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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 20, 2024, 10:55 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions DAYTON, Ohio — Grambling State coach Donte’ Jackson’s past, present and future came together Wednesday night at the First Four. Jackson returned to the area where he finished college at

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterMar 20, 2024, 06:41 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Count Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari among the ever-growing group of outspoken critics against expanding the NCAA tournament. Speaking Wednesday from Pittsburgh

Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterMar 20, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.

Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Marquette coach Shaka Smart says star guard Tyler Kolek has been practicing in 5-on-5 drills this week as the 2023 Big East player of the year gets ready to return from an oblique injury. Kolek has missed Marquette’s last six games, but

Josh Weinfuss, ESPN Staff WriterMar 20, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Josh Weinfuss is a staff writer who covers the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL at ESPN. Josh has covered the Cardinals since 2012, joining ESPN in 2013. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and a graduate of Indiana University.

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 20, 2024, 02:01 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Merrimack guard Jordan Derkack, the Northeast Conference Player of the Year, plans to transfer, he told ESPN. Derkack should officially appear in the transfer portal after he files the

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterMar 20, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said his experience on the NCAA tournament bubble this year was both exciting and a reminder that the way teams are

Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M is moving on from men’s basketball coach Robert McCullum after seven seasons. Florida’s only public historically Black university announced Wednesday that it will not renew McCullum’s contract, which expires at the end of June. McCullum went 67-133 during his

Open Extended Reactions Joson Sanon, the No. 9-ranked recruit in the Class of 2025, told ESPN he has committed to Arizona. “I’m going to Arizona,” Sanon said Wednesday. “I love the fit, the way they score, how they get you open. They play at a fast pace, and being in the center of a high-powered

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 20, 2024, 01:05 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions DAYTON, Ohio — For almost 14 minutes of game time and nearly an hour of real time, the ball didn’t go through Virginia‘s basket even once. The Cavaliers have been

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions DAYTON, Ohio — When Wagner‘s lead shrank from 13 points to one in the final three minutes of Tuesday night’s First Four matchup against Howard, coach Donald Copeland kept his

Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg has received a two-year contract extension through the 2028-29 season and a raise to $4.25 million annually beginning April 1, interim athletic director Dennis Leblanc announced Wednesday. Hoiberg led the Cornhuskers to their first NCAA

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 07:41 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Kansas star Kevin McCullar Jr. won’t play in the NCAA tournament, coach Bill Self said Tuesday. McCullar missed six of the final 12 games of the season — including

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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For the second straight year, Purdue‘s Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for The Associated Press men’s college basketball All-America team. The 7-foot-4, 300-pound senior topped all 62 ballots from AP Top 25 poll voters in results released Tuesday. The reigning AP national player

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 12:51 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Stanford freshman Andrej Stojakovic, the son of former NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic, entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. Stojakovic was a top-25 recruit coming out of high school in

Mar 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Which strategies do you employ when filling out your NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket? The eye test? Metrics? Or something more frivolous, like mascot ferocity? There are 9.2 quintillion possible bracket outcomes. It’s a daunting task, but I have scoured the data so you don’t have

ESPN News Services Mar 19, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Big East said it is “very disappointed” over the conference’s historically low number of schools selected for the NCAA tournament, echoing widespread sentiment around the league that multiple teams were snubbed. The Big East received just three tournament bids — its lowest