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Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 10:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AUBURN, Ala. — Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 53-51 win over

ESPN News Services Jan 26, 2025, 12:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama guard Mark Sears entered Saturday night’s game against LSU leading the team and the SEC in scoring but was held scoreless and spent the entire second half of the Crimson Tide’s 80-73 win on the bench. “We played the

Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 10:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAWRENCE, Kan. — J’Wan Roberts scored 24 points, including six in two overtime periods, and No. 7 Houston beat No. 12 Kansas 92-86 on Saturday night. Roberts hit two free throws with 13.9 seconds left in regulation to tie the score. At the end

David HaleJan 25, 2025, 08:35 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Duke faced a challenge against Wake Forest unlike anything it’s seen in nearly three months, and the second-ranked Blue Devils responded with something they hadn’t done all season.

Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida center Micah Handlogten, who broke his left leg in the Southeastern Conference championship game last March, is contemplating playing this season. Handlogten decided earlier this week to forgo a redshirt and return to the court beginning Saturday against rival Georgia.

Associated Press Jan 25, 2025, 05:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tyler Nickel‘s 3-pointer with 1:50 left put Vanderbilt ahead to stay as the Commodores upset a top-10 team on their home court for a second straight Saturday by beating No. 9 Kentucky 74-69. Vanderbilt fans stormed the court again after the

ESPN News Services Jan 25, 2025, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Tramon Mark‘s layup with 3 seconds left sent Texas to a 70-69 victory over No. 13 Texas A&M on Saturday as the Longhorns rallied from a 22-point second-half deficit. With Texas quarterback Arch Manning and a host of teammates in

Jeff BorzelloJan 25, 2025, 03:24 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Illinois big man Tomislav Ivisic will miss Sunday’s game against Northwestern after being diagnosed with mononucleosis, coach Brad Underwood said Saturday. Underwood said Ivisic was “really sick” in the Illini’s loss last

Open Extended Reactions No. 7 Houston expects to return its second-leading scorer, Emanuel Sharp, for its game at No. 12 Kansas, coach Kelvin Sampson told ESPN. Sampson said Sharp has the “green light” from the Houston trainer to return for the game Saturday night (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). Sharp averages 13.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and

Open Extended Reactions Auburn coach Bruce Pearl didn’t rule out a return of star forward Johni Broome for the home game against No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday night. Pearl told ESPN that Broome, who has been out since Jan. 11 with an ankle injury, practiced “some” on Friday. He remains questionable for the game, Pearl

Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Ivy League will not join the antitrust settlement that will allow schools to pay their players directly, a decision that leaves the conference of eight elite academic institutions clinging to college sports’ amateur model even as it is increasingly abandoned

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Myron Medcalf Close Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Jan 24, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are several types of

Open Extended Reactions Mesrobian High School, located just outside of the Los Angeles area, delivered Pasadena’s Waverly High School a 119-25 loss on Thursday night. But the Mesrobian win was more than just a regular victory. Nick Khatchikian, who averages just over 32 points per game, broke the state of California’s single-game scoring record after

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Myron Medcalf Close Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Jan 24, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are several types of

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Jan 24, 2025, 01:24

Jeff BorzelloJan 16, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions There are a pair of massive top-10 showdowns this weekend in college basketball, two games that will have a sizable impact on next week’s Power Rankings. The first is Tennessee’s trip to

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 06:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — In his second season on the job, Rick Pitino is at it again. This time, the Hall of Fame coach has St. John’s evoking the glory days in Queens decades ago. Riding the program’s best start in 39 years, the 20th-ranked

ESPN News Services Jan 23, 2025, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Adou Thiero scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Arkansas rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Georgia 68-65 on Wednesday night and give coach John Calipari his first Southeastern Conference win with the Razorbacks. Arkansas’ 0-5 start to