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Final Four updates: Basketball writers get their due; Visit Indy exec highlights Final Four impact

April 6, 2026
IBJ Staff

IBJ will be covering the news and festivities through this weekend’s Final Four. Check back often for updates.

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Zac Brown embraces his role at the intersection of sports and live music

April 5, 2026
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The Zac Brown Band made an encore performance Saturday at the March Madness Music Festival, 11 years after playing the event in Indianapolis.

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Women’s flag football on track to gain NCAA championship status before sport makes its Olympic debut

May 20, 2026 | Associated Press

Women’s flag football is looking to join a list of sports that have gained NCAA championship status through the Emerging Sports for Women program.

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Alcohol ads help make March Madness expansion possible

May 7, 2026 | Associated Press

The expansion of the tournaments will be bankrolled by around $300 million in extra funding courtesy of new sponsorship opportunities for beer, wine, spirits and hard seltzer.

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March Madness tournaments to expand to 76 teams each starting next season

May 7, 2026 | Associated Press

The Indianapolis-based NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move. It is the first expansion of the tournaments in 15 years, when they were bumped to 68 teams each.

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Indiana high school athletes may now profit off their name, image and likeness

May 7, 2026 | Samantha Horton, WFYI

IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig said the rule aims to clarify what high school student athletes are permitted to do.

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Mark Montieth: Maria Marchesano returns to Butler to bring women’s hoops back in contention

April 24, 2026 | Mark Montieth

Maria Marchesano not only wants to win, she has a knack for it.

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NCAA tourney star Braylon Mullins of Greenfield heading back to UConn instead of NBA

April 19, 2026 | Associated Press

The 6-foot-6 shooting guard made his announcement Saturday on his Instagram account with highlight clips of his biggest shots and the words “unfinished business.”

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NCAA committee recommends earlier start to football season

April 17, 2026 | Associated Press

The earlier start date would allow flexibility for potential expansion to the College Football Playoff.

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NCAA urges further study of proposed age-based eligibility model

April 16, 2026 | Associated Press

The possibility of an age-based model comes after numerous athletes have challenged NCAA eligibility rules in lawsuits with the hope of extending their college careers.

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Mark Montieth: Michigan’s portal-savvy coach shows how much hoops has changed since IU’s heyday

April 10, 2026 | Mark Montieth

If you want to illustrate how college basketball has changed over the years, you could do worse than simply drawing a line between these two groups.

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NCAA HQ

Indiana appeals court upholds trial court’s ruling in favor of NCAA in football head injury case

April 7, 2026 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

The case debated whether the NCAA had a duty to warn individual student athletes about the risks of football-related head trauma, which can lead to death.

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Mark Montieth: This is the Dusty May way, and it wins championships

April 7, 2026 | Mark Montieth

Michigan, with an all-transfer starting lineup and a coach who has mastered the new way of acquiring talent — in questionable fashion in the opinion of some — won it all Monday night.

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Future hosts visit Indy to get first-hand experience in pulling off Final Fours

April 6, 2026 | Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

Meanwhile, some local organizers spent time in Phoenix over the weekend to scope out the women’s tournament, which Indy will host in 2028.

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NCAA title game a sellout, but plenty of tickets are still available

April 6, 2026 | IBJ Staff

While nosebleed seats for Saturday’s semifinal round were selling for hundreds of dollars on the resale market, the get-in price for Monday night is significantly less. 

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Auburn beats Tulsa 92-86 in OT for 1st NIT championship

April 5, 2026 | Associated Press

The game capped off a triple-header championship college basketball event at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

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Cameron Boozer’s innate will to win leads to player of the year honors

April 5, 2026 | Jenna Black, Special to IBJ

Boozer became the fifth freshman to receive the AP Player of the Year Award in its 65 years.

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Solo Ball battles through injuries in search of another UConn title

April 5, 2026 | Carter Jones, Special to IBJ

The 6-foot-4 junior is confident he will be able to play Monday night, but the decision will ultimately come down to the opinion of the Connecticut medical staff.

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Mary Washington edges Emory for 1st D-III championship

April 5, 2026 | Associated Press

The victory came as part of triple-header championship college basketball event at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. 

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Michigan’s May relies on perspective to manage chaos of today’s game

April 5, 2026 | Matt St. Charles, Special to IBJ

Michigan had the second ranked transfer portal class last summer according to 247Sports, but it wasn’t so much a result of May chasing the most valuable recruits; he was chasing fits — schematically and personally.

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Pace Prosser’s double-double helps Gannon beat Lander in D-II championship game

April 5, 2026 | Associated Press

The Golden Knights topped the Bearcats in a battle between two teams aiming for a first national championship.

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UConn’s Solo Ball, Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg both dealing with injuries heading into title game

April 5, 2026 | Associated Press

Just one day before the teams meet in Monday night’s national championship game, the big question for both was the health of two key playmakers.

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