Durham, NC

Alabama State

Tuscaloosa, AL

247Sports

Five-star shooting guard Jasper Johnson trimmed his list to Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Arkansas and Louisville in July. However, his recruitment has turned into a two-man race with a single finalists emerging , according to national basketball analyst Travis Branham. The class of 2025's No. 12 overall prospect and No. 2 shooting guard is expected to announce his commitment by the end of August.

Favorite emerges for five-star Jasper Johnson in three-man race between UNC, Alabama, Kentucky

Dallas, TX

Dallas Mavericks On SI

The Mavericks had fun taking their young center to the dinosaur park for their schedule release video

Mavericks' Center Pokes Fun At Celtics' Tatum, 76ers Rookie, And More in Schedule Release Video

FadeawayWorld.net

Charles Barkley makes a brutal statement against Kendrick Perkins.

Charles Barkley Destroys Kendrick Perkins: "He Averaged 5 Points Per Game..."

Los Angeles, CA

The 2024 Summer Olympics came and went, resulting in the Team USA men's basketball team winning its fifth consecutive gold medal. As the entire nation celebrated the team's impressive victory, Los Angeles Lakers fans were even more thrilled as the gold medal victory means LeBron James and Anthony Davis will begin the 2024-25 NBA season with even more confidence.

LeBron James & Anthony Davis Make Early Team USA Decision on 2028 Olympics

New York City, NY

Athlon Sports

The schedules for the Emirates NBA Cup were released today.

Knicks' NBA Cup Schedule Revealed

AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall in recruit in high school basketball, has scheduled fall official visits to six programs, his father confirmed to 247Sports. A 6-foot-9 scoring wing out of Brockton (Mass.), Dybantsa cut his list down to a top seven that includes Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Brigham Young, Kansas, Kansas State, and North Carolina.

No. 1-ranked AJ Dybantsa locks in six fall official visits

Gonzaga Bulldogs On SI

‘I would not be surprised if coach Few gets very, very strong consideration to lead the men’s national team in the very near future,’ said Dan Dickau

Could Gonzaga’s Mark Few coach Team USA in 2028? ‘He would be the face of college basketball'

Over at CBS, Matt Norlander does a series very summer and fall called “Candid Coaches.” Basically the idea is that he speaks to coaches anonymously and lets them say whatever they want to say about a given topic, knowing that they protected by their anonymity. This installment is...

Candid Coaches On Cooper Flagg

Mad Dog Chris Russo is always good for a hot take, and some are so hot it makes you wonder if he even believes what he is saying. On a recent episode of First Take, Mad Dog got the fans riled up when he revealed his list of the top five shots in the history of basketball that featured some egregious omissions.

Chris Russo Names The Top-5 Shots In Basketball History

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Boston, MA

Sporting News

Ex-NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas said the Celtics only won because they were the better team.

Was the Celtics' past championship fraudulent?

ESPN

The 2024-25 NBA schedule was released Thursday, and teams revealed their season schedules in creative ways on social media.

NBA teams take over social media with 2024-25 schedule release

Finding out who has the edge in career comparison between Jordan, Magic, and Bird versus James, Curry, and Durant.

Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird vs. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant Career Comparison

Iowa State

Iowa City, IA

Tim Lester speaks on Iowa's offensive philosophy, the quarterback situation, and more. Last week was media day for the Iowa football program, and new Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester was one of the coaches who was surrounded the most during the availability. Lester is entering his first season as Iowa's...

Coach Conversation: Iowa OC Tim Lester on what he has seen from Cade McNamara, Brendan Sullivan in fall camp

The NBA released its 2024-25 schedule Thursday, and among the 1,200-plus games on the slate are several standout matchups. Here's a look at 10 of them. The Boston Celtics will receive their championship rings and hoist an NBA-record 18th banner as part of pre-game festivities as Mikal Bridges and the new-look New York Knicks visit on Opening Night. The two Atlantic Division rivals also squared off on Opening Night last season, with the Celtics claiming a 108-104 victory at Madison Square Garden.

10 must-watch matchups on 2024-25 NBA slate

Mississippi State

State College, PA

Movement with Penn State’s 2025 recruiting class occurred moments ago. Newport (Ark.) running back Kiandrea Barker is no longer committed to the Nittany Lions. Barker had been committed to Penn State since April 2023, with his pledge to head coach James Franklin coming shortly after the 2023 Blue-White Game. He picked Penn State over Florida State, Miami, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, SMU, UCF and UNLV.

Running back Kiandrea Barker no longer committed to Penn State

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

FanSided

After winning Banner 18 this past season, the Boston Celtics are focused on one thing and one thing only—winning Banner 19. They re-signed almost their entire roster and locked up Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, and Sam Hauser on contract extensions. Boston is all-in on their current core. Add in...

Celtics select Massachussetts native from elite school in 2025 NBA Mock Draft

Oklahoma State

Norman, OK

ESPN's Football Power Index metric provides Oklahoma's projected chances of winning each of its 12 regular-season games in the Sooners' first SEC season. The level of difficulty for Oklahoma is being taken up a couple notches as the Sooners enter their first SEC season. After leaving the Big 12 behind...

ESPN FPI projects Oklahoma football's 2024 schedule

Indianapolis, IN

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson could be a great fit for Team USA basketball for the next Olympics.

Knicks, Pacers Rivals to Join Team USA in 2028?

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Cary, NC

NewsBreak

Cooper Flagg picked as college basketball's best player in CBS's annual coaches' survey

The Cooper Flagg hype train continues to gather steam as the 2024-25 college basketball season continues to draw closer. Duke's prized incoming freshman forward enters the...

Cooper Flagg picked as college basketball's best player in CBS's annual coaches' survey

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