5:21 PM ET Ronald Bell, an Arizona man who attempted to extort money from Georgia Tech and conspired with his girlfriend and a security guard to accuse Yellow Jackets basketball coach Josh Pastner of sexually assaulting her, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit extortion on Wednesday, according to U.S. Attorney Ryan K.
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3:44 PM ET Tennessee starting point guard Zakai Zeigler has suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season, the school announced Wednesday. Zeigler left Tuesday’s game against Arkansas after landing awkwardly in the first half. There was a collective silence within Thompson-Boling Arena as Zeigler was helped to the locker room.
9:00 AM ET Incoming NCAA president Charlie Baker believes college sports will change significantly during his tenure but expects that process will be more of an evolution of rules than a revolution. Baker officially began his tenure as NCAA president Wednesday, less than two months after finishing his second term as the governor of Massachusetts.
8:30 AM ET We started the year predicting a bunch of standouts for the 2022-23 men’s college basketball season: coaches, sleeper teams, players. In a sport shaken by the movement of players between schools, would it be the transfers or the new recruits who would shine? What about those who have spent more than a
12:01 AM ET Duke‘s Jon Scheyer made history on Tuesday, becoming the first head coach in the ACC to go undefeated at home in his first season. The Blue Devils beat NC State 71-67, improving to 15-0 this season at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was their final home game of the campaign, as they close
12:25 AM ET ESPN News Services No. 12 Tennessee beat visiting Arkansas 75-57 on Tuesday night, but it came with a cost, as point guard Zakai Zeigler suffered a knee injury and did not return. Three minutes into the game, Zeigler went down with the injury to his left knee after a baseline drive. He
10:18 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Antoine Davis scored 38 to move within 25 points of tying Pete Maravich’s NCAA record as Detroit Mercy beat Purdue Fort Wayne 81-68 on Tuesday night in the Horizon League tournament. Davis will have another opportunity to reach Maravich’s career scoring record of 3,667 on Thursday when Detroit
7:07 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The group that puts on the Holiday Bowl is branching out with a college basketball tournament that will feature an inaugural field of Southern California, Oklahoma, Seton Hall and Iowa during the Thanksgiving holiday. The Rady Children’s Invitational will be played Nov. 23-24 at UC San Diego’s
3:02 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats took blame Tuesday for the pregame introduction pat-down where walk-on Adam Cottrell patted down freshman forward Brandon Miller before Saturday’s win over Arkansas. Oats said his players told him the introduction was simulating a person getting checked by the Transportation Security Administration as they
2:12 PM ET Charleston men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey has received a five-year extension after leading the Cougars to the regular-season title in the Colonial Athletic Association. The deal for Kelsey, 47, is worth $1 million per season and includes a $1 million buyout if he decides to leave for another job before 2028, according
12:25 PM ET Associated Press The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. Houston was No. 1 for the second straight week in the poll released Monday, receiving 49 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel. No.
1:22 PM ET Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. — Freshman standout Keyonte George was ruled out for seventh-ranked Baylor‘s game Monday night at Oklahoma State because of a right ankle sprain. The school said George was considered day-to-day after that and would be reevaluated before the Bears play their regular-season finale at home against Iowa State
12:08 PM ET Associated Press Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach and later had a distinguished career as an athletic administrator, has died, the school announced Monday. He was 80. Holland died Sunday night, according to the school, which confirmed the death with his family. His health
8:00 AM ET Dalen CuffESPN Let’s run it back! Last year I wrote, “This is the deepest year in recent memory in terms of teams that can cut down the nets in New Orleans.” Well, last year has been replaced by this year. And this may be the new normal with the transfer portal and
8:00 AM ET Thirty-two NCAA Division I men’s basketball conferences will crown champions over a nine-day stretch that begins Saturday, March 4, with the Ohio Valley Conference tournament final and comes to an end on March 12 with five leagues: the Ivy League, Atlantic 10, SEC, American and Big Ten. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Who
Feb 20, 2023 Is the debate for the fourth 1-seed — and the Nos. 4 and 5 spots in the Power Rankings — growing as we enter the final two weeks before Selection Sunday? Let’s look at the first three 1-seeds: Alabama bounced back from its road loss at Tennessee with three straight wins, Houston
12:54 AM ET ESPN News Services GREENVILLE. N.C. — Kelvin Sampson had no interest in breaking down the ins and outs of top-ranked Houston‘s first-half lockdown on East Carolina. Not when compared to having another American Athletic Conference regular-season title in hand. “I’m happy for our kids to be rewarded with winning a conference championship,”
6:32 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats called freshman forward Brandon Miller‘s pregame introduction routine of being patted down by a walk-on before heading to midcourt “not appropriate” after his team beat Arkansas 86-83 on Saturday. “I don’t watch our introductions, I’m not involved with them, I’m drawing up plays