College basketball

LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson runs over Clemson cornerback Derion Kendrick during the first half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Survey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisis

By Ralph D, Russo Apr. 02, 2020 09:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, file photo, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes talks with guard Santiago Vescovi, of Uruguay, during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. With competition canceled across all NCAA divisions due to the coronavirus, many foreign athletes face a dilemma, return home or stay. Tennessee's men’s basketball team has players from France, Serbia, Uruguay and Finland, which meant Mary-Carter Eggert, the director of basketball operations, became a travel agent, looking for the best flights. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Pandemic fallout: NCAA slashes distribution by $375 million

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 27, 2020 01:22 AM EDT

FILE - This March 12, 2020, file photo, shows the national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis. The NCAA will distribute $225 million to its Division I members in June, $375 million less than had been budgeted this year because the coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of the men's basketball tournament. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Pandemic fallout: NCAA slashes distribution by $375 million

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 26, 2020 07:31 PM EDT

ACC and SEC join other Power Five in canceling spring sports

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2020 07:45 PM EDT
The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference canceled all spring athletic competitions Tuesday due to the coronavirus, joining the Big Ten, Big 12...

Kansas coach Bill Self makes a point during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against TCU in Lawrence, Kan., Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Self won his 500th game at Kansas. Kansas won 75-66, and Self picked his 500th win at Kansas. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

America’s Cup champ calls for cancellation of prelim regatta

Mar. 12, 2020 02:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019, file photo, Central Florida athletic director Danny White stands on the sideline at the team's NCAA college football game against Houston in Orlando, Fla. White has signed a five-year contract that will pay him more than $1 million annually. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr., File)

UCF AD Danny White signs 5-year deal that tops $1M annually

Mar. 10, 2020 06:55 PM EDT

The desk of Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel, R-Wellsville, honors University of Kansas sports teams with a sign depicting the Jayhawk mascot, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, on his House chamber desk of the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Kansas lawmakers are considering legislation to allow college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas measure would allow college athletes to cash in

By John Hanna Mar. 10, 2020 12:22 PM EDT

Kansas objects to NCAA charges in response to allegations

By Dave Skretta Mar. 05, 2020 09:09 PM EST

FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo, Missouri State guard Elle Ruffridge, left, and Iowa State guard Ashley Joens, right, fight over a loose ball during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament in Ames, Iowa. Joens, a 6-foot guard from Iowa City, scored the final four points in a 63-59 win over Oklahoma on Feb. 8 , 2020, after dislocating her shoulder. Joens consistently draws the opponent’s top defender, sometimes more than one. One of the Big 12’s best all-around players always comes out smiling after wincing. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)

Iowa State's Ashley Joens uses toughness to pile up points

By Rob Gray Mar. 02, 2020 02:54 PM EST

Washington State's Isaac Bonton drives upcourt during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Washington on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Washington State holds on late to topple Washington 78-74

By Tim Booth Feb. 29, 2020 12:44 AM EST

Karl Dorrell, right, is congratulated by athletic dirtector Rick George at a news conference to announce that Dorrell is the new NCAA college head football coach at Colorado during a news conference Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Homecoming: Karl Dorrell returns to Boulder as head coach

By Pat Graham Feb. 24, 2020 05:47 PM EST

Pitt hoops, football placed on 3 years' probation by NCAA

Feb. 20, 2020 03:00 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh football and men's basketball programs have been placed on probation for three years by the NCAA for a series...

West Virginia forward Derek Culver, left, fouls Baylor forward Flo Thamba, right, while driving to the basket in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)

No. 1 Baylor tops No. 14 W Virginia 70-59, ties Big 12 mark

By Schuyler Dixon Feb. 15, 2020 07:41 PM EST

Georgia's Toumani Camara (10) is stoped by South Carolina forwards Maik Kotsar (21) and Keyshawn Bryant during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Athens, Ga. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

South Carolina pulls away early, beats reeling Georgia 75-59

By Charles Odum Feb. 12, 2020 09:54 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Colorado head coach Mel Tucker looks on before the start of their NCAA college football game against Utah, in Salt Lake City. A person familiar with the decision says Colorado coach Mel Tucker has agreed to lead Michigan State's football program. The person spoke Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, 2020, to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the hiring had not been announced. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Michigan State rallies to hire Tucker away from Colorado

By Larry Lage Feb. 12, 2020 07:54 AM EST

SEC announces average payout of $44.6 million per school

Jan. 30, 2020 04:57 PM EST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference schools each received more than $44.6 million in total revenue distributed by the league, a seven-figure...

Gene Corrigan, former NCAA president, ACC boss, dies at 91

Jan. 25, 2020 06:50 PM EST
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Gene Corrigan, the former NCAA president who also helped change the look of college sports as Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner...