The Virginia Cavaliers feature the country's most suffocating defense, and they needed it through the final shot during their 63-61 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday. Ohio State had the ball, down by two points, on the last possession, but the Cavaliers' swarming defense forced JaQuan Lyle well beyond the three-point line. The guard's potential game-winning heave fell short, and Virginia moved to 7-0 on the season and 4-0 ...

The 13th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers (5-1) may not be college basketball's most consistent team, but their electric stylings on offense have proved dynamic enough to ward off some of the nation's premier teams over the first month of the season.  After the Hoosiers outlasted the Kansas Jayhawks in a thrilling 103-99 shootout win on Nov. 11, they padded their resume with a 76-67 victory over the third-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1) on Wednesday evening at Assembly ...

The Big Ten spent the better part of the last decade as college football's punching bag, but that started to change when Ohio State won the national title in 2014. The conference capitalized on that momentum, and this season, it has proven itself as the toughest (and deepest) league in the country. Proof of that only requires a simple glance at the latest College Football Playoff ranking, where the Big Ten has an incredible four teams in ...

With nine wins in 14 games, the ACC has beaten the Big Ten in their annual challenge for the first time since 2008. The two sides entered Wednesday with a 4-4 tie, with Pittsburgh and Duke leading the way for the ACC, while Wisconsin and Illinois earned key wins for the Big Ten. However, the final day was a blowout for the ACC as it went 5-1 on the night. Here is a breakdown of the ACC's ...

The Virginia Tech Hokies were outplayed for much of Wednesday's ACC/Big Ten Challenge men's basketball game against the Michigan Wolverines but finished with a clutch 21-8 run to earn a 73-70 victory. Michigan jumped out to a quick lead and didn't relinquish it until there were less than two minutes remaining. It was ahead 62-52 with less than eight minutes left but couldn't close the contest at the Crisler Center. Virginia Tech moved to 6-1 on the ...

Despite years of watching grassroots high school hoops and showcase AAU events, there are always freshmen in college basketball who defy the expectations scouts had for them. For the most part, we'll be talking about underrated players who quickly become one of the go-to guys on their team, like California's Charlie Moore or Texas A&M's Robert Williams. Many of them were 4-star recruits, so they aren't exactly rags to riches stories. Still, they're performing every bit ...

No. 13 Indiana jumped out to a 17 point first-half lead and never looked back, upsetting No. 3 North Carolina 76-67 on Wednesday night at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers (5-1) led from start to finish and secured a huge win to help erase some of the stain from a stunning upset loss to Fort Wayne last week.  Indiana had five players contribute double digits in scoring, led by OG Anunoby with 16 points and a ...

The SMU Mustangs announced Wednesday evening that head football coach Chad Morris has agreed to a contract extension through the 2023 season. Morris was the subject of rumors linking him to various schools, notably Baylor, but on Tuesday, he told the football team's staff and players he would remain with the program, per Bill Nichols of the Dallas Morning News. "According to two SMU sources, the school has been working on a contract extension for Morris for about ...

Oklahoma owns the bragging rights in the Bedlam Series with Oklahoma State, winning 79 of 104 meetings overall and 11 of the last 13. But the Cowboys are tying to turn this rivalry around, winning two of the last five meetings outright and going 3-2 against the spread. In the game that will decide the Big 12 Championship the Sooners battle Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in Norman.             Point spread: The ...

The Alabama Crimson Tide are 5-0 against the Florida Gators—4-1 against the spread—since Tim Tebow directed the Gators to an SEC Championship Game victory over the Crimson Tide eight years ago. But Tebow won't be in uniform when Alabama shoots for a sixth straight victory over Florida and a third straight conference title in this year's SEC Championship Game on a neutral field at the Georgia Dome this Saturday.         Point spread: The Crimson Tide opened ...