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Florida State AD Wilcox leaving for executive role at NCAA
Florida State athletic director Stan Wilcox will fill the job vacated when Oliver Luck left to run the new XFL.
Local sports groups, franchises team up with tech biz-accelerator operator
Local partners will include the Pacers, Colts and NCAA. But state officials declined to specify the contribution from Indiana’s Next Level Fund, a new state-backed venture pool with $250 million to invest.
Duke’s Krzyzewski: No ‘plan of execution’ for NCAA hoops reforms
Among other initiatives, the NCAA wants to allow a few high school players identified as elite prospects by USA Basketball to sign with agents beginning July 1 before their senior year.
NCAA adopts college basketball reforms for draft, recruiting
The Indianapolis-based NCAA announced Wednesday that its Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors adopted a "series of significant policy and legislative changes.”
North Carolina suspends 13 players for selling school-issued shoes
The NCAA violations will leave the Tar Heels with little depth during much of the football season's opening month.
NCAA to study possible effects of widespread legal wagering
The Indianapolis-based NCAA plans to study how the expansion of legalized betting could affect college athletics and member schools.
Indianapolis chosen to host NCAA Final Four in 2026
The event, scheduled for April 4 and April 6, 2026, at Lucas Oil Stadium, will be the ninth time the city hosts the men’s basketball championship tournament.
Ex-Louisville players sue NCAA over vacated national title
The Indianapolis-based NCAA stripped the University of Louisville of the title as part of sanctions for violations discovered during an escort scandal investigation.
Pacers steal UCLA guard Aaron Holiday with 23rd pick in draft
Holiday averaged 20.3 points, 5.8 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting 42.2 percent on 3-pointers last season, becoming the first Bruins player to lead the Pac-12 in scoring since former Pacers star Reggie Miller in 1985-86.
NCAA eases rules on athlete transfers
College athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school.
Hall of Famer Anne Donovan, first coach of Fever, dies at 56
Anne Donovan, who won national college basketball championships, Olympic gold medals and an WNBA title, was remembered as “a pioneer and icon in the women's game.”
Oliver Luck leaving NCAA to become XFL commissioner
Former NFL quarterback Oliver Luck—the father of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck—will oversee the XFL, the second edition of professional wrestling mogul Vince McMahon’s football league.
Drew Brees nabs John Wooden jersey for Purdue to display
When Drew Brees heard a 1930s-era Purdue University jersey worn by John Wooden was being sold at auction, he saw an chance to help his alma mater showcase its ties to the legendary coach. He paid a steep price for the opportunity.
Historically black colleges make gains in NCAA progress report
Athletes at historically black colleges and universities are closing the gap in the classroom, according to the latest academic report from the Indianapolis-based NCAA.
ACC seeks to expand NCAA basketball tourney by 4 teams, change rules
Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford said Thursday the league will propose legislation to expand the tournament from 68 to 72 teams.
NCAA opens door to title games in states with sports betting
The governing body for college sports on Thursday announced a "temporary" lifting of a ban that prevents events like college basketball’s NCAA tournament from being hosted in states that accept wagers on single games.
Michigan State reaches $500M settlement with Nassar victims
Michigan State University says it has reached a settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Singer? Lawn boy? Coaches followed diverse paths
They’ll lead their new basketball teams with lessons learned on the Hoosier hardwood and beyond.
NCAA begins work of implementing complex basketball reforms
Hours after former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presented the Commission on College Basketball’s sweeping recommendations for reforming a sport weighed down by corruption, NCAA leaders set in motion the process for turning those ideas into reality.