Rutgers hires LSU exec Zinn as athletic director
Keli Zinn, who has been deputy AD and chief operating officer at LSU since 2022, has been hired as the new athletic director at Rutgers.
Keli Zinn, who has been deputy AD and chief operating officer at LSU since 2022, has been hired as the new athletic director at Rutgers.
Marquette commit Sheek Pearson will reclassify into the 2025 class and join the Golden Eagles for the upcoming season, he told ESPN 's Jeff Borzello. Pearson is ranked No. 37 in the ESPN 100 for the 2026 class.
Tulane basketball player Gregg Glenn III died last weekend in what the school described as a "tragic accident.".
Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self was released from the hospital Saturday, the university announced, two days after having two stents inserted.
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The Gators bolstered their roster, while the Cougars welcomed the top recruit. Here are 98 more things to know.
Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center who played for the Under-19 Canadian national team this summer, recently worked out for the Gators' football team.
Abstract:Florida point guard Boogie Fland is recovering from sports hernia surgery.
Kansas coach Bill Self was hospitalized Thursday after experiencing "some concerning symptoms" and had two stents inserted. The school said he was expected to make a full recovery.
President Donald Trump has directed members of his Cabinet to develop a plan in the next 30 days aimed at preserving college sports opportunities and preventing college athletes from becoming professionals.
The film is written and directed by Robert Vince, who produced the original "Air Bud" in 1997.
NCAA president Charlie Baker believes a decision on whether to expand the men's and women's basketball tournaments will be made "sometime this fall," he said Thursday.
ESPN's Jeremy Woo polled executives and scouts on this NBA season's upcoming rookie class. Who will win ROY? Which players will surpass expectations?.
USC freshman Alijah Arenas, who was the No. 13 recruit in the ESPN 100, will need surgery after injuring his knee and will sit out six to eight months, the school announced.
USC freshman Alijah Arenas, who was the No. 13 recruit in the ESPN 100, will need surgery after injuring his knee and will sit out six to eight months, the school announced.
The Indiana Fever star sent her alma mater pairs of her Kobe 5 colorway.
To counter a push by gamblers for inside information, the ACC announced Tuesday it would start releasing availability reports for conference football, basketball and baseball games.
Memphis guard Sincere Parker's bail was cut nearly in half Monday, two days after he was charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
Bob Hammel, a sportswriter who covered 23 NCAA Final Fours and 29 Indiana high school basketball championships, has died at 88.
Santa Clara men's basketball coach Herb Sendek, who was originally hired in 2016 and is now set to enter his 10th season at the helm of the Broncos, signed a contract extension on Monday that will keep him at the school through the 2029-30 season.
With the new mascot "Soar" the eagle, the 15-member AAC has officially rebranded as the "American Conference" and will introduce a modernized website on Thursday.
NBA stars such as Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony sponsor their own high school AAU shoe-circuit teams.
Before these stars transitioned to college basketball and the NBA, they made a case for themselves at the Nike Peach Jam.
Memphis guard Sincere Parker was arrested Saturday after a woman accused him of assaulting her in June.
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Breaking down the fits of every top class of 2026 commitment, beginning with No. 4 Jason Crowe and No. 12 JJ Andrews.
Jason Crowe Jr., considered the No. 1 point guard in the 2026 class, announced his commitment to Missouri on Friday, becoming the Tigers' highest-ranked recruit in almost a decade.
President Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would require federal authorities to clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of their schools.
As part of SportsCenter's "50 States in 50 Days" tour, we're spotlighting the top boys and girls hoopers to come out of Georgia based on high school career achievements.
The Mountain West, in the process of going through a major membership transition, will "pause" adding new schools, commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Wednesday at the conference's football media days.
Five-star prospect and incoming Duke freshman Cameron Boozer told ESPN on Wednesday the Blue Devils have been "overlooked" this offseason following the departures of Cooper Flagg and other NBA talent.
Memphis' athletic department has been put on probation for two years and fined $30,000 by the NCAA after an investigation found an academic counselor paid two softball players to help a men's basketball player with schoolwork.
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The Sun Belt's CEOs voted to invite Louisiana Tech as the league's 14th member Monday morning.
Auburn basketball player Tahaad Pettiford was arrested early Saturday morning in Lee County, Alabama, on a DUI charge.
Former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles is scheduled to stand trial for capital murder beginning Dec. 1 in Alabama Circuit Court, more than two years after he was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Jamea Harris in Tuscaloosa.
The NCAA named the 2026-27 chairs of the Division I men's and women's basketball committees on Friday, tabbing Samford AD Martin Newton to lead the men's committee and BYU senior associate athletic director Liz Darger to lead the women's.
A bill to regulate college sports introduced in the House on Thursday would offer limited antitrust protection for the NCAA, while barring schools from using student fees to pay for college athletic programs.
The committees for men's and women's Division I basketball met this week to discuss possible expansion of the March Madness tournaments, but made no immediate decisions or recommendations.
The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals between players and donor-backed collectives formed over the past several years.
John Calipari made things work in his first season with the Razorbacks but isn't interested in doing it the same way moving forward.
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Grand Canyon University announced that its move to the Mountain West Conference from the Western Athletic Conference will begin immediately instead of July 2026.
The Big East Conference and ESPN announced a six-year digital media rights deal on Tuesday.
Georgia Tech has hired former Tennessee senior deputy AD Ryan Alpert as its new athletic director. The deal is for five years, sources told ESPN.
Princeton star Caden Pierce plans to redshirt next season in order to finish his degree before entering the transfer portal and playing his final season elsewhere in 2026-27.
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Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione will retire from his full-time role during the upcoming school year.
Projecting high school talent isn't an exact science, but it's easier when they remind us of NBA stars at that age.
Zakai Zeigler of Tennessee has dropped his bid for a federal judge to let him play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five years, but his lawsuit against the NCAA will continue, his attorneys said Tuesday.
The next edition of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas will feature more than $20 million in payouts and includes top-10 squads St. John's, Houston and Michigan.
The University of North Carolina has extended the contract of athletic director Bubba Cunningham and hired Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing president Steve Newmark as the Tar Heels' next AD when Cunningham leaves the role in 2026.
The freshmen and transfers who could be game-changers for every early top-25 team next season.
Developers EA Sports and 2K Games have hinted at the revival of college basketball video games.
After a $5 million buyout to the Sun Belt was approved, Texas State has officially joined the Pac-12 as the ninth member ahead of the conference's relaunch in 2026.
Overseeing athlete payments in college sports may seem like a thankless, nearly impossible job. But Bryan Seeley thinks he's up to the task.
Who was the steal of the draft? Which teams made risky moves? Our experts share their postdraft superlatives.
What can NBA teams and fans expect from their new rookies? Coaches who game-planned against them weigh in.
The NCAA will risk an iconic slice of Americana if it expands the NCAA men's and women's tournaments again.
Texas State officials began alerting Sun Belt officials of its formal offer to the Pac-12 and plans to accept, sources told ESPN.
Our ESPN draft insiders break down the twists, turns and trades of Wednesday's first round.
David Singleton, who played five seasons for UCLA, is returning to Westwood as an assistant coach under Mick Cronin.
Southern Utah and Utah Tech will join the Big Sky Conference as full members starting with the 2026-27 academic year.
Texas State officials have informed the Sun Belt Conference that they are expecting an offer from the Pac-12 in the near future, sources told ESPN.
USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas said he was trapped in his burning Tesla Cybertruck for nearly 10 minutes before he was able to escpae.
A decision on whether or not to expand the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments will be made in the upcoming weeks, sources told ESPN.
From the no-brainer to the wild cards to those in between, here are eight players who caught Jay Bilas' eye.
The Pac-12 and CBS Sports have extended their deal through the 2030-31 season, with CBS to broadcast the conference's football and men's basketball title games.
Round 1 of the NBA draft is tonight (8 ET on ABC and ESPN), and we have the intel on trade talks and picks.
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Stanley Borden, the final basketball player still in college to have played for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, announced he is transferring to UTSA.
The 2025 NBA draft is next week. Here's what Kevin Pelton's numbers say about 30 of the top prospects.
Kevin Pelton explains the three factors he uses before the draft to help predict how well college and international players will perform in the NBA.
Carlton Dotson is no longer behind bars, while a Baylor coaching whistleblower is now a prison warden.
Sacramento State will join the Big West conference as a full member starting with the 2026-27 academic year.
An up-to-date list of every coaching vacancy in men's college basketball ahead of the 2025-26 season.
After taking a backseat to other NBA developmental paths, college basketball seems to be reemerging at the top.
Before he emerged as a projected first-round pick, Walter Clayton flew under the radar. He was not the only one.
Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo share the latest intel from around the league.
Duke's Cooper Flagg is the projected No. 1 pick and No. 1 in ESPN's Top 100 rankings. Just how good is he?.
Texas State looms as the favorite to join the Pac-12. Why could that happen? What would come next? And what about Memphis?.
From the Matt Barnes' twins to Hakeem Olajuwon's son, these stars had next at the NBPA Top 100 camp.
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.
After the NCAA settlement, ADs are on the front lines of implementation and will have to make this work.
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.
ESPN's Jeremy Woo shares high- and low-end comparisons for projected lottery picks, including Cooper Flagg.