A judge in Colorado and a Nashville chancellor issued rulings Friday that will give 30 basketball players a fifth season of eligibility and prevent the NCAA from keeping them out of the transfer portal.
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It’s a significant blow to the Red Storm, who landed Donnie Freeman in the transfer portal from Syracuse this offseason and were expecting him to be a top player on the team.
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Smart didn’t add any Division I transfers for four straight years before landing former Louisville forward/center Sananda Fru and former St. Thomas (Minnesota) guard Nolan Minessale this offseason.
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Bears coach Ben Johnson says wide receiver Luther Burden is poised to build off his promising rookie season in 2025 and become one of the best receivers in the NFL.
“I’ve grown up and learned the game a lot more since leaving,” Clowney said. “I feel like I can help the younger guys.”
Wade Meckler hit a two-run homer off Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski and Walbert Ureña pitched three-hit ball over six innings as the Angles snapped a five-game skid.
Jessica Shepard and Arike Ogunbowale each scored 15 points in limited minutes for Dallas.
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The Wolverines survive a major scare from the Huskies but scrape by to capture the Big Ten’s first title since 2000.
Follow along for live updates from UConn-Michigan in the 2026 Men’s NCAA tournament final on Monday, April 6, including real-time highlights, scores, results, stats and more as it happens.
Cori Close and her Bruins etched their names in history with the program’s first national championship.
Follow live for updates from the South Carolina-UCLA Women’s NCAA Tournament Championship on Sunday, April 5, including real-time highlights, scores, results, stats and more as it happens.
Play-by-play commentator Ian Eagle joins the Dan Patrick Show to preview the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship match between Michigan and UConn.
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 Saturday night.
Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while the fabulous freshman Mullins scored 15 for the Huskies.
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March Madness is expanding. For reference, this is what the new field would have looked like this year.
Some of the biggest voices in the game, including UConn women’s coach Geno Auriemma, say increasing the number of teams attempts to fix something that wasn’t broken and that there are bigger issues, namely transfer rules, that should be addressed.
The NCAA on Thursday announced a long-expected expansion of its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams each starting next season
More games means more money and more teams get their NCAA Tournament shot, but at what cost?
The Players Era will expand from 18 to 24 teams this year and split into two tournaments, with the two most recent national champions headlining a pair of loaded fields.
Geno Auriemma sparked a firestorm of criticism after he went over to Dawn Staley in the final seconds of South Carolina’s 62-48 victory at the Final Four in Phoenix and appeared to chastise her.
