college basketball
NCAA Athletes Were Pressured to Practice. Now Over 150 Have COVID-19
As universities bring unpaid players back to "voluntary" workouts during the pandemic, at least 39 schools report confirmed cases of the virus.
Bill Walton Was in the Original 'Ghostbusters'
You can't really call it a "cameo," but the man sure is in it—albeit the closing credits. But whatever, Bill Walton is in "Ghostbusters"!
God Help Us if Zion Williamson Keeps Knocking Down Threes
We all know the Duke phenom can dunk, but if he develops into a threat from outside...hoo boy.
The Mysterious Murder of an NBA Hopeful
Colorado State graduate and NBA hopeful Wendell Lee, Jr. was shot dead outside his girlfriend’s home in 2015. In this episode of RED CARDS we speak with Lee’s family and others tied to the case to try and make sense of this seemingly senseless bloodshed.
Pee Wee Kirkland: The Streetball Legend Who Chose Drug Trafficking over the NBA
In this episode of RED CARDS, we meet Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland, an icon of Harlem’s early street basketball scene. Given the chance to play professionally, however, Kirkland chose a career in drug trafficking instead.
UConn, for the First Time in Forever, Plays the Role of Underdog
In a Final Four rematch against Arike Ogunbowale and Notre Dame, Geno Auriemma's Huskies find themselves in unfamiliar territory.
Let's Watch Zion Williamson Do Amazing Things
The 6'7" Williamson is just an 18-year-old playing for Duke. But it seems like he was sent down from Mount Olympus.
D-III Basketball Player Throws Vicious Elbow into Opponent's Face
Fitchburg State's Kewan Platt made sure the ref couldn't see him before leveling the blow to Nichols College's Nate Tenaglia's face after a made three-pointer.
There Are No Good NCAA Basketball Games, and Maybe There Never Were
Revisting 'College Hoops 2K6' after the Rice Commission doubled-down on the NCAA's phony amateurism.
Arike Ogunbowale Wills Notre Dame to Bonkers National Championship Win
The junior guard hit a pair of buzzer beaters in a Final Four weekend you won't soon forget.
Meet Omari Spellman, Villanova's Renaissance Man
Spellman is a poet, hopeful novelist, and the best three-point shooter on the highest-scoring team in the country.
Grant Hill Q&A: 'I Wouldn’t be Shocked if Loyola Cuts Down the Nets'
The former Duke star, and newly-minted Hall-of-Famer, talked about famous dunks, why everyone hates Duke, and what it's like boozing with Bill Raftery.