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1. The new Big East presidents are expected to meet in the next week to interview four or five finalists for the commissioner's job. Creighton athletic director Bruce Rasmussen said Thursday the 10 athletic directors haven't been told of the finalist...

1. A number of college stars still have major decisions to make this week on their NBA draft plans and, according to either coaches or family members, the decisions are down to 50-50 for Miami's Shane Larkin, Michigan State's Adreian Payne, Creighton...

Former Pac-12 coordinator of officials Ed Rush agreed to a question and answer session Friday night in response to the allegations made by a number of officials in the Pac-12 to ESPN and other media outlets.

Former Pac-12 coordinator of officials Ed Rush, who resigned Thursday less than a week after he was accused of putting a bounty on Arizona coach Sean Miller, said his comments to his officials were "absolutely, 100 percent said in jest."

1. The NCAA's random date of April 16 to declare for the NBA draft isn't pressuring a number of players into making quick decisions. Coaches are now savvy to the date as being meaningless. That's why Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk may wait to decide until th...

1. At least one coach in the new Big East, filled with the Catholic 7 schools and likely Butler and Xavier, has been told to anticipate a 16-game schedule next season, according to one source with knowledge of the situation. That would force the seve...

1. Gonzaga will be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, barring something odd occurring in the next week. That will be the highest the Zags have been seeded in the NCAA tournament. Gonzaga's NCAA run since the 1999 Elite Eight should be applauded not...

1. This could be a year where there is no consensus among the various player of the year awards from the Wooden, to the AP to the Naismith to the Oscar Robertson to the Rupp. That's why Indiana's Victor Oladipo, Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart, Kansas'...

Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour wasn't at Sunday night's game against USC. She was traveling back to the Bay Area, but upon landing, was quickly apprised of what occurred during the Bears' game against the Trojans. Cal coach Mike Montgomery had...

1. I have written this before and it bears repeating: Wisconsin under Bo Ryan is never going to be a second-division Big Ten team. I can't see it. The Badgers are playing without their point guard in Josh Gasser. Wisconsin didn't look like a contende...

With the conference season set to get under way, Andy Katz takes a look at what's in store for the Pac-12 Conference.

1. NCAA tournament selection committee chair Mike Bobinski said that Ohio State, Marquette, Florida and Georgetown will still have plenty of opportunities for quality games after their games on the decks of aircraft carriers were canceled Friday nigh...

1. SMU coach Larry Brown said on our ESPNU College Basketball podcast Thursday that he was going to open up his practices. He has nothing to hide. Kentucky has had a practice shown on ESPNU last season. Indiana's practice Friday is slated for ESPNU ...

1. Baylor's backcourt is loaded with Pierre Jackson, Brady Heslip, Deuce Bello, A.J. Walton and Gary Franklin. The Bears' success will be determined by how quickly the frontcourt develops. Well, Baylor coach Scott Drew said junior Cory Jefferson, fre...

1. UNLV coach Dave Rice said that heralded freshman Anthony Bennett isn't eligible yet and won't be in summer school. "He's been admitted to UNLV, but the NCAA clearinghouse eligibility center is still evaluating him. It's not unusual. But we're very...

1. Credit Butler and Xavier for being willing to play twice in a season after Butler abruptly joined the A-10 a year early. The two teams were already scheduled to play in a nonconference game at Xavier as part of the Tip-Off Marathon. Xavier also wi...