College sports

FILE -Crews prepare the field at Bank of America Stadium for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. (Diedra Laird//The Charlotte Observer via AP, File)

ACC leadership touts progress in trying to address financial gap with the Big Ten and the SEC

By Mark Long May. 17, 2023 05:04 PM EDT

FILE - Wisconsin safety Kamo'i Latu looks on in the first half of an NCAA football game against Washington State, Sept. 10, 2022, in Madison, Wis. Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura and Latu have settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who said the two sexually assaulted her in 2018 after a football game at their Hawaii high school. A Hawaii circuit court document filed this week said Latu and de Laura reached a settlement with the woman after a mediation process. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Arizona's de Laura, Wisconsin's Latu settle sex assault suit

May. 04, 2023 05:08 PM EDT

FILE - Deion Sanders speaks after being introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Colorado during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. The spring transfer window for college football players closed with 43 scholarship players -- the equivalent of half a roster -- from coach Deion Sanders' Colorado program having entered the portal since the spring game was played on April 15. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Transfer exodus at Colorado unprecedented in portal era

By Ralph D. Russo May. 01, 2023 05:52 PM EDT

FILE - Michigan State quarterback Noah Kim hands off to running back Elijah Collins (24) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Ohio State, Oct. 8, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich. Spartans coach Mel Tucker will likely lean on the transfer portal to recruit candidates to join Kim and Katin Houser in a competition to start this year. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Michigan State's Thorne, Coleman, Brantley enter portal

Apr. 30, 2023 01:48 PM EDT

FILE - Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner (12) reacts after receiving the game's MVP trophy after the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game against South Carolina, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner has committed to Alabama, where he will be reunited with former Fighting Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. Buchner announced his decision in a Twitter post Thursday, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)

Notre Dame transfer QB Buchner commits to Alabama and Rees

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 27, 2023 01:37 PM EDT

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By The Associated Press Apr. 24, 2023 10:00 AM EDT
April 25 1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked in the NBA...

FILE - Florida head coach Billy Napier paces the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. Florida Victorious formally launched Tuesday, April 11, 2023, with hopes of raising money to fund NIL deals for student-athletes — and ultimately help the Gators get back to national prominence in football and men’s basketball.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Gators launch 'Florida Victorious' to revamp, streamline NIL

By Mark Long Apr. 11, 2023 12:31 PM EDT

FILE - Simon Fraser University football team kicker Kristie Elliott, center, stands on the field with teammates during practice in Burnaby, British Columbia, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. The only Canadian college with NCAA membership is shutting down its football program. Simon Fraser President Joy Johnson announced the decision in a letter Tuesday, April 4, 2023 saying that uncertainties about the future for the program led to the decision to discontinue it. .(Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Simon Fraser, sole Canadian NCAA member, dropping football

Apr. 04, 2023 03:53 PM EDT

Mark Grant poses for a portrait before an NCAA Midwest Regional college basketball game Friday, March 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Mark Grant will be the first Black director to direct a major sports championship on Monday night when CBS broadcasts the NCAA Final Four title game. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

CBS' Grant believed to be 1st Black director of a title game

By Joe Reedy Apr. 02, 2023 03:38 PM EDT

Utah guard Gianna Kneepkens (5) reacts to making a 3-point shot against Stanford in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)

Pac-12 women hope to send record number of teams to NCAAs

By Mark Anderson Feb. 28, 2023 03:34 PM EST

Buzzy sports betting posts appeal to Gen Z audience

By Shannon Scovel And Sydnee Singletary / Shirley Povich Center For Sports Journalism And The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism Feb. 28, 2023 09:00 AM EST
On Sept. 10, PointsBet posted a SpongeBob SquarePants meme showing a cartoon character holding a “To-Do List” of current and former injured football players,...