2:17 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Nike and Jordan Brand on Tuesday announced a new schoolwide footwear and apparel deal with UCLA. The Bruins football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball programs will wear Jordan footwear and apparel, while Nike will outfit the school’s additional 22 varsity teams. UCLA’s need of a partner for footwear and apparel
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1:21 PM ET Houston announced on Tuesday that it has paused all team-related basketball activities because of COVID-19 positive tests and contact tracing. The No. 7 Cougars, who were scheduled to play home games against Sam Houston State (Wednesday) and Rice (Saturday) have announced that they will postpone both games. “These are challenging times, but
8:00 AM ET Last season’s Kansas Jayhawks seemed to possess the talent to win Bill Self’s second national title, before the cancellation of the NCAA tournament due to concerns about COVID-19 eliminated the championship dream for KU and a host of others. That Jayhawks team featured a new look for Self, a four-guard lineup with
8:00 PM ET Associated Press Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes said the Demon Deacons’ men’s basketball game against VMI on Dec. 21 is “not going to happen” as the program deals with coronavirus issues. During his weekly radio show, Forbes said the program had a “significant increase” in positive COVID-19 tests over the past week.
12:51 PM ET The ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchup between Louisville and Wisconsin scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed, with sources telling ESPN it is due to COVID-19 protocols in Louisville’s program. In a statement, Wisconsin said the two programs are “working to explore an alternative date.” The Badgers will replace the game with a home
12:30 PM ET Associated Press Gonzaga and Baylor remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll Monday after their hotly anticipated weekend game in Indianapolis was called off about 90 minutes before tipoff because of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the Bulldogs’ program. Gonzaga received 54 of 61 first-place votes from a
11:56 AM ET Louisville administrators “knew or should have known that Adidas was its booster,” and thus the Cardinals are responsible for NCAA recruiting violations committed by an Adidas employee and consultant when they offered $100,000 to former player Brian Bowen II’s father for his son to sign with the university in 2017. That is
7:00 AM ET When the biggest storyline in the sport is a canceled game, you know it’s a strange college basketball season. And that’s how it was last week, as the most anticipated nonconference game of the season was called off 90 minutes before tipoff. No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor had been a
1:23 AM ET ESPN News Services UConn suspended team activities Sunday after a member of the men’s basketball program tested positive for COVID-19. According to the school’s release, Friday’s game against St. John’s has been postponed. “Per university protocol, team activities will remain on hold until contact tracing and additional testing is completed and it
7:50 PM ET No. 1 Gonzaga has paused all team activities due to COVID-19 protocols one day after two positive tests within the basketball program — from one player and another member of its traveling party — led to the postponement of a highly anticipated matchup against No. 2 Baylor in Indianapolis. According to the
7:11 PM ET No. 20 Kentucky‘s 79-62 loss at Georgia Tech on Sunday marked the Wildcats’ third straight loss and the first time they have started 1-3 since the 2000-01 basketball season. Along with the poor start, this is also first time Kentucky coach John Calipari has suffered two double-digit losses to unranked, nonconference opponents
10:25 PM ET Associated Press SEATTLE — Nahziah Carter left the Washington basketball program this week after being suspended by the university following investigation of two sexual assault allegations against him. Carter announced Friday he was leaving Washington to begin his professional career. Carter, who was expected to be the Huskies’ top player this season,
7:34 PM ET ESPN News Services HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Rick Pitino won his first college basketball game in more than three years on Saturday as Iona defeated Hofstra 82-74. Pitino took over at Iona back in March after not having coached in college since being fired from Louisville in October 2017. Guard Isaiah Ross helped
4:21 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston coach Kelvin Sampson and his son, assistant coach Kellen Sampson, will sit out Saturday because of COVID-19 concerns when the No. 10 Cougars host South Carolina. The school said the Sampsons would miss the game because of the virus and contact tracing protocols. It said both Sampsons
11:55 AM ET The much-anticipated matchup between No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor has been called off, both schools announced Saturday. Two members of Gonzaga’s travel party, one student-athlete and one non-student-athlete, produced positive coronavirus test results. The student-athlete did not play in the Bulldogs’ 87-82 win over West Virginia on Wednesday. “In consultation
1:20 AM ET Associated Press NC State says Saturday’s men’s basketball game against UConn has been canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test for a member of the Wolfpack’s traveling party. The school announced the cancellation early Saturday. The matchup was scheduled to be the final game in “Bubbleville,” a series of college basketball games
10:36 PM ET Marquette forward Justin Lewis‘ tip-in at the buzzer gave the Golden Eagles a 67-65 win over in-state rival and No. 4 Wisconsin. “That may have been a rush the floor-type moment for our fans,” Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski told reporters after the game. Marquette has now won three of the last four
6:23 PM ET Associated Press The Atlantic Coast Conference says it has postponed the men’s basketball game between the No. 15 Virginia Cavaliers and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons set for Dec. 16. The announcement comes amid positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and quarantines within the Wake Forest program. The Demon Deacons announced earlier this