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Projecting every Big Ten basketball team's floor and ceiling for 2026-27

1. Michigan State Spartans - Tom Izzo has a roster built to win a national championship. Jeremy Fears Jr., a second team AP All-American last season, is the early betting favorite to be the national player of the year. 2. Michigan Wolverines - The coaching job at Michigan wasn't open long after Dusty May decided to leave for the NBA. (ESPN)

Field of 68 organizes opening day marathon that features mid-major basketball programs

The 2026-27 college basketball season will open with a marathon event featuring 16 mid-major programs. The Field of 68 is reviving a tipoff event that is similar to the one ESPN ran for nine seasons before ending it in 2017. The Field of 68 has eight games scheduled for Nov. 2, beginning with the High Point Panthers and Liberty Flames at 12:01 a.m. Eastern. (Associated Press)

Former Major League Baseball exec Tim Brosnan chosen to be new Big East commissioner

The new commissioner of the Big East is something of a curveball. The league announced on Monday the hiring of former Major League Baseball executive Tim Brosnan, a 68-year-old Georgetown graduate who will replace outgoing commissioner Val Ackerman on September 1. Replacing Ackerman will be a huge task. (CBS Sports)

ESPN analyst Bill Connelly's 2026 FBS college football conference previews

While top to bottom, the SEC remains the strongest conference in the land, the league is in the unfamiliar position of not having played for the national championship for three years running. Will this phenomenon change in 2026? With how loaded the Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks and potentially Indiana will be again, it's hard to say yes. (ESPN)

Amid Roster Mayhem, Judge Refuses to Stay Nationwide NCAA Injunction

United States District Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney late Monday denied the NCAA’s motion to stay her nationwide injunction permitting thousands of Division I college athletes who began college play in 2022–2023 and completed four years of eligibility by this past spring to play another season. Sweeney’s order at times struck a defensive tone. (Sportico)

Pac-12, Mountain West reach settlement: Realignment legal battle resolved ahead of 2026 season

The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences have reached a settlement in their lengthy legal dispute over exit fees and so-called poaching penalties, ending a court fight that reshaped the future of both leagues. The settlement was announced with a joint statement, about a month before the league's newcomers officially kick off the football season. (CBS Sports)

Dabo Swinney says no starters, no depth chart as Clemson opens fall practice

Dabo Swinney didn’t unveil a depth chart Thursday. “I don’t have any starters,” Swinney said. “There ain’t nobody starting. Somebody’s going to run out there today because you’ve got to go practice, but we’re going to evaluate them every day. Clemson entered the summer with returning players, newcomers and transfers competing throughout the roster. (TigerNet)

The NCAA begged Congress to fix its problems. It's paying the price as Washington politics take over

The week began with legitimate hope that the Protect College Sports Act would be on a glide path toward becoming law, with a supermajority of support in the Senate and momentum to land on Donald Trump's desk. It ended in a place college sports has found itself time and time again with Congress: mired in the nuts and bolts of American politics. (Yahoo! Sports)

Don Nelson, second-winningest coach in NBA history, dies at 86

Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, a five-time NBA champion as a player, and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86. "On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather, and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family," Nelson's family said. (ESPN)

NC State Family Remembers Cozell McQueen

The greatest thing about Cozell McQueen was that he believed he was invincible. What other word would you use to describe someone who challenged the greatest players of his generation and thought they should be just as scared of him as everyone thought he was of them? McQueen, who died after a battle with brain cancer, wasn't scared of anyone or anything. (GoPack.com)

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