Cedric Dempsey, former NCAA president who moved HQ to Indy, dies at 92
Dempsey oversaw the organization’s move from the Kansas City suburbs to Indianapolis in 1999 and helped reimagine how the governing body could work best in the 21st century.
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New IU basketball coach DeVries to make $27M-plus over 6 years
Darian DeVries’ annual average salary of $4.5 million would have been fourth among Big Ten Conference basketball coaches last season
In recruiting battle, lawmakers weigh whether to give college athletes tax break on NIL earnings
At least four states are considering giving college athletes tax breaks on endorsement income.
College coaches see game shifting beneath piles of NIL cash as March Madness arrives
Coach after coach, from Virginia’s Tony Bennett to Villanova’s Jay Wright, have walked away from college basketball, saying it no longer holds the appeal it once did.
Stanford football GM Andrew Luck hires ex-Colts coach Frank Reich, source says
The former Indianapolis Colts quarterback, who was hired as Stanford’s general manager last November, tapped his former head coach to helm the team as it searches for a new head coach.
Butler Bulldogs pursue NIL money in new college basketball tourney
Butler is one of 16 teams that will play in the new College Basketball Crown tournament, which runs Monday through Sunday in Las Vegas.
Fourth-seeded Purdue falls to Houston in Sweet 16
Big Ten player of the year Braden Smith added seven points and 15 assists to lead Purdue.
Making March Madness happen involves planning, coordination
There’s a method to the madness that is the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament—and it relies wholly on the collective involvement of thousands of NCAA and university staffers, contractors, local organizers, venue workers and volunteers.
Former football coach fired over benefits to players sues NCAA for making him ‘sacrificial lamb’
Jeremy Pruitt is suing the Indianapolis-based NCAA for $100 million for lost and future wages.
Numbers to know for 16 teams remaining in March Madness
This year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament resumes Thursday and Friday with regional play.
Coach Matt Painter’s adaptability has Purdue returning to Sweet 16
In an era of college basketball where the only true constant seems to be change, Painter remains a model of consistency.
Analysis: Women’s NCAA basketball tourney not ready for expansion from competitive, financial standpoint
The first round of the women’s tourney this year featured a near-record number of blowouts and noncompetitive games.
Power conferences fill this year’s Sweet 16 for first time ever
The Sweet 16, a popular destination for bracket-busting mid-majors, is made up entirely of teams from power conferences, a first since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
Purdue’s advance to Sweet 16 means good news for Indy restaurants, retailers
While game tickets and downtown hotel rooms were already expected to sell out regardless of which teams end up in Indianapolis to play, Purdue’s inclusion is likely to boost visitor traffic throughout downtown.
Fifth IU player joins lawsuit, accuses former basketball team doctor of sexual abuse
The player accuses former team physician Dr. Bradford Bomba Sr. of unnecessarily performing a rectal examination on him during a routine physical examination.
UPDATE: IU hires men’s basketball coach away from West Virginia
The new coach brings 24 years of Division 1 coaching experience to Indiana University, which parted ways at the end of the season with coach Mike Woodson.
New poll breaks down why people fill out March Madness brackets
The survey found that about one-quarter of Americans fill out a men’s March Madness bracket “every year” or “some years.”
UPDATE: Purdue lone Indiana men’s team in March Madness, with IU’s bubble burst
Purdue is in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA men’s basketball tourney, meaning the team will play in Indianapolis if it reaches the Sweet 16. Meanwhile, three schools from Indiana will play in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
Mark Montieth: Hobbled in college, Robbie Hummel could make Final Four as a star broadcaster
He will have worked 84 games by the time his broadcasting season ends, which is about 35 more than the industry norm for elite announcers.
John Feinstein, author of ‘A Season on the Brink,’ about Bob Knight, dies at 69
When “A Season on the Brink” appeared in 1986, it was immediately recognized as a breakthrough in sports writing.