Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

It’s fair to be skeptical about what media entity would pay big money to broadcast a Pac-12 that will no longer include USC or UCLA beginning in 2024.

Ranked No. 4 in the preseason, Kentucky is danger of missing the NCAA Tournament in John Calipari’s 14th season.

Golden State’s title-level core of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green has an expiration date. Time will tell if the Warriors have enough.

For a team that once had Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden on the same roster, it’s inconceivable that Ben Simmons is the last one standing.

Coaches are still trying to out-Mr. Clean each other when, with NIL, the world understands there is a financial component to the recruiting process.

Expected to be a national championship contender, North Carolina is struggling. Can a trip to Duke be the catalyst for turning its season around?

Equine Jalen Hurts spends days munching grass and providing companionship to Thoroughbreds. His career didn’t follow same trajectory as QB namesake.

Becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer should be seen as a byproduct of a career that was designed to chase different achievements.

As Kentucky prepares to play Kansas in the SEC/Big 12 challenge on Saturday, the focus will be on coaches John Calipari and Bill Self.