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Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gov. Jim Pillen said Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts’ sudden decision to take the same job at Texas A&M was disappointing, and he implored the university’s board of regents Thursday to act quickly to fill vacant leadership positions. Pillen, a former regent who played

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 14, 2024, 10:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the wake of an historic season, South Carolina is ensuring coach Lamont Paris stays in Columbia. According to ESPN sources, South Carolina has agreed to a new six-year contract with Paris, who won the SEC’s Coach of the Year award in 2023-24. The

Mar 14, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida and Todd Golden have agreed to a two-year contract extension, tying the men’s basketball coach to the school through the 2029-30 season, ESPN confirmed on Thursday after multiple reports of the new deal. In his second year as coach, Golden has led the Gators to

Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 14, 2024, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE NCAA MEN’S basketball tournament bracket will be unveiled Sunday, beginning a magical sporting event that unifies the country every year for nearly a month. The tournament that gave us UCLA’s dominance, Villanova’s perfection and Butler’s pluck remains poised for another edition of upsets,

Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 06:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As Dartmouth men’s basketball players move toward forming the first labor union in college sports, a majority of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing — though younger respondents are more supportive. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs

Associated Press Mar 14, 2024, 02:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOISE, Idaho — Robert Ford III scored 22 points and No. 5 seed Montana State beat third-seeded Montana 85-70 on Wednesday night to win the Big Sky Conference tournament championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. Montana State (17-17) advances to the

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 11:10 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Saint Louis is expected to move on from head coach Travis Ford after eight seasons, sources told ESPN. The Billikens’ season ended Wednesday with an 83-73 loss to Duquesne

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Hampton is expected to hire Georgetown assistant Ivan Thomas as its next men’s basketball coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Thomas has been a longtime assistant coach under Ed

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Western Carolina is hiring Gardner-Webb‘s Tim Craft as its next coach, the school announced Wednesday. Craft will be formally introduced at a news conference on Tuesday. “We are thrilled

Associated Press Mar 13, 2024, 09:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMILTON, N.Y. — Brady Cummins scored a career-high 19 points, Braeden Smith had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and top-seeded Colgate collected its fourth straight Patriot League tournament title and NCAA tournament bid with a 74-55 win over Lehigh on Wednesday. With its fifth

Associated Press Mar 13, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With college basketball’s portal season about to tip off, athletes who have transferred multiple times can compete in the next academic year if they meet conditions while a lawsuit continues against the NCAA, the organization said Wednesday. The NCAA issued the

Associated Press Mar 13, 2024, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAKE CHARLES, La. — Shahada Wells scored 27 points and McNeese beat Nicholls 92-76 on Wednesday to win the Southern Conference tournament and advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002 with its 30th victory this season. Wells, the conference player

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 03:35 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Marquette star guard Tyler Kolek, who missed the final three games of the regular season with an oblique injury, is expected to be ready for the NCAA tournament, coach

Mar 13, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Saying a “change is needed” to help the Cardinals reach expectations, Louisville athletic director Josh Heird announced Wednesday that Kenny Payne had been fired as men’s basketball coach. Payne finishes his Louisville career with an overall record of 12-52, with just one win away from home.

Associated Press Mar 13, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi coach Chris Beard has agreed to a new contract amid a debut season when he won his first 13 games. Keith Carter, the Ole Miss vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics, announced the new deal on Wednesday, the one-year anniversary of

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 13, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions Texas A&M is expected to hire Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts for the same role, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Alberts, 53, a former All-American linebacker at Nebraska

Mar 13, 2024, 07:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12 as we know it will come to an end — in men’s basketball, at least — this week in Las Vegas with its conference tournament. Ironically, the conference tournament, or lack thereof, was one of the things that once differentiated the Pac-12 from the

Associated Press Mar 13, 2024, 12:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Luke Appel and Zeke Mayo each scored 16 points and South Dakota State defeated Denver 76-68 on Tuesday night to win the Summit League Tournament and advance to the NCAA tournament for the seventh time. The Jackrabbits built a 22-5