College Basketball

Heather Lyke PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before Lyke’s contract was set to expire. Pitt chancellor Joan Gabel made the announcement. While Gabel thanked Lyke for her leadership, Gabel also noted that with the landscape of college athletics changing rapidly, she felt it was time …

Sep. 9—CHAMPAIGN — The start of the season is less than two months away, and the full nonconference schedule for the Illinois women’s basketball team is out. The Illini announced on Monday the 11 nonconference games they will have in November and December. A full schedule is not yet out as the Big Ten has not released the 18-game schedule …

Sep. 8—CHAMPAIGN — An upset of Kansas left Illinois just outside today’s AP Top 25 poll. The unbeaten Illini received 101 votes from the national panel, including The News-Gazette’s Bob Asmussen. That left Bret Bielema’s team at No. 26 behind Northern Illinois, which upset Notre Dame on Saturday. The Illini host Central Michigan on Saturday. Today’s poll (first-place votes): 1. …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh and men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel have agreed to a contract extension that runs through at least the 2029-30 season. Financial details of the extension, announced Wednesday, were not disclosed. Capel has a 97-92 record in six years with the Panthers, leading the program to the NCAA tournament in 2023. Athletic director Heather Lyke praised Capel …

Sep. 9—The Kevin Brown Memorial Tournament of Champions brings top basketball teams to Washington every November. Typically included in the tournament field, which is more like four tournaments/shootouts in one, is an Illinois recruiting target or three. This year? There’s just one. At the moment. Illinois fans interested in Class of 2026 prospects can make the trip to Washington Nov. …

Sep. 8—Saturday night’s Illinois football win wasn’t just important for Bret Bielema’s team. Brad Underwood can benefit, too. It behooves both programs for each to be successful. Knocking off No. 19 Kansas could be a stepping stone for the Illini football team, but it also should maintain a level of fan interest the basketball team can capitalize on this fall. …

Four-star forward Eric Reibe has yet to announce a commitment date, but the way the German-born big man has been taking, canceling and moving official visits as of late suggests he hopes to wrap things up in a somewhat timely manner. Today, Rivals national analyst Rob Cassidy explores the developing situation and the decision that lies before Reibe with a …

BYU Cougars defensive lineman Fisher Jackson (53) knocks down a Wyoming Cowboys quarterback Andrew Peasley (6) as BYU and Wyoming play at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. BYU won 38-24. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Just before BYU beat Wyoming 38-24 in Provo on Sept. 24, 2022, BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe told the …

Sep 7, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Utes running back Micah Bernard (2) runs the ball against the Baylor Bears during the fourth quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images From a Big 12 perspective, Week 2 of the college football season featured a mixed bag of results, and that was reflected appropriately in the latest …

Sep 7, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Michigan State Spartans wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. (3) reacts after catching a pass for a touchdown against the Maryland Terrapins during the first quarter at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Michigan State football is in first place in the Big Ten. This may be the last time we can say …

Trey Williams, a three-star 2025 point guard out of St. Louis, announced his commitment to Missouri State men’s basketball and head coach Cuonzo Martin on Sunday morning. Williams’ announcement follows his official visit to Missouri State over the weekend. He also held offers from Ole Miss, Mizzou, Saint Louis, Indiana State, Southern Illinois and Illinois State. 247Sports ranks him as …

The Illinois Fighting Illini stunned the Kansas Jayhawks with a pick-6 to steal the lead with 36 seconds left in the first half Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Xavier Scott jumped the route at the Kansas 30 for his second interception of the game, taking it back for a go-ahead touchdown and 13-10 lead. Kansas broke up a 3-3 tank battle …

Northern Illinois went into South Bend as 28.5-point underdogs for its Week 2 matchup versus Notre Dame. A rout seemed like a near-certainty for the No. 5 team in the nation coming off a season-opening victory over Texas A&M. However, the Huskies flipped that script by stunning the Fighting Irish in a 16–14 upset on a field goal by Kanon …

Mar 24, 2023; Louisville, KY, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Jahvon Quinerly (5) passes in front of San Diego State Aztecs guard Lamont Butler (5) during the first half of the NCAA tournament round of sixteen at KFC YUM! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports After stints with the Villanova Wildcats, Alabama Crimson Tide and Memphis Tigers former five-star …

The 12-team playoff era of college football is underway and the first games of the 2024 season provided plenty of intriguing storylines and developments to digest. But Saturday’s schedule, which features 75 Week 2 games involving at least one FBS team, offers up a little bit of everything now that what’s happening on the field starts to carry more weight …

No. 1 Michigan Wolverines will host No. 3 Texas Longhorns during week two of the NCAA football season. (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) Defending national champs the Michigan Wolverines and the No. 3 Texas Longhorns both won their first games of the season last week, and the two will meet this weekend in Ann Arbor for Week 2 of NCAA football. …

Friday is roundtable day at Rivals.com and this week stays with traditions, as Rivals analysts Rob Cassidy and Jason Jordan are joined by rankings contributor Houston Wilson to discuss three topics related to the recruiting world. Below, the trio weighs in on muddy recruitments, important commitments and which 2025 prospects could be in for rankings bumps later this month. ***** …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz landed his first recruiting commitment in the 2025 class in four-star prospect Ryan Crotty. A 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Charlottesville, Virginia, Crotty is ranked as the No. 107 prospect in the class by 247Sports. His commitment was initially reported Friday morning by On3Sports. Regarded as one of the top pure shooters …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz landed his first recruiting commitment in the 2025 class in four-star prospect Ryan Crotty. A 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Charlottesville, Virginia, Crotty is ranked as the No. 107 prospect in the class by 247Sports. His commitment was initially reported Friday morning by On3Sports. Regarded as one of the top pure shooters …

The college football season is well and truly underway as Week 2 competition gets started on Friday. And in a year where conference realignment has changed the landscape of college athletics, the question of which teams are in which conference become more prevalent by the week. So it is with the Big 12, which the season has added four teams …

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway fired three assistants and a staff member two months before the Tigers’ season opener, and the university also confirmed officials shared an anonymous letter alleging multiple violations in his program with the NCAA. Hardaway announced Wednesday morning that assistant coaches Rick Stansbury, Faragi Phillips and Jamie Rosser, and special advisor Demetrius Dyson were gone. Hardaway called …

A federal judge on Thursday probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences and revealed a potential snag in the deal, questioning whether payments to college athletes from booster-funded organizations should be restricted. “I’m quite concerned about those,” U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken said during a preliminary approval hearing. The …

BYU’s head men’s basketball coach Kevin Young speaks to reporters after practice at BYU in Provo on Thursday, June 6, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News As the Deseret News reported, the BYU Cougars men’s basketball program had a huge day on the recruiting front Wednesday, getting a commitment from Serbian big man Mihailo Boskovic and visiting top prospects AJ …

BYU students unfurl a flag before the home opener against the Southern Illinois Salukis at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News BYU (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) at SMU (2-0, 0-0 ACC) Kickoff: Friday, 5 p.m. MDT Venue: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) TV: ESPN2 Livestream: ESPN.com/watch Radio: KSL 1160 AM/102.7 …

Kentucky won an all-important recruiting battle on Thursday, when five-star guard Jasper Johnson chose the Wildcats over places such as North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas and Louisville. The Lexington-based Johnson’s decision to stay home for college is an absolutely massive victory for UK head coach Mark Pope, who now has a pair of local stars in the fold for 2025. Below, …