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College Basketball

1. College basketball picks: Does being (or beating) No. 1 matter?

   ESPN.com's college hoops experts make their picks for this weekend, which includes an intriguing UNC-Virginia matchup.

2. ESPN 2020 basketball recruiting player rankings

   Look out blue bloods -- USC and Oklahoma State have the top two players in ESPN's updated prospect rankings for 2020.

3. Ranking the top 25 high school players regardless of class

   Class of 2022 phenomenon Emoni Bates leads ESPN's updated list of the top 25 players, regardless of class.

4. Highest risers and new names in the ESPN 100 and prospect rankings

   Kentucky commitment Devin Askew is among the notable new names in the ESPN 100 update, which also features a number of high risers.

5. Florida to name basketball court after Donovan

   Florida will name its basketball court after former coach Billy Donovan, who led the Gators to two national championships and four Final Four appearances during his 19 seasons in Gainesville.

6. Irish lose Carmody to injury, Doherty to transfer

   An MRI on Thursday confirmed that sophomore guard Robby Carmody suffered an ACL injury to his left knee during Notre Dame's 72-51 loss at No. 3 Maryland in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge that will keep him out the rest of the season.

7. ESPN 100 recruit decommits from Georgetown

   Terrance Williams, who is ranked No. 78 in the ESPN 100 for the class of 2020, has decided to reopen his recruitment and decommitted from Georgetown on Thursday.

8. Michigan, Kentucky to play in London next year

   Kentucky and Michigan will play three games against each other over the next three years, starting in London in December 2020, the schools announced Thursday.

9. UNC's Bacot (ankle) expected to be out 'a while'

   North Carolina freshman forward Armando Bacot didn't return to Wednesday night's loss to Ohio State after coming down on an opponent's foot and appearing to roll his ankle.

10. Ewing: Hoyas players 'given no special treatment'

    Shortly before the start of Georgetown's first game since announcing two of its top five scorers were off the team, coach Patrick Ewing issued a statement, saying players are "given no special treatment when it comes to their behavior and discipline."