SWAC extends commissioner Charles McClelland's contract through 2032

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Southwestern Athletic Conference commissioner Charles McClelland has received a contract extension through the 2032 academic year. The SWAC’s council of presidents and chancellors announced the extension Friday. McClelland was named the...

NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments from current 68 teams, AP source says

The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men's and women's basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams, according to a person familiar with the details. The proposals...

St. John's announces that Mike Cragg is out as athletic director in mutual parting

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Cragg is out as St. John’s athletic director in what the school described Monday as a mutual parting. Cragg had taken over the role in 2018 and hired Rick Pitino as men’s basketball coach last year. St. John’s, which hasn’t received an NCAA Tournament...

Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett agrees to extension through at least 2030

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Tony Bennett, who coached Virginia to a national title in 2019, has signed an extension that will keep him with the Cavaliers through at least 2030. Virginia athletic director Carla Williams announced the extension Thursday for the 55-year-old Bennett,...

Ex-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr., potential first-round NBA draft pick, not guilty of rape

Former Illinois standout Terrence Shannon Jr., a potential first-round NBA draft pick, was found not guilty Thursday on a rape charge after a jury in Douglas County, Kansas, spent less than two hours deliberating the verdict. The 23-year-old Shannon was accused of committing sexual...

Dan Hurley says he belongs at UConn after turning down 'obviously tempting' offer from Lakers

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Dan Hurley considered the opportunity to try and lead UConn to a third consecutive national title or the chance to become coach of one of the NBA's most storied franchises and asked himself one question. “Where do you belong?” Hurley said Thursday at...

Bob Harris, former radio play-by-play voice of Duke athletics, dies at 81

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Retired Duke sports radio play-by-play announcer Bob Harris died Wednesday. He was 81. Former radio analyst Wes Chesson announced Harris' death in an update on a GoFundMe page that had been created to raise money for Harris' care. He had been...

TNT Sports reaches 10-year deal to carry the French Open beginning next year

Warner Bros. Discovery and the French Tennis Federation made official on Tuesday what had been revealed over the weekend — the French Open will air on TNT Sports in the United States beginning next year. TV sportscaster Noah Eagle announced at the end of NBC’s coverage on Sunday...

10 members of NC State's 1983 national champions sue NCAA over name, image and likeness compensation

Ten players from North Carolina State's 1983 national champion basketball team have sued the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company seeking compensation for unauthorized use of their name, image and likeness. The players filed suit in Wake County Superior Court on Monday,...

Connecticut's Dan Hurley has turned down an offer to take over as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN reports