Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. The season of college basketball coaching changes started earlier than expected this year, with two top-20 jobs opening more than two months prior to Selection Sunday. Maryland popped in early December, while Louisville opened in mid-January. Both jobs are still open. While the timing of those openings came […]

South East Melbourne Phoenix star Mitch Creek says he and Melbourne United forward Mason Peatling have made up and moved on from their melee in the first Throwdown earlier this season. Creek’s dunk over Matthew Dellavedova and Peatling’s fiery response set off a melee and cooled relations between the two Melbourne clubs, but Creek said he and Peatling had moved […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan coach Juwan Howard called his return to the team this week an “emotional ride,” following his first game back on the sidelines Thursday after serving a five-game suspension. But his return to coaching lasted shorter than he anticipated. The Wolverines led by 17 points with less than 13 minutes to play before Indiana stormed back to capture […]

Bryant on Tuesday night secured its first-ever trip to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but its NEC championship game against Wagner was marred by a fight between fans in the stands late in the second half. Peter Kiss, the nation’s leading scorer, had 34 points to lead the Bulldogs past the Seahawks 70-43 in Smithfield, Rhode Island. It’s the first […]

Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash has no misgivings about Ben Simmons’ plan to join the team in Philadelphia and sit on the bench with his new teammates. But when Simmons will be ready to play is another matter. The former 76ers No.1 overall pick and three-time All-Star forced his way out of town and hasn’t played a game this season. […]

ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. DURHAM, N.C. — Nearly 100 former players, including Duke legends Grant Hill, Jason Williams, Shane Battier and Christian Laettner, lined the court at Cameron Indoor Stadium to welcome coach Mike Krzyzewski for the final time Saturday, as the Blue Devils wrapped their regular season — and the legendary […]

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested last month at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges. The Russian Customs Service said on Saturday that the cartridges were identified as containing oil derived from cannabis, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The customs service identified the person arrested […]

The Duke Blue Devils’ final home men’s basketball game of the regular season Saturday is the last time head coach Mike Krzyzewski will roam the sidelines of Cameron Indoor Stadium. Fittingly, his send-off comes against Duke’s rival: the North Carolina Tar Heels (6 p.m. ET on ESPN). Fans who were able to secure tickets to the game (the average price […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t practiced or played since, got a ceremonial start on senior day against No. 7 Kentucky on Saturday. Johnson was on the floor for the first of two opening tips, got the basketball from teammate Colin Castleton and took a few dribbles before handing […]

The 15-player national ballot for the John R. Wooden Award was revealed Saturday, with two standouts from top-ranked Gonzaga among those on the list. Junior forward Drew Timme, who helped power the Zags to a national championship game appearance last season, and freshman phenom Chet Holmgren are the two Bulldogs on the ballot. The 6-foot-10 Timme leads the 24-3 Zags […]