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Open Extended Reactions Kansas students packed Hoglund Ballpark on Friday to watch the Jayhawks take on Omaha and enjoy free food, courtesy of a notable sponsor. Editor’s Picks With Kansas baseball entering Friday’s contest undefeated, school athletic director Travis Goff encouraged student attendance ahead of the game with a simple, time-tested promotion: He would buy

Open Extended Reactions Duke guard Tyrese Proctor will not play for the No. 2 Blue Devils against Florida State on Saturday night, sources told ESPN. Proctor, Duke’s third-leading scorer at 11.8 points per game, injured his knee during the first half of Wednesday night’s win over Miami and did not return. The injury has been

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AMES, Iowa — Jamie Pollard, the Iowa State athletic director since 2005, has received a five-year contract extension through 2030, the university announced Friday. The Cyclones have had unprecedented success in the major sports in 2024-25. The football team had its first 11-win season

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 03:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida forward Alex Condon will wear a protective mouthpiece on the court for the foreseeable future. The 6-foot-10 sophomore from Perth, Australia, had to visit a dentist Thursday to get two teeth moved back into place after taking an inadvertent elbow

David PurdumFeb 28, 2025, 03:23 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Fresno State and the NCAA are investigating allegations that two men’s basketball players participated in daily fantasy contests based on their own performances, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The sources told ESPN that Mykell

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NCAA has not finalized expansion plans for the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and a decision is unlikely soon, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said in a CBS Sports interview. Both tournaments currently have 68 teams. There has been talk

Open Extended Reactions After sinking a 94-foot putt during the Texas Tech Red Raiders‘ men’s basketball game on Monday, senior student Blake Porter received more good news on Thursday — his tuition will be covered for next fall. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Porter participated in an on-court putt challenge during the Red Raiders loss against

Jeff BorzelloFeb 27, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions For much of the past two months, there has been a tier of teams atop the national rankings and leading the race for the 1-seeds. But Florida’s loss at Georgia on Tuesday

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 02:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma‘s fans yapped at Kentucky‘s Otega Oweh all game long. The ex-Sooner guard made the final statement. He scored a career-high 28 points and banked in an off-balance floater with six seconds remaining for the winner against his former team as

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 12:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — RJ Luis Jr. scored 24 points and No. 7 St. John’s clinched a share of its first Big East regular-season title in 33 years by beating Butler 76-70 on Wednesday night. Kadary Richmond had 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and three

Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Tre Holloman made a buzzer-beater from beyond midcourt to give No. 8 Michigan State a 58-55 win over No. 16 Maryland in a sensational finish Wednesday night. Holloman’s turnover in the backcourt helped the Terrapins (21-7, 11-6 Big Ten) tie

ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Tre Holloman hadn’t even reached the “M” logo at midcourt when he jumped off one foot and let the ball fly. Somehow, it stayed on line before dropping through the hoop with a swish that reverberated across the Big

ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 07:28 PM ET Tyrese Proctor is expected back for No. 2 Duke this season, coach Jon Scheyer said, after the guard hobbled off the court with a left knee injury Tuesday night. Scheyer said Wednesday night on his radio show that imaging showed Proctor sustained a bone bruise but

Open Extended Reactions New Orleans native rapper Percy Miller, who goes by the stage name Master P, is returning home. Editor’s Picks On Thursday, the New Orleans Privateers announced the rapper as the president of basketball operations. The announcement of the hire comes in the midst of an on-going investigation for possible NCAA violations related

ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2025, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Four New Orleans players who’ve been suspended since late January are under investigation for possible NCAA violations related to sports gambling, according to multiple reports. The university’s only public statement about the matter has described the reasons for the suspensions

Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 10:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Geno Auriemma and Phil Martelli headline this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Joining the two coaches will be longtime men’s basketball official Gene Steratore and former Fordham athletic director Frank McLaughlin. Auriemma is the winningest coach in women’s

Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 12:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin starting guard Max Klesmit left with what the team called a lower leg injury early in the Badgers’ 88-62 win over Washington on Tuesday night. Klesmit left with just over 15 minutes remaining in the first half and did not

Associated Press Feb 25, 2025, 09:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia guard Blue Cain sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining after No. 3 Florida took its first lead by scoring 13 unanswered points, and the Bulldogs beat the Gators 88-83 on Tuesday night. Florida, which trailed by 26 points