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Associated Press Feb 3, 2025, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Florida point guard Walter Clayton Jr. walked around campus Monday without a protective boot, a positive sign in his recovery from a sprained left ankle. Clayton rolled his ankle late in the first half of a lopsided loss at then-No. 8 Tennessee on Saturday.

Associated Press Feb 3, 2025, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Auburn and Duke remain 1-2 atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week, while Maryland is back in the rankings for the first time in nearly two years. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers (20-1) held the No. 1 ranking

Associated Press Feb 3, 2025, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s Owen Freeman will undergo season-ending surgery after injuring a finger on his right hand, leaving the Hawkeyes without their top scorer and rebounder. “After discussions with Owen, his family and our medical staff, surgery is the best course of

ESPN News Services Feb 1, 2025, 11:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari received a mixed reception at Rupp Arena on Saturday night, then watched his Arkansas team upset No. 12 Kentucky 89-79. Three former Wildcats — Adou Thiero (21 points), D.J. Wagner (17) and Zvonimir Ivisic (14 points) — had

Associated Press Feb 2, 2025, 12:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — UConn freshman Liam McNeeley is close to returning from the high ankle sprain that has kept him from playing for the last month. Huskies coach Dan Hurley said Saturday he expects McNeeley to be available Friday when the 25th-ranked Huskies host No.

Jeff BorzelloFeb 1, 2025, 10:30 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions The controversy surrounding the ejections of Texas Tech forward JT Toppin and coach Grant McCasland didn’t end with the visiting Red Raiders’ 82-81 overtime win over No. 6 Houston on Saturday. Texas

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 09:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DURHAM, N.C. — Cooper Flagg had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in his Duke–North Carolina rivalry debut, helping the second-ranked Blue Devils roll past the Tar Heels 87-70 on Saturday night. Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel scored 22 points for Duke (19-2, 11-0

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WACO, Texas — Kansas blowing the biggest lead in a loss in the storied program’s history didn’t cost coach Bill Self his sense of humor. “I honestly believe that the oranges that we ate at halftime that Baylor provided was probably the reason why

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Tommy Lloyd and Bobby Hurley met near midcourt before the game and exchanged pleasantries. An afternoon of chirping and a late head-butt ruined the mood by the time the rivalry game was over. Frustrated with Arizona‘s constant chatter, Hurley waved Arizona

ESPN News Services Feb 1, 2025, 04:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AMES, Iowa — Dug McDaniel scored 20 points as Kansas State upset No. 3 Iowa State 80-61 on Saturday, ending the Cyclones’ 29-game home winning streak. The Wildcats (10-11, 4-6 Big 12) ended a 15-game road losing streak dating back to Jan. 13,

Associated Press Feb 1, 2025, 04:21 PM ET ATLANTA — Police in Atlanta are treating the death of a former head basketball coach at two Georgia universities as a homicide after his body was found in the city shortly after his family reported him missing. The body of Sammy Jackson, a former men’s coach at

Jeff BorzelloFeb 1, 2025, 01:35 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Rutgers star freshman Dylan Harper is out for Saturday’s game against Michigan, per the Big Ten injury report. Harper suffered a sprained ankle against Penn State on Jan. 20 and aggravated it

Jeff BorzelloFeb 1, 2025, 10:18 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler will not play against Florida in Saturday’s top-10 matchup, coach Rick Barnes told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Zeigler left Tuesday’s game against Kentucky with a right knee injury,

ESPN News Services Feb 1, 2025, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. will play at Baylor on Saturday, coach Bill Self told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Harris will return to the lineup after his streak of 98 consecutive starts — the seventh longest in school history — was snapped when

Jan 31, 2025, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On the eve of his highly anticipated return to Rupp Arena, Arkansas coach John Calipari said he isn’t sure how Kentucky fans will treat him when the teams tip off at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday — nor is he concerned about it. “The fans should

Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, fraternities at the University of North Carolina will tune in to the North Carolina–Duke basketball rivalry with catering courtesy of a unique benefactor: new North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick. Editor’s Picks 1 Related During his days coaching in the NFL, Belichick would likely be preparing for the NFL draft

Dan MurphyJan 31, 2025, 02:41 PM ET Close Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Open Extended Reactions Friday’s deadline for filing objections to the nearly $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement yielded more than a dozen legal challenges attacking the landmark deal. Four antitrust experts told ESPN

Ryan McGeeJan 31, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions The Duke Blue Devils host the first of two regular-season meetings with longtime rival, the North Carolina Tar Heels, on Saturday in a Sonic Blockbuster