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7:00 PM ET When Mollie McGuire answered the phone on Monday after seeing a number she didn’t recognize, the caller on the other end said, “Hello? This is John Calipari.” “I was stunned,” McGuire told ESPN.com. A photo of McGuire’s coal miner husband, Michael, had gone viral after he arrived at Kentucky men’s basketball’s Blue-White

12:25 PM ET Associated Press Oscar Tshiebwe was the consensus men’s college basketball player of the year last season, an accomplishment usually followed by a jump to the NBA. Kentucky‘s big man decided to take a different route. He is coming back, and he may be even better this season. “He’s a better passer. He’s

7:00 AM ET Kade Krichko PAOLO BANCHERO TWISTS his 6-foot-10 frame into a kids’ chair surrounded by atilt Lego towers. “Don’t Touch” signs adorn computer desks, child-scrawled warnings amid a makeshift cityscape of plastic. It’s hardly a scene where you’d expect to see the $50.16 million-deal-wielding budding star of the Orlando Magic. Banchero isn’t rocking

12:00 AM ET Grammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow is a bona fide superstar now, proven by the global success of hits like “Churchill Downs” and “First Class.” But he’s also a Louisville native and a diehard Cardinals fan. Harlow made that clear Friday night during the program’s Midnight Madness event, “Louisville Live.” Harlow was a judge

2:28 PM ET Associated Press An organization calling for reform in college sports has filed a complaint with the U.S. Justice Department against the NCAA, accusing those involved with the governing body of violating antitrust laws by capping compensation to athletes. The NCPA is asking the agency to pursue civil and criminal charges against individuals

11:36 AM ET Associated Press The daughters of former NBA All-Star Jayson Williams have denounced St. John’s for its decision to induct their father into the school’s athletics hall of fame because of accusations of neglect in their lives following his role in the 2002 fatal shooting of a limousine driver. Tryumph and Whizdom Williams

11:17 AM ET LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, who has made a name for himself by hiring high-profile coaches, is set to receive a four-year contract extension that would pay him $1.85 million per year. LSU’s board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the extension Friday afternoon. Woodward’s new contract would run through April

7:00 AM ET It’s not easy to track all of the moving pieces in men’s college basketball in the transfer portal era. This offseason saw over 1,800 players entering and exiting the transfer portal. Others made last-minute decisions about leaving college or staying — some of it based on name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities.

8:00 AM ET As the 2022-23 men’s college basketball season draws closer, ESPN.com’s panel of experts is predicting the order of finish for the nation’s top conferences. Having already looked at the mid-majors, the American and the Pac-12, the focus now shifts to the Big East. During the offseason, surprising news sent shockwaves throughout the

9:32 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At Big 12 Media Day on Wednesday, it was clear that the league is in the middle of an odd chapter. Although Texas and Oklahoma will depart for the SEC in the coming years, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark discussed an expanded football schedule for the league that

6:45 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As conversations about potentially expanding the NCAA tournament persist, Baylor’s Scott Drew said Wednesday the sport should do it big if it decides to make the move. “I would like to see it go to 128 [teams],” Drew told ESPN at Big 12 media day at T-Mobile Center.

3:44 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Missouri coach Dennis Gates not only believes the NCAA tournament should expand, he would like the 68-team format to double in size. Speaking to reporters at the SEC Tipoff event in Alabama, Gates argued that the tournament has a history of expansion, most recently growing from 64 to 68

11:30 AM ET Kyle SoppeESPN The Associated Press released their preseason Top 25 this week, marking the official start to 2022-2023 men’s college basketball season. Four teams received first-place votes and a total of 44 teams appeared on ballots, highlighting the level of parity that we have in the sport. This is the first of

12:43 PM ET Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe, last season’s consensus National Player of the Year, has bounced back quicker than expected from a recent knee procedure but will not participate in an exhibition this weekend, coach John Calipari told reporters Wednesday. Calipari said he saw Tshiebwe around the basketball facility after the procedure and

7:30 AM ET A year ago at this time, Iowa‘s Keegan Murray was coming off a freshman season in which he started four games and averaged 7.2 points. Wisconsin‘s Johnny Davis hadn’t started a single game in his first year, averaging 7.0 points. Both players finished 2021-22 as All-Americans and top-10 NBA draft picks. Tari

7:03 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt has signed Jerry Stackhouse to an extension as he enters his fourth season as the Commodores’ head coach. Athletic director Candice Lee announced the extension Tuesday, crediting how the program has gone in the right direction in Stackhouse’s first three seasons. The Southeastern Conference’s only private

1:05 PM ET A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted an Arizona couple for conspiring to extort money from Georgia Tech by falsely accusing Yellow Jackets basketball coach Josh Pastner of sexual assault. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, Ronald Bell and co-defendant Jennifer Pendley were indicted on

8:00 AM ET As the 2022-23 men’s college basketball season draws closer, ESPN.com’s panel of experts is predicting the order of finish for the nation’s top conferences. Having already looked at the mid-majors and the American, the focus now shifts to the Pac-12. There is uncertainty ahead for this league. With both UCLA and USC