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2:17 PM ET The Pac-12 has reverted to its standard policy regarding game forfeitures for the 2021 season and will count any games a team is unable to play as forfeit losses. In 2020, the conference temporality amended the rule and counted games that were canceled due to player availability related to COVID-19 as no

3:10 PM ET Marc J. Spears Kijani Wright, a rising senior at Sierra Canyon High School in California, will sign with the USC Trojans, he told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Instagram Live on Wednesday. Wright is ranked as the 16th best player in the ESPN 100 for the Class of 2022. The 6-foot-9, 235-pounder also

12:45 PM ET Mark Schlabach Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paula Lavigne Close ESPN Staff Writer Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award;

7:47 PM ET Class of 2022 five-star prospect M.J. Rice, ranked No. 15 overall in the ESPN 100, committed to play basketball for Kansas on Tuesday. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound small forward from Durham, North Carolina, reportedly chose the Jayhawks over Pittsburgh, Oklahoma State and NC State. Rice told Sports Illustrated that he “loved everything” about

1:23 PM ET Associated Press VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso University announced Tuesday that it has adopted the Beacons as its new team name, replacing the Crusaders, a term school officials dropped this year after saying it had been embraced by hate groups. The university’s President José D. Padilla said the private Lutheran school’s new nickname

3:40 PM ET Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech has extended the contract of athletic director Whit Babcock for five years, keeping him with the school through June 2029. The school announced the extension Monday. “Whit Babcock and his roster of talented coaches have done an outstanding job, creating memorable moments for our students,

6:06 PM ET Missouri has hired UNLV’s Desiree Reed-Francois as its next athletic director, the school announced on Sunday. Reed-Francois, who has led UNLV’s athletic department since 2017, will replace Jim Sterk, who announced last month that he would step down once a replacement is found. The 49-year-old Reed-Francois, a former rower at UCLA, will

6:06 PM ET Missouri is set to hire UNLV’s Desiree Reed-Francois as its next athletic director, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Reed-Francois, who has led UNLV’s athletic department since 2017, will replace Jim Sterk, who announced last month that he would step down once a replacement is found. The 49-year-old Reed-Francois, a former rower at

3:02 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Keyonte George, a top-five prospect

9:53 AM ET Shaedon Sharpe, the No. 6 prospect in the ESPN class of 2022, says he’s narrowed his list of options to five: the G League Ignite, Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State. Sharpe made a strong case for consideration as the best long-term prospect in high school basketball with an outstanding spring and

6:45 PM ET The college basketball recruiting world experienced two seismic moves this week, as five-star prospects Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren both reclassified from 2022 to the class of 2021. Bates revealed his move on Wednesday, along with the final challengers for his services on the basketball court in 2021-22. Duren announced he would

6:43 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Jalen Duren, one of the

12:04 PM ET SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the conference through “at least” 2026, it was announced Thursday. The extension comes on the heels of Sankey overseeing the addition of Big 12 powers Oklahoma and Texas to the conference last week. The Sooners and Longhorns

12:00 PM ET Star basketball prospect Emoni Bates announced Wednesday that he would reclassify from the 2022 class year to 2021, and he listed three college programs and the NBA G League’s pre-draft path as the finalists for his basketball services this season. Widely expected to join Bates in reclassifying is fellow 17-year-old Jalen Duren,

9:59 AM ET The NCAA is changing the way it handles major infractions cases being adjudicated by the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) in an attempt to speed up what has been a protracted process so far. Launched in August 2019, the IARP has yet to fully adjudicate a school case. On Wednesday, the Division

7:04 PM ET Emoni Bates, the No. 1 prospect in high school basketball, is reclassifying into the 2021 class and could potentially enroll in college for the upcoming season. Bates announced on Instagram he’s down to four options: Michigan State, where he decommitted from in the spring, Oregon, Memphis and the G League. Bates, a

7:09 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — UCLA will host Villanova on Nov. 12 for the first time in 11 years. The game is part of a home-and-home series finalized between the two schools Wednesday. The Bruins, who advanced to the Final Four last season, will go to Philadelphia to face the Wildcats during

6:02 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Conn. — Tennessee will face Texas Tech, and Syracuse will meet former Big East Conference rival Villanova in men’s basketball pairings for the Jimmy V Classic fundraiser for cancer research and awareness. The men’s doubleheader is Dec. 7 at Madison Square Garden. Women’s matchups five days later pit Kentucky