Edey repeats as best of elite
For the second straight year, Purdue's Zach Edey is the unanimous headliner for the Associated Press men's college basketball All-america team.
The 7-foot-4, 300-pound senior topped all 62 ballots from AP Top 25 poll voters in results released Tuesday. The reigning AP player of the year claimed all 58 votes last year.
Tennessee's Dalton Knecht and North Carolina's RJ Davis joined Edey (310 points) in a clear top trio. Knecht (298) was a first-team pick on 56 ballots, Davis (296) on 55.
Houston's Jamal Shead and Tristen Newton of Connecticut rounded out the first team.
UTSA to host WNIT game:
The UTSA women's basketball team is returning to the postseason for the first time in 15 years, set to host a firstround WNIT matchup against Northern Colorado at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Convocation Center.
In their third season under Karen Aston, the Roadrunners (17-14, 10-8 American Athletic Conference) secured their first winning year since 2014-15, notching the most wins in a season since 2008-09.
UTSA will be playing in the WNIT for the first time, with the program's only previous postseason appearances coming via berths in the NCAA Tournament in 2008 and 2009.
ESPN keeps CFP: The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, with the national championship game moving to ABC starting in 2026.
Financial terms were not announced, but as previously reported the new six-year agreement will pay the CFP and participating conferences $1.3 billion annually.
Clemson sues ACC: Clemson sued the Atlantic Coast Conference in a South Carolina court on Tuesday, joining Florida State in challenging the league's right to charge schools hundreds of millions of dollars to leave.
The complaint filed in Pickens County says the ACC'S “exorbitant $140 million” exit penalty and the grant of rights used to bind schools to a conference through their media rights should be struck down by the court.