altercation with New Mexico Coaches

Colorado State Rams forward Emmanuel Omogbo was involved in a postgame altercation with members of the New Mexico Lobos coaching staff following his team's 84-71 loss Saturday afternoon.  The Albuquerque Journal's Geoff Grammer captured video footage of the incident (warning: includes NSFW language): According to Grammer, "CSU's players in pregame made comment to UNM players about Lobos coaches about to lose their jobs." He added that those comments nearly spurred a fight during the heated affair. Furthermore, Grammer reported Omogbo instigated the verbal altercation ...