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The 2023-24 men’s college basketball offseason recap

The buzzer sounded on UConn’s win over San Diego State in the men’s college basketball national championship game exactly six months ago — but the entire landscape of the sport has changed in that time. Rick Pitino is back in the big time; Bob Huggins is no longer coaching. Arizona will be headed to the […]

Duke commit Jared McCain signs with Excel Sports

With a fleet of Power 5 programs pursuing him, the five-star No. 16 recruit in the 2023 class, per ESPN, chose Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils. “I’ve been watching them since I knew about basketball,” McCain told ESPN. “Just the history with Coach K … it was a dream of mine to commit […]

Bills’ Von Miller practices, set to face Jets; Jordan Poyer out

Safety Jordan Poyer has already been ruled out of the game at the Jets (1 p.m. ET, CBS) after not practicing all week with a left elbow injury that he suffered in the Bills’ win over the Green Bay Packers in Week 8. Linebacker Matt Milano (oblique) and right tackle Spencer Brown (ankle) are both […]

Five-star college basketball recruit Makur Maker commits to Howard over UCLA

Five-star senior Makur Maker announced his commitment to Howard on Friday morning, becoming the highest-ranked college basketball prospect to commit to a historically Black college or university since the ESPN recruiting database started in 2007. Maker chose the Bison over UCLA, although Kentucky and Memphis were also on his final list of four schools. “I […]

Why HBCUs could again become serious options for elite basketball prospects

Those were the words of high school basketball phenom Mikey Williams in a June 2 tweet, just days after a weekend filled with protests and social unrest across the country. Williams’ statement about potentially playing for a historically Black college or university garnered extensive social traction and national media attention, with the quote gaining further […]