Ranking the best players in the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal

Ranking the best players in the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal

More than 1,000 men’s Division I basketball players have entered the transfer portal since it opened in March. That is a lot of ground for you to cover, so we’re here to point you in the direction of the names you most need to track. Welcome to The Athletic’s transfer portal rankings. This is a … Read more

Too-early men’s college basketball Top 25: Duke, Gonzaga, Houston start in front

Too-early men’s college basketball Top 25: Duke, Gonzaga, Houston start in front

Those in the industry have always called this exercise the way-too-early Top 25. A more appropriate title in this transfer portal era of college basketball would be the almost-impossible Top 25. We realize this is a tough task, trying to speculate on who might return and who might leave and who might even be the … Read more

Miami loses Pinstripe Bowl to Rutgers: Can Mario Cristobal end Canes’ on-field mediocrity?

Miami loses Pinstripe Bowl to Rutgers: Can Mario Cristobal end Canes’ on-field mediocrity?

Sooner or later, there will probably be a payoff to Mario Cristobal’s homecoming. It just hasn’t come to fruition yet on the field. Rutgers won the Pinstripe Bowl on Thursday, 31-24, to put an end to Miami’s dominance in the all-time series and deny the Hurricanes their first postseason victory since 2016. Cristobal’s program made … Read more