Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) handles the ball as Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) defends during the third quarter at FedExForum. / Petre Thomas-Imagn Images Even in defeat, the Charlotte Hornets still had one positive ...

Tonight's opponent, the Memphis Grizzlies ... the best explanations for that has been the play of third-year center Mark Williams, who has been very impressive. Williams' impact on the Hornets ...

Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) handles the ball as Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) defends during the third quarter at FedExForum. Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

LaMelo Ball is not an All-Star this year. He could theoretically get in as an injury replacement. The Charlotte Hornets guard is probably first or second (maybe Trae Young) in line for that. However,

The latest misfortune in the Mavericks' injury-riddled season occurred Thursday night when the All-Star reserves were announced by TNT. Kyrie Irving, who had the best chance of qualifying for the Western Conference team, was not selected as part of the 14 reserves.

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.

John Calipari's anticipated return to Kentucky is just 1 of the 10 things Neil Blackmon is overreacting to this week in SEC basketball.

How Mark Pope’s Wildcats and John Calipari’s Razorbacks match up at each position for Saturday’s SEC men’s basketball showdown.

Kirk Ferentz just completed his 26th season as Iowa’s head football coach. Ferentz is currently the longest-tenured coach in the sport, but the landscape of college football has changed drastically since he became coach back in 1999.

On the court, Golden and the Gators are a national championship contender. They opened the season with 13 straight wins, then pummeled a then-undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee by 30 points in early January. They were ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, but Golden supplemented five key returnees with Florida Atlantic transfer Alijah Martin.

South Carolina men's basketball is struggling in a stacked SEC conference surrounded by elite players and teams. South Carolina has already dropped games to ranked teams such as Auburn, Alabama, Florida,

Rick Barnes will lead Tennessee against a No. 1-ranked team for the fourth time when the sixth-ranked Vols (17-2, 4-2 SEC) face No. 1 Auburn (17-1, 5-0) Saturday night (8:30 Eastern Time, ESPN) at Neville Arena in Auburn.