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Here’s how the 2026 draft may unfold on Monday night. 
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Before these players think about where they might be playing pro this summer, they’re on a quest for a national title. 
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Plus, National Player of the Year picks, who makes it to the Final Four and best mid-majors to watch in this week’s roundtable. 
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Should UConn or UCLA be the No. 1 overall seed? How do the No. 2 seeds shake out? Plus, who should be worried after conference tournaments and more in this week’s roundtable. 
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In this week’s roundtable, our staff looks at who has the most pressure heading into tournament time. 
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Arguments can be made for both the Longhorns and the Commodores as each have had their ups and downs. Plus, risers and fallers of the week. 
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UConn, Vanderbilt and Texas Tech are the only unbeaten teams left in the Top 25 rankings, plus this week’s riser and faller.
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Offering presents that make some of the top 10 squads even better, plus teams to keep an eye on, risers and fallers, and more in this week’s roundtable. 
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With wins against UCLA and South Carolina last week, the Longhorns truly feasted on their competition over Thanksgiving. Plus, questions for the Gamecocks, Audi Crooks’s hot start and more.
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Playing matchmaker for the top picks, plus a breakout performance from Michigan-UConn, an unbelievable game-winning shot and more. 
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From UCLA to UConn, ranking the top women’s players as the college hoops season gets underway. 
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The UConn sophomore’s 29-point outburst against Ohio State put the rest of the sport on watch. Plus, looking at the Huskies’ biggest threat and this week’s risers and fallers. 
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Just how far will the Trojans go without JuJu Watkins? Plus risers and fallers, a standout transfer and other top notes from the first week-plus of the college basketball season. 
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The federal government says the cases reveal ties to game-fixing and rigged poker games between the NBA and four New York crime families.
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Created by a former player decades ago, the team’s “Mighty Mercury” chant has long given Phoenix home games an extra oomph. 
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Just a year after winning New York’s first title, and a few days after getting public support from her players, the coach was ousted. 
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Sports Illustrated’s voters talk through their MVP decisions and hand out a couple of new awards, including Biggest Dawg. 
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As individuals, these stars are at the top of their games. But together their influence transcends sports and sends them into the cultural zeitgeist.
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Phoenix executed a near-perfect game plan in its 26-point win, while New York struggled with some familiar woes.
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The postseason is where legends are born and these players could be the difference-makers in high-stakes games. 
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