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Kansas expects to have Darryn Peterson available Saturday when the No. 14 Jayhawks welcome A.J. Dybantsa and No. 13 BYU to Allen Fieldhouse.

Sen. Ted Cruz told ESPN it's critical that any federal law related to college sports includes a provision that prevents athletes from being deemed school employees.

Allen is facing a recovery timetable between eight and 10 weeks after undergoing surgery to address a broken right foot, which puts him on track for the start of OTAs, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

South Carolina and Texas hit the road while a national TV twinbill features TCU and Louisville

While Kennesaw State coach Antoine Pettway said he wasn't giving a pass to players who took bribes, he expressed more frustration with the ringleaders of college basketball's point-shaving scheme.

Some of the All-American projections were poignant, but there were a few notable whiffs

UConn showed off its depth in a dominant W, Washington wins a double-OT upset, Wisconsin comes back in a big way, St. John's is looking legit again and more from Wednesday's college basketball action.

SportsLine's model simulated Samford Bulldogs vs. Furman Paladins on Thursday and revealed its college basketball picks for this Southern Conference matchup on CBS Sports Network

Don't look now, but the Red Storm are rounding into form with a pair of pivotal showdowns looming against UConn down the stretch

While getting 900 wins is impressive enough, St. John's head coach Rick Pitino has his sights set on getting win No. 1,000.

Plus No. 1 Arizona is 21-0 and only getting better with each game

The Illini rise after a dominant victory over Purdue -- and prove they're a Final Four threat.

Three national title favorites, nine Final Four threats and 35 more teams that can win NCAA tournament games.

New Pittsburgh head coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday the team would "definitely" want Rodgers back if he decides to play in the 2026 season, Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Nix said Wednesday that he'll begin training again in about 4-to-6 weeks after undergoing surgery on a "simple bone break" in his right ankle last Tuesday, Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

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Darnold (oblique) was listed as limited on Wednesday's practice estimate, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Top-25 senior Qayden Samuels committed to Alabama over Georgetown on Wednesday. "Alabama has all the resources; they're building a new practice facility," he said. "During my visit, Coach [Nate] Oats spent a lot of time with me, and we really connected. Watching him in practice, he is very focused and intense, but he never gets too high or too low. "Their play style of shooting 3s, layups and free throws fits my game ... I believe it's a program and place where I can go and have the opportuni...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Tyler Bilodeau had 18 points, Eric Daily Jr. had his second double-double this season, and UCLA beat short-handed Oregon 73-57 on Wednesday night to extend the Ducks' losing streak to seven games. Dailey finished with 14 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds. Donovan Dent scored 11 of his 15 in the second half for UCLA (15-6, 7-3 Big Ten) and Trent Perry, who was scoreless on 0-for-5 shooting before halftime, added 12 points. The Bruins have won three in a row and fiv...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Malik Reneau scored 20 points, Tre Donaldson added 18, and Miami pulled away inside the final seven minutes to beat Stanford 79-70 on Wednesday night. Miami used an 11-2 run to tie it at 51-all with 9:35 to play. About two minutes later, Dante Allen's 3-pointer sparked another 11-2 surge that gave the Hurricanes a 67-58 advantage with 2:46 remaining before they sealed it from the free-throw line. Shelton Henderson and Tru Washington added 12 points apiece for Miami (...

Houston freshman Kingston Flemings scored 25 points, Emanuel Sharp had 23 and the 10th-ranked Cougars overcame an extended shooting slump in a 79-70 win at TCU on Wednesday night. The Cougars (18-2, 6-1 Big 12) trailed only once, by one point 2 1/2 minutes into the game, and began the second half with a 15-point lead. There was a more than five-minute gap between jumpers by Flemings while TCU got within two points.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Blackwell scored 23 points, including Wisconsin's last seven points in the final minute, and the Badgers rallied to defeat short-handed Minnesota 67-63 on Wednesday night. Wisconsin trailed by 18 points at halftime against a Golden Gophers team missing leading scorer Cade Tyson, who was out with an ankle injury. Six players were unavailable due to injury and only seven players saw action for Minnesota. Nick Boyd's jumper gave Wisconsin a 51-50 lead with 6 1/2 minutes...

Thomas Haugh scored 18 points, Rueben Chinyelu had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 19 Florida pounded South Carolina 95-48 on Wednesday night. The Gators (15-6, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) came in off a disappointing home loss to Auburn this past Saturday and, once they got going, took it out on the Gamecocks (11-10, 2-6). Neither team look sharp early, with Florida missing five of its first seven shots and South Carolina going 1 of 6 as the Gators led 12-8.

Celebrated at home for reaching 900 wins, Rick Pitino couldn't help but think back about where it all began. Pitino was honored Wednesday night by St. John's after achieving the rare milestone last weekend, and the Hall of Fame coach racked up No. 901 when the 25th-ranked Red Storm routed Butler 92-70 at Madison Square Garden. “It's very nice,” Pitino said at his postgame news conference.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 21 points, J.P. Estrella scored five of his 17 points in overtime, and Tennessee beat Georgia 86-85 on Wednesday night for coach Rick Barnes' 850th career victory. Gillespie went 1 of 2 at the free throw line with 19 seconds left in regulation to give Tennessee a 74-72 lead. Then Georgia guard Marcus Millender spun at the edge of the paint and made a contested shot with 3.6 left to tie it.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, including two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining, as Iowa survived USC's comeback bid to win 73-72 on Wednesday night. The Hawkeyes (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) led by as many as 17 points in the second half, but a rally by USC put the Trojans ahead by one point with eight seconds to go. Stirtz was fouled by USC's Jerry Easter II, and made both free throws to put Iowa back ahead. Tavion Banks also had 20 points before fouling out with just ov...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Josh Hubbard scored 15 points, Quincy Ballard added 13 and Mississippi State dominated LSU from the start in an 80-66 victory on Wednesday night. Mississippi State shot 60% and outrebounded LSU 17-5 in the first 10 minutes while building a 30-10 lead. Later in the half, a 13-3 run left the Bulldogs with a 44-17 lead. It was 44-21 at halftime. LSU was within 58-42 seven minutes into the second half before Epps hit two 3-pointers in a 10-2 Mississippi State run and the B...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Chauncey Wiggins scored 18 points, and Florida State built a big first-half lead and held off California for a 63-61 victory on Wednesday night. Florida State had a 15-point advantage early in the second half before Cal used a 15-6 run to take its only lead of the second half, 59-58, with 3:45 remaining. It was knotted 60-all before Wiggins' jumper gave the Seminoles the lead for good with about three minutes left. Milos Ilic's free throw ended the scoring for Cal wit...

Keyshawn Hall scored 31 points, Kevin Overton made five 3-pointers and finished with 25 points, and Auburn overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Texas 88-82 on Wednesday night. Hall, who went into the game with 141 made free throws this season (tied with Oakland’s Brody Robinson for most in Division I), made 14 of 17 from the foul line. Elyjah Freeman scored 10 points for Auburn.

Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 13 rebounds as No. 25 St. John's blew out Butler 92-70 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden for its seventh consecutive victory. Ian Jackson scored 18 points and Zuby Ejiofor added 15 for the Red Storm (16-5, 9-1 Big East), who never trailed in giving Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino his 901st career win.