Sources: Big 12 ADs agree to ban professionals from returning - ESPN
Big 12 athletic directors have unanimously agreed to ban professionals from returning in all sports, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Wednesday.
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NBA Summer Forecast 2026-27: Projections for East and West standings - ESPN
The NBA's Eastern Conference is hot right now, with the defending champion New York Knicks sitting atop a deep collection of improved teams.
SEC draws rule to stop NFL, NBA, WNBA players from returning - ESPN
The SEC joined the Big Ten on Tuesday in its unanimous opposition to athletes leaving the NFL and returning to college teams, swiftly passing a new conference rule that gives commissioner Greg Sankey full authority to enforce it «with penalties.»
Kiffin: Conferences using double standard with court orders - ESPN
Lane Kiffin isn't apologizing for LSU's decision to recruit tight end Dae'Quan Wright to its roster after Wright spent the past few months with the NFL's Cleveland Browns. In fact, he's pointing the finger back at the SEC and Big Ten for a moralistic double standard.
Wetzel: Mad about CFB eligibility chaos? The NCAA should have seen it coming - ESPN
The Cleveland Browns (of the NFL) are cutting rookie tight end Dae'Quan Wright who, upon clearing waivers, plans on signing with LSU (of the NCAA).
SEC: Pro athletes should not 'return to college competition' - ESPN
The SEC on Monday issued a statement emphasizing its belief that athletes who choose to leave college athletics and sign professional contracts «should not then be permitted to return to college competition.»
LSU's Lane Kiffin defends pursuit of NFL players returning to college - ESPN
LSU coach Lane Kiffin defended his decision to pursue NFL rookies seeking a fifth year of playing college football, arguing he's just one of many coaches recruiting players who have been granted an injunction to make an unpreceded return to school.
NFL training camp players returning to college football? How? - ESPN
The ongoing legal war between the NCAA and athletes pursuing a fifth year of eligibility arrived at a historic milestone on Sunday: An NFL player was waived so he could go back to college.