College Basketball

1. Vitale's preseason PTPers, floor generals and more players to watch

   From Wooden Award contenders to big men and impact transfers, Dickie V highlights the players he will be watching when the 2024-25 season begins.

2. Way-Too-Early Top 25: The biggest question for each ranked team

   Can Kansas find the right combo? Can Flagg prove he's the best player in the country? Here are key questions for each top-25 team two months before the season.

3. Bracketology: Kelvin Sampson has Houston pointing toward another deep run

   Is Houston underrated coming off back-to-back No. 1 seeds?

4. Melo's son: Cuse is finalist, but dad doesn't push

   Kiyan Anthony, the No. 36 recruit in the 2025 ESPN 100, said Syracuse legend Carmelo Anthony, his father, isn't pushing him to follow in his footsteps "unless I really want to."

5. Calipari's Arkansas debut in exhibition vs. Kansas

   John Calipari's first time on the Bud Walton Arena sidelines as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks will come against none other than likely preseason No. 1 Kansas.

6. Woj retires from ESPN to be GM at alma mater

   Adrian Wojnarowski has agreed to become the GM of the men's basketball program at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure.

7. Attorneys: 'Progress' in clarifying NCAA settlement

   Attorneys negotiating a settlement of class-action antitrust cases against the NCAA and the nation's biggest college conferences cited "good progress" in clarifying parts of the agreement after a judge urged that it be reworked.

8. Vols up ticket costs by 10% to help pay athletes

   Tennessee is increasing the cost of tickets for all sports by 10%, with the "talent fee" being used to help pay athletes as part of the revenue-sharing plan.

9. Order allows Ga. schools to pay players for NIL

   Georgia's governor signed an order providing legal cover for schools to begin paying athletes directly for NIL while also prohibiting the NCAA from punishing them for doing so.

10. Sources: Air Force emerges as serious AAC target

    Air Force has emerged as a serious target to be added to the American Athletic Conference, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Monday, after the program emerged as a potential AAC add prior to the Pac-12 taking four Mountain West schools last week.