7+ mon, 1+ week ago (522+ words) Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina are part of the 10 men's college basketball teams spending at least $10 million on NIL contracts in 2025, according to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander. Arkansas, BYU, ... Mavs End Kings" Season Duke, Kentucky, UNC Among 10 CBB Teams Reportedly Spending $10M+ on NIL Contacts Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina are part of the 10 men's college basketball teams spending at least $10 million on NIL contracts in 2025, according to CBS Sports' Arkansas, BYU, Indiana, Louisville, Michigan, St. John's and Texas Tech make up the other seven schools, per Norlander. Each of these programs should have the flexibility to make multiple key additions in the transfer portal and outbid other teams. Florida's Alex Condon Declares for 2025 NBA Draft After Winning March Madness Title Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis Declares for 2025 NBA Draft, B/R's No. 13 Ranked Player Charlie Ward, Florida A&M Reportedly Finalizing Contract…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) Arch Manning and the No. 21 Texas Longhorns narrowly escaped with a 16-13 overtime road win over Kentucky on Saturday, capped by a game-winning field goal. Despite a sluggish offensive performance, the Longhorns improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in SEC play, while the Wildcats dropped to 3-3 and remain winless in the conference at 0-4. Manning struggled to spark the offense, completing 12-of-27 passes for 132 yards with no touchdowns and posting negative rushing yards. Quentrevion Wisner accounted for Texas' lone touchdown on the ground. Manning and Texas left fans underwhelmed with their performance on Saturday despite pulling off the overtime victory. In overtime, a gutsy fourth-and-goal miss by Kansas allowed Texas to win with a walk-off field goal, with fans praising the Longhorns' defense for the goal-line stop. One touchdown in the second quarter, a field goal in the third and late field goal highlighted…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago (94+ words) In the wake of the new NIL rules that went into place on July 1 thanks to the House v. NCAA'settlement, Kentucky's men's basketball program is taking advantage of the ability to directly pay athletes. Reacting to Top 3 In AP Poll " Kentucky MCBB Roster Reportedly Features $22M Payroll for 2025-26 Season In the wake of the new NIL rules that went into place on July 1 thanks to the Per Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader, the Wildcats are spending at least $22 million on payroll for their 2025-26 roster....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago (295+ words) Bill Belichick's North Carolina Tar Heels moved to 2-1 on the season following Saturday's 41-6 win over the Patriot League's Richmond Spiders, but there are questions looming at the quarterback position. Gio Lopez finished 10-of-18 for 119 yards and two touchdowns through the air and rushed for 40 yards and a score, but questions persisted regarding his accuracy: Even one of his touchdown passes was nearly overthrown: Lopez's struggles have already been a storyline this season. He was just 4-of-10 for 69 yards and an interception in a season-opening blowout at the hands of TCU, going over two hours at one point between completed passes. He was better last week in a 20-3 win over Charlotte, finishing 17-of-25 for 155 yards and a touchdown. But again, that came against Charlotte, currently 0-2 on the season. There is now the question of whether Max Johnson would be the better…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago (601+ words) Lewis, a product of Sidwell Friends School in Maryland, is considered to be the No. 30 player in the nation and the No. 5 point guard by 247Sports Composite. He holds offers from nearly every top program, Duke, North Carolina and UConn among those schools. Houston HC Reacts to Ending " Acaden Lewis Decommits from Kentucky, 4-Star Prospect Is No. 5-Ranked PG in 2025 Class One of the top point guards in the Class of 2025 decommitted from Kentucky on Thursday. "I will always be grateful to Coach Pope and the entire Kentucky staff for believing in me," Lewis said in a statement sent to ESPN. "It is clear Kentucky is a special place with an amazing fanbase, but as I reflect on what is best for my future, I have decided to re-open my recruitment. This was an incredibly difficult decision, but after a lot…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) Copyright " 2025 Bleacher Report, Inc. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All Rights Reserved. UNLV OL Ben Christman Dies at Age 21; Previously Played for Ohio State, Kentucky UNLV offensive lineman Ben Christman has died at the age of 21. The school's athletic department issued a "UNLV Athletics was notified earlier today of the passing of a student-athlete who was a member of the football team at their off-campus residence. This is an extremely difficult day for our athletics department and the university community. Out of respect for the student's family and pending formal notification of next of kin by the Clark County Coroner's Office, the university has no further information to share at this time." The Clark County coroner's office confirmed on Wednesday that Christman was the player. No cause of death was given at this time. Christman was a member of the…...

12+ hour, 13+ min ago (371+ words) One of the more unusual conference title game matchups takes place in the ACC on Saturday. The 7-5 Duke Blue Devils are potentially one win away from a College Football Playoff berth. The Virginia Cavaliers are the ranked program in the matchup and they are expected to lock up the ACC's automatic bid. After all, UVA just beat Duke by 17 points on November 15 and the Blue Devils have not looked great against Top 25 opposition. Date: Saturday, December 6 Start Time: 8 p.m. ET Live Stream: ESPN+ or ESPN app Virginia enters Charlotte as the clear favorite to reach the CFB Playoff through the ACC's automatic bid. The Cavaliers went 7-1 in league play and lost once since Week 2. On the other hand, Duke is 3-3 in its last six games and got into the ACC Championship Game on tiebreakers over four other teams that finished 6-2 in…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1719+ words) Cooper DeJean and Eli Ricks rolled into Churchill Downs looking like they just closed a real estate deal in a rainstorm. Ricks chose a brown pinstripe suit that screams "vintage mob lawyer" with a wide ivory tie for dramatic flair. All right, settle in, folks. It's the first Saturday in May, which means the annual spectacle of grown adults playing dress-up while pretending to care about horses is upon us. Welcome to the Kentucky Derby, the event lovingly nicknamed "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports," a title that conveniently ignores the preceding eight hours of questionable millinery decisions. Let's be brutally honest: The fashion at Churchill Downs is often less "Southern charm" and more "sartorial fever dream." It's a beautiful, chaotic mess where the adherence to "tradition" often serves as a flimsy excuse for outfits that would get you…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago (708+ words) Copyright " 2025 Bleacher Report, Inc. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All Rights Reserved. In addition to Brea's 23 points he added six rebounds and one steal while shooting 10-of-16 from the field and 3-of-8 from the three-point line in the victory. Senior Lamont Butler added 14 points and five assists and Otega Oweh had 15 points." On the other side of the court, junior Kylan Boswell posted 23 points, shooting 9-of-14 from the field in addition to 19 points from center Tomislav Ivisic, who shot 5-of-12 from three-point range. With the win, Kentucky will advance to face the Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet 16, marking their first appearance since they lost 77-71 to Auburn. The 2019 Wildcats team included six current NBA players, including Tyler Herro, PJ Washington, Keldon Johnson and Immanuel Quickley. Fans praised the Wildcats, Brea and head coach Mark Pope for his impressive first season with…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago (809+ words) The madness of March is a time for storylines. Already in the 2025 men's NCAA tournament, we've seen a buzzer-beating win from Alabama State. We've watched McNeese'a program that knows its head coach is going to leave'pull off an upset and plenty of other standout performances. Amid the excitement of the first round tipping off, however, two results ensured this fledgling edition of the Big Dance will make history. For the first time, two head coaches who won a national championship at the same school will be matched up during the NCAA tournament'and the important part'while not at that program. Yes, it's a niche fun fact. It's also a very interesting one. Arkansas, led by John Calipari, held off seventh-seeded Kansas to win 79-72 in Thursday's action. St. John's, coached by Rick Pitino, overcame a slow start to comfortably dispatch No. 15 Omaha…...