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Purdue's Zach Edey named AP men's player of the year
Zach Edey spent the days following Purdue's historic NCAA Tournament loss lying low, his phone turned off, along with the rest of the outside world. The disappointing finish did little to diminish the season the Boilermakers big man had. Dominating at both ends of the...
March Madness came early in topsy-turvy college hoops season
HOUSTON (AP) — Everything seemed set for a college basketball season marked by the familiar — right up until the season, anyway. There was North Carolina returning four starters from a wild ride to last year's NCAA championship game to open at No. 1 in the preseason Associated...
Kennesaw State's Abdur-Rahim hired as South Florida coach
TAMPA, Fla (AP) — Amir Abdur-Rahim has been hired as the coach at South Florida after leading Kennesaw State to its first-ever Division I NCAA Tournament berth this season. USF director of athletics Michael Kelly announced the decision on Wednesday. Abdur-Rahim...
Congressional hearing targets 'NIL chaos' in college sports
A congressional hearing Wednesday targeting “NIL chaos” in college sports drifted into the ramifications of athletes being deemed employees of their schools and mostly highlighted those who support congressional intervention to protect the collegiate model. A subcommittee of the...
Nantz to be honored with Joe Lapchick Character Award
Jim Nantz, Joe Mihalich, Tim Cluess and Gail Marquis are this year's recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Nantz has been the voice of March Madness since 1986 when he started calling early-round games for CBS. He became the Final Four studio host for five years before...
Hurley's rebuild complete as UConn returns to Final Four
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Before every home game, UConn's hype man gets on his microphone and greets the crowd with, “Welcome to the basketball capital of the Wooooorrrrld!” With four men's NCAA championship banners hanging from the ceiling at Gampel Pavilion along with 11 women's...
Women making case in tourney for own March Madness TV deal
Women's basketball seems to have found a winner with its new Sweet 16 format in March Madness and the timing couldn't be better with looming TV contract negotiations on the horizon. There were record-setting attendance at the two sites — Greenville, South Carolina and Seattle —...
May Madness: This March, FAU coach has Owls on cusp of title
Dusty May's March Madness run with FAU likely was one few saw coming. May had, to be fair, not much better than minimal name recognition when he took the Florida Atlantic job five years ago. That wasn’t the case with almost all the other FAU coaches over the years, names like Mike...
NCAA takes seat on bench in the political game
The NCAA has taken a seat on the bench in the political game. The organization that governs college athletics was once at the forefront of hot-button issues such as the Confederate flag and transgender rights. But that stance evolved quickly as one...
Revived N. Carolina sports wagering bill wins big House vote
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sports gambling in North Carolina soared over a major hurdle on Tuesday as the House voted for legislation to permit, regulate and tax wagering activities less than a year after the chamber scuttled a similar effort. The winning 66-45 vote for pro-gambling...
