The matchups for the third annual ACC/SEC Challenge were announced Wednesday, highlighted on the men's side by Duke hosting reigning national champions Florida and multiple potential top-10 matchups on the women's side.
A federal judge has denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler's request for a preliminary injunction that would allow him to play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five years.
David Greenwood, who was one of coach John Wooden's last recruits at UCLA and went on to win an NBA championship with Detroit, has died.
An appeal of the NCAA's landmark antitrust settlement won't stop college teams from paying current athletes starting July 1, but it will pause the NCAA's plans to begin paying former athletes.
Which teams improved -- or hurt -- their outlook? We award winners and losers of this offseason's cycle.
College athletics is back in the rules business now that schools can directly pay players, Dan Wetzel writes.
NCAA president Charlie Baker framed the multibillion-dollar House settlement agreement as one that provides stability to college athletics and avoids "bankruptcy.".
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday approved several measures designed to help improve the flow of men's basketball games, with the addition of coach's challenges the biggest change.
Although social media abuse of athletes dropped during March Madness, a study showed Tuesday, harassment of tournament officials and coaches spiked.
Florida A&M athletic director Angela Suggs was arrested Monday on fraud and theft charges for allegedly using a corporate credit card for personal use totaling more than $24,000 at her former job.
College conference commissioners are bullish on their ability to enforce NIL rules in a new system days after a multibillion-dollar legal settlement changed college athletics by allowing schools to directly pay their athletes.
ESPN and the Charlotte Sports Foundation have announced an annual men's college basketball event to honor Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale. The inaugural game, featuring the Texas Longhorns and Duke Blue Devils, will take place on Nov. 4.
These teams got the best players from the transfer portal -- with some familiar faces in the mix for top spot.
Schools will begin directly paying their athletes in less than a month, thanks to a legal settlement that was officially approved in federal court Friday. However, the situation is far from settled.
After the NCAA settlement, ADs are on the front lines of implementation and will have to make this work.
ESPN's Jeremy Woo shares high- and low-end comparisons for projected lottery picks, including Cooper Flagg.
Major League Baseball executive Bryan Seeley will become the CEO of the new College Sports Commission, a vital enforcement arm that will have final say in doling out punishments and deciding when rules have been broken in the post-House settlement era.
Schools are now free to begin paying their athletes directly, marking the dawn of a new era in college sports brought about by a multibillion-dollar legal settlement that was formally approved Friday.
BYU coach Kevin Young has signed a new long-term contract extension with the program, the team announced on Thursday.
St. John's coach Rick Pitino, who previously led the Knicks from 1987-89, says he's "absolutely not" interested in coaching the team again in the wake of Tom Thibodeau's firing.
Nigeria's 17-year-old phenom Ike David Ugonna (Rivers Hoopers) is aiming to follow in NBA Academy stars Khaman Maluach and Reuben Chinyelu's footsteps at the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Guard Ryan Cornish has transferred to Southern California from Dartmouth, where he played four seasons.
Utah Valley is joining the Big West for the 2026-27 athletic year, giving the league a presence in that state for the first time since Utah State ended a 27-year run in 2005.
New Michigan State AD J Batt said the Spartans football program must lead the way to ensure the Spartans have a top-10 athletic department.
Which teams have taken advantage of a hot transfer portal to be real contenders for 2025-26 as summer begins?.
The younger brother of the Miami Heat star is headed to Ohio State next season.
At least 15 former Indiana men's basketball players are alleging improper sexual conduct by a former team physician and saying Indiana officials, including the late coach Bobby Knight, were aware of the behavior.
The son of the NBA legend is headed to Syracuse in the fall.
What if the Mavs traded the draft's top pick? Our NBA insiders offer three enticing offers -- and a verdict.
Did the Gators or Cougars do enough to earn No. 1? How the latest key offseason date shifted our projections.
J Batt, who has served as athletic director at Georgia Tech since October 2022, has been hired as the new AD at Michigan State.
The American Athletic Conference is taking its postseason basketball tournaments to Birmingham, Alabama, and Tampa, Florida, over the next three seasons after a five-year run in Texas.
Here's what we saw from some of the top boys' high school basketball players at a USA Basketball training camp.
All but one of the top 100 transfers have committed to new programs. Here's their early outlook for 2025-26.
With 18 of our top 100 NBA prospects returning to college, there's movement in our list, starting at No. 5.
The SEC is ratcheting up penalties on schools whose fans storm the field or rush the court, doing away with an escalating fine system and now charging $500,000 per incident.
NCAA president Charlie Baker sees value in expanding the NCAA tournament by a handful of teams and wants to reach a decision in the next few months.
Who are biggest winners and losers from prospects' decisions to stay or go? We answer the burning questions.
How Oregon State baseball and multiple teams at UCLA adapted to new schedules, for better and for worse.
Texas coach Sean Miller says the lower number of players with an extra year from the COVID-19 eligibility rules will hurt college basketball next season.
The ACC announced its second set of home-and-away partners after announcing earlier this month that it would cut a 20-game men's basketball schedule to 18.
Brian Thornton, vice president of Big 12 men's basketball, says the league's decision to return to 18 conference games could help increase the number of NCAA tournament bids.
Kentucky guard Otega Oweh has withdrawn his name from the NBA draft and will return to the Wildcats for his senior season.
Former St. John's star RJ Luis Jr., the Big East Player of the Year and a second-team All-American, is keeping his name in the NBA draft, his agent, Sam Permut of Roc Nation, told ESPN on Wednesday.
Former Grand Canyon guard Tyon Grant-Foster is headed to Gonzaga, he announced Wednesday on Instagram.
Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford will withdraw from the 2025 NBA draft and return to the Tigers for his sophomore season, saying he envisions improving his draft stock for 2026.
With a record 14 NCAA tournament bids, it's no surprise the SEC earned the most A's among power conferences.
Three players garnered the most votes while others recognized their college teammates.
The unveiling of the mascot's return featured cameo appearances from Curt Cignetti and Darian DeVries in teaser videos leading up to Tuesday's announcement.
Top-40 junior Elijah Williams, the son of longtime NBA player and coach Monty Williams, announced his commitment to Baylor on Tuesday.
ESPN's No. 38 prospect Alex Condon told ESPN he's withdrawing from the 2025 NBA draft and returning to Florida to make another national championship run.
IU Indianapolis hired Ben Howlett away from Division II West Liberty (W.Va.) to take over the men's basketball program, the school announced Monday.
Yaxel Lendeborg, a projected late first-round pick in the NBA draft, will withdraw from the process and instead spend his final collegiate season at Michigan.
Mackenzie Mgbako, a projected second-round pick in the NBA draft, has opted to return to college and spend his junior season at Texas A&M, which also signed Pop Isaacs.
Houston guard Milos Uzan will withdraw his name from the 2025 NBA draft, agent Aman Dhesi told ESPN's Jonathan Givony.
Nate Ament's commitment catapulted Tennessee into our final top 25, along with three other programs.
The middle James child celebrated his senior prom and high school graduation before he starts his next chapter as an Arizona Wildcat.
Cedric Coward is keeping his name in the 2025 NBA draft and will forgo the opportunity to play at Duke next season, he told ESPN.
Top-25 recruit Sebastian Wilkins has committed to Duke and will reclassify into the 2025 class, adding to the Blue Devils' top-ranked recruiting class.
Green Bay filed for a waiver from the NCAA to allow its men's basketball team to compete in The Basketball Tournament, the $1 million, winner-take-all summer tournament.
San Francisco-born Stephen Domingo's journey to the upper echelons of African club basketball ownership has been a remarkably rapid rise - but also meticulously planned, thanks to his MBA from UC Berkley.
Texas Tech transfer Darrion Williams, arguably the best available player in the portal, has committed to NC State, he announced on social media Thursday.
North Florida coach Matthew Driscoll resigned after 16 years with the Ospreys on Thursday and accepted a job as the associate head coach on Jerome Tang's staff at Kansas State.
Top international basketball prospect Dame Sarr has committed to Duke, he told ESPN on Thursday.
Milos Uzan, Alex Condon and other college hoops stars whose NBA draft decisions could materially shape 2025-26.
Kansas is hiring former star player and two-time NBA head coach Jacque Vaughn as an assistant coach, the school announced on Wednesday.
From BYU's run to the Sweet 16 to Colorado's 0-13 start to conference play, we evaluate all 16 teams.
Louisville Cardinals have signed Senegalese power forward Mouhamed Camara, currently playing in the Basketball Africa League, ahead of the 2025/26 NCAA basketball season.
ESPN 100 wing Braydon Hawthorne, a fast-rising prospect in the 2025 class, committed to Kentucky on Tuesday.
Jordan Marsh, who averaged 18.8 points per game for UNC Asheville last season, is transferring to USC.
Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler is suing the NCAA over rules limiting him to four seasons in a five-year window as an unlawful restraint of trade under both federal and Tennessee laws.
Former Pac-12 basketball rivals Arizona and UCLA will play each other in the Hall of Fame Series at Intuit Dome next season, a Nov. 14 battle that will honor late Hall of Famer Bill Walton.
Arkansas transfer Boogie Fland has committed to the Florida Gators, the defending NCAA champions, Fland told ESPN on Tuesday.
Texas Tech men's basketball coach Grant McCasland has agreed on a new contract that goes through the 2030-31 season, the school announced Monday.
A decision on the House case is expected as soon as this week and could come with enforcement changes.
After Cooper Flagg, the draft could get interesting. Here's how ESPN's Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo see it playing out.
The Atlantic Coast Conference generated $711 million for the 2023-24 academic year, distributing an average of $45 million to each of its 14 full-time member schools, a record for the conference.
The elite high school basketball factory will relocate from the West Coast to the East Coast.
Carter Bryant, Thomas Sorber, Drake Powell and Labaron Philon are among those who confirmed Wednesday that they will not return to school and will remain in the NBA draft.
Here are our experts' NBA mock drafts for the 2025 cycle, including projected teams for Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and more.
Rutgers' star duo fell short of expectations while Wisconsin's John Tonje helped the Badgers surpass theirs.
As the combine in Chicago ends, ESPN's insiders share the players who impressed and ones who need more time.
Illinois has locked in its football and men's basketball coaches for the long term, agreeing to six-year contracts with Bret Bielema and Brad Underwood.
Boogie Fland is now one of the best available options in the transfer portal, and there has been significant buzz in recent days surrounding Florida as a potential destination for him, sources said.
Larry Miller, a two-time ACC player of the year for North Carolina and 2022 inductee in the College Basketball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 79.
Chad Baker-Mazara, who helped Auburn reach the Final Four, is transferring to USC, as coach Eric Musselman called him "a proven winner" Tuesday.
With the Mavericks winning the lottery and the right to draft Cooper Flagg, here's ESPN's updated two-round mock.
NCAA president Charlie Baker said Monday he was "up for anything" when asked about the idea of a commission on collegiate athletics, an idea proposed by President Donald Trump.
With 120 players at the NBA draft combine in Chicago, here's everything to watch out for and know this week.
Michael Lynn Davis, co-defendant of former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles, on Friday was found guilty of capital murder by a Tuscaloosa County jury in the January 2023 death of Jamea Harris.
The NCAA men's basketball rules committee, in an effort to enhance the flow of games, has recommended that video reviews of out-of-bounds calls can only be initiated by a coach's challenge.
The Cubs and White Sox paid tribute to recently elected Pope (and Chicago native) Leo XIV amid a fandom debate.
Brandon Miller testified Thursday that he was almost struck by bullets fired into his car during the January 2023 shooting that killed Jamea Harris near The Strip in Tuscaloosa.
The University of Texas System board of regents approved Longhorns basketball coach Sean Miller's six-year, $32 million guaranteed contract as the school tries to boost a program that struggled in its first year in the Southeastern Conference.
Former Alabama guard Jaden Bradley testified Wednesday in the capital murder trial of Michael "Buzz" Davis, saying he heard gunshots but did not see who fired the gun on the night of Jan. 14, 2023, in Tuscaloosa.
The Atlantic Coast Conference is reducing its 20-game men's basketball schedule to 18, allowing teams more schedule opportunities for nonconference games in an effort to boost the league's chances at NCAA tournament bids.
How should UNC's campaign be judged? What about the conference's newest members? Our verdicts on all 18 teams.
Florida coach Todd Golden, fresh off a national title, has agreed to a six-year, $40.5 million contract extension through the 2030-31 season.
Gold medal sprinter Allyson Felix, Olympic tennis champion Serena Williams and men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski are part of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame's class of 2025.
New Haven, which is starting its transition to Div. I, will become a full member of the Northeast Conference, the NEC commissioner and school president announced Tuesday.
