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Duke’s odds to win title skyrocket after Bagley commitment

If you’re a sports bettor, hopefully you got your money in on Duke to win the 2018 national championship prior to Monday, because the price just went up. High school star Marvin Bagley III announced on Monday night that he was reclassifying to …

Marvin Bagley

Marvin Bagley III commits to Duke as class of 2017

Duke just landed a major recruit — perhaps the biggest recruit of all. Marvin Bagley III, a high school standout from the Los Angeles-area, announced on Monday night that he has committed to Duke as a 2017 recruit. Bagley, 18, reclassified for …

Steve Alford UCLA

Steve Alford not worried about LaVar Ball meddling with UCLA team

LaVar Ball may be extremely outspoken and controlling with his sons, but those ways may not extend to the UCLA basketball team. At least Steve Alford is not worried about that. Alford told the Los Angeles Times’ Ben Bolch that he does not see …

Coach K hair

Coach K needs knee surgery, Duke to cancel trip to Dominican Republic

Duke basketball is having a change of plans due to the health of their coach. Legendary Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced in a video on Thursday that he’ll be undergoing knee replacement surgery and that the team will thus be …

Michael Porter Jr.’s brother Jontay reclassifies to play at Missouri this year

The Missouri Tigers are going to be a problem next season, folks. After going 8-24 last season, the Tigers fired Kim Anderson and hired Cuonzo Martin as their new head coach. Cuonzo hired Michael Porter Sr. away from Washington to join his staff. …

JaQuan Lyle

Report: JaQuan Lyle transferring from Ohio State to New Mexico

New Mexico appears to have picked up a big transfer this offseason. Reports say that former Ohio State guard JaQuan Lyle is transferring to Albuquerque. BREAKING-Ohio St transfer JaQuan Lyle has committed to New Mexico. Big time pickup for New …

RJ Barrett

Top-ranked prospect RJ Barrett reclassifies to 2018, reveals list of schools in pursuit

RJ Barrett’s arrival on the college basketball scene is coming a year early. In a blog post for USA TODAY on Monday, Barrett, the No. 1 prospect for the class of 2019, announced that he has decided to reclassify to 2018. He also listed Arizona, …

Marvin Bagley

Top recruit Marvin Bagley III to visit UCLA, Arizona

Marvin Bagley III may be blessing the Pac-12 with his talents. Bagley, the top-ranked recruit for the class of 2018, has added official visits to UCLA and Arizona for the month of August, his father told ESPN’s Paul Giangardi on Friday. …

Rick Pitino at a press conference

Woman who tried to extort Rick Pitino to be released from prison

Karen Sypher, the woman who tried to extort Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, is set to be released from prison, according to a report. WDRB says Sypher will be freed on Friday. She reportedly has seen family in her hometown of Middleton the …

Kanye West

Kanye West was ‘super-friendly’ with UCLA basketball team in visit

UCLA’s basketball players had a pair of surprise visitors to their summer basketball workout. Kanye West and 2 Chainz made an appearance at the workout, and West, at the very least, was happy to greet the players. Get Right for the Summer …

Jim Boeheim

Jim Boeheim rips ‘idiot’ Tom Crean over draft criticism

Jim Boeheim on Thursday ripped former Indiana coach Tom Crean for his draft-night criticism of one of Boeheim’s former Syracuse players. Orange forward Tyler Lydon was taken in the first round by the Denver Nuggets, No. 24 overall. Crean, who …

John Calipari

John Calipari vehemently denies Knicks rumors

John Calipari may be halfway across the planet, but it still didn’t take him long to respond to the rumors linking him to the New York Knicks. Thursday afternoon, ESPN’s Ian Begley reported that a Calipari rep expressed interest in the …

John Calipari

Report: John Calipari expressed interest in Knicks presidency

Maybe the itch to compete in the NBA still hasn’t escaped John Calipari. ESPN New York’s Ian Begley reported on Thursday that Calipari’s people reached out to the Knicks to express interest in their presidency. Sources: John …

De'Aaron Fox

De’Aaron Fox went off against UCLA to ‘shut LaVar Ball up’

The outstanding Sweet 16 contest between UCLA and Kentucky in March was highlighted by De’Aaron Fox’s memorable 39-point game in the Wildcats’ 86-75 win over the Bruins. Fox thoroughly outplayed his Bruins counterpart Lonzo Ball in …

John Calipari

John Calipari opposed to 20-game league schedule, blames TV networks

The ACC has decided to increase the number of in-conference games a team has to play each season, and other conferences are considering doing the same. According to John Calipari, that is going to hurt the sport of college basketball. With ACC teams …

Chris Holtmann reportedly favorite for Ohio State job

The news on Ohio State’s coaching search has been moving rapidly. First it was reported the team was interested in the Chicago Bulls’ Fred Hoiberg, then Creighton’s Greg McDermott was the next target, and now it’s being …

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