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October 24, 2024

Big East Media Day: Rick Pitino's NIL thoughts, Ryan Kalkbrenner chases history, more

FOX Sports' John Fanta offers up five takeaways from Big East Men's Basketball Media Day, including Rick Pitino's thoughts on NIL.

October 23, 2024

Georgetown's Ed Cooley shuts down rumors about Virginia job: 'I'm where I need to be'

Georgetown men's basketball coach Ed Cooley joined FOX Sports for an exclusive interview, shutting down any rumors about leaving to take the head coaching job at Virginia.

October 22, 2024

Paige Bueckers, JuJu Watkins headline preseason AP All-America team

The AP preseason All-America women's college basketball team includes three sophomores for the first time, a clear sign of the young talent in a sport coming off a record year of fan interest.

October 21, 2024

Cooper Flagg, Mark Sears, RJ Davis headline AP preseason All-America team

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg was named to the AP preseason All-America men's basketball team, along with Alabama's Mark Sears and UNC's RJ Davis. Check out who else made the list here.

October 18, 2024

Tony Bennett blames NIL for retirement, calls for 'change' in college sports in emotional conference

Announcing his retirement from coaching, Tony Bennett said there needs to be "change" in college athletics, and he blamed NIL for ending his career early.

October 17, 2024

Virginia head coach Tony Bennett suddenly retiring, just weeks before season starts

With roughly three weeks before the Virginia Cavaliers begin their season, the school announced head coach Tony Bennett will retire, effective Friday.

October 16, 2024

Georgetown women's basketball faces backlash over tribute post for ex-player who slashed officer before death

The Georgetown women's basketball team was shredded on social media for its post about the death of Sydney Wilson, who was shot and killed after using a knife against an officer.

October 15, 2024

South Carolina ranked No. 1 in women's AP Top 25 preseason poll followed by UConn, USC

Defending national champion South Carolina is starting the season at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll.

October 11, 2024

Coach K discusses 'chaotic' state of college athletics as NIL runs rampant: 'Figure this out'

Mike Krzyzewski retired in 2022 and has seen NIL run rampant, but despite his decades in college sports, even he doesn't have a solution.

October 10, 2024

31 years later, Jimmy V's cancer bout still keeps Coach K passionate to cure disease: 'It's magical'

Coach K is a member of the Jimmy V Foundation board and hosted an event in his hometown in Chicago last month that raised $2 million to the fund.