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Jan 17, 2025, 12:05 PM ET Dick Vitale, the legendary voice of college basketball, is returning to the air for the first time since 2023. The Hall of Fame broadcaster will call the Duke-Wake Forest men’s college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Vitale, 85, has

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 17, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Entering the season, there was

ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2025, 02:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CORVALLIS, Ore. — Michael Rataj had a career-high 29 points and Oregon State pulled away late in overtime to beat No. 16 Gonzaga 97-89 on Thursday night. Nate Kingz added 20 points for the Beavers (14-5, 4-2 West Coast Conference), who were boosted

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 11:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Dawson Garcia began calling for the ball before he crossed center court. Once he got it, he let it fly to give Minnesota its first Big Ten victory of the season. Garcia’s 3-pointer from the near edge of the center-court logo beat

Paula Lavigne, ESPN Investigative ReporterJan 16, 2025, 05:34 PM ET Close Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Open Extended Reactions A University of Florida athletics

Paula Lavigne Close Paula Lavigne ESPN Investigative Reporter Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Division I men’s basketball teams will be able to play two exhibitions against any other four-year schools without needing a waiver that required game proceeds be donated to charity under a change approved at the NCAA convention. The men’s basketball

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions There was a massive shakeup in the top five of the Power Rankings this week, with the gauntlet that is the SEC claiming two more victims in Florida and

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 12:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Rahsool Diggins scored a program-record 46 points, Daniel Rivera hit the game-winning layup with 10 seconds remaining in triple overtime and UMass beat Fordham 120-118 on Wednesday night. Diggins also tied for the eighth-best single-game total in Atlantic 10 Conference

Associated Press Jan 15, 2025, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AMES, Iowa — Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic hurt his hand in practice this week and is out indefinitely, a big blow to the second-ranked Cyclones as they prepared to play No. 9 Kansas in a high-profile Big 12 showdown Wednesday night. Momcilovic had

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 10:58 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. – When Asa Newell committed to play at Georgia in October 2023, college basketball fans around the country might have wondered why

Associated Press Jan 14, 2025, 10:04 AM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — More than two dozen vehicles in a high school parking lot had their windows smashed and were broken into during a men’s college basketball game at nearby University of Michigan. Ann Arbor police said the break-ins occurred Sunday, WXYZ-TV reported. Damage was reported

Associated Press Jan 13, 2025, 01:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auburn has climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll for its second stint at the top in program history, while fellow Southeastern Conference program Georgia is in the rankings for the first time in 14 years. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers (15-1)

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2025, 11:06 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Duke forward Maliq Brown will miss several weeks with a sprained knee, coach Jon Scheyer said Monday morning. Brown suffered the injury in Saturday’s win over Notre Dame. “He’ll

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2025, 12:58 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Auburn star Johni Broome, the front-runner for National Player of the Year, will not require surgery on the left ankle sprain he suffered in Saturday’s victory over South Carolina,

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2025, 03:32 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Auburn star Johni Broome, the front-runner for National Player of the Year, left Saturday’s 66-63 win at South Carolina after suffering a left ankle injury. Broome went to the

ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2025, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DURHAM, N.C. — Cooper Flagg scored an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman record 42 points to help No. 4 Duke hold off Notre Dame 86-78 on Saturday and stay unbeaten in conference play. The 6-foot-9 preseason Associated Press All-American made 11 of 14 shots,

Associated Press Jan 11, 2025, 12:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Three days after ripping his team following a home loss to Michigan, UCLA coach Mick Cronin turned his disdain toward the officials. Cronin was ejected with 5:11 remaining in a 79-61 loss at Maryland on Friday night, and he did