• January 15, 2026

    Many college players among 20 charged in point-shaving scheme

    Many college players among 20 charged in point-shaving scheme

    David Purdum | ESPN Twenty men have been charged in a point-shaving scheme involving 39 college basketball players on 17 NCAA Division I teams, leading to 29 games being fixed, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Fifteen of the defendants played college basketball during the 2023-24 and/or 2024-25… Continue reading

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    basketball, sports
  • January 15, 2026

    Desiree Wooten scores 24 as Colorado women beat No. 19 Iowa State 68-62

    Desiree Wooten scores 24 as Colorado women beat No. 19 Iowa State 68-62

    Colorado Buffaloes’ Jade Masogayo, right, collides with Iowa State Cyclones’ Lilly Taulelei, (9) at the CU Events Center in Boulder on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer Prairie Mountain Media) BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Desiree Wooten scored a season-high 24 points, and Jade Masogayo added 15 as Colorado held off No. 19 Iowa State… Continue reading

    Collegiate
  • January 15, 2026

    Quinn leads Drake to 76-73 OT win over Southern Illinois

    Quinn leads Drake to 76-73 OT win over Southern Illinois

    Drake storms back from down 17 to win seventh-straight over SIU. SIU guard Jalen Haynes (5) pushes past Drake guard Jalen Quinn (3) as he moves towards the basket Jan. 14, 2026 at Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois. (Photo: Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphotoCARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Jalen Quinn scored 21 points to lead Drake, including… Continue reading

    Collegiate
    basketball, college-basketball, ncaa, sports
  • January 15, 2026

    Braden Smith leads 2nd-half charge in No. 5 Purdue’s 79-72 comeback victory over Iowa

    Braden Smith leads 2nd-half charge in No. 5 Purdue’s 79-72 comeback victory over Iowa

    Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) shoots over Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz (14) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) MICHAEL MAROT | Associated PressWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith scored all 16 of his points in the second half and tied the… Continue reading

    Collegiate
    basketball, ncaa, sports
  • January 14, 2026

    Massoma Endene no longer on Iowa wrestling roster

    Massoma Endene no longer on Iowa wrestling roster

    Iowa Hawkeyes’ Massoma Endene wrestles Oklahoma State’s Cody Merrill in a 197-pound match during their dual at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sunday, November 16, 2025. Endene defeated Merrill by decision, 4-3. (Sam Basler/hawkeyesports.com) Eli McKown | Des Moines Register Some unexpected and untimely news hit the Iowa wrestling program ahead of a pivotal dual… Continue reading

    Collegiate
    sports
  • January 14, 2026

    Abdul Momoh scores 21 off bench to help UIC defeat Northern Iowa 69-61

    Abdul Momoh scores 21 off bench to help UIC defeat Northern Iowa 69-61

    CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Abdul Momoh came off the bench to score 21 and lead UIC over Northern Iowa 69-61 on Tuesday night. Momoh shot 9 of 9 from the field and 3 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Flames (8-10, 3-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Mekhi Lowery added 14 points and six… Continue reading

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