Iowa United Prep senior center Arafan Diane, the No. 1-ranked frontcourt player in the class of 2026 by multiple outlets, committed to coach Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars on Wednesday. NEWS: ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Scott Eklund / Getty, Found Image Holdings / Getty, Kelley Cox / Getty What makes a great women’s sports city? The easy, oft-cited answer comes down to a ...

The second AP Top 25 poll of the 2025-26 season released Monday, and college basketball has a new No. 1 team. Purdue, the preseason top-ranked team, was leapfrogged by Houston last week despite not ...

Georgia moved up a spot to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 as Alabama fell six spots to No. 10. The Crimson Tide lost 23-21 at home to Oklahoma on Saturday and dropped from No. 4. The Sooners were at No. 11 in ...

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We've had seven top-25 matchups already this season, four of which featured two teams both ranked in the top 15 of the Associated Press poll. But Thursday night will deliver the first top-10 showdown ...

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A recent WalletHub study ranked the best sports cities in the U.S. based on the five largest sports industries: football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and hockey. The long-running debate about ...

Ten weeks of the 2025 NFL season are in the books. Who are the best teams? On Tuesday's edition of "First Things First," Danny Parkins unveiled his top-10 NFL teams. What Parkins said: "Here's a list ...

Without question, sports play an integral role in the American experience, and not just at the professional level. Collegiate and lower amateur athletics have a major impact as well. As far as which ...