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ESPN News Services Feb 22, 2024, 12:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BATON ROUGE, La. — Tyrell Ward capped a 17-point performance with a short floater as time expired, and LSU pulled out a second straight comeback victory over a ranked team with a 75-74 decision over No. 17 Kentucky on Wednesday night. The Wildcats

ESPN News Services Feb 22, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The only suspenseful part of Marquette’s blowout victory over slumping DePaul was whether Tyler Kolek would remain on the floor long enough to break the Golden Eagles’ 29-year-old single-game assists record. Kolek got it with plenty of time to spare. The reigning Big

Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Feb 21, 2024, 06:31

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions The Southland Conference suspended eight players Wednesday for their involvement in a massive college basketball brawl that followed Texas A&M-Commerce‘s 76-72 overtime victory at Incarnate Word on Monday

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions ARMANDO BACOT DIDN’T MINCE words about RJ Davis. “It’s his team,” he told ESPN. For a three-time All-ACC selection and preseason All-American to make that proclamation about his North

ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 11:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OMAHA, Neb. — Steven Ashworth scored 16 of his 20 points in the first half as Creighton built a double-digit lead, and the No. 15 Bluejays knocked off UConn 85-66 Tuesday night for the program’s first win over a No. 1-ranked team. Creighton

Dan Murphy, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 20, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA president Charlie Baker said he is not in favor of rules or federal laws that would place new limits on the way college

Feb 19, 2024, 10:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions St. John’s coach Rick Pitino said Monday he stands by the criticism he leveled at his team Sunday night after the Red Storm blew a 19-point first-half lead in a 68-62 home loss to tristate rival and fellow bubble team Seton Hall. The Hall of Fame

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 11:11 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions A massive postgame brawl broke out following Texas A&M-Commerce’s 76-72 win over Incarnate Word on Monday as both teams starting shaking hands. It’s unclear what sparked the handshake

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd has signed a five-year contract extension that will keep him in Tucson until at least 2029, the school announced Monday. The deal is pending approval

Anthony Gharib, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fear of God, a luxury fashion brand founded by Jerry Lorenzo, announced the debut of new uniforms for the Miami Hurricanes and Indiana Hoosiers on Friday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related In a collaboration with Adidas, Fear of God designed its first exclusive on-court uniforms

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 19, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions The Pac-12 has appointed Teresa Gould, the league’s deputy commissioner, as its new commissioner beginning March 1. Gould, who takes over for George Kliavkoff, will become the first woman to

Associated Press Feb 19, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UConn became the first unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll this season, while Washington State jumped into the rankings Monday at No. 21 to end a 302-week drought stretching back to the 2007-08 season. The Huskies remained atop the

Pete Thamel, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Arizona is expected to hire Missouri athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois as the school’s next AD, sources told ESPN. The surprising move will be formalized soon, per sources, as Reed-Francois is expected to agree to a five-year deal. The hiring gives Arizona’s

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Through all the upheaval and chaos of the men’s college basketball Power Rankings over the past several weeks, there remained two constants: UConn and Purdue were at the top

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 19, 2024, 12:32 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Following St. John’s eighth loss in its past 10 games, coach Rick Pitino lamented his team’s lack of toughness and athleticism, saying “this has been the most unenjoyable experience

ESPN News Services Feb 18, 2024, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — UCLA‘s Sebastian Mack received a flagrant foul 2 and was ejected from Sunday’s 70-69 loss to Utah. The freshman guard entered as the Bruins’ leading scorer at 13.5 points per game. Mack appeared to strike Utah’s Branden Carlson in the

ESPN News Services Feb 18, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State stunned No. 2 Purdue on Sunday in the debut of the Buckeyes’ interim coach, winning 73-69 a day after the NCAA tournament selection committee picked the Boilermakers as the early favorite to be the No. 1 overall seed