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King Rice Signs 5-Year Contract Extension With Monmouth

With Monmouth Men's Basketball set to open the 2024-25 season at Michigan State, the University has announced that head coach King Rice has received a five-year contract extension to remain in the role through 2028-29. Rice, a former UNC point guard, is set to begin his 14th season Monday, and is Monmouth's all-time Division I wins leader with 207. (Monmouth Hawks)

Virginia's Tony Bennett digs deeper after retirement news conference

Tony Bennett signed a contract in June, tricking himself into thinking he was ready. But the regulations and guardrails he hopes come to the sport for the stability of everyone involved were never in the near-future. College sports is evolving at a pace that is pushing championship-winning coaches out of the profession. First it was Roy Williams in 2021. (CBS Sports)

Opening week for 17 UNC basketball transfers includes three debuting at third school, game in Paris

All but one of the 17 former Tar Heel basketball players playing with other college programs will open their seasons Monday. Dontrez Styles is one of three former UNC basketball players who will debut Monday with their third school. Also debuting at their third school on Monday are junior Tyler Nickel at Vanderbilt and senior James Okonkwo at Akron. (Tar Heel Tribune)

The Coming ESPN-ACC Media Deal Look-In

While there continue to be conversations behind the scenes regarding measures to improve revenue sharing streams for the ACC's top programs as well as potential early exits from the seemingly ironclad GOR legal contract, there remains a singular access point to making possible changes within the media deal’s framework: ESPN’s renewal period in February. (Inside Carolina)

Lucas: Concert for Carolina - In Your Darkest Hour, We Will Come Running

Nothing has been normal in North Carolina for over four weeks. So it makes sense that Saturday's Concert for Carolina was far from a normal show. It still had the core of an Eric Church show. Fans still came from far beyond the borders of North Carolina. In the end, 82,193 people packed Bank of America Stadium, the largest music crowd in the venue’s history. (EricChurch.com)

What Tony Bennett's retirement means for Virginia, college basketball

As the game rapidly shifted, it became clear teams such as Tony Bennett's Virginia -- built on the development of young talent who would stay on campus for three or four years and give the program a continuous set of veteran anchors -- would have to shift their mindsets to win big. Bennett said he didn't feel the desire to learn to coach a different way. (ESPN.com)

Bobby Hurley, Coach K reunite, reminisce before Duke basketball plays Arizona State

Bobby Hurley never wanted to come back to Cameron Indoor Stadium. A two-time national champion with Duke basketball and the NCAA’s all-time assists leader, Hurley never needed closure with the Blue Devils. With head coach Mike Krzyzewski, along with teammates Christian Laettner and Grant Hill, Hurley helped build Duke's basketball empire. (Fayetteville Observer)

College football Week 9 highlights: Top plays, games, takeaways

As we close in on November, it's time to take Indiana, BYU and Pittsburgh seriously. Indiana is 8-0 after overwhelming Washington 31-17, even without starting QB Kurtis Rourke. And then there's Pitt, which stumbled its way to a 3-9 season in 2023 but found new life this offseason with a new-look offense and a 5-foot-6 tailback. (ESPN.com)

Big 12 basketball preview

The Big 12 has added former Pac-12 members Arizona, Colorado, Arizona State and Utah, and in the process remade itself into a conference that should carry on its standing as the most formidable league in college basketball. It has rated first in KenPom.com's conference ratings of all 32 leagues three years running -- and that isn't likely to change. (CBS Sports)

Video: Virginia Football Coach Tony Elliott Post-UNC Press Conference

Virginia head football coach Tony Elliott speaks with the media following the Cavaliers' 41-14 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday afternoon at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville. (View Video)

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