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Louisville basketball dismisses former G League guard London Johnson
London Johnson's unusual Louisville basketball career is over without him ever playing a game for the Cardinals. The former NBA G League guard whose signing last fall made national headlines, has been dismissed from the program. Johnson's dismissal brings an abrupt end to an experiment Louisville coach Pat Kelsey enthusiastically embraced. (
WDRB)
Bill Rasmussen Founded ESPN and Left a Year Later. It Was Long Enough to Change TV Forever
Bill Rasmussen set out to create a local sports channel in his home state of Connecticut. Instead, he changed the global television landscape. Rasmussen, the founder of ESPN died following a lengthy illness on Tuesday. He was 93. How early was Rasmussen’s big bet? ESPN went live nine months ahead of CNN, the first 24/7 news channel. (
Hollywood Reporter)
NCAA granted stay request; some class of 2022 athletes lose fifth-season eligibility for now
In the latest back-and-forth between the NCAA and Colorado players seeking a fifth year of eligibility, the NCAA scored a significant victory Friday. The NCAA had a stay request granted during an appeal, resulting in some class of 2022 athletes losing their federal fifth-season protection. The Tenth Circuit announced its decision Friday. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Candid Coaches: Who will be the best college basketball player in 2026-27?
The combination of NIL, revenue-sharing and unlimited transfers has created a world where any college basketball player, other than something like a projected top-15 pick in the NBA Draft, can probably make more money in college the following season than they can in any pro league, the NBA included. The result is an increased level of talent across the sport. (
CBS Sports)
For Field of 68, bringing back college basketball’s 24-hour tip-off marathon is a labor of love
College basketball fans rejoice. The Field of 68 is reviving college basketball’s 24-hour tip-off marathon. Remember watching games from morning to midnight? Experience that feeling again on Nov. 2, with eight matchups running from the High Point Panthers vs. Liberty Flames at 12:01 a.m. ET to Furman vs. Bethune-Cookman, which tips off at 8 p.m. (
Awful Announcing)
College football 2026: How to get the most fun out of the season
The games are why we watch. This sport and its decision-makers sometimes seem to mess up everything they touch, but no matter how hard we've tried, we haven't screwed up Saturdays yet. They're still almost perfect. And we can make them even better. College football's superpower is that there is always something wild, chaotic or silly going on. (
ESPN)
How college football staffers are reacting to the fallout of NFL players returning
Another week, another earth-shaking lawsuit for college football. Nineteen days after a judge in Colorado issued a sweeping temporary restraining order that allowed all Class of 2022 athletes to return to school for a fifth year, a Louisiana judge issued an order that now allows double-digit football players to return to the sport in 2026 with an added caveat. (
CBS Sports)
Why Ben Johnson's Chicago Bears offense works and 2026 expectations
When the Chicago Bears hired
Ben Johnson last offseason, we had a pretty clear idea of who he was. The young coach had saved Jared Goff's career and lit the Lions' offense aflame by grafting much of the old Sean McVay offense into a new approach in Detroit. His system included a ton of motion, play-action and intermediate in-breakers. (
ESPN)
Bill Rasmussen, sports TV visionary and co-founder of ESPN, dies at 93
Bill Rasmussen, whose vision and ambition fueled the 1979 launch of ESPN as the world's first 24-hour television network, died Tuesday. He was 93. With son Scott, Rasmussen conceived of the initial idea of ESPN. Rasmussen knocked on doors, talking to all the major sports leagues, the top cable operators and an array of investors. (
ESPN)
Candid Coaches: Should 2026 seniors be grandfathered into the NCAA's five-in-five eligibility rule?
In June, the NCAA ratified a new age-based eligibility structure. Moving forward, all Division I athletes will have five years to play as many as five seasons of college sports, with the entry date "no later than the academic year after their 19th birthday." The topic is polarizing, beyond all other reasons, because of the NCAA's timing of the rule change. (
CBS Sports)