HOUSTON – More than 100 NBA scouts and executives were in the gym for three days for a few practices and a highly competitive scrimmage with high school players who could reach the NBA in just over a year. Some organizations dug four or five deep to look at the group, including a few players… Read More »
Content warning: This article contains images of alleged sexual abuse. Terrence Shannon is with his team this week, preparing for the Illini’s first Sweet 16 appearance in nearly two decades, as is business as usual. But during the NCAA tournament, whether they take on Iowa State on Thursday in Boston or make it to the… Read More »
Vaughn Dalzell shares his Big Ten Power Rankings as we head into the final four games of the regular season. 1. Purdue Boilermakers (25-3, 14-3) Upcoming games: Saturday vs. Michigan State (-10), Tuesday at Illinois (-1) *Projected lines* Purdue bounced back with 28- and 8-point wins over Rutgers and Michigan after the road loss at… Read More »
Gonzaga bounced back with a blowout win over Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Lexington. (Silas Walker/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service/Getty Images) The top two places again did not change, but there was plenty of movement in the rest of the country last week. Here’s everything you missed from Week 14 of the season, and the latest… Read More »
Vaughn Dalzell is atop the Big Ten Conference rankings after a week of close games that led to Purdue sweeping the league. 1. Purdue Boilermakers (21-2, 10-2) Upcoming games: Saturday vs Indiana (-20), Thursday vs Minnesota (-17) *Projected lines* Odds of winning the Big Ten: (-1600) Purdue earned its two biggest wins since December with… Read More »
Vaughn Dalzell shares his Power Rankings for the Big Ten with teams like Illinois and Michigan State closing in on Purdue. 1. Purdue Boilermakers (18-2, 7-2) Upcoming games: Saturday at Rutgers (-12), Wednesday vs Northwestern (-15) *Projected lines* Odds to win the Big Ten: (-350) Purdue is once again at the top of this poll… Read More »
Every other team in the Big Ten still looks up to Purdue when it comes to its NCAA Tournament prospects. That probably won’t change this season, especially with the Boilermakers seemingly figuring out their pecking order (more on that later). But there are still plenty of questions to be answered this season. Will Wisconsin or… Read More »