College Basketball

A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes, who can begin applying for payment on Oct. 18. A final …

The Xavier University Athletic Department will induct four new members to its Hall of Fame in a few months. The school announced Monday that Jordan Crawford, Aaron Williams, Amy Siefring and Zachary Polk will be inducted into the Xavier Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 14, in a ceremony at Cintas Center. The four inductees will be honored at …

Few if any people in the country love college basketball as much as CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. If you follow him on social media, you know he puts absolutely nothing in sports above college basketball. If a college football fan tweets something at him, he’ll play dumb and frame his response in college basketball terms. Rothstein has released his ACC …

LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball fans won’t have to wait much longer to learn if Darryn Peterson will commit to play in college for the Jayhawks. Peterson, a 247Sports Composite five-star prospect, is going to announce his decision on Nov. 1 in a little more than three weeks. That news comes from a report by On3, which was told this would happen …

Acrisure Arena is quickly becoming a hot-spot for basketball fans as another opportunity to see two of the best college teams in the country battle it out has been added to this month’s calendar. Top teams Gonzaga and USC will face off in an exhibition game at 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26 as both teams prepare for the regular season, …

With Alabama out of the picture after a stunning loss to Vanderbilt, Texas fends off Ohio State and takes over as the new No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports Re-Rank 1-134. That makes three teams at No. 1 in as many weeks. Georgia led the re-rank from the preseason until the loss to the Crimson Tide. The Longhorns had …

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is a well-known fan of a non-conference gauntlet. Projected to be a top-five team in the preseason polls, the Crimson Tide shouldn’t have expected any different from its skipper for the 2024-25 season. This year’s non-con slate features seven teams that qualified for the 2024 NCAA Tournament, five making the Sweet 16 and beyond: Creighton, …

Former college basketball assistant coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson was named earlier this year as head coach at Pro Development Institute prep school in Urbana, Ohio. Richardson thanked Jeff Goodman with a tweet Saturday mentioning Richardson’s move to coaching at the school on the former campus of Urbana University, north of Springfield, Ohio. Richardson previously was director of the New York …

BYU head coach Kalani Sitake slaps hands with fans as his team makes their way through Cougar Canyon before the home opener of the Cougars held against the Southern Illinois University Salukis at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News When it comes to covering the Cougars, no one has done it …

Isaac Okoro and Samir Doughty took charge in the second half for No. 16 Auburn and the Tigers held on for an 80-76 win over Iowa State on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12-SEC Challenge matchup in Auburn, Ala. Okoro scored 14 of his 19 points and Doughty got 10 of his 18 after the intermission to help the Tigers …

  The Tennessee Volunteers will head to Arkansas to play the Razorbacks in an SEC Conference battle on Saturday, Oct. 5. (Brian Bahr/Getty Images) NCAA football’s No. 4 ranked Tennessee Volunteers will hit the road for Week 6 of the season to play the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, AK on Saturday night in an SEC conference battle. The game will …

Iowa Hawkeyes and QB Cade McNamara will visit the Ohio State Buckeyes for a Big Ten matchup on Saturday. (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) After a restful bye week last weekend, the 3-1 Iowa Hawkeyes will travel to Columbus for their next game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Big Ten rivalry will feature Iowa’s QB Cade McNamara facing …

NCAA Basketball: Pac-12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinal-UCLA vs Oregon ROSEMONT, Ill. — Of all the concerns he has about UCLA’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, there was one that clearly topped coach Mick Cronin’s list. The Bruins play at Indiana on Feb. 14, and friends and family back home keep asking for tickets. Cronin has bad news for …

Udoka Azubuike continued his surging stretch run Monday, recording 19 points and 16 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season as No. 1 Kansas trampled Oklahoma State 83-58 at Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks, who won their 13th straight, climbed to the top of the polls on Monday, overtaking Baylor after beating the Bears on Saturday and forging a first-place …

Coen Carr did Coen Carr things during MSU Madness on Friday night. Carr is arguably the best dunker in all of college basketball, so it was no surprise that he impressed again in that area on Friday. Carr was easily the top Spartan dunker in the event and further backed up his recent accolade as the Big Ten’s top dunker. …

Although 17-year-old Emily Mandamin is the first person from Iskatewizaagegan First Nation to earn a basketball scholarship, she is determined to make sure she isn’t the last from the tiny northwestern Ontario community of approximately 300 people. Mandamin was courted by 10 schools across Canada and the United States, finally committing to Highland Community College in Freeport, Ill., because she …

PROVIDENCE — One of Brown’s expected men’s basketball standouts could miss the upcoming 2024-25 season, and his career on the East Side could be at a premature end. Senior forward Nana Owusu-Anane underwent successful left shoulder surgery this week after suffering an injury in practice. His projected recovery timeline could keep him out through March, which will feature Ivy Madness at …

Oct. 3—Lobo basketball will get some attention this season. UNM will have at least 18 nationally televised games this season, including 14 in Mountain West Conference play, and two game on network television — vs. San Diego State in the Pit on Jan. 11 on CBS and at UNLV in the Thomas & Mack Center on FOX. Thursday’s full schedule …

The start of the 2024-25 college basketball season is just over a month away and you’ll be able to watch the Xavier Musketeers on multiple networks this year. Xavier announced its times and broadcast coverage for the 2024-25 season on Wednesday. In total, Xavier will play 18 games on FS1, four on FOX National, three on CBS Sports Network and …

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Of all the concerns he has about UCLA’s move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, there was one that clearly topped coach Mick Cronin’s list. The Bruins play at Indiana on Feb. 14, and friends and family back home keep asking for tickets. Cronin has bad news for them. “I don’t have any tickets,” he …

ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS – If Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard and standouts Max Klesmit and John Blackwell were in charge, the shot clock would universally be a part of high school basketball. Of course, that has been a hot topic in Wisconsin for years. The three were asked about the issue during Big Ten basketball media day Thursday at Donald …

Four national television dates await the Providence women’s basketball team over the final month of its Big East season, including back-to-back contests prior to the conference tournament in March. The Friars will appear three times on FS1 and once on the CBS Sports Network. That last occasion carries twice the spotlight — a meeting with perennial power Connecticut off campus …

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson told reporters at Big Ten Media Days on Thursday he wants his team to get off to a “blazing start” this season. “We got to come out playing at a high level,” Woodson said. “There’s no reason why we shouldn’t is kind of how I look at it.” Woodson feels like the influx …

Oct. 3—The date and tip time are set for the Gonzaga-USC charity exhibition game later this month in Palm Springs, California. The teams will meet at Acrisure Arena at 5 p.m. on Oct. 26, Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman reported. Proceeds will benefit Eisenhower Health’s cardiovascular institute in Rancho Mirage, about 12 miles southeast of Palm Springs. Gonzaga and USC …

Oct. 3—By ESPN college basketball analyst Sean Farnham’s estimation, he’s been courtside for well over 125 Gonzaga games in his 15 years at the network. His call on Gonzaga’s decision to join the Pac-12 Conference? “They’ve been searching for awhile to find a new home,” Farnham said. “There’s been discussion with the Big 12 as potentially a destination point and …