Gonzaga To Join Pac-12 For 2026 Season, Leave WCC

The Pac-12 is adding Gonzaga as a member in all sports programs beginning July 1, 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. The Bulldogs will also be exiting the West Coast Conference (WCC). Gonzaga will join the Pac-12 as its eighth member. “Following discussions with Pac-12 member presidents, I believe membership will represent an opportunity […]

James Foglio  •  01 Oct 2024
Adrian Wojnarowski Retires From ESPN, Joins St. Bonaventure As GM

ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from “The Worldwide Leader in Sports” and has agreed to become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at St. Bonaventure University, he announced on social media Wednesday morning. He has worked at ESPN since 2017. ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski graduated from St. Bonaventure […]

James Foglio  •  18 Sep 2024
St. John’s Hires Ex-Fordham Athletic Director Ed Kull to Role

St. John’s hired former Fordham athletic director and New York native Ed Kull to serve as its new athletic director, the private Catholic university announced Wednesday. Ed Kull graduated with an M.B.A. from St. John’s Tobin College of Business in 2005 “Ed Kull has demonstrated a commitment to excellence on and off the field of […]

James Foglio  •  12 Sep 2024
Pac-12 Adds Four Mountain West Teams For 2026-27 Season

The Pac-12 will add four Mountain West schools — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State — to its conference for the 2026-27 academic year, the schools announced Thursday. Pac-12 expansion includes Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State The Pac-12 board of directors unanimously approved applications from the […]

James Foglio  •  12 Sep 2024
Kansas Guard Shakeel Moore Out 6-8 Weeks With Broken Foot

Kansas guard Shakeel Moore could miss up to eight weeks after breaking his foot in a pickup game. This means the Jayhawks will potentially be without a second guard for the start of the season, following Elmarko Jackson’s knee injury. Moore, a fifth-year senior transfer, is projected to return close to the start of the […]

James Foglio  •  10 Sep 2024
Memphis Sends Letter Alleging Major Violations in Men’s Basketball to NCAA

On the same day Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway suddenly fired four staff members, the university confirmed the existence of an anonymous letter alleging serious NCAA violations within the Tigers’ program. Letter alleges Memphis men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway’s personal involvement in potential recruiting, academic violations According to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello, the letter alleges […]

James Foglio  •  05 Sep 2024
Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium to Host 2031 NCAA Men’s Final Four

The NCAA Men’s Final Four is heading to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2031 after the COVID-19 pandemic nixed the city’s previous bid four years ago. The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee announced Thursday that the Final Four will return to Atlanta for the first time since 2013, and the event will take place […]

James Foglio  •  30 Aug 2024
Gonzaga Forward Steele Venters Suffers Season-Ending Achilles Injury

Gonzaga forward Steele Venters will miss his second consecutive season after tearing his left Achilles tendon this week, the men’s basketball program announced Tuesday. Gonzaga wing Steele Venters averaged 13.5 points, 3.0 rebounds per game with Eastern Washington In 84 career NCAA games (67 starts) with Eastern Washington, Venters averaged 13.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 […]

James Foglio  •  28 Aug 2024
Cooper Flagg Signs New Balance Shoe Endorsement Deal

Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft class, has signed a shoe endorsement deal with New Balance. Flagg, 17, joins a New Balance brand that is headquartered near his home state, including a Skowhegan, Maine, manufacturing factory that is 25 miles from his childhood home in Newport. […]

James Foglio  •  26 Aug 2024