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July recruiting tracker: A.J. Dybantsa, Tyran Stokes show out
The the No. 1 players in the 2025 and 2026 classes, plus more movement during the second weekend of the July recruiting period.
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MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
Transfer rankings: Where have the best players in the portal committed?
Where (nearly) every transfer in the top 100 -- and next-in-line -- has committed for the 2024-25 season.
Top Headlines
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LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT MARCH
Dickie V's early Sweet 16, baby!
It's early, but Dickie V has locked in his favorite teams to make the Sweet 16 in March 2025.
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HOW THEY STACK UP FOR 2024-25
Way-Too-Early Top 25: Texas, Kentucky get invited to the party
The bottom half of the rankings saw movement from Texas, Kentucky and Arkansas after key additions. Kansas stays put at No. 1 after a late commitment.
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NCAAM
Men's July recruiting tracker: A.J. Dybantsa, Tyran Stokes show out
The the No. 1 players in the 2025 and 2026 classes, plus more movement during the second weekend of the July recruiting period.
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NCAAM
2024-25 transfer rankings: Where have the best players in the portal committed?
Where (nearly) every transfer in the top 100 -- and next-in-line -- has committed for the 2024-25 season.
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NCAAM
'My Wish': Bradee Vance witnesses UNC-Duke rivalry
Bradee Vance fulfills his wish to see the Duke men's basketball team play North Carolina.
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NBA
Josh Christopher posterizes a Thunder defender
Josh Christopher soars and punches home a dunk over a Thunder defender.
News
Court rules college athletes could be employees
A U.S. appeals court, in the latest challenge to the NCAA's long-held notion of amateurism, said a test should be developed to differentiate between students who play college sports for fun and those whose effort "crosses the legal line into work."
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NCAAM
NIT, D-2, D-3 finals join 2026 Indy Final Four
Indianapolis, the host of the 2026 Final Four, will also host the Division II and Division III national title games that year along with the semifinals and finals of the NIT.
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Duke
NCAAM
Greenberg: Cooper Flagg is a 'generational talent'
Seth Greenberg and Harry Douglas prepare NCAA fans for the arrival of Cooper Flagg ahead of his freshman year at Duke.
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NCAAM
Dickie V's early Sweet 16, baby!
It's early, but Dickie V has locked in his favorite teams to make the Sweet 16 in March 2025.
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NCAAM
How Jimmy V's famous 1993 speech influenced the sports world
Coach Jim Valvano's acceptance speech for the Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award at the 1993 ESPYs transcended sports and time.
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UConn
NCAAM
Back to ball: Hurley happy to have deal done
UConn coach Dan Hurley expressed relief Tuesday that he can focus fully on "the basketball part" again.
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UConn
NCAAM
Can Dan Hurley guide UConn to a 3-peat?
The "Unsportsmanlike" Crew debate whether Dan Hurley and UConn can win a third consecutive NCAA championship after the coach spurned the Lakers to remain in Storrs.
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NCAAM
July recruiting storylines to watch: Dybantsa, Arkansas, Kentucky, more
Is the No. 1 prospect in 2025 set? Are Arkansas, Kentucky rethinking their recruiting under new coaches? A busy July recruiting period could give us some answers.
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Duke
NCAAM
Flagg's 'no fear' approach draws Team USA raves
The story of practice for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team on Monday was incoming Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, who hasn't even played his first college game yet.
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Duke
NCAAM
Duke's Cooper Flagg impresses at Team USA training camp
Tim Bontemps reports on Duke's Cooper Flagg impressing at Team USA training camp.
Top Headlines
- Top-25 guard Fears commits to OU, will reclassify
- Hinkle Fieldhouse to host 2025 NIT final four
- Proposal eyes change to D-I hoops start dates
- Clemson extends Brownell after Elite Eight run
- Pittsburgh extends Capel through 2029-30 season
- Feds: Title IX will apply to college revenue share
- Purdue, Auburn finalize two-year hoops series
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