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Television ratings down for NCAA title game on cable TV
The 30 percent drop is likely due to a combination of a relatively non-competitive game and its airing on a cable network instead of CBS, which showed last year’s game.
LOPRESTI: For some Hoosiers, a March to remember—or forget
From exhiliration for Jackie Young and Tyra Buss to disappointment for Kyle Guy and Isaac Haas.
NCAA navigates difficult territory with sexual assault policy
The NCAA is being pushed to put rules in place that would ban former offenders from competing in college athletics and sanction schools that fail to weed out potential predators. That would mean stepping into complicated territory.
Loyola-Chicago’s $8.5M Final Four run helps nine other schools
Nine other universities—including three in Indiana—stand to make money off Loyola University’s unexpected march to college basketball’s Final Four
NCAA headed to another trial over pay-for-play rules
A federal judge in Oakland, California, on Wednesday refused a request from the Indianapolis-based NCAA to throw out the case and scheduled a trial.
Former IU coach Crean takes Georgia job after Matta turns down offer
Tom Crean, who was fired by Indiana University a year ago, agreed to a reported six-year deal with the University of Georgia worth $19.2 million.
Graduation rates stagnant for men’s NCAA tournament teams
A study of teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament shows that graduation rates for players have become stagnant and that the sport's governing body may need to raise academic standards to get them moving upward again.
Recruiting scandal hangs over March Madness
The tournament has become so big that sports experts doubt a federal investigation alleging dozens of prominent players, coaches and schools broke NCAA rules will hurt sponsor support.
NCAA passes $1 billion in revenue for first time
The Indianapolis-based NCAA raised most of the revenue from its television deal for the men's basketball tournament.
Highland sets new course with $1.6M golf-training academy
As part of a strategic plan to guide it into the future, the 99-year-old golf club has an arrangement to share the 9,200-square-foot indoor training facility with Butler University, which uses Highland as its home course.
NCAA’s Emmert: Changes needed, but not paying players
NCAA President Mark Emmert said he’s hopeful the scandal roiling college basketball will lead to major rule changes, but he does not think the Indianapolis-based NCAA is in crisis.
Plenty of opinions, but few solutions to fix college hoops
Many agree that college basketball should be overhauled, but there’s no consensus on how to repair the system.
Study shows little progress in minority hiring in college sports
While the sport covered a wide range of categories, it specifically pointed to a pair of concerns: hiring for athletic directors and Division I men's basketball coaches. The study also looked at hiring for the NCAA's Indianapolis-based headquarters.
With college hoops under federal probe, fans say it’s business as usual
In most places, it was a typical day of college basketball on Saturday. Arenas were packed, fans were cheering and schools were competing. There was little visible hangover from the latest developments in the federal investigation of corruption in college basketball.
Report: FBI probe docs list range of payments to top college players
In the wake of the blockbuster revelations, Mark Emmert, president of the Indianapolis-based NCAA, said that the allegations, “if true, point to systematic failures that must be fixed and fixed now if we want college sports in America.”
Pitino: Louisville should consider legal action against NCAA
Former University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino said the school should sue the Indianapolis-based NCAA after the governing body stripped the Cardinals of their 2013 men's national basketball title after a sex scandal.
NCAA denies appeal, says Louisville must vacate basketball title
The University of Louisville must vacate its 2013 men's basketball title following an NCAA appeals panel's decision to uphold sanctions against the men's program in a sex scandal case.
Beer, wine sales at Purdue football games top $500,000
Purdue found a fountain of new revenue last fall at Ross-Ade Stadium, after alcohol sales were expanded to the entire stadium.
Hectic city schedule makes hosting football national championship trickier
Indianapolis officials say they’re up for the challenge of hosting the eighth annual College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2022, even as they’re planning six other big sporting events that take place within a 13-month stretch.