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USC 7-footer Mobley declares for NBA draft

USC Trojans freshman Evan Mobley will enter the 2021 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility by hiring an agent, he announced Friday. Mobley took to twitter to announce his intentions by posting a 21-second non-fungible token (NFT) he digitally signed and is auctioning on the OpenSea blockchain-based marketplace — believed to be a first in the sports world. […]

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Martin’s mea culpa: ‘Poor job’ with Gamecocks

South Carolina’s Frank Martin admits he did a bad job as men’s basketball coach last season. He also believes his track record shows that he knows how to turn things around. “I did a poor job of leading this year,” Martin said Thursday of the Gamecocks’ 6-15 season, the worst showing in his 14 years of coaching at Kansas State […]

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USC avoids tourney ban for assistant’s violations

Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia The NCAA on Thursday placed the USC men’s basketball program on two years’ probation as a result of former assistant coach Tony Bland accepting bribes to steer players to certain business managers and financial advisers once they turned pro. USC was fined $5,000 […]

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Heel turn: Davis fills staff with ex-UNC players

Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Hubert Davis’ coaching staff at North Carolina has a familiar ring to it. For the first time in UNC men’s basketball history, the head coach and the three top assistants are all former players for the Tar Heels. Davis, who replaced Roy Williams after the Hall of […]

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Woman sues Evansville, alleges McCarty assault

A former student is suing the University of Evansville, alleging she was sexually assaulted by former men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty and that the school failed to provide a safe environment. The Title IX lawsuit was filed Monday. In it, the former student, identified as Jane Doe and described as a former athletic trainer at Evansville, alleges McCarty sent her […]

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NCAA tourney ref who collapsed had blood clot

Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato The referee who collapsed during Gonzaga’s matchup against USC in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament had a blood clot in his lung, The Indianapolis Star reported Friday. Bert Smith told the publication the fall might have saved his life. He was officiating the Elite Eight matchup last […]

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