Big 12 agrees to five-year, more than $50 million deal with Players Era to field at least eight teams in NIL event

Matt Norlander is on the Vegas Strip, bouncing back and forth between the two arenas hosting this year’s Players Era Championship. He will provide regular updates and insider information throughout each day of the event, so check back often. This is his Monday notebook. LAS VEGAS — The Big 12 is entering the stock market. […]

The minute after that: Baylor

Thoughts about A 76-74 victory against the bears: While Indiana’s first exhibition showed off its strengths – the impressive ball movement and three-point shot on full display – the second exhibition against Baylor exposed its weaknesses. The Bears, a different team with a brand new roster, trotted out more size, length and athleticism than the […]

Purdue star Braden Smith, BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa lead 2025-26 AP preseason All-America team

Image images The The Associated Press has released the All-America men’s basketball team for the 2025-2026 season on Monday, headlined by three returning stars, a top-ranked transfer and the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft. Purdue guard Braden Smith received unanimous preseason All-American honors with 57 first-place votes, followed by Texas […]

Rick Pitino says he wants to play in Louisville, so here are five other non -conference -collisions that we want to see

Rick Pitino has built a glove of mass -conference -tilts according to the schedule of St. John, including people as Alabama and Ole Miss in Madison Square Garden, Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic and both Iowa State and Baylor in the Players Era Men’s Championship. Belts fixed. But the future Hall of Famer, Fresh […]