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Caleb Wilson injury: How broken hand to UNC's best player affects team's outlook heading into NCAA Tournament

The projected top-five pick was hurt in the first half of UNC's loss at Miami. It could shake up Carolina's push to the NCAA Tournament.

Jordan Stolz will be 2026 Winter Olympics' breakout star, and his record 1,000-meter gold is only the start

Speedskating isn't an easy sport to break through into the mainstream, but Stolz has all-time talent and the charisma to be the biggest star of these Games

Holy hoops! Villanova, Notre Dame finalizing plans to open 2026-27 college basketball season in Rome, Italy

Pope Leo XIV is a Villanova alum and proud longtime sports fan. His attachment in the historic event is still to-be-determined

Mikaela Shiffrin's seventh straight missed Olympic medal was a stunner. Now the pressure is really on in Italy

Rarely does an all-time great in an individual sport fail to meet the moment so many times in a row like this. Thankfully, it's not her last shot

Charles Bediako ineligible after judge's ruling: Why 7-footer's journey from G League back to Alabama is over

Many questions remain following a court order which ended his comeback attempt after five games with the Crimson Tide

Lindsey Vonn crash: American skiing icon has broken leg, airlifted away after terrifying Olympics fall

Vonn was attempting to do the unthinkable: Win a medal a mere nine days after tearing her left ACL. American Breezy Johnson took gold in Sunday's event

Lindsey Vonn's terrifying crash exemplifies what makes her a legend: Downhill skiing takes insane courage

The things that make Lindsey Vonn one of the best skiers ever are also why she wound up on the wrong end of one of the scariest moments of her life

No. 22 St. John's wears down No. 3 UConn, lands biggest win of its season and boosts Big East in the process

The Huskies had an opportunity to take full control of the Big East, but St. John's and Rick Pitino didn't let that happen on Friday in Madison Square Garden. Storrs South? Not even close on this night

College hoops rarely gets two unbeatens in February. Arizona and Miami are proving why this year is special

Two vastly different programs are connected by an irresistible storyline that is making a historically great season even better

Mark Turgeon hired at Kansas City: Former Maryland, Texas A&M coach headed to the Summit League

The Roos hit a home run by bringing on a coach with more than 470 wins and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances

Kansas added to CBS Sports Classic: Jayhawks join Kentucky, UNC, Ohio State at Madison Square Garden in 2026

KU is the newest addition to the four-team field signed through 2029 to participate in the annual CBS Sports Classic

Vandy routs Kentucky 80-55: Meet Tyler Tanner, the undersized but mighty guard powering the Dores' revival

Nashville is frozen, Vandy is hot. The Commodores' national rise to SEC power is due in large part to a local kid who had only one high-major offer two years ago.

Arizona is 21-0. The scary part? It can still get better

The Wildcats nearly collapsed at BYU on Monday night, but held on and induced star freshman AJ Dybantsa into his worst shooting showing of his season

Darryn Peterson injury: Kansas star freshman out Saturday vs. Kansas State, 10th game he's missed this season

Peterson will miss Saturday's Sunflower Showdown vs. the Wildcats, but KU coach Bill Self will be back on the bench

Norlander's Court Report: Charles Bediako's case could crater college hoops; inside Virginia's rapid rise

Plus: Did we just get a glimpse of the future at Kansas? Also: The big reason Florida's made a move back to the top of the SEC

Matt Norlander is a national award-winning senior writer in his 16th season covering college basketball for CBS Sports. He also co-hosts the Eye on College Basketball podcast and is a college hoops analyst and insider for CBS Sports HQ and CBS Sports Network. In addition to college hoops, Norlander covers the NBA Draft, is CBS Sports' lead Olympics columnist and occasionally writes on golf. He is currently president of the United States Basketball Writers Association as well. Norlander lives in Connecticut with his wife and two sons, is an avid guitarist, amateur drummer and enthusiastic skier. You're happily invited to send him story tips and music recommendations.

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