UCLA is still awaiting word from the NCAA on the eligibility of some of its top 2012 recruits, but the Bruins got good news in the meantime when coach Ben Howland secured a commitment from 2013 top-100 prospect Allerik Freeman Saturday while he was on an official visit to Westwood.
The NFL’s Tennessee Titans will recognize former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt as an honorary “12th Titan” before the team kicks off its season opener against the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight began building his brand by selling shoes out of the trunk of his car and, now, is one of the country’s wealthiest men and the architect of a dominant basketball empire.
Coming off of a run to the NCAA tournament last season, there seems there could be something special happening in Las Vegas, something that hasn’t been seen in the Nevada desert since the early 1990s.
Omar Oraby, a 7-2 junior who appeared in 34 games last season for the Rice Owls, has been granted his release and will transfer to another institution, the school announced Friday.
Iowa State guard Bubu Palo has been charged with second-degree sexual abuse and suspended indefinitely from the Cyclone basketball team after turning himself in to police Friday, the Des Moines Register is reporting.
The Big 12 has finalized a television rights agreement with ESPN and Fox Sports on a 13-year deal that is reportedly worth close to $2.6 billion annually and extends through the end of the 2024-25 season.
When a conference will soon include teams that span from San Diego, Calif., to Philadelphia, Penn., identifying oneself as “The Big East” makes for a difficult marketing question.
California coach Mike Montgomery secured a commitment from perhaps the most heralded prospect of his tenure with the program, as in-state guard Jabari Bird pledged his name to the Golden Bears Wednesday.
The Indiana High School Athletic Association has granted Michigan commit Austin Hatch an additional year of high school eligibility, just over 14 months after he was the only survivor of a plane crash that killed his father and step-mother, WANE-TV is reporting.
Craig Robinson, head coach of the Oregon State Beavers and brother of First Lady Michelle Obama, used his speaking slot at Tuesday’s Democratic National Convention in part to make a recruiting pitch on the national stage.
Michael Clarke Duncan, the Oscar-nominated actor who was described by many as a 6-5, 300-pound “gentle giant,” passed away Monday from complications that stemmed from a heart attack he suffered in July.
It has been the most pressing question for Ed Cooley’s team at Providence and, according to Scott Cordischi of GoLocalProv.com and WEEI, the Friars should hear within the next 48 hours as to whether star freshman Ricky Ledo will be eligible to play in the 2012-13 season.
Rick Carter, an assistant at Western Michigan for the past four years, has been hired to join coach Frank Haith’s staff in the same capacity at Missouri, the school announced Tuesday.
UCLA was forced to keep Shabazz Muhammad in the United States as it made a trip to China last month as the NCAA continued its investigation into whether he received improper benefits during his recruitment.
