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Red Star Belgrade fans banned by UEFA from away Europa League game due to racist chants
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA banned fans of Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday from attending the team’s next away game in the Europa League because of racist and offensive incidents. Fans of the Serbian champion chanted slurs about Roma people, Europe’s largest ethnic minority, and also targeted home team Braga when Red Star was beaten ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain washes out Twenty20 series opener between Australia and India
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The series-opening Twenty20 cricket international between Australia and India was washed out Wednesday after persistent rain restricted play to less than 10 overs. Australia skipper Mitch Marsh won the toss and sent India in to bat. T20 World Cup champion India batted for 9.4 overs and reached 97-1 before rain stopped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma looking for a return to the NCAA Tournament with a revamped roster
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Oklahoma (20-14, 6-12 SEC) Most of last year’s NCAA Tournament team is gone, including lottery pick Jeremiah Fears. Oklahoma coach Porter Moser has gotten pretty good at creating new rosters each year. The Sooners have already beaten No. 24 Wisconsin in exhibition play, providing hope for another solid year. Mohamed Wague and Dayton Forsythe are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utah facing extensive rebuild under first-year coach Alex Jensen
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Utah (16-17, 8-12 Big 12) The Utes are hoping veteran NBA assistant Alex Jensen can restore the program to the heights it experienced when Jensen played for Utah under Rick Majerus in the late 1990s. Utah has not earned an NCAA Tournament bid since 2016, and the Utes face a long rebuild and tough climb ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri looks to build on bounceback season with top recruiting class and key transfers
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Missouri (22-12, 10-8 SEC) The Tigers bounced back from a disastrous second season under Dennis Gates, when they went 0-for-everything in the SEC, to make the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Drake in the first round. It was a tough ending to a season in which they climbed as high as No. 14 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rick Barnes and No. 18 Tennessee reloads with 5-star Nate Ament and portal additions
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
No. 18 Tennessee (30-8, 12-6 SEC) The Volunteers have coach Rick Barnes back with contract extension after 10 seasons and a 232-109 record that allows him to stay as long as he wants. Barnes also has the top recruit in the 2025 class in Nate Ament joining Felix Okpara, the only starter back from an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Speedy Tahaad Pettiford and new coach Steven Pearl take center stage for No. 20 Auburn
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
No. 20 Auburn (32-6, 15-3 SEC) The Tigers are replacing longtime coach Bruce Pearl and all five starters, including SEC player of the year Johni Broome. Pearl retired in late September and turned the program over to his 38-year-old son Steven. The younger Pearl has never been a head coach before, but he played a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthew Mitchell returns to coaching, takes over Houston women’s program in wide open Big 12
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
Amira Abdur-Rahim remembers her first conversation with Houston coach Matthew Mitchell after she entered the transfer portal. He had brought up his “winning tools,” which had helped him turn Kentucky into a women’s basketball powerhouse, and which later formed the basis for his best-selling book. They were remarkably simple: honesty, hard work and discipline. “It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCF remakes entire roster with hopes of a Big 12 run and an NCAA tourney berth
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
UCF (20-17, 7-13 Big 12) UCF is one of five teams in the Big 12, ACC, SEC and Big Ten to return none of their scoring from last season. The Knights had to dig into the transfer portal to remake their roster, finding veteran players looking for bigger opportunities on the Big 12 stage. There ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 3 Florida begins title defense with revamped backcourt and stacked frontcourt
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
No. 3 Florida (36-4, 14-4 SEC) The Gators won their third national championship and first since 2007 thanks partly to Walter Clayton, who repeatedly delivered tough shots and clutch plays while averaging 22.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in six NCAA Tournament games. Coach Todd Golden built a roster that could win inside or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Carolina hopes to return of Meechie Johnson will help team bounce back from 12-20 season
By Canadian Press on October 29th, 2025
South Carolina (12-20, 2-16 SEC) South Carolina stumbled in the Southeastern Conference last season and things aren’t expected to change this much as the Gamecocks were picked to finish last for the second straight season per media polls. Coach Lamont Paris went from 11 wins in his first season to 26 in his second to ... Read More »
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