The college sports economic revolution, which began more than a decade ago with Ed O’Bannon’s lawsuit over what became known as name, image and likeness (NIL), reaches its guillotine moment…
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The 2025 Final Four is the first in 17 years with all four top seeds participating and could be one of the most memorable in history, unless it morphs into…
The Big 12 put one team in the Final Four, two in the Elite Eight and four in the Sweet 16. By most measures, that multi-round representation constitutes a stellar…
At least Arizona did not lose to a lower seed. Or get run off the court. Or implode in the final minutes. This time, the Wildcats departed the NCAA Tournament…
The SEC set records with 14 bids to March Madness and seven teams in the Sweet 16. It also obliterated the mark that matters more than any other: dollars earned….
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The long list of top Arizona high school basketball players choosing to play college at the University of Arizona continued on Thursday. No surprise that Koa Peat from Perry high…
Through 52 games, the NCAA Tournament has been largely devoid of drama. High seeds are dominating and blowouts are frequent. There has been one true buzzer-beater (Maryland over Colorado State)….
Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor on Tuesday following two losing seasons, two investigations into his inappropriate behavior and one embarrassing leak to the news media. Specifically, Andrew Luck fired…
