NCAA approves 30-second shot clock in men’s basketball
Men's teams will use a faster shot clock — 30 seconds instead of 35 seconds — and have fewer timeouts, while women's teams will play four 10-minute quarters instead of two 20-minute halves.
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NCAA’s top lawyer ready to keep fighting in O’Bannon case
The Indianapolis-based NCAA's top lawyer is poised to fight the landmark Ed O’Bannon court ruling before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
NCAA: Athletes continue improvement in classroom
Academic Progress Rate numbers are showing record highs, but disparity remains between the richest athletic departments and those with limited resources.
Indy opts not to bid on college football championship
Indianapolis leaders have decided that they won’t try to land the College Football Championship Game, despite the hundreds of millions of dollars in potential economic impact for the city.
New NCAA exec puts transfer rules on priority list
The NCAA's new vice president for Division I governance said there are growing concerns among the division’s 345 members over the surging number of students switching schools.
Emmert: Freshman ineligibility problematic, worth debating
NCAA President Mark Emmert is glad the Big Ten Conference has sparked a discussion about freshman ineligibility, even though it is an idea fraught with potential pitfalls.
Judge delays decision on NCAA concussion settlement
A U.S. judge has declined to immediately approve the NCAA’s $75 million settlement of a lawsuit by college athletes who’ve suffered head injuries, giving a critic of the accord three weeks to file arguments opposing the revamped deal.
New concussions deal with NCAA proposed
Filings in U.S. District Court in Chicago late Tuesday night notified a federal judge that there was a new proposed settlement for a head injury lawsuit against the NCAA brought by football players and other college athletes.
NCAA final earns best preliminary TV rating in 18 years
Duke University’s 68-63 comeback win over Wisconsin in Indianapolis on Monday night on CBS-TV drew a 17.1 overnight rating and 27 share.
JW Marriott, Lucas Oil get massive exposure from Final Four
Lucas Oil Co. is the expected winner during this year's Final Four, and the JW Marriott is turning out to be just as good a billboard as it is a hotel.
NCAA semifinal in Indy draws best TV audience since 1996
The University of Wisconsin’s 71-64 victory Saturday night in Indianapolis averaged 22.6 million viewers across TBS, TNT and truTV, according to Turner Sports and CBS. That's up 39 percent from last season's matchup of the same teams.
Kentucky’s ‘Big Blue Nation’ set to invade Final Four
Wildcat fans likely will take over Indianapolis for the weekend, because that’s what they do.
NCAA in ‘wait and see’ mode on RFRA revision
NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday the association spoke with lawmakers and the governor of Indiana about how best to revise the state’s new religious objections law.
Decisions ahead for NCAA family travel program
Getting to the Final Four won't be as costly for the parents of many players this week, thanks to an NCAA pilot program that is helping pay for families of athletes to travel to Indianapolis.
Final Four payoff from 2004 NCAA pact continuing to escalate
A deal struck 10 years ago to bring the men’s Final Four to Indianapolis every five years has become a much-beefier cash cow for the city than any of the pact’s architects could have imagined.
UPDATE: NCAA to ‘examine implications’ of ‘freedom’ bill
NCAA President Mark Emmert says the association is keeping an eye on the impact of the "Religious Freedom Restoration" bill that Gov. Mike Pence signed into law Thursday.
Under Armour’s Final Four Road runs through Notre Dame
Under Armour is forging a path in a sneaker industry dominated by Nike Inc. by signing big deals with high-profile college programs like Notre Dame.
NCAA appeal says students will lose if amateur sports rules tossed
The Indianapolis-based NCAA presented its case to the U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday in an effort to reverse a judge’s ruling that the organization is running a multibillion-dollar cartel that cheats athletes.
NCAA revenue climbs for 14th straight year
National Collegiate Athletic Association revenue rose as income from investments doubled and media rights agreements brought in more money for college sport’s governing body.
New NCAA legislation on academic misconduct in works
A group of 20 university presidents and college athletics administrators is crafting a proposal to better define when the NCAA should investigate cases of academic cheating by student athletes.