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JENNIFER BANNON RECALLS the emotions more than the specifics when she thinks about her last summer in college. It's been 25 years. She was a gymnast at UC Santa Barbara and was working an internship in Washington, D.C. Back on campus, a crisis began to brew. Her coach had resigned and the school was searching for a replacement. As the lone returning senior, and a captain, Bannon helped review résumés. She stopped when she came across a familiar name: Mari-Rae Sopper.

The attorney representing the family of the Arizona State hockey player who collapsed during a team workout has asked the campus police department to transfer its investigation to an impartial agency such as the Phoenix police department, according to a letter obtained by ESPN Thursday. "The family's goal is simple: to learn the truth about what happened to their son.

Editor's note: This story contains graphic details, of a sexual nature, that might be disturbing for some readers. Sixteen former Michigan hockey players sued the university Wednesday, alleging that the team's former coaches and other school employees turned a blind eye to decades of ritualized hazing that was sexual in nature.

Four of the premier women's college volleyball teams in the country, including defending national champion Texas A&M, will be in action Wednesday in the Shriners Children's Showdown at the Net. The first match will feature Pittsburgh taking on Tennessee, followed by Stanford facing the Aggies. Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN2 from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Florida. Here are key facts about the 2026 event: What is the schedule?

Broadway Street in Nashville, Tennessee, is known for its vibrant Honky Tonk Highway filled with bars and rooftop venues that pepper the nighttime sky with neon lights and country music. On Sunday, Broadway will come alive with the Broadway Block Party, an action-packed women's college volleyball doubleheader featuring top teams from the Big Ten, SEC and ACC battling it out inside Bridgestone Arena.

The Arizona State hockey player and St. Louis Blues draft pick who collapsed in an offseason workout suffered exertional heat stroke that reduced the flow of oxygen to his brain, his attorney told ESPN on Wednesday. "This injury is from exertional heat stroke that caused a lack of oxygen to the brain," attorney Rob Carey said. "There were no other contributing conditions, only exertion-related heat. This is not an induced coma.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Lambeau Field will host college hockey for the first time in more than two decades when the Wisconsin men face Michigan and the Wisconsin women take on Ohio State in a Feb. 20 doubleheader. Plans for the Travel Wisconsin Frozen Tundra Faceoff were announced Wednesday, four days before Wisconsin's football team faces No. 4 Notre Dame at Lambeau Field.

While the SEC said it will comply with a Louisiana state judge's order that prohibits the league and commissioner Greg Sankey from punishing schools if they play a football player who returns to campus after signing a contract with an NFL team, the league said it plans to defend its legal rights in court on Thursday.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The No. 1 Nebraska women's volleyball team defeated No. 17 Florida and No. 11 SMU to claim the championship in the inaugural Spikes Under the Lights exhibition tournament at AT&T Stadium on Thursday. The Cornhuskers topped the Gators 21-19, 21-18 before beating the Mustangs 21-12, 21-11 to secure the title as well as $150,000 in prize money. Each of the four teams in the tournament -- Nebraska, Florida, Penn State and SMU -- received a $200,000 appearance fee.

Four of the premier women's college volleyball programs in the country will begin their 2026 season with the Opening Spike Classic. The second annual event will feature matchups between No. 15 Kansas, No. 4 Pittsburgh, No. 5 Stanford and No. 6 Wisconsin at Pitt's Petersen Events Center. The two ACC teams, Pitt and Stanford, will serve as the home teams. All four matches will air on ESPN networks. Here are key facts about the 2026 Opening Spike Classic: What is the schedule?