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LIVE: Purdue basketball vs. Northwestern score updates, highlights, analysis
No. 2 Purdue basketball (19-2, 8-2 Big Ten) is riding a five-game winning streak and wants to avenge one of its losses when Northwestern (15-5, 6-3) visits. The Boilermakers are coming off a hard-fought win at Rutgers after four straight blowouts. The Wildcats have won their past three home games and lost two straight on…
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Morning Journal boys basketball Top of the Crop for Jan. 31
TOP OF THE CROP Boys basketball 1: (1) Elyria 10-5 2: (2) Avon 10-5 3: (3) North Ridgeville 8-6 4: (4) Avon Lake 8-7 5: (5) Lorain 6-8 6: (6) Fairview 10-4 7: (8) Midview 9-6 8: (7) Brookside 12-4 9: (10) Firelands 9-7 10: (NR) Columbia 8-5 Dropped out: Rocky River 6-7 Watch list: Wellington…
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Men’s basketball: Courtney Anderson, RJ Smith working with eye on next year for CU Buffs
Five hundred jump shots per day. That has been the directive from head coach Tad Boyle toward two of Colorado’s young, sidelined guards as the men’s basketball team takes aim at the back half of the Pac-12 Conference schedule. Courtney Anderson and RJ Smith are sidelined for much different reasons. Anderson, a 6-foot-5 true freshman…
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Basketball roundup: Osakis girls lock up Prairie Conference title
The Osakis girls basketball team has dominated the Prairie Conference this season. And after a 59-30 win on Tuesday over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (3-14, 0-7 Prairie), Osakis (9-10, 7-0 Prairie Conference) locked up the 2023-24 Prairie Conference title. “What a great accomplishment for this team,” Osakis head coach Pat Kalpin said. We were able to…
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West Jasper School District issues statement after passing of beloved teacher, basketball coach
BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WDAM) – The West Jasper School District is mourning the loss of a beloved teacher and basketball coach. According to a statement issued by the school district on Wednesday, Coach Corey Mackey served the school community for the past 17 years. The statement described Mackey as an inspirational leader on and off…
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Fantasy Basketball Trends: Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart are players on the rise, plus more
USATSI This point in the season always turns into a whirlwind. We’re nearly 60 percent of the way done with the campaign, and the trade deadline is next week Thursday (Feb. 8). Injuries are piling up, rumors are flying, and All-Star talk is putting an eye on some of the league’s biggest performers. Let’s take…
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Varsity Weekly: playoff news from basketball, cheer, soccer, weightlifting
It’s No. 1 vs. No. 2 in FHSAA girls basketball playoff power rankings Thursday night in Orlando. Colonial (21-2), rated No. 1 in Class 7A and for all classifications, hosts Lake Highland Prep (16-5) on Thursday to close out the girls basketball regular season. Lake Highland is No. 1 in 4A and No. 2 in…
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Home weekend gives Arizona men’s basketball chance to build momentum for stretch run
At 15-5 overall and 6-3 in the Pac-12, Arizona is tied for first in the conference and ranked No. 11 in the country. The Wildcats were picked to win the league back in October, and they began the year 12th in the preseason poll. In other words, the UA is about right where it was…
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Wisconsin Basketball Game Preview Vs Nebraska
Coming off a dominating 81-66 win over Michigan State Friday, Wisconsin basketball hits the road for their first game in six days tomorrow. They will take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln. The Badgers won the first meeting 88-72 in Madison on January 6. Can Wisconsin basketball sweep the season series? Tip time is 7:30…
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Spectators told to leave Kenwood, Northwest basketball game amid rising tensions
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – On Tuesday night, the Kenwood High boys’ and girls’ basketball teams hosted the Northwest High Vikings for a pair of basketball matchups, however, the boys’ game ended in a manner that no one expected. In the fourth quarter of action, a Kenwood administrator asked all spectators to leave the game…
