NCAA Basketball

7:00 AM ET After a whirlwind two months since the end of the season, we can all take a collective breath … for now. The last several weeks have seen hundreds of players transfer schools, a dozen or so ESPN 100 prospects make commitments, and a longer-than-usual list of players enter the NBA draft. But

Associated Press Giants hit 3 more homers to back Cueto, beat Angels 6-1 Johnny Cueto danced and dazzled on the mound like the entertainer he is, and the Giants gave him three home runs to take a little pressure off — and take back first place in the tight NL West after a magnificent May.

USATSI The deadline for underclassmen to enter the 2021 NBA Draft will pass at 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday. This marks the final obstacle of the draft process before the combine and lottery in late-June. From there, players will have until July 7 to withdraw if they wish to return to college. The NBA‘s deadline to

Associated Press As South Carolina execution looms, firing squad debated It’s been more than a decade since Randy Gardner’s brother was the last U.S. inmate executed by firing squad, years the Utah man says have been filled with nightmares about what he describes as his brother’s “gruesome” death. Now, Gardner is among advocates spending time

The Florida Gators men’s basketball program has beefed up their non-conference schedule once again. CBS Sports’ college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported that the Gators and Maryland will play in a quadruple-header at the Barclays Center Dec. 12. Florida and the Terrapins will be joined by Purdue and North Carolina State, Miami and Fordham, and

5:26 PM ET Associated Press John Calipari is awaiting a pivotal ruling on the eligibility of transfers before he will know who will be around to help the Wildcats bounce back from the coach’s first losing season in Lexington. As has been the case since Calipari’s 2009 arrival at Kentucky, the Wildcats underwent their annual

Former five-star recruit Isaiah Jackson declared for the NBA Draft on Friday and announced his plans to sign with an agent and forgo his remaining college eligibility, dealing Kentucky basketball a rare blow in an offseason that has been full of wins. Jackson was one of the true on-the-fence talents in the draft who was

1:06 PM ET Associated Press AMHERST, N.Y. — University at Buffalo athletic director Mark Alnutt has signed a five-year contract extension that runs through May 2026. In addition to the new deal, the school added a vice president’s position to Alnutt’s title on Thursday. Alnutt is in his fourth year at Buffalo, during which the

7:00 AM ET Earlier this month, we started our Sales Pitch series by ranking the schools in the ACC based on the quality of their enticements for men’s basketball recruits and then moved on to the Big East, where we examined whether anyone in the league can close the recruiting gap on Villanova. Last week

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Getty Images College athletes would be considered employees who are able to collectively bargain for basic labor rights if a new Congressional bill introduced Thursday morning eventually becomes law. Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Bernie Sanders (D-VT) have sponsored the College Athlete Right To Organize Act in the Senate. The bill defines “any college athlete

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff ESPN continued its Sales Pitch (ESPN+) series this week, examining the men’s college basketball programs in the Pac-12 that have the most and fewest advantages in enticing recruits and transfers to campus. After seeing the results of our survey, ESPN.com’s writing team of Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway and

One of the stars of this year’s men’s NCAA basketball tournament will be back in 2021. On Wednesday, Gonzaga announced that big man Drew Timme will return to the Bulldogs for the 2021-22 season. Timme was a second-team All-American last season and helped Gonzaga reach the national title game, a game it lost to Baylor.

Gonzaga star post player Drew Timme announced Wednesday that he will return for his junior season after averaging 19 points and seven rebounds while shooting 65.5% from the floor this past season. Timme led the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding as they finished 31-1 with a loss to Baylor in the national title game. “After

8:05 PM ET Associated Press The Big 12 Conference is distributing about $345 million of revenue to its 10 schools, the second year in a row that figure has been lower because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each school will get about $34.5 million for the 2020-21 fiscal year, down from $37.7 million announced at this

Getty Images The world of college basketball recruiting never stops, but there are distinct delineations between classes that give us a chance to evaluate where things stand in an evolving landscape. With only one uncommitted prospect remaining in the top 100 of the 247Sports Composite rankings for the 2021 class, this is one of those

Jeffrey Becker / USA TODAY Sports Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon sustained what was described as a serious head injury Sunday morning after being physically assaulted in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes program announced on Monday. Bohannon received medical attention and is recovering from the incident. “Thankfully Jordan is recovering well after being attacked by an individual

3:33 PM ET ESPN News Services LINCOLN, Neb. — Shannan Lum has been hired as recruiting coordinator for the Nebraska men’s basketball program, coach Fred Hoiberg announced Monday. Lum will be the second woman to hold the title at a Power Five school. The other is Bailey Bachamp, who has been Kansas State’s recruiting coordinator