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Associated Press Apr 9, 2024, 07:17 PM ET LAWRENCE, Kan. — Prosecutors dropped a felony rape case against former Kansas basketball player Arterio Morris on Tuesday, citing insufficient evidence while filing a motion in Douglas County District Court to seek its dismissal without prejudice. Morris was charged last August and dismissed from the Jayhawks’ program

Associated Press Apr 9, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time, the NCAA women’s basketball championship outdrew the men. UConn‘s 75-60 victory over Purdue in Monday night’s men’s final on TBS and TNT averaged 14.82 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That was not enough to surpass the 18.87 million who watched

Associated Press Apr 9, 2024, 05:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STORRS, Conn. — Some windows were broken and street signs taken down, but celebrations following UConn‘s second consecutive men’s basketball championship were mostly peaceful, the school said Tuesday. Thousands of students spilled onto campus following the 75-60 win over Purdue in the NCAA title

Associated Press Apr 9, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UConn finished atop the first Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll to be released after March Madness following its run to the first back-to-back national championship in 17 years. The Huskies (37-3) topped all 58 ballots Tuesday, coming roughly 12 hours after

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 9, 2024, 03:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana State star Robbie Avila, one of the breakout stars of the 2023-24 college basketball season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Avila, a 6-foot-10 sophomore center, averaged 17.4 points and 4.1 assists for Indiana State this season, earning first-team All-Missouri Valley honors. Along

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions John Calipari said Tuesday that Kentucky‘s men’s basketball program “probably needs to hear another voice” as he inches closer to leaving Lexington to become the next head coach at

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 9, 2024, 02:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn‘s national title game blowout of Purdue on Monday night didn’t unfold with a thunderclap run, a singular Herculean effort or defining moment. It unfolded as a fitting tribute to the historic team that executed it — a suffocating defense that

Pete Thamel, ESPNApr 9, 2024, 03:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — With Kentucky‘s coaching job expected to officially open Tuesday, UConn’s Danny Hurley made clear Monday night that he plans to stay with the Huskies and attempt to win a third straight national title. After UConn beat Purdue 75-60 to repeat as

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 01:36 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — As he left the floor for the last time in his collegiate career after his team’s 75-60 loss to UConn in the national title game

Apr 8, 2024, 11:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — UConn has done it. The Huskies repeated as national champions with a convincing 75-60 victory over Purdue. Coach Dan Hurley’s team is the first reigning champion to defend its title successfully since Florida won back-to-back championships under Billy Donovan in 2006 and 2007.

Doug Greenberg Apr 9, 2024, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A heavy betting favorite — both in the odds and for the public — throughout March Madness, UConn is the first back-to-back NCAA men’s basketball champion since Florida in 2007. But it’s uncertain if the Huskies can make it three in a row in

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 11:30 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions History was made Monday night, as UConn became the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and 2007. Is a three-peat “in Storrs” for the Huskies next season?

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 11:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — There comes a point in every dominant UConn NCAA tournament win when Dan Hurley finally relaxes. Two straight years, 12 straight games. It’s become an inevitability.

Baker: NCAA eyeing ‘consumer protection system’ in NIL age Speaking to reporters before Monday’s national championship game, NCAA president Charlie Baker said he’s focused on creating a “consumer protection system” for collegiate athletes and their families as name, image and likeness deals become more prevalent.

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 09:47 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. — NCAA president Charlie Baker said he’s focused on creating a “consumer protection system” for collegiate athletes and their families so they can have a better

Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions The NCAA Division I Council could adopt emergency legislation this month for a new transfer rule that would allow all undergraduate athletes to transfer and play immediately if they meet

Associated Press Apr 8, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr., the team’s leading scorer at 17.6 points a game this season, is entering the NBA draft with the potential to rejoin the Gators for his senior year. Clayton, a 6-foot-3 junior from Lake Wales who became

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterApr 8, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Arizona star center Oumar Ballo entered the transfer portal Monday, becoming arguably the most sought-after big man in the portal. Ballo released a statement via social media announcing his