Arkansas basketball under John Calipari: Insiders tell transfer portal news, 2024 roster, recruits, targets

Arkansas wasn’t often considered much of a threat in men’s college basketball for the first 20 years of the 21st century. But after making three straight Sweet 16 appearances, including back-to-back Elite... Read more »

Rutgers G Dylan Harper to miss 4-6 weeks after knee surgery, full recovery expected by start of fall practice

USATSI Rutgers five-star combo guard Dylan Harper is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks of basketball activity after undergoing a voluntary procedure on his right knee, NJ Advance Media reports. The McDonald’s... Read more »

Why Dan Hurley stayed at UConn: Texts with LeBron James, Billy Joel concert lead to decision to spurn Lakers

On Monday, UConn coach Dan Hurley turned down a six-year, $70 million offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. It was a decision of significant consequence for the NBA and college basketball.... Read more »

College basketball transfer portal cycle 2024 winners and losers: Michigan moves fast, Villanova falls short

A few stragglers are still hanging out on college basketball’s free agent wire, mulling where to play during the 2024-25 season. But as mid-June arrives, the overwhelming majority of players in the... Read more »

Arkansas basketball under John Calipari: Insiders explain transfer portal news, 2024 roster, recruits, targets

After the decision to leave Kentucky this offseason, John Calipari is hoping to put Arkansas basketball back on the map after the program missed the NCAA Tournament last season. Arkansas doesn’t have... Read more »

NIL-driven Las Vegas college basketball event set with Alabama vs. Houston among marquee matchups

The Players Era Festival, a one-of-a-kind revolutionary regular-season men’s basketball event to be held in Las Vegas this November, was formally announced Wednesday. Its selling point is based on the major factor that has... Read more »

Threat from gambler spurred police protection for 2023 College World Series team

Police were sent to protect one of the eight teams that competed in the 2023 College World Series after a threat from a gambler, CBS Sports has learned. The team wasn’t identified... Read more »

How the Lakers’ coaching search turned embarrassing; Panthers take 2-0 series lead with a dominant Game 2 win

This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday... Read more »

Dan Hurley understandably turns down Lakers rather than walk away from a possible three-peat at UConn

The sport of college basketball doesn’t often produce big headlines in June — but we got one Monday, when Dan Hurley rejected an offer to be the Lakers’ next coach and opted... Read more »

Lakers targeting Dan Hurley: Geno Auriemma believes UConn coach could ‘win a lot of championships’ in NBA

UConn women’s basketball coaching legend Geno Auriemma happened to be with UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley on Wednesday night at the university’s “Road Show” event that brought the school’s coaches together... Read more »