Roosevelt Jones hits 70-foot heave for first career 3-pointer It took until two-thirds of the way through his senior season for Roosevelt Jones to sink his first career 3-pointer, but the Butler forward found a way to make it memorable. He banked in a 70 footer at the halftime buzzer of the Bulldogs' 75-69 loss at Marquette ROOSEVELT JONES! 3/4 COURT HEAVE IS GOOD! @rozayyjones21 with #The1 … [Read more...]

LSU to welcome 2016 recruiting class with billboards (Photos) LSU came up with a creative way to welcome its 2016 signing class. The program will honor its signees with billboards in the Baton Rouge area and all across the state of Louisiana. We're welcoming enrollees - and all signees on Feb. 3 - w/ billboards across LA. View all: https://t.co/WipF3VuH9H pic.twitter.com/vOKQFBTyF1— LSU … [Read more...]

Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett throws down thunderous dunk (Video) Here’s a bit of advice for Texas A&M students: don’t invite Myles Garrett to play pickup basketball if you’re not prepared to get dunked on. One student learned this the hard way on Friday, as Garrett – the Aggies’ star defensive end – threw down a monstrous one-handed slam over a fellow student. A tweet from Reed Rowdies, the … [Read more...]

Maryland finally gets the marquee win it had been lacking After a trio of narrow road losses against the three best teams its faces this season, Maryland finally nabbed the marquee win it had been lacking. Forward Robert Carter and wing Rasheed Sulaimon both scored 17 points as the eighth-ranked Terps edged third-ranked Iowa 74-68 on Thursday night in College Park. Defeating a top 10 … [Read more...]

Michael Phelps appears in Arizona State's Curtain of Distraction One of college basketball's most creative traditions had some extra star power Thursday night. Eighteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps made an appearance in Arizona State's famed Curtain of Distraction during the Sun Devils' 86-68 victory over visiting Oregon State. With 13:47 to go in the second half and Oregon … [Read more...]

Former USC athlete charged in international drug and gambling ring Former University of Southern California athlete Owen Hanson was charged as the head of an international narcotics trafficking and gambling ring by a federal grand jury in California. Hanson was a walk-on football player and men’s volleyball player for the Trojans in the early-2000s. He was one of 22 people charged in the … [Read more...]

Former NIU RB sues FanDuel, DraftKings over use of his likeness Former Northern Illinois University running back Akeem Daniels filed a federal lawsuit against DraftKings and FanDuel on Wednesday seeking $5 million in damages. In the suit, Daniels claims the daily fantasy site used his name to generate millions of dollars in revenue. He also said the daily fantasy sites opened himself and … [Read more...]

Mizzou dismisses QB Maty Mauk for team rules violations, not video Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk has been dismissed from the team, coach Barry Odom announced Thursday. “I met with Maty Mauk this morning and informed him of my decision to permanently dismiss him from the football program,” Odom said in a statement released by the school. “When I met with Maty back in December, I wanted to … [Read more...]

Indiana State used the 'picket fence' play in win over Evansville Indiana State coach Greg Lansing decided on a whim to pay tribute to the movie "Hoosiers" when his team hosted Evansville for another edition of the in-state rivalry by running the "picket fence" play to start the game on Sunday. Lansing went over the play during a morning walk-through and then called for it to be used on the … [Read more...]

Louisville's Jaylen Johnson misses free throw by three feet The best performance of Jaylen Johnson's career included a jaw-dropping dunk, a frightening fall and a hilariously off-target free throw. With just over two minutes left in Louisville's 91-83 victory at Virginia Tech on Thursday night, Johnson dove for a loose ball, crashed into Hokies forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. and bent his right … [Read more...]