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Today: July 23, 2026
Today: July 23, 2026

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Trump renews his call for Congress to intervene and pass legislation to control college sports

President Donald Trump repeated his call for Congress to pass legislation that would rein in college sports at a time athletes are allowed to move freely from school to school and command salaries that put athletic departments in financial peril

Trump renews his call for Congress to intervene and pass legislation to control college sports
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Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire in August, ending a transformative era

The Big East says Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire at the end of August

Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire in August, ending a transformative era
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Notre Dame and Villanova hoops teams set to visit the Pope in Rome next season

Notre Dame and Villanova hoops teams set to visit the Pope in Rome next season

Notre Dame and Villanova hoops teams set to visit the Pope in Rome next season
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Trump issues executive order to bolster college sports rules

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Trump issues executive order to bolster college sports rules
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Money and tech have closed the gap between NCAA baseball and MLB. That's good news for coaches

Thanks to money and technology, the MLB and NCAA versions of baseball have never been more similar

Money and tech have closed the gap between NCAA baseball and MLB. That's good news for coaches
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NCAA weighs a 5-year eligibility limit for college athletes that would start at 19 or HS graduation

The Associated Press has learned an NCAA panel is scheduled to discuss potential changes to eligibility rules that would incorporate age into the process

NCAA weighs a 5-year eligibility limit for college athletes that would start at 19 or HS graduation
Sports

Kansas' Bidunga, Wake Forest's Harris, Saint Mary's Murauskas among players entering men's portal

Kansas big man Flory Bidunga, Wake Forest’s Juke Harris and Saint Mary’s Paulius Murauskas are among the parade of players entering the transfer portal on the first of 15 days Division I men’s basketball players can go looking for a new school

Kansas' Bidunga, Wake Forest's Harris, Saint Mary's Murauskas among players entering men's portal
Sports

North Carolina working to finalize deal to hire Michael Malone as basketball coach, AP source says

North Carolina is working toward finalizing a deal with NBA championship-winning coach Michael Malone to take over the Tar Heels' basketball program

North Carolina working to finalize deal to hire Michael Malone as basketball coach, AP source says
Sports

UCLA faces a massive rebuild after a historic NCAA title run as the transfer portal opens

Cori Close and the UCLA Bruins are going to have to work hard to repeat as champions

UCLA faces a massive rebuild after a historic NCAA title run as the transfer portal opens
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Michigan rolls to national title game with its latest double-digit March win, 91-73 over Arizona

Michigan overpowered Arizona early and humbled the ’Cats all night long, turning the Final Four meeting billed as the game of the year into a 91-73 Wolverines highlight reel

Michigan rolls to national title game with its latest double-digit March win, 91-73 over Arizona
Sports

UConn and Hurley muscle their way to 3rd national title game in 4 seasons, beating Illinois 71-62

UConn got another critical 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins and coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies are heading back to the national title game

UConn and Hurley muscle their way to 3rd national title game in 4 seasons, beating Illinois 71-62
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President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry

President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding
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What makes you a pro? At the Final Four, that question is bubbling up once again

The NCAA is grappling with the blurred lines between amateur and professional sports

What makes you a pro? At the Final Four, that question is bubbling up once again
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Virginia QB Chandler Morris denied a preliminary injunction as he bids for 7th season

Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris was denied in his bid for a preliminary injunction as he seeks a seventh season of eligibility

Virginia QB Chandler Morris denied a preliminary injunction as he bids for 7th season
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Cheryl Miller and Breanna Stewart celebrated as the greatest players of the women's poll era

Cheryl Miller’s impact on women’s basketball spans generations, from dominating on the court at Southern California in the 1980s to making her mark in the broadcast booth

Cheryl Miller and Breanna Stewart celebrated as the greatest players of the women's poll era
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Delta State’s women’s basketball legacy endures even as national spotlight has faded

Delta State became one of women’s basketball’s early powerhouses under coach Margaret Wade and star player Lusia Harris

Delta State’s women’s basketball legacy endures even as national spotlight has faded
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The NCAA is warning schools about travel issues ahead of March Madness. It's not the first time

The NCAA is warning schools about potential travel headaches ahead of the men's and women's basketball tournaments

The NCAA is warning schools about travel issues ahead of March Madness. It's not the first time
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‘The Mayor’ and his son turned around Nebraska’s basketball program. Now they have one box to tick: An NCAA Tournament win

‘The Mayor’ and his son turned around Nebraska’s basketball program. Now they have one box to tick: An NCAA Tournament win

‘The Mayor’ and his son turned around Nebraska’s basketball program. Now they have one box to tick: An NCAA Tournament win
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Dealing with Iran war is 'easy,' Trump says. College athlete pay? Not so much

President Donald Trump says questions about the war in Iran are “easy” compared to efforts to better regulate college sports

Dealing with Iran war is 'easy,' Trump says. College athlete pay? Not so much
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Trump says 'whole educational system' could go out of business without fixes to college sports

President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly

Trump says 'whole educational system' could go out of business without fixes to college sports
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North Carolina star Caleb Wilson breaks right thumb in practice and is out for the season

North Carolina says star freshman Caleb Wilson broke his right thumb in practice and will miss the remainder of the season

North Carolina star Caleb Wilson breaks right thumb in practice and is out for the season
Sports

Elimination of April transfer portal window could cause return of traditional spring football games

The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window offers the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country

Elimination of April transfer portal window could cause return of traditional spring football games
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Mick Cronin urges allowing schools to exceed the $20.5M revenue-sharing cap to retain players

UCLA coach Mick Cronin warns the transfer portal is pushing college players to change schools too often and miss out on graduating

Mick Cronin urges allowing schools to exceed the $20.5M revenue-sharing cap to retain players
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Cameron Boozer helped No. 1 Duke secure the outright ACC title. He had the marks to prove it, too

Duke star freshman Cameron Boozer had a pair of long, thick and inflamed scatches wrapped around his right shoulder after a lopsided win at N

Cameron Boozer helped No. 1 Duke secure the outright ACC title. He had the marks to prove it, too
Sports

Lewis makes seven 3s as Saint Mary's beats No. 9 Gonzaga 70-59 to share WCC regular-season title

Mikey Lewis made seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points to help Saint Mary’s beat No. 9 Gonzaga 70-59 to give the Gaels a share of the West Coast Conference regular-season title

Lewis makes seven 3s as Saint Mary's beats No. 9 Gonzaga 70-59 to share WCC regular-season title
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John Calipari matches the worst loss of his career and wishes it 'would have gone faster'

Arkansas coach John Calipari matched the worst margin of defeat in his 34-year career

John Calipari matches the worst loss of his career and wishes it 'would have gone faster'
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SEC, Big Ten study: Pooling TV rights 'dangerously unworkable' and not as profitable as suggested

A study commissioned by the Southeastern Conference and the Big Ten has concluded that a proposal to allow the pooling of media rights among Division I conferences would generate less revenue than if the conferences continued marketing their own games

SEC, Big Ten study: Pooling TV rights 'dangerously unworkable' and not as profitable as suggested
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Bediako appeals NCAA eligibility decision to Alabama Supreme Court as season winds down

Basketball center Charles Bediako is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to let him play the rest of the season for the Crimson Tide

Bediako appeals NCAA eligibility decision to Alabama Supreme Court as season winds down
Sports

Thiam scores career-high 28 to lead Cincinnati to an 84-68 upset of No. 8 Kansas

Moustapha Thiam had a career-high 28 points and led Cincinnati to an 84-68 upset of No. 8 Kansas

Thiam scores career-high 28 to lead Cincinnati to an 84-68 upset of No. 8 Kansas
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Frustrated college basketball coaches aren't holding back on publicly criticizing their teams

Frustrated coaches in men's and women's college basketball haven't been holding back in publicly criticizing their teams in recent weeks

Frustrated college basketball coaches aren't holding back on publicly criticizing their teams
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Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John's and Providence and seven players are ejected

Seven players were ejected from Saturday’s game between No. 17 St. John’s and Providence after a fracas resulting from a hard foul by Friars forward Duncan Powell on Bryce Hopkins sent the Red Storm star crashing to the ground

Fight breaks out between No. 17 St. John's and Providence and seven players are ejected
Sports

After a sluggish start, No. 14 Florida now looks like a team capable of a repeat

The Florida Gators are starting to look a lot like that team from a year ago

After a sluggish start, No. 14 Florida now looks like a team capable of a repeat
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Backed by NFL and Olympics, flag football gains momentum in NCAA emerging sports program

Thousands gathered in San Francisco in the days leading up to the most anticipated game on the NFL calendar

Backed by NFL and Olympics, flag football gains momentum in NCAA emerging sports program
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North Dakota State, winner of 10 FCS titles, jumps to FBS to join Mountain West in football

Perennial FCS power North Dakota State will move up to the FBS level this season and join the Mountain West for football

North Dakota State, winner of 10 FCS titles, jumps to FBS to join Mountain West in football
Sports

Portland upsets No. 6 Gonzaga 87-80 to snap Bulldogs' 15-game winning streak

Joel Foxwell scored 27 points and Portland upset No. 6 Gonzaga 87-80, giving the Pilots their first victory over a top-10 team and snapping the Bulldogs’ 15-game winning streak

Portland upsets No. 6 Gonzaga 87-80 to snap Bulldogs' 15-game winning streak
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‘The theater of the absurd’: NCAA president says former pro players pushing to go back to college may make Congress act

‘The theater of the absurd’: NCAA president says former pro players pushing to go back to college may make Congress act

‘The theater of the absurd’: NCAA president says former pro players pushing to go back to college may make Congress act
Education|Sports

'We're gonna beat 'em anyways' becomes a main storyline for Alabama-Florida hoops matchup

Florida coach Todd Golden insists he wasn’t being disrespectful when he said “we’re gonna beat ’em anyways” while responding to Alabama center Charles Bediako’s return to college basketball

'We're gonna beat 'em anyways' becomes a main storyline for Alabama-Florida hoops matchup
Sports

Rick Pitino honored by St. John's for reaching 900 career wins

Rick Pitino has been honored by St. John’s for reaching 900 wins as a Division I head coach

Rick Pitino honored by St. John's for reaching 900 career wins
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Charles Bediako makes immediate impact for No. 17 Alabama in his return to college basketball

Alabama’s Charles Bediako had four dunks, two steals and two blocks in his first college action in nearly three years against Tennessee

Charles Bediako makes immediate impact for No. 17 Alabama in his return to college basketball
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Rick Pitino gets 900th victory as St. John's rallies for 88-83 victory over Xavier and son, Richard

St. John’s rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat Xavier 88-83, giving Rick Pitino his 900th victory

Rick Pitino gets 900th victory as St. John's rallies for 88-83 victory over Xavier and son, Richard
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Former pro player’s return to Alabama men’s basketball team sparks a scramble by the NCAA and sport’s coaches

Former pro player’s return to Alabama men’s basketball team sparks a scramble by the NCAA and sport’s coaches

Former pro player’s return to Alabama men’s basketball team sparks a scramble by the NCAA and sport’s coaches
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Missouri rejects a ban on college athlete prop bets after NCAA gambling scandals

Missouri gambling regulators have rejected an NCAA request to ban bets on college athletes' performance

Missouri rejects a ban on college athlete prop bets after NCAA gambling scandals
Sports

200 FBS quarterbacks went into portal, and the best ones came out with promises of big paychecks

About 200 Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks had entered the transfer portal by last week’s deadline

200 FBS quarterbacks went into portal, and the best ones came out with promises of big paychecks
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College football's surprise: Miami and Indiana meet for a title in a matchup nobody saw coming

Indiana and Miami are playing for the national title Monday night, and if that has you scratching your head thinking “Who?”

College football's surprise: Miami and Indiana meet for a title in a matchup nobody saw coming
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A champion will be crowned but college football chaos will linger beyond Indiana-Miami title game

Eligibility lawsuits, the out-of-control transfer portal, bickering over congressional legislation and the decades-old dilemma over coaches and their salaries were the steady drumbeat behind a college football season where nothing felt quite settled

A champion will be crowned but college football chaos will linger beyond Indiana-Miami title game
Sports

Indiana lands star-studded group from transfer portal while preparing for national championship game

Indiana and Mississippi had rather busy schedules the last couple of weeks as they competed in the College Football Playoff while the transfer portal window was open

Indiana lands star-studded group from transfer portal while preparing for national championship game
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Bully ball: Top-ranked Arizona manhandling opponents during undefeated start

Arizona has become the bully on the block

Bully ball: Top-ranked Arizona manhandling opponents during undefeated start
Sports

Peat scores 24, No. 1 Arizona remains undefeated with 89-82 win over rival Arizona State

Koa Peat had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Tobe Awaka added 25 points and top-ranked Arizona remained undefeated with an 89-82 win over rival Arizona State

Peat scores 24, No. 1 Arizona remains undefeated with 89-82 win over rival Arizona State
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NCAA urges federal regulators to suspend prediction markets that look a lot like gambling

The NCAA sent a letter asking federal regulators to suspend prediction markets for college sports

NCAA urges federal regulators to suspend prediction markets that look a lot like gambling