ESPN News Services Jan 23, 2025, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Adou Thiero scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Arkansas rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Georgia 68-65 on Wednesday night and give coach John Calipari his first Southeastern Conference win with the Razorbacks. Arkansas’ 0-5 start to
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Associated Press Jan 22, 2025, 11:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson grabbed an offensive rebound and had the ball cradled into his body with both arms, with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him. Coach Bill Self wasn’t pleased with how that play
Jeff BorzelloJan 22, 2025, 07:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Arkansas guard Boogie Fland underwent surgery on his injured right thumb Wednesday in New York City, the school announced. The Razorbacks said there was no timetable for a return, although sources indicated
Jeff BorzelloJan 22, 2025, 07:46 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Arkansas guard Boogie Fland, one of the best freshman players in the country, is expected to miss the rest of the season with a hand injury, sources confirmed to ESPN. Fland had
Jan 21, 2025, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UConn coach Dan Hurley owned up to berating an official during Tuesday night’s 80-78 win over Butler after he was caught on camera telling them “don’t turn your back on me, I’m the best coach in the f—ing sport.” Hurley was complaining about what he thought
ESPN News Services Jan 20, 2025, 07:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University has laid off 25 athletic department employees as it prepares for revenue sharing with athletes that is expected to begin this year, according to multiple reports. The Indianapolis Star reported the employees were notified of the decision in a
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2025, 06:14 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Marquette is expected to promote Mike Broeker to athletic director, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Monday. Broeker has been the school’s deputy athletic director for the last 18
Associated Press Jan 20, 2025, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A wild week of upsets and court stormings led to a massive shake-up in the AP Top 25. One constant: Auburn. The Tigers were the unanimous pick at No. 1 in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday, holding on to the
Dick Vitale, College Basketball analystJan 20, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Dick Vitale, college basketball’s top analyst and ambassador, joined ESPN during the 1979-80 season. His thorough knowledge of the game is brought forth in an enthusiastic, passionate style. Vitale also contributes columns to ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Are you serious, folks? It’s that time
J.J. Post, ESPNJan 19, 2025, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hitting a winning shot in basketball is a special experience. But hitting one 24 hours after your sibling achieved the same feat? That’s where special meets improbable. Editor’s Picks On Saturday, Stanford senior guard Jaylen Blakes scored 20 points and the winning basket with
Associated Press Jan 19, 2025, 07:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Vanderbilt was fined $250,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday for allowing fans to storm the court Saturday in celebration of a 76-75 basketball victory over No. 6 Tennessee. Vanderbilt was penalized for a second offense under the conference’s revised access
Associated Press Jan 19, 2025, 12:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Duke freshman Cooper Flagg won’t be making it to Maine, so his fans trekked to Chestnut Hill on Saturday night to see the likely No. 1 overall draft pick play Boston College in his only game in New England this season. Flagg
ESPN News Services Jan 18, 2025, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 win over No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday night, ending the Cyclones’ national-best 12-game winning streak. Amani Hansberry added 12
ESPN News Services Jan 18, 2025, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — J’Wan Roberts made a go-ahead layup with 1.1 seconds left to lift No. 10 Houston to a 69-68 win over UCF on Saturday. Roberts powered his way to the basket off an inbounds pass, beating UCF’s shot blockers to the
Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s all-time leading scorer, at its sellout game Saturday against No. 2 Iowa State. Video tributes and stories about West, who died on June 12, 2024, at the age of
ESPN News Services Jan 18, 2025, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATHENS, Ga. — Tahaad Pettiford hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range, scoring 24 off the bench to help No. 1 Auburn escape No. 23 Georgia with a 70-68 win Saturday. Auburn (17-1, 5-0 SEC) has won 10 in a row and
Jan 18, 2025, 04:16 PM ET Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale will not be returning to broadcasting next week after all. Vitale announced Saturday that an accident at his Florida home has created “near-term physical limitations” and will prevent him from returning to broadcasting next week as planned. The news comes one day after
ESPN News Services Jan 18, 2025, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STORRS, Conn. — Jamiya Neal had a career-high 24 points to lead Creighton to a 68-63 victory over No. 14 UConn on Saturday, snapping the Huskies’ 28-game home winning streak. Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and Steven Ashworth scored 12 for the Bluejays