12:11 PM ET The state of Florida updated its NIL legislation on Thursday, pulling back on restrictions while allowing universities to provide additional entrepreneurial workshops to their players. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7B: Intercollegiate Athlete Compensation and Rights into law with Florida State football coach Mike Norvell, Florida football coach Billy Napier and
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10:00 PM ET Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zakai Zeigler and Santiago Vescovi each scored 15 points, and No. 10 Tennessee took down newly minted No. 1 Alabama 68-59 on Wednesday night. Playing their first game as the top-ranked team since the 2002-03 season, the Crimson Tide (22-4, 12-1 SEC) led just once in the
9:57 PM ET Florida leading scorer Colin Castleton suffered a broken hand in the Gators’ game Wednesday against Ole Miss, according to the team. Castleton departed early in the second half and the official diagnosis came shortly after the Gators wrapped up the 79-64 win. A 6-foot-11 center who started his career at Michigan, Castleton
5:54 PM ET ESPN News Services AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas prosecutor on Wednesday moved to dismiss a felony domestic violence case against former Longhorns men’s basketball coach Chris Beard, in part because of the alleged victim’s wishes not to prosecute. Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza said that after a review of the evidence,
1:50 PM ET Associated Press The chancellor at New Mexico State expressed his confidence in athletic director Mario Moccia on Wednesday, less than a week after the school’s most high-profile sports program — the men’s basketball team — was shut down for what the chancellor said was a culture of bad behavior, egregious violations of
6:56 PM ET Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Bronny James, the son of NBA career scoring leader LeBron James, was one of 26 players announced Tuesday as members of the USA Basketball rosters for this year’s Nike Hoop Summit. The U.S. teams will play April 8 against international players at the Moda Center in
7:31 PM ET ESPN News Services New Mexico State fired first-year men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar on Tuesday, days after the school canceled the remainder of the Aggies’ season upon learning of hazing allegations involving players on the team. Dan Arvizu, the chancellor of the New Mexico State University system, made the announcement in a
2:42 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama center Charles Bediako‘s status is uncertain for Wednesday’s top-10 matchup with Tennessee because of a minor knee injury. Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said Bediako is “day to day” for Wednesday night’s visit to the 10th-ranked Volunteers because of the injury that happened Saturday against Auburn.
10:20 AM ET ESPN News Services EAST LANSING, Mich. — Police identified the 43-year-old man who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University, saying Tuesday that a tip from the public led to a confrontation with officers miles from campus, where the gunman fatally shot himself. Investigators still were sorting out why
6:30 AM ET The NCAA returns to a federal courtroom Wednesday to continue its fight against one of the many current challenges to its amateurism-based business model. If this slow march toward something more akin to professional sports is starting to feel to you like the equivalent of an 18-play, 14-minute drive engineered by a
11:09 PM ET Police at Michigan State announced that all activities on campus, including athletics, have been canceled for the next 48 hours in the wake of a fatal shooting there Monday night. Three people were killed and at least five others were wounded after the shooter opened fire shortly after 8:30 p.m. ET, according
8:45 PM ET New Mexico State‘s six remaining games have been deemed forfeits in the wake of the men’s basketball program cancelling its season, the Western Athletic Conference announced on Monday A police report that cited three players for false imprisonment, harassment and counts of criminal sexual contact against a teammate led to New Mexico
1:56 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — A former Michigan State University basketball star pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and a firearm charge in the fatal 2021 shooting of a Detroit man. Keith Damon Appling, 31, pleaded guilty in Wayne County Circuit Court to one count each of second-degree murder and felony firearm in
12:31 PM ET Associated Press Alabama is the new No. 1, rising to the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 20 years. Purdue’s loss to Northwestern last week caused a jumble at the top of the AP Top 25 and that helped the Crimson
8:00 AM ET Maybe we’ll get one week of calm atop the Power Rankings before the end of the season. Even with the chaos throughout the rest of the field, the trio of Purdue, Alabama and Houston seemed fairly rock-solid. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, this past Saturday was the fourth Saturday in
5:58 PM ET New Mexico State has canceled the remainder of its men’s basketball season, the result of hazing allegations that had prompted the university to suspend the program last week. Dan Arvizu, the chancellor of the New Mexico State University system, made the announcement Sunday afternoon. “This action is clearly needed, especially after receiving
4:39 PM ET Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. — Boo Buie scored 26 points, Chase Audige had 15 and Northwestern beat No. 1 Purdue 64-58 on Sunday. Led by its experienced backcourt, Northwestern (18-7, 9-5 Big Ten) added a signature win to its bid for the school’s second NCAA tournament appearance. It marked the program’s first
12:55 AM ET New Mexico State‘s chancellor says that university personnel interviewed members of the men’s basketball team on Saturday in the wake of hazing allegations that prompted him to suspend the program and place the coaching staff on paid administrative leave. In a letter to the campus community, Dan Arvizu, the chancellor of the