NCAABB

5:50 PM ET Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — Former UConn men’s basketball coach Donald “Dee” Rowe, who served for more than five decades as an ambassador for the school’s athletic department and as a mentor for coaches including Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma, died Sunday. He was 91. Rowe was hired as UConn coach in

5:04 PM ET Three years to the day of being diagnosed with leukemia, Texas guard Andrew Jones made a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to give the No. 4 Longhorns’ a 72-70 win over No. 14 West Virginia. Down by one in the final minute, Texas allowed West Virginia to grab two offensive rebounds

4:41 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The NCAA is preparing to delay a potential landmark vote on legislation that would permit college athletes to be compensated for their fame for the first time after receiving a warning from the Department of Justice about potential antitrust violations. NCAA president Mark Emmert on Saturday emailed a

10:46 AM ET Associated Press Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski will return to the sideline Saturday for No. 21 Duke after missing a game due to COVID-19 quarantine protocol, the university announced. Krzyzewski, 73, missed Wednesday’s win against Boston College while he and his wife were in quarantine after a family member had tested

10:46 AM ET Auburn freshman Sharife Cooper has been cleared to play by the NCAA and will make his debut for the Tigers on Saturday, the school announced. “Sharife Cooper has been deemed eligible by the NCAA,” the school said in a statement. “He will play Saturday vs. Alabama.” Cooper had sat out the first

4:10 PM ET The Clemson Tigers ended one of college basketball’s most historic streaks last season, taking down the North Carolina Tar Heels in Chapel Hill for the first time. UNC is better in 2020-21, but so is Clemson, which enters their latest ACC foray as a top-20 team. Our experts took a look at

4:37 PM ET Clemson’s next two games have been postponed after a positive COVID-19 test in the Tigers’ program, the ACC announced Friday. The Tigers were scheduled to play at North Carolina on Saturday and at Syracuse on Tuesday. “The postponements follow a positive test, subsequent quarantining and contact racing within the Clemson men’s basketball

3:33 PM ET Associated Press No. 13 Missouri has paused all men’s basketball activities as a result of COVID-19 protocols and postponed Saturday night’s home game against LSU. Missouri (7-1) did not disclose any details in Friday’s announcement and said the status of the Jan. 12 game against Vanderbilt and the Jan. 16 game at

7:30 AM ET The Clemson Tigers ended one of college basketball’s most historic streaks last season, taking down the North Carolina Tar Heels in Chapel Hill for the first time. UNC is better in 2020-21, but so is Clemson, which enters their latest ACC foray as a top-20 team. Our experts took a look at

11:33 AM ET The NCAA on Wednesday announced its health and safety protocols for the 2020 men’s basketball tournament, set to take place entirely in Indianapolis and the surrounding areas in March and April. The most significant protocol involves testing. All Tier 1 travel party participants — which includes student-athletes, coaches, trainers, physical therapists, medical

12:30 PM ET Texas Tech freshman Nimari Burnett, a five-star recruit coming out of high school, is leaving the program and plans to transfer, he told ESPN. Burnett, a 6-foot-4 guard, had seen his playing time fluctuate throughout the first 12 games of the season, but he played just six minutes in the Red Raiders’

6:45 AM ET This will be the most difficult challenge — ever — for the NCAA selection committee. Why? Because the committee usually ends each day perusing a wide menu of culinary excellence, often settling upon a nine-course meal after a gastronomic extravaganza of a tasting menu. The committee, in late February and early March,

7:00 AM ET The transition to college basketball is always difficult for freshmen, but the learning curve has steepened even more this season with limited offseason time, shortened preseasons and a choppy first month and a half of the season that saw dozens of games canceled or postponed. Moreover, most of the teams we’re seeing

6:39 PM ET Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A former Notre Dame men’s basketball assistant coach has been charged with three counts of voyeurism and one count of domestic battery. The charges filed Tuesday stem from Ryan Ayers’ relationships with two women over a four-year span in which he allegedly recorded them naked or

6:30 PM ET Gonzaga freshman guard Jalen Suggs was among three new names added to the midseason watch list for the 2021 Wooden Award, which was also reduced from 50 players to 25 on Wednesday. The 6-foot-4 Suggs leads the top-ranked Bulldogs (10-0) in assists (5.4 APG) and steals (2.4 SPG) and joins teammates Corey

5:30 PM ET Editor’s note: Richard Lapchick is a human rights activist, pioneer for racial equality, expert on sports issues, scholar and author. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, many college sports have been postponed, cut or canceled since March. The world has been confronted by a racial reckoning that came about after the

3:39 PM ET ESPN News Services With the U.S. Capitol locked down and Washington under curfew, the George Washington men’s basketball game against UMass set for Wednesday night was postponed. Lawmakers were trapped inside the Capitol as violent clashes broke out between supporters of President Donald Trump and police. Dozens of people breached security perimeters

2:30 PM ET Georgia is promoting Josh Brooks to a full-time role as athletic director, the school announced Wednesday. Brooks, who has served as Georgia’s deputy athletic director, took over the department in an interim role on Jan. 1 when Greg McGarity retired after a decade at the school. Brooks, 40, has spent 11 years