UNDATED (AP) — The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective have sued the University of Miami, saying it knowingly induced one of the Badgers’ football players to abandon a lucrative name, image and likeness contract to play for the Florida school this fall. The suit could have a a wider impact on future NIL deals across college athletics. The case describes facts that line up with the situation involving cornerback Xavier Lucas, who last December announced plans to leave the Badgers. Miami did not have an immediate comment.

NEW YORK (AP) — A former Syracuse University basketball player has told the jury at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial that the music mogul got “extremely creative” when he was on drugs. Brendan Paul testified on Friday about working for Combs for 18 months. Paul was arrested at a Miami airport in March 2024 with cocaine he says belonged to Combs. His testimony comes as prosecutors are winding down their case, and are expected to rest by Monday. A defense presentation is expected to last from two to five days. Combs has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

UNDATED (AP) — Rutgers freshman Dylan Harper is the headliner among the guards in the upcoming NBA draft. The son of former NBA guard Ron Harper is positioned to be the No. 2 overall pick behind Duke’s Cooper Flagg. Harper is one of several one-and-done talents at the position in this draft. That include Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe, Texas’ Tre Johnson, Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Fears and Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis. They’re all potential top-10 picks in the draft. Other notable players at the position include Michigan State’s Jase Richardson, BYU’s Egor Demin and international prospect Nolan Traore. The first round of the draft is Wednesday.

UNDATED (AP) — Stanley Borden, the final basketball player still in college to have played for Mike Krzyzewski, says he is transferring to UTSA from Duke. The 7-foot Borden was a walk-on for the Blue Devils, joining the team in 2021 — the last of the Hall of Fame coach’s career. Despite not getting on the court much, he had fond memories of his time under Coach K. Borden had one year of eligibility left after he didn’t play his junior year because of injuries. He wanted to find a school that he could play at in his final season of college basketball so he entered the portal.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has hired Corey Muscara as its baseball coach. The school announced the hire Thursday. That came a little more than a week after Chris Pollard left following 13 seasons to take over at Virginia. Muscara had spent the past four season as an assistant at Wake Forest and worked with the pitching staff. The Blue Devils reached four NCAA super regionals and won two Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament titles under Pollard.

UNDATED (AP) — College sports was once rooted in tradition, school pride and loyalty, but those expectations are changing in a landscape where athletes have won the ability to transfer season to season, year to year. Some are painted as disloyal or selfish. Athletes like Hailey Van Lith and Ray Davis don’t see it that way. Both played at three schools on their way to the pros, Van Lith in the WNBA and Davis in the NFL. They said decisions are not always about money and noted that coaches and other team staff can also leave for new opportunities.

UNDATED (AP) — Varsity Spirit is starting a professional cheerleading league promising to pay athletes. The Pro Cheer League joins a crowded niche sports market that already includes softball, volleyball, 3-x-3 basketball, lacrosse, indoor football and more clamoring for both fans’ attention and their dollars. This new league is billed as the first professional cheerleading league for athletes 18 and older to give cheerleaders the chance to keep competing after college. Bill Seely is the president of Varsity Spirit in Memphis, Tennessee. He sees plenty of opportunity for all these sports to succeed. This cheer league’s advantage comes from the sport’s growth since the 1970s.

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Mo Dioubate has played at the highest level of college basketball at the Final Four. It’s the venue that kids dream of playing in. Right now, Dioubate is living the dream at Kentucky.

If you’ve followed Kentucky basketball, you’ve heard plenty of prospective high school recruits describe Kentucky as their “dream school.” It isn’t lip service for the Alabama transfer. He told BBN Tonight’s Maggie Davis that he idolized the Cats while watching college hoops as a teenager in Queens.

“Since I was a kid, Kentucky was my dream school. A lot of people don’t know that. Kentucky was my dream school. To wear the jersey and to play with it, it’s like the best thing that could have happened to me so far in my life,” Dioubate said.

“I always tell guys, don’t ever think you can’t achieve a goal or something. I even doubted myself for a while. I didn’t think I could play here. I didn’t think I was able to coming out of high school with the schools I was offered, where I was projected. I just can’t wait to put the jersey on and play in front of the fans.”

He was 13 years old when De’Aaron Fox, Bam Adebayo, and Malik Monk were lighting up scoreboards. That’s what drew him to Kentucky. His love for the Cats grew exponentially when he saw another kid from Queens star for the Cats.

Dioubate won a National Championship at Putnam Science Academy. It’s the same school where Hamidou Diallo won a Prep National Championship.

Diallo was thrilled when he learned Dioubate would also wear Kentucky blue, and shared some advice to the forward. “Stay in the gym. There’s going to be a lot of distractions that come your way. Stay in the gym and stay focused,” Dioubate recalled.

During his first days in the Joe Craft Center, Dioubate paused for a moment of reflection.

“I was there by myself, and I was thinking, ‘Damn, I’m really here. It really happened.’” He added, “It still feels like a dream sometimes.”

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With the NBA Draft coming in less than a week, ESPN has released a fresh big board.

Jonathan Givony of ESPN released his latest top 100 prospects for the 2025 NBA Draft. Duke forward Cooper Flagg topped the list, with Rutgers guards Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey rounding out the top three.

Kon Kneuppel and Khaman Maluach join Flagg as former Blue Devils in the top 10 while France’s Noa Essengue was the only non-college player in the top 10.

An international player has been selected with the top pick in each of the last two NBA Drafts. However, it looks like Flagg will end that trend.

He averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 37 games for the Blue Devils in 2024-25. He was named the AP Player of the Year and was a consensus All-American while leading Duke to the No. 1 overall seed and a Final Four appearance.

He spent the season as the projected top player, and it looks like that will come to fruition with the Dallas Mavericks. Bailey, on the other hand, has fluctuated a bit.

He averaged 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 30 games for the Scarlet Knights. He was named All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Freshman for his efforts.

However, Rutgers struggled to a 15-17 record, despite strong play from Bailey and Harper. While they will likely hear their names called early at the Draft, it also could be an extended night if team’s look for a better fit.

The 2025 NBA Draft is set for June 25-26 in Brooklyn.

Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton understands the magnitude of the team’s upcoming clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals.

“This is going to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, game most of us will ever play in our lives and for our organization from a historic standpoint as well,” Haliburton told reporters on Saturday.

The Pacers trailed the series 3-2, but forced Game 7 with a dominant 108-91 victory over the Thunder in Game 6 on Thursday.

Both teams will now meet for the first Game 7 of the Finals since 2016.

With a win, Indiana would secure its first Larry O’Brien Trophy in team history.

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, who previously won a championship with the Dallas Mavericks, was also excited for Game 7.

“This is what it’s all about,” Carlisle said, via NBA.com’s Wheat Hotchkiss. “This is what you dream about growing up, this kind of opportunity…The opportunity to play in a game like this is a great honor and a great privilege.”

As for Haliburton, he’s averaging 14.8 points, 6.8 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game in the Finals so far. The two-time All-Star is shooting 44.7 percent from the field, but just 31.7 percent from three-point territory.

Haliburton has been dealing with a calf strain as of late, although he confirmed to reporters that he’ll be “ready” for Game 7.

Despite his relatively disappointing individual production against Oklahoma City, he still helped Indiana jump out to a 1-0 series lead with a game-winning jumper that gave the team a 111-110 victory in Game 1.

Tip-off for Game 7 between the Pacers and Thunder is on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.