The Simpson basketball teams host the Spartans of Dubuque in American Rivers Conference play today. The Storm women are off to a 2-0 start in conference play having beaten Central and Coe, and will have to win to keep pace in a deep conference that already has ranked Wartburg and Loras fighting for top spots. The Storm men have dropped two close contests and are off to an 0-2 start, and have a tough matchup against the undefeated Spartans who are winning their games by an average of 14 points. The games will be broadcast live on 94.3 KNIA and the Simpson Athletics live video stream, with Andrew Swadner on the call. Pregame coverage begins at 1:45pm, with tip-off at 2pm.