1+ hour, 15+ min ago (317+ words) The beginning of Alabama men's basketball's trip to the 2025 Players Era Festival in Las Vegas resulted in the second loss to Gonzaga for the Crimson Tide program in three total games played between the schools. The No. 12 Bulldogs (6-0) outrebounded No. 8 Alabama 48-36 and notched a 95-85 win on Monday night. "Obviously, one of the better programs in the country over the last 15, 20 years, and they figure out a way to win games, and they're doing it on the O-boards," Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said. "We gave up 25 second-chance points. It's hard to win doing that." That's one less guard with the ability to get on the floor and crash the boards in Sin City, which places greater importance on the others. Oats was critical of Philon's lack of rebounds in the game, as well as the six turnovers he gave up....

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (317+ words) The beginning of Alabama men's basketball's trip to the 2025 Players Era Festival in Las Vegas resulted in the second loss to Gonzaga for the Crimson Tide program in three total games played between the schools. The No. 12 Bulldogs (6-0) outrebounded No. 8 Alabama 48-36 and notched a 95-85 win on Monday night. "Obviously, one of the better programs in the country over the last 15, 20 years, and they figure out a way to win games, and they're doing it on the O-boards," Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said. "We gave up 25 second-chance points. It's hard to win doing that." That's one less guard with the ability to get on the floor and crash the boards in Sin City, which places greater importance on the others. Oats was critical of Philon's lack of rebounds in the game, as well as the six turnovers he gave up....

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (429+ words) San Diego State might be the unanimous pick to win the Mountain West, but the Aztecs aren't ready to hang with the big boys of college basketball." The Aztecs were overwhelmed 94-54 by No. 7 Michigan on Monday night in their opening game of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. They had an early lead that quickly disappeared as the Wolverines (5-0) built a double-digit lead before the game was six minutes old." The Wolverines led 45-33 at halftime and never let up as they overwhelmed the Aztecs (2-2) with better size and athleticism." SDSU was playing six days after taking a gut punch in a 108-107, double-overtime home loss to Troy. The tournament expanded from eight teams last year to 18 teams this year. EAch team will receive $1 million in NIL money, with the winner receiving another $1 million. San Diego State finished third last year,…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago (578+ words) On Monday, the 7th-ranked Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team opened up group play against San Diego State in Las Vegas in the Players Era tournament and cruised to a 40-point victory over the Aztecs to move to 5-0 on the season. Here are thee takeaways from the Wolverine victory. With the positional length, physicality and overall athleticism the Wolverines possess across the board, this team was always going to have the potential to become elite on the defensive end of the floor. Through most of the season, Dusty May's team has been very good on defense, holding its opponents to just under 36% from the field coming into the night. However, on Monday night, Michigan took things to another level with their activity and overall energy level while holding SDSU to just 27% shooting and forcing 16 turnovers. A fitting play to represent the…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (590+ words) The matchup between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide was a highly anticipated one on Monday night, and boy, did it deliver. Multiple 10-0 scoring runs, clutch shots, highlight reel dunks and blocks, and more than ten lead changes took place on Monday at the MGM Garden Grand Arena before Gonzaga ultimately pulled away and secured a huge 95-85 victory to move to 6-0 on the year. Gonzaga will now square off against the Maryland Terrapins on Tuesday night at 6:30 PM PT, with the game broadcast on truTV. Once again, the Zags dominated down on the block, winning the rebounding battle convincingly and taking advantage of second-chance opportunities all night long. Below is a look at three main takeaways from Gonzaga's massive win over No. 8 Alabama on Monday night: Tyon Grant-Foster did everything for the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Monday. The 6'7 wing scored…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago (234+ words) The Carolina Panthers came to play against the San Francisco 49ers tonight. Unfortunately their head caoch didn't think they were worth an aggressive game plan, so they folded easily against the Niners on the road by a score of 20-9. After it was over, San Francisco wide receiver Jauan Jennings got into some extracurricular activity with Carolina safety Tre'von Moehrig. Jennings has totaled 32 catches, 378 yards and three touchdowns this season - solid enough numbers for a WR3 but nowhere near enough to justify his behavior on and off the field - to say nothing of the hysterical reactions you may get from Niners media for suggesting he's anything less than Jerry RIce in his prime. Truth is, most 49ers media treats the team like their first-born son for reasons we can't discern. In any case, they beat the Panthers, and improved their record to 7-4. Carolina sinks…...

3+ hour, 23+ min ago (467+ words) The Miami Heat prevailed in a close battle with the Dallas Mavericks with several players making key contributions. The game was not pretty, but the Heat showed ... The Miami Heat prevailed in a close battle with the Dallas Mavericks with several players making key contributions. The game was not pretty, but the Heat showed resilience and mental fortitude to claim victory. The Heat improve to 12-6 on the year and are now 3rd in the Eastern Conference. Tyler Herro - Grade: A Tyler Herro returned to the court to make his season debut today and he was sensational. He started the game rusty and 0/4 from the field, then he went on a tare finishing with a team high 24 points on 12/18 shooting. He did all his damage inside the arc, getting to his floater all night long. When the Heat needed a bucket Herro…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago (207+ words) The Nuggets beat the Grizzlies 125-115 on Monday night in Memphis. Denver took the lead in the first quarter, but never really pulled away enough so that Nikola Joki" could take the fourth quarter off. And what a treat that ended up being, as Joki" threw one of the most ridiculously creative passes you'll see this season, if not ever. With just over a minute to go, Joki" drove to his left towards the lane. As Cam Spencer came up to double Joki", he spun away and threw a perfect left-handed behind-the-back bounce pass to a cutting Peyton Watson. Seeing it live it almost looked like he lost it and if any other player did that, you might think it was an accident. But this is Nikola Joki". This is the guy who threw this pass over the weekend. It's ridiculous....

5+ hour, 17+ min ago (1241+ words) Gonzaga sent a statement to the rest of the college basketball world Monday with a 95-85 victory over Alabama in the first round of the Players Era Festival. The Bulldogs (6-0) struggled to find a rhythm early on but settled in behind a dominant outing from Graham Ike, who scored 10 consecutive points after missing his first six shots to flip the script in the first half. The Zags led by three at the half despite some impressive shotmaking from Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon. The 6-foot-4 sophomore continued to be a thorn in Gonzaga's side after halftime but eventually fizzled out over the final 10 minutes of regulation, finishing with a game-high 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field. But as the source of the Tide's offense went dry over the final 9:51 of the second half, Gonzaga managed to tighten its grip down…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago (1241+ words) Gonzaga sent a statement to the rest of the college basketball world Monday with a 95-85 victory over Alabama in the first round of the Players Era Festival. The Bulldogs (6-0) struggled to find a rhythm early on but settled in behind a dominant outing from Graham Ike, who scored 10 consecutive points after missing his first six shots to flip the script in the first half. The Zags led by three at the half despite some impressive shotmaking from Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon. The 6-foot-4 sophomore continued to be a thorn in Gonzaga's side after halftime but eventually fizzled out over the final 10 minutes of regulation, finishing with a game-high 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field. But as the source of the Tide's offense went dry over the final 9:51 of the second half, Gonzaga managed to tighten its grip down…...