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Top transfer John Blackwell withdraws from NBA Draft, will play at Duke

John Blackwell has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will join the Duke Blue Devils as one of the top transfers from the portal, per multiple reports. The 6-foot-3 guardaveraged 19.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game last season for Wisconsin. “That’s the reason I picked Duke, because of the roster, because of who’s coming back,” Blackwell said. (Zag's Blog)

New NCAA Eligibility Requirements Could Impact Top International Basketball Players

New eligibility requirement guidance that could significantly impact top international talent headed to college basketball was distributed by the NCAA earlier this month. The guidance, distributed May 8 and obtained recently by Sports Illustrated, lays out updated preenrollment eligibility requirements largely surrounding compensation and professional team involvement. (Sports Illustrated)

College football storylines, predictions, names to know heading into 2026 season

Our 100-Day countdown looks ahead to Week Zero, which features six FBS games and seven power conference teams in action, including an ACC showdown in Brazil between Virginia and NC State and a Bill Belichick-Sonny Dykes rematch overseas in Ireland. So let's get it started with storylines, followed by bold predictions, burning questions and more. (CBS Sports)

Longtime NC State coach Elliott Avent to retire after 30 seasons leading Wolfpack baseball

For the past 30 years, Elliott Avent has lived his childhood dream. Ever since he could remember, North Carolina State was always his favorite team. And for the past three decades, the longtime skipper fulfilled those youthful aspirations of a youngster growing up just outside Rocky Mount. But like all good things in this world, there’s an end date. (The Wolfpacker)

Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, dies at age 41

Kyle Busch, a generational talent who rose to become a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and one of the sport’s greatest drivers, died Thursday. He was 41. Busch’s death marked a sudden, staggering blow to the motorsports community. His team had indicated earlier Thursday that Busch had been hospitalized with a severe illness. (NASCAR.com)

Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard calls out Big Ten, SEC for breaking CSC rules: 'Let them break away'

The rest of college football is getting fed up with the Big Ten and SEC, especially when it comes to how their teams seemingly flout the rules around third-party NIL deals laid out by the new College Sports Commission, created out of last Summer’s House v. NCAA settlement. Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard put his two conference brethren on blast Monday. (On3.com)

Tar Heel legend Jerry Stackhouse emerges as candidate for Chicago Bulls head coach

Anyone remember the 1993-94 and 94-95 North Carolina men's basketball teams? Highlighted by a 1995 Final Four appearance, those Tar Heel squads featured a future All-Star in Jerry Stackhouse. Earning First Team All-ACC honors in 1995, Stackhouse left North Carolina after two seasons, later becoming the '95 NBA Draft's third overall pick. (USA Today)

Florida's Todd Golden blasts LSU's Will Wade for recruiting pro players

LSU basketball coach Will Wade is pushing the envelope in recruiting ahead of his first season with the Tigers, arming his program with a roster of professional basketball talent while challenging the fabric of the sport's unclear eligibility rules. Florida coach Todd Golden is the first SEC colleague to go on the record against Wade's recruiting tactics. (CBS Sports)

Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment

Realignment among the major college athletic conferences has slowed but there has been plenty of movement elsewhere. The Power Four (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC) go into the football season with no membership changes from a year ago. The rest of the 10 leagues in the Football Bowl Subdivision — particularly the Pac-12 — have new faces in some places. (Associated Press)

NCAA tournament expansion nobody wanted is latest example of college leaders abandoning fans

Every single person who signed off on the decision Thursday to expand the NCAA basketball tournament to 76 teams understands that they are doing something fans didn’t ask for and that nobody in a position of power can justify. It is the Seinfeld of expansions — a decision about nothing, that gains absolutely nothing for college basketball. (Yahoo! Sports)

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