UNC AD Bubba Cunningham to step down in 2026, move to advisory role; successor hired

Longtime North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham will step down from his post in 2026 and transition into a newly created senior advisory role, the school announced. Cunningham, who led the Tar... Read more »

Players Era Festival 2025 schedule: St. John’s, Houston, Auburn lead field battling for millions in NIL money

Matchups have been set for the most anticipated regular-season event of the 2025-26 college basketball season, sources told CBS Sports. The Las Vegas-based Players Era Festival will feature 18 teams, all playing... Read more »

2026 NBA Mock Draft: Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa headline full first-round projection

The 2025 NBA Draft class — led by top-three picks Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and VJ Edgecombe — was very good at the top, though its depth was kneecapped by NIL packages... Read more »

Data shows staggering boom in June NIL deals as college sports enters historic revenue-sharing era

The revenue-share era is finally here as schools are legally able to pay their athletes directly beginning on July 1 on the heels of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement. A historic... Read more »

RJ Luis miscalculates market, transfers attract attention and more takeaways after 2025 NBA Draft

The 2025 NBA Draft was over for approximately 14 seconds before the 2026 NBA Draft lookaheads to Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson and AJ Dybantsa began, but there are real lessons that can... Read more »

College basketball conference realignment 2025-26: Which teams are officially changing leagues on July 1

The 2025-26 college basketball season will bring a relatively tame round of conference realignment following the mayhem of a 2024-25 campaign marked by high-major upheaval. This time around, with many of the... Read more »

How athletes will be paid as July 1 ushers in new era for college sports: NIL changes, enforcement, contracts

College athletics enters a new era July 1 as the House v. NCAA settlement takes effect, formally allowing schools to share revenue with athletes. For the first time, schools can directly pay... Read more »

2026 NBA Mock Draft: BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa soars to top of way-too-early lottery projection

It was easy to predict who would be selected first overall in the 2025 NBA Draft more than a year in advance of commissioner Adam Silver calling names. It was always going... Read more »

Why Kentucky’s bold move shifting to LLC model could provide blueprint to navigating revenue-sharing era

The University of Kentucky’s strategy to give it an edge in this unprecedented era of college athletics could spur a horde of copycats — if it is successful.  Ahead of directly paying... Read more »

Kansas rounds out its roster, but can a youth-laden team lead the Jayhawks back to prominence?

Kansas rounded out its 2025-26 roster on Wednesday with the addition of former NC State commitment Paul Mbiya less than 24 hours after adding top-100 wing Kohl Rosario. The two summertime additions... Read more »