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Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 21, 2024, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Big 12 conference became the first named party in the House v NCAA case to vote to settle that case and related anti-trust cases, sources told ESPN, forging a path to a new era in college athletics. Big 12 presidents and chancellors voted

Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 20, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mississippi State has extended the contract of coach Chris Jans through the 2027-28 season and given him a pay raise that starts at $1 million per year, sources told ESPN. Jans will make $4.2 million in base salary next season, bumping him from $3.2

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Hours after the 2024 NCAA tournament field was announced, every team in the country had to quickly turn its focus to next season. The transfer window for men’s basketball

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Pete Thamel, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As the NCAA continues to make steps toward the expected settlement of the landmark House v. NCAA lawsuit and other related anti-trust cases, there is pushback on how the NCAA plans to pay the expected $2.7 billion in back damages over the next decade,

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 05:14 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions One in three high-profile athletes receive abusive messages from individuals with a “betting interest,” and more than 540 men’s and women’s college basketball players received similar abuse, including death threats, during

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 04:03 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Arizona guard KJ Lewis, a projected top-20 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, announced Friday he is returning to the Wildcats for his sophomore season. Lewis entered the NBA

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2024, 10:49 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Arkansas hired John Calipari to lead the men’s basketball program to its first national title since 1994, the year Nolan Richardson won the crown with the Razorbacks and

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GREEN BAY, Wis. — Doug Gottlieb says he can effectively balance coaching Green Bay basketball and hosting a national sports radio show. Gottlieb discussed his new arrangement during his introductory news conference Wednesday as the longtime broadcaster moves into the coaching ranks. “In terms

Associated Press May 14, 2024, 10:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MERCED, Calif. — UCLA could pay the University of California at Berkeley $10 million a year for three years instead of six as a result of the Bruins’ upcoming move to the Big Ten and the demise of the Pac-12. The University of California

Associated Press May 14, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ashton Hardaway is transferring to Saint Mary’s after spending last season playing for his famous father at Memphis. The Gaels announced on Tuesday that Hardaway will join the program for next season. Hardaway played 30 games as a freshman at Memphis for his father,

Associated Press May 14, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAHAINA, Hawaii — North Carolina State, Baylor and Texas will be among the eight teams in the field for the 2025 Maui Invitational. The tournament field announced on Tuesday also will include Oregon, Seton Hall, Southern California, UNLV and host Chaminade. Editor’s Picks The

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 14, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Green Bay is expected to hire sports media personality Doug Gottlieb as its next men’s basketball coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Gottlieb was one of the final

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterMay 14, 2024, 11:57 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato In his first public comments ahead of his June sexual assault trial, former Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. said Monday during the NBA draft combine that he understands the “serious” charges

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — NCAA president Charlie Baker met with coaches and athletics directors Monday at this year’s ACC spring meetings, discussing — among other things — a potential

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2024, 04:36 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Fans won’t have to wait long for John Calipari’s return to Lexington, with Arkansas‘ road game at Kentucky highlighting the 2024-25 SEC schedule announced Monday. The two teams will

May 13, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — In the aftermath of his cardiac arrest and a procedure to repair a congenital heart defect nine months ago, USC‘s Bronny James has been medically cleared to be drafted by the NBA’s Fitness to Play Panel, sources told ESPN. The NBA plans to inform

Open Extended Reactions Utah State transfer Great Osobor, the top available player in the NCAA transfer portal, has committed to Washington, he told ESPN. Osobor, the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, has name, image and likeness agreements in place that will give him the highest-known valuation in college basketball this season, at $2