Basketball

3/2/2026 |  March Madness 2026: The 68 things to know to get you ready for conference tournaments and the Big Dance (CBS Sports) It is March. The most beautiful month of the year. The magic, the hope, the betrayal. This month has everything, including a full order of "onions!" calls from Bill Raftery. We've long said that the best way to gear up for the best month of the year is with a grab-bag of lists. 

3/2/2026 |  CFN College Basketball Rankings: Top 30 and NCAA Seed Predictions (College Football News) It's that time of year to make the call on who's going where in the NCAA Tournament. 

Right now, going into the final week of the regular season, and before all of the conference tournaments, who are the top 30 teams, what's next for each, and what are their likely tournament seeds? 

3/2/2026 |  UConn women's basketball finishes regular season undefeated (ESPN) NEW YORK -- The No. 1 UConn Huskies completed their 11th undefeated regular season in program history Sunday night after an 85-49 win over St. John's. The Huskies are nine wins from repeating as national champions and tallying their seventh undefeated campaign.

2/26/2026 |  WNBA Players Divided Over CBA Approach at Heated Meeting (Front Office Sports) The WNBPA held a virtual meeting with its members on Tuesday evening to discuss the state of labor negotiations. The tone quickly became tense as players discussed the best path forward, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the meeting.
One of the causes of disagreement between players, according to multiple sources, is the approach to a potential strike. Players authorized a potential strike in a near-unanimous vote in mid-December, but some players have changed their mind since. 

2/25/2026 |  SEC Fines Kentucky Basketball Coach Pope $25K Over Postgame Comments (Athletic Business) The SEC fined Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope $25,000 over his "post-game conduct and comments" following his team's 75-74 loss at Auburn Saturday. 
Auburn won the game with 1.1 seconds to go on a tip-in from Elyjah Freeman. That play was followed by a controversial offensive foul against Colin Chandler, which set up Auburn's game winner.