College Basketball

Coppin State and LSU women's basketball agreed Feb. 16 to meet on the Eagles' campus in December to give Randallstown native Angel Reese a chance to play in front of her hometown fans.

A desire to be closer to his ailing mother in Gaithersburg contributed to Nendah Tarke’s decision to decommit from Nicholls State and return to the state where he hopes to bolster a Towson roster seeking its third consecutive 20-win campaign.

The Big Ten Conference is growing, so why stop now? Divide and conquer? Just do it.

Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington would be joining next August, and the Big 12 completed its raid of the beleaguered conference by adding Arizona, Arizona State and Utah.

The Big Ten has joined the Big 12 in pushing the Pac-12 to the brink, with Oregon and Washington being courted by the former and Arizona pointed toward the latter.

Coppin State University and former men’s basketball head coach Juan Dixon were dismissed July 24 from a former player’s lawsuit, according to the plaintiff’s attorney.

The Brunson League, Baltimore’s summer Pro-Am basketball circuit, has attracted large crowds and top players for a decade while serving as an annual community reunion. “This atmosphere is like no other,” said Quinn Cook, a two-time NBA champion.

For the first time since The Basketball Tournament began in 2016, a group of former Maryland players will represent the school while vying for the $1 million grand prize.