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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It’s common for players to announce they are heading to the pros from college — not the other way around. But a recent report in basketball has fans baffled after Nigerian center James Nnaji, the 31st overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, has committed to play at Baylor. The 7-foot center …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brown University has canceled its upcoming basketball games following a deadly shooting that left two students dead, and nine others injured, as authorities continue to search for a suspect who remains at large. The university’s athletics department released a statement Tuesday confirming that the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball games scheduled for …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The BYU Cougars called on guard Robert Wright III to make a play on Tuesday night. BYU was tied with the Clemson Tigers in the final seconds of their Jimmy V Classic in New York City. Wright received the pass from well beyond the 3-point arc and was immediately met by two …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A House vote on the SCORE Act (Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements), which would regulate name, image, and likeness deals, was canceled shortly before it was set to be brought to the floor. There was a vote on Tuesday to bring it to the floor, which won 210-209. The …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Connors State College basketball player died after suffering an in-game head injury, school officials said. Sophomore Ethan Dietz died Tuesday, the school said in a statement posted to its Facebook page.  School spokesperson Shannon Rigsby said initial reports indicate Dietz suffered some type of head injury. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former NBA and Wake Forest star Rodney Rogers has died at age 54, the university announced Saturday. Rogers died of natural causes related to a spinal cord injury he sustained in 2008, his wife, Faye, said in the announcement.  Rogers played in the NBA for 12 seasons and was named the NBA’s …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nebraska guard Connor Essegian suffered what appeared to be a chipped tooth after he was punched in the back of the head during the Cornhuskers’ 84-72 win over New Mexico on Thursday night.  The ugly scene unfolded in the first half of the game when one of the Lobos’ leading scorers this …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cedquavious “Dae Dae” Hunter was banned from the NCAA for participating in a scheme in which he and two of his teammates shaved points to earn money from a bettor. Hunter, Dyquavion Short and Jamond Vincent were offered $5,000 in exchange for their participation in the scheme, and at least seven games …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lenny Wilkens, a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as both a player and coach, died Sunday at 88. Wilkens, who played 15 years in the NBA — including four seasons as a player-coach — was one of just five men to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in both roles. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least three former Eastern Michigan men’s basketball players refused to cooperate with the NCAA’s investigation into questionable sports betting activities, the governing body of college athletics announced Friday. Several games from the 2024-25 season fall within the probe’s scope. The NCAA imaged the personal phones of Jalin Billingsley, Da’Sean Nelson and …