Baylor Wins NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Over Gonzaga
Jared Butler and the Bears' dynamic backcourt blew past the Bulldogs to end Gonzaga's run at an undefeated season.
College Sports
Supreme Court Listens To NCAA Athlete Benefit Case
For years, the NCAA has restricted the benefits of its athletes despite schools bringing in millions. The Supreme Court could change that.
| Austin Kim
Supreme Court To Hear Case On NCAA Benefits
The NCAA says limits are needed to prevent an escalated bidding war for players.
Georgia Tech Coach: NCAA Sees Women's Basketball As 'An Afterthought'
Women's basketball head coach Nell Fortner thanked the NCAA for exposing its own disparities between men's and women's collegiate sports.
| Scripps News Staff
After Complaints Go Public, NCAA Fixes Women's Weight Room
Social media posts showing the disparity between the men's and women's amenities at their respective basketball tournaments forces upgrade.
| Johannah Grenaway
NCAA Criticized For Disparity In Tournament Amenities
A picture that went viral shows a men's weight facility compared to the setup that the women's teams have.
| Scripps News Staff
NCAA Players Push For Reform Ahead Of Tournament
Players want the right to profit from their name, image and likeness by July 1.
| Scripps News Staff
Several College Football Games Are Canceled This Week
COVID-19 cases are impacting the season.
| Robin Dich
Clemson's Trevor Lawrence Tests Positive For COVID-19
The star QB will have to sit out Saturday's game against Boston College and could potentially miss their next game against #4 ranked Notre Dame.
| Gage Jackson
Wisconsin Badgers Cancel Nebraska Game Due To COVID-19
Wisconsin is the first Big Ten school to postpone or cancel a game since the league started last Friday.
| Johannah Grenaway
Big Ten Reverses Course, Says Football Season Will Start Oct. 23
Conference says eight-game season will begin Oct. 23, with a championship game on Dec. 19.
| Peter Hecht
Legendary Georgetown Basketball Coach John Thompson Dies At 78
Thompson's family announced his death in statement Monday, but provided no cause. He'd been battling multiple health issues.
| Nathan Byrne
Florida Governor Signs Bill To Let College Athletes Get Paid
The law will let college athletes in the state profit off their names, images and likenesses, starting in July 2021.
| Ahmed Jawadi
NCAA Supports Student Athlete Compensation Plan
The Board of Governors is moving forward to develop rules that would allow student athletes to profit off their names, images and likenesses.
| Gage Jackson
Student Athletes Would Get More Transfer Freedom Under NCAA Plan
The rule would let baseball, football, basketball and men's ice hockey players compete immediately after their first transfer.
| Johannah Grenaway
NCAA Will Let Athletes Profit Off Their Names, Images And Likenesses
The NCAA's board said each division has to draft and enact the necessary rules no later than January 2021.
| Adam Elrashidi
Calif. Law Lets College Athletes Get Paid, Challenging NCAA Model
A new California law challenges one of the NCAA's core rules.
| Adam Elrashidi
How Much Money From The NCAA's March Madness Goes To The Players?
The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has pulled in around $1 billion in revenue, but the players don't get paid directly.
| Cristina Mutchler
Maryland Fires Football Coach DJ Durkin 1 Day After Reinstating Him
Just one day after the University of Maryland reinstated head football coach DJ Durkin, the school's president decided to fire him.
Ohio State Suspended Urban Meyer For The Start Of The 2018 Season
Ohio State suspended its head football coach without pay because he didn't respond properly to abuse allegations against an assistant coach.
Miami Football Team To Wear Uniforms Made With Recycled Ocean Waste
The Miami Hurricanes will wear uniforms made mostly from fishing nets and other waste found in the ocean.
Ohio State Football Coach Placed On Administrative Leave
Ohio State placed football coach Urban Meyer on administrative leave, following claims he knew of domestic abuse allegations by one of his assistants.
| Joshua Kranzberg
Public Support For Paying College Athletes Is Still Largely About Race
Paying college athletes is not an explicitly race-focused conversation, but considering how many black people play, it's hard to separate the two.
The Scandal Hanging Over March Madness, Explained
The March Madness tournament is underway, and the FBI is making a cameo.
| Carter Woodiel
The March Madness Bracket Was Tough On The Little Guys This Year
A basketball team winning most of its games isn't always enough to impress the selection committee — especially this season.
| Carter Woodiel
Pitino Urges Louisville To Seek Legal Action Against The NCAA
Former University of Louisville coach says the NCAA's recent ruling to vacate a 2013 national championship is an "injustice."
| Audrey Esther
University Sues Former Football Player Who Sued The School
Kolby Listenbee says doctors and coaches forced him to play hurt, costing him a chance at an NFL career.
| Carter Woodiel
NCAA President Gets Caught In Michigan State Athletics Controversy
As early as 2010, NCAA President Mark Emmert reportedly knew about the athletic department's issues surrounding sexual assault.
MSU Athletic Director Resigns Amid Larry Nassar Fallout
The Michigan State University official resigned hours before an ESPN story aired that alleged inaction on reports of sexual assault at the school.
The NCAA Is Investigating Michigan State Over Nassar Sexual Abuse Case
The NCAA opened an investigation into how Michigan State University handled sexual abuse allegations against former sports doctor Larry Nassar.
