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2:26 PM ET Just when it seemed as if the University of Michigan and Chris Webber had taken a step toward reconciliation, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel denied the former Fab Five member’s claim that Manuel had apologized to Webber. Webber, who will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday,

12:15 PM ET ESPN staff The Big 12 Conference presidents and chancellors voted on Friday to accept BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF into the conference, with the individual boards of those universities set to formally accept before end of day. Though the moves were inspired largely by football concerns, other sports in the Big 12

10:06 AM ET Heather Dinich Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Adam Rittenberg Close ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. The Big 12 presidents and chancellors voted on Friday to accept BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF into the

6:41 PM ET Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few’s breath smelled of alcohol and he had bloodshot eyes on the night he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, though he initially told a police officer he had not been drinking, according to newly released documents. “Mark told me

6:51 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Georgia Tech announced contract extensions Thursday with men’s basketball coach Josh Pastner for three years and women’s hoops coach Nell Fortner

12:00 PM ET Jaylen Clark, a UCLA basketball reserve, will be the first collegiate athlete to have his own cryptocurrency, he announced on his YouTube page Thursday. Clark, who averaged 2.5 points per game last season for a UCLA squad that lost to Gonzaga in the Final Four, said he worked with Rally, a personal

8:00 AM ET College basketball recruiting is finally back in its usual rhythm. Coaches were on the road for most of July, hitting big shoe company-sponsored tournaments and watching recruits in the next few classes. Prospects took multiple visits in June, which has lessened the need for busy official visit weekends in the fall, but

12:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Alabama transfer guard Nimari Burnett will miss the season after having surgery on his right knee. Coach Nate Oats said Burnett had successful surgery Tuesday, performed by Dr. Lyle Cain of Andrews Sports Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound sophomore transferred from Texas Tech,

7:09 AM ET IN HIS 30 YEARS in the spotlight, Chris Webber has rarely allowed anyone outside his circle to know exactly who the real Chris Webber is. It’s not surprising. Despite a decorated career — first as a high school All-American, then as a member of the Fab Five at Michigan, a five-time NBA

7:00 AM ET After years of friction with his former school, Chris Webber said the University of Michigan took a step toward reconciliation with a simple gesture: an apology. Webber, the Fab Five star who will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, told ESPN that Michigan athletic director Warde

7:03 PM ET Shaedon Sharpe, the No. 1 prospect in the ESPN class of 2022, has committed to Kentucky, he announced Tuesday. “It was a tough decision, but I felt they had a clear plan for me as I work to play at the highest level,” Sharpe told ESPN. “Coach Cal took the time to

6:10 PM ET Auburn guard Allen Flanigan, a projected first-round pick in the 2022 NBA draft, will miss 12 to 14 weeks after undergoing a procedure to repair his right Achilles, the school announced on Tuesday. The school said in a statement that the injury stemmed from a “non-basketball related trauma.” “Allen is one of

5:26 PM ET Gonzaga head coach Mark Few was cited for driving under the influence on Monday night, according to a police report obtained by The Spokesman-Review. According to the report, Few was pulled over on Monday night around 8 p.m. north of Coeur d’Alene, a popular vacation destination in Idaho. Police received a report

3:52 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari said he contracted COVID-19 after being vaccinated, but pointed out he is relieved the shot did its job in leaving him with mild symptoms. Other notable breakthrough cases have occurred in college football, with vaccinated players and coaches testing positive. That

2:05 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Herb Magee, the Hall of Famer known as “The Shot Doc” whose 1,123 career wins trail only Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski among all active coaches, will retire from Jefferson University at the end of the season. Magee is the only basketball coach to have achieved that many wins all

7:18 PM ET Top-50 guard Jaden Schutt has committed to Duke, adding to the Blue Devils’ top-ranked 2022 recruiting class. Schutt visited Durham over the weekend and didn’t wait long to make his decision. “It was just the relationship with the coaching staff; they never really pressured me,” Schutt told ESPN. “I just felt I

6:38 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks are signing former Baylor basketball standout Mark Vital to their practice squad as a tight end, the team announced Thursday. Vital, listed on the school’s website as 6-5 and 250 pounds, was a starting forward on Bears’ national title team. He was not selected

2:08 PM ET The Memphis Tigers will hold a pro day for NBA teams on October 6, head coach Penny Hardaway told ESPN. The pro day will be held at the Tigers’ practice facility, with a format similar to the NBA draft combine: shooting drills, skill-work and live 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 scrimmages. Memphis will also