Rick Pitino is set to face one of his former teams next season with St. John's scheduled to play Kentucky during the 2025-26 season. Pitino and Kentucky head coach Mark Pope announced on Thursday their teams will square off in the 2025 CBS Sports Classic. The game will be played on Dec. 20 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

Hours after word broke that St. John’s will replace UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic, Mark Pope and Rick Pitino confirmed that the Red Storm will play the Cats in this year’s event at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday,

The Texas Rangers placed catcher Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a mild left intercostal strain.