1:08 PM ET Carmine CarcieriESPN After a smaller 2020 event that featured a 24-team bracket and a bubble because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Basketball Tournament is officially back in 2021 with a full 64-team field competing for the $1 million winner-take-all prize. While four-time title winner Overseas Elite won’t be participating, Marquette’s alumni team,
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10:29 AM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously sided with a group of former college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting certain compensation. The high court ruled that NCAA limits on the education-related benefits
3:48 PM ET College sports’ most powerful conference commissioners appear to be divided on the best way to move forward with name, image and likeness rule changes as the industry enters a crucial 10-day period for defining the future parameters for amateurism in the NCAA. A group of commissioners — including Greg Sankey of the
8:00 AM ET Mike SchmitzESPN Davion Mitchell became a household name this March thanks to his NCAA tournament heroics as the engine powering Baylor’s title run. He posted 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in 35 minutes in a win over undefeated Gonzaga and projected top-five pick Jalen Suggs, earning fans nationwide with his
12:39 AM ET Brianna Williams The sideline for the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers basketball team has been brimming with superstars. Last week, LeBron James and Jared Dudley of the Los Angeles Lakers could be seen courtside. Orlando Magic point guard Cole Anthony also enjoyed the show with fellow rookie Cassius Stanley of the Indiana Pacers 2
5:46 PM ET Associated Press A former strength coach for UConn’s men’s basketball team has sued the school, claiming his contract wasn’t renewed after he refused demands from coach Dan Hurley that he violate NCAA guidelines and school COVID-19 protocols. A hearing was held Thursday in Rockville Superior Court on a motion by the school
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff ESPN continued its Sales Pitch (ESPN+) series this week, examining the men’s college basketball programs in the Big 12 that have the most and fewest advantages in enticing recruits and transfers to campus. After seeing the results of our survey, ESPN.com’s writing team of Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway
5:30 PM ET Top international basketball prospect Augustus Marciulionis has signed a letter of intent with the Saint Mary’s Gaels, he told ESPN on Wednesday. “The main reason was Saint Mary’s ability to develop international guards and, of course, head coach Randy Bennett. I also heard a lot of great things about Saint Mary’s, not
3:24 PM ET Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma signed Eastern Illinois transfer Marvin Johnson on Wednesday, adding a 6-foot-6 guard who averaged 15.3 points, 4.7 assists and 1.9 steals last season. Johnson was a first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection last year. The Ardmore, Oklahoma, native was a member of Edmond North High School’s 2017
1:03 PM ET Associated Press EMMITSBURG, Md. — Jim Phelan, the bow-tied basketball coach who won 830 games during nearly a half-century at Mount St. Mary’s, has died. He was 92. The athletic department at Mount St. Mary’s said Phelan died in his sleep at home Tuesday night. Phelan spent his entire 49-season career at
7:00 AM ET Last month, we started our Sales Pitch series by ranking the schools in the ACC based on the quality of their enticements for men’s basketball recruits and then moved on to the Big East, where we examined whether anyone in the league can close the recruiting gap on Villanova. We followed that
6:00 AM ET ESPN staff Welcome to the 2021 ESPYS presented by Capital One, where you, the fans, get to help decide the stars of the show (aka the award winners). Deciding which team gets your vote for Best Team may be the most difficult task of all. The underdog Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by
4:43 PM ET Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama forward James Rojas had surgery to repair a torn ACL. Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said the reserve had surgery on his left knee Tuesday, but that he expects Rojas to be back during Southeastern Conference play. Rojas received a medical redshirt in the 2019-20 season
3:11 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Georgia transfer guard K.D. Johnson has officially signed with Southeastern Conference rival Auburn. Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said Monday that Johnson has signed an Athletics Financial Aid Agreement to play for Auburn next season. Johnson declared his intentions to transfer to Auburn last month. Johnson, who averaged
3:59 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is hopeful legislation passed this week in Connecticut that will allow college athletes to profit from the use of their names, images and likenesses will keep more players in school. Hurley on Friday thanked the Connecticut General Assembly for passing the
12:51 PM ET Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest is adding graduate transfer Khadim Sy from Ole Miss. The school announced Sy’s signing Friday to bolster the Demon Deacons’ frontcourt. The 6-foot-10, 238-pound Sy started 31 of his 45 games over the past two seasons at Ole Miss, averaging 7.2 points and 4.4 rebounds.
8:21 AM ET Associated Press DETROIT — A former Michigan State University basketball star was ordered to remain in jail during his first court appearance on murder and other charges in Detroit. Defense attorney Andrew Abood asked for a bond, saying Keith Appling had always appeared in court in previous cases. But a magistrate denied
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff ESPN continued its Sales Pitch (ESPN+) series this week, examining the men’s college basketball programs in the American Athletic Conference that have the most and fewest advantages in enticing recruits and transfers to campus. After seeing the results of our survey, ESPN.com’s writing team of Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello, John