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Wildcats baseball fourth in preseason poll
ELLENSBURG — The Central Washington Wildcats baseball squad was ranked fourth in the Greater Northwest Conference …
UNC's Cunningham to join NCAA basketball selection committee
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina athletics director Bubba Cunningham is joining the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee that selects the field for the 68-team NCAA Tournament.
Texas women's basketball coach Karen Aston dismissed
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas dismissed women's basketball coach Karen Aston on Friday, ending an eight-year stint that included four straight trips to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 from 2015-2018.
Toppin, Howard, Powell among finalists for Wooden Award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Udoka Azubuike of Kansas, Luka Garza of Iowa, Markus Howard of Marquette, Myles Powell of Seton Hall and Obi Toppin of Dayton are the five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the nation's t…
Michigan State AD defends Izzo after witness report
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State athletic director Bill Beekman defended basketball coach Tom Izzo on Thursday after Izzo was accused in
Pemsl leaving Iowa to play final season as grad transfer
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Cordell Pemsl is planning to leave Iowa and play his final season at another school as a graduate transfer.
Army hires Tenarius "Tank" Wright as defensive line coach
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Army has hired Tenarius "Tank" Wright as defensive line coach.
Survey of athletic directors reveals virus outbreak concerns
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Survey: Athletic directors bracing for financial crisis
Athletic directors at the nation's biggest sports schools are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Oregon's Ionescu wins women's Naismith Player of the Year
ATLANTA (AP) — Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu has added another award to her collection
Ivies deny graduate eligibility for spring-sport athletes
NEW YORK (AP) — The Ivy League has decided not to allow its spring-sport athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic to have an additional year of eligibility as graduates, despite the NCAA…
Study: Gonzaga, Michigan top academics-based NCAA brackets
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gonzaga and Michigan stood out in a study that seeded men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head-coaching ranks.
Column: Remembering Final Four that never was in the A-T-L
ATLANTA (AP) — It would’ve been a magnificent weekend.
Dayton's Toppin wins Naismith Trophy
ATLANTA (AP) — Dayton forward Obi Toppin has been awarded the Naismith Trophy as college basketball's most outstanding player.
NC State's NCAA case recommended for independent process
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State’s NCAA case involving recruiting violations tied to former Wolfpack one-and-done star Dennis Smith Jr. has been recommended to go through an independent investigation proce…
Marquette hires Justin Gainey as associate head coach
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Marquette director of operations Justin Gainey is returning to the Golden Eagles’ staff as associate head coach.