Indiana reinstates bison mascot after 56-year absence

Getty Images A bison will once again be roaming the sidelines at Indiana home games. The school officially reinstated its bison mascot after a 56-year hiatus. From 1965-69, Indiana athletics featured the... Read more »

Victor Wembanyama says Spurs have medically cleared him months after blood clot ended his season

Four months after a blood clot ended his season early, Victor Wembanyama has been medically cleared to play basketball, per French outlet L’Équipe. The San Antonio Spurs star was shut down in... Read more »

SCORE Act, a bill alter that would the landscape of college sports, has been formally introduced in U.S. House

As expected, members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced an amended college sports bill on Thursday. The bill, which is known as the SCORE Act (Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights... Read more »

Jonas Valančiūnas trade: Nuggets acquire center from Kings despite his interest in playing overseas

Getty Images It’s taken a while for the trade to go through, but veteran center Jonas Valanciunas is officially a member of the Denver Nuggets. On Sunday night, the Nuggets announced they acquired... Read more »

Ryan Reid, former Florida State basketball player, dies at 38

Getty Images Former Florida State basketball Ryan Reid died Wednesday, French professional basketball club SLUC Nancy Basket shared. Reid spent four seasons with the Seminoles from 2006-10 as a key piece in the earlier years of... Read more »

Plaschke: Kobe Bryant has one more lesson for LeBron James — how to retire

The news seemed routine. The ramifications could be resounding. Late last month, LeBron James exercised his $52.6 million player option with the Lakers for next season. It was an expected transaction that,... Read more »

Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford, former blue-chip recruit and top returning player, arrested on suspicion of DUI

Getty Images Tahaad Pettiford, one of Auburn’s top returning players next season, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of DUI. The sophomore point guard and former five-star was stopped in Lee County, Alabama,... Read more »

Here’s why Cooper Flagg’s lackluster NBA summer league debut reminded Mark Cuban of Kobe Bryant

No one’s pressing the panic button following Cooper Flagg’s ho-hum Las Vegas Summer League debut this week, especially former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Expectations for the No. 1 overall pick aren’t... Read more »

Cooper Flagg cold in NBA summer league debut; American Amanda Anisimova reaches Wimbledon final

Happy Friday everybody. This is Carter Bahns, filling in for Zach. We’ve got a big summer weekend ahead, highlighted by the MLB Draft and the run-up to next week’s All-Star Game, the... Read more »

Cooper Flagg’s debut was ESPN’s fourth-most watched Summer League game ever

Cooper Flagg is already an NBA star in one respect. The first overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft made his Summer League debut on Thursday and, alongside another ratings-driver in Bronny... Read more »