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.
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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.
UPDATE: Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. The Indianapolis-based NCAA was fighting New Jersey in the case.
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.
Commission dances around name, image and likeness debate
The Commission on College Basketball didn’t say whether college athletes should be able to cash in on their names, images and likenesses, but Condoleezza Rice's remarks to the Indianapolis-based NCAA suggested she thinks it is good idea.
NCAA basketball commission says ban cheaters for life, end 1-and-done
The Commission on College Basketball, led by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, sharply directed the Indianapolis-based NCAA to take control of the sport, calling for sweeping reforms. It called the environment surrounding college basketball “a toxic mix of perverse incentives to cheat.”
Commission to unveil ideas to fix college basketball’s woes
On Wednesday morning, the commission headed by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will present its proposed reforms to university presidents of the NCAA Board of Governors and the Division I Board of Directors at the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis.
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.
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.
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.
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.