Highland School (Va.) five-star Nate Ament was in Knoxville on Tuesday night. The 6-foot-9, 185-pound forward, a longtime Duke basketball offer holder who now ranks No. 4 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, watched the visiting No. 12-ranked Kentucky Wildcats defeat the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers, 78-73.

Auburn and Iowa State extended their winning streaks this week to nine and 12 games, respectively, further entrenching themselves at the top of the men's college basketball power rankings as both handled top-15 opponents at home with ease -- Auburn against No.

Duke moves up a spot to No. 2 while continuing its romp through ... The Badgers have won seven in a row and enter the poll at No. 19. St. John’s, Missouri and Texas Tech also move in. Gonzaga, Utah State, Georgia and Baylor fall out.

Arch Manning officially has wings, as the Texas Longhorns star quarterback announced he signed an NIL deal with Red Bull. “target locked, wiings secured,” Red B

If you drew up the seed list for the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels might be an 11. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi had North Carolina down as an 11-seed on Tuesday morning — hours before the Tar Heels lost at Pitt, 73-65.

Duke remained No. 2 followed by Iowa State ... while Kentucky fell three spots to No. 12 after losing to Vanderbilt. Texas A&M and Mississippi State were next after each went 1-1 on the week ...

Auburn survived a challenge from Tennessee and the Tigers remain the No. 1 team in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll followed by Duke.

We typically have situations where not always, but often where our groups will get harassed and pulled over just because there’s five to 10 people driving together down the street,” said The Duke.

As we approach the midpoint of conference play, let's take a closer look at some teams rising up the rankings thanks to their defense.

The Duke freshman is reaching the upper echelon of one-and-done prospects over the last 25 years in men’s college basketball.

A funeral was held Saturday to honor the life of Patty Jung Williams, the wife of U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin. Williams represents the 25th Congressional District, which includes Johnson County.