NC State Ex-Trainer Faces 32 Counts in Athlete Abuse Case
Ex-NC State trainer Robert Murphy faces 32 counts tied to 14 alleged victims. The civil path stalled; the criminal case and Title IX record now define the stakes.
Category: College Basketball
Protect College Sports Act Hands NCAA the Antitrust Shield
The Protect College Sports Act hits the Senate floor Monday with transfer limits, a revenue cap, and antitrust cover that would rewrite how college basketball builds rost
Knueppel Rose From No. 19 to Nearly Steal ROY From Flagg
Flagg stayed locked at No. 1 for obvious reasons. Knueppel’s leap from 19 to 4 exposes how rankings still undervalue pure shooters until the numbers force a rewrite.
Will Wade’s Four-Name LSU Roster Dares the System
Will Wade stacked LSU with gray-area talent, owns the failure risk, and treats a 17-55 SEC hole as permission to ignore the conventional rebuild entirely.
Scheyer Chooses Duke Long Haul Over Mavericks After 124-25 Start
Jon Scheyer rejected multiple Mavericks pitches tied to Cooper Flagg and doubled down on Duke, citing family, unfinished business, and a 124-25 record built in four seaso
Roddy Gayle’s Niagara Falls Injunction Hands Michigan Its First Win
Gayle’s preliminary injunction restores a fifth year for the Michigan guard and gives Mike Boynton continuity after Dusty May’s exit and the NCAA’s eligibility carve-out.
Mark Mitchell Returns to Missouri After SEC Rule Blocks Kentucky
A fifth-year TRO freed Mark Mitchell, but the SEC’s intraconference window forced him off Kentucky and back to Missouri before the season even starts.
Protect College Sports Act Adds $27.5 Million Retention Cap
The Senate bill raises the athlete-pay ceiling, stays neutral on unions, and locks non-revenue roster floors. College basketball inherits a harder salary architecture, no
Krothe Injunction Restores Lipsey Reneau White for 2026-27
An Indiana judge restored fifth-year eligibility for Lipsey, Reneau, White and nearly 90 athletes, rewriting 2026-27 basketball rosters while the NCAA prepares its appeal
LSU’s Four-Player Roster Turns Eligibility Into Final Four Lottery
LSU leads 13 programs whose Final Four hopes hinge on fifth-year and pro-experience rulings the NCAA is still fighting as tip-off nears.