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NBA draft lottery 2021: How to watch, odds, picks and intel

The 2021 NBA draft lottery drawing will be unveiled Tuesday night at 8:30 ET on ESPN. The ultimate prize is believed to be the right to select Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham at No. 1, but inclusion in what NBA evaluators believe could be a historically strong top five is a much-coveted circumstance for every […]

Gonzaga Bulldogs signee Chet Holmgren named Gatorade National Player of the Year

The 7-footer averaged 20.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 4.7 blocks and 4.4 assists last season for Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Past winners of the award include RJ Barrett, Jayson Tatum, Karl-Anthony Towns, Ben Simmons, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. Jalen Suggs, the former Gonzaga star and Holmgren’s high school teammate, surprised his friend on Wednesday […]

NCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22

Because it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]

The Jalen Generation: How Jalen Rose’s name has spread throughout the world of sports

HEATHER MAYFIELD WAS five months pregnant when she went to Mercy Health Saint Mary’s hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with her husband, Brian, accompanying her for an ultrasound appointment on a chilly January day in 2000. Upon the revelation that their first child would be a boy, the couple quickly began considering names. As an […]

Arizona hires Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as new men’s basketball coach

Arizona announced on Wednesday it has hired former Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its next men’s basketball coach. Over the past few weeks, Lloyd had emerged as the favorite to replace Sean Miller in Tucson. Arizona looked at coaches with connections to the Wildcats, namely Pacific’s Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech’s Josh Pastner and Los Angeles […]

UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin signs two-year extension after Final Four run

After a captivating run to the Final Four in his second season at UCLA, coach Mick Cronin has been rewarded with a two-year extension that will elevate his salary to $4 million per year, athletic director Martin Jarmond announced Thursday. The move extends Cronin’s original six-year, $24 million deal, which was set to expire in […]

Even with deflating loss to Baylor, Gonzaga still betting favorite to win the 2022 men’s basketball title

Fresh off falling short of an undefeated season and the school’s first national championship, Gonzaga is the betting favorite for the 2021-22 college basketball season. Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill has posted the Bulldogs at +550 and newly crowned champion Baylor as the second-favorite, at +850. Handicapping which transfers and high school recruits will make […]

Final Four 2021: Is Gonzaga vs. Baylor a historically good national championship matchup?

If something felt wrong about penciling in the Gonzaga Bulldogs and Baylor Bears for the national championship of your 2021 March Madness bracket back on Selection Sunday, it’s only because the NCAA tournament has traditionally given us so many surprises. (Saturday night’s near miss for UCLA was yet another reminder.) It couldn’t have been because […]