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FILE - LSU head coach Kim Mulkey holds the winning trophy after the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against Iowa Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. LSU won 102-85 to win the championship. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
No 'joke': Biden celebrating LSU, UConn champion basketball teams at White House

By Darlene Superville May. 26, 2023 02:15 PM EDT

FILE - Air Force quarterback Haaziq Daniels, left, and Air Force running back Brad Roberts, right, look on as President Joe Biden holds a football during an event to present the Commander-in-Chief's trophy to the Air Force Academy in the East Room of the White House, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Sports no sure respite from politics when title-winning athletes visit the White House

By Chris Megerian And Josh Boak May. 25, 2023 12:59 PM EDT

FILE -Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks to reporters during a press conference the day after winning the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game against TCU, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif. Georgia's national championship football team is declining an invitation to visit the White House. According to a statement released by the Georgia athletic association, the Bulldogs will not be able to attend a June 12 event with other college teams at the White House described by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden as “College Athlete Day.”(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Georgia's Smart says declining invitation for White House visit was not political

May. 10, 2023 08:05 PM EDT

FILE -Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks to reporters during a press conference the day after winning the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game against TCU, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Los Angeles, Calif. Georgia's national championship football team is declining an invitation to visit the White House. According to a statement released by the Georgia athletic association, the Bulldogs will not be able to attend a June 12 event with other college teams at the White House described by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden as “College Athlete Day.”(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Georgia's championship team declines White House invitation

May. 09, 2023 08:29 PM EDT

FILE - Former Louisville NCAA college basketball coach Denny Crum speaks during a news conference about the renaming of the floor at Freedom Hall to "Denny Crum Court," Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, in Louisville, Ky. Denny Crum, who won two NCAA men’s basketball championships and built Louisville into one of the 1980s’ dominant programs during a Hall of Fame coaching career, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023. He was 86. (David Harpe/Courier Journal via AP, File)
Denny Crum, who coached Louisville to 2 NCAA titles, dies

By Gary B. Graves May. 09, 2023 12:56 PM EDT

FILE - Florida head coach Billy Napier paces the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. Florida Victorious formally launched Tuesday, April 11, 2023, with hopes of raising money to fund NIL deals for student-athletes — and ultimately help the Gators get back to national prominence in football and men’s basketball.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Gators launch 'Florida Victorious' to revamp, streamline NIL

By Mark Long Apr. 11, 2023 02:36 PM EDT

UConn coach Dan Hurley gestures during a rally at Gampel Pavilion in honor of the team's NCAA men's Division I basketball championship, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
UConn returns home to celebrations, vandalism on campus

By Pat Eaton-Robb Apr. 04, 2023 07:45 PM EDT

Gonzaga's Malachi Smith (13) celebrates in the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against UCLA in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
UConn emerges victorious after March Madness full of upsets

By David Brandt Apr. 04, 2023 06:00 AM EDT

San Diego State guard Lamont Butler, left, and Connecticut guard Andre Jackson Jr. vie for a loose ball during the first half of the men's national championship college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU

By Eddie Pells Apr. 03, 2023 11:41 PM EDT

LSU head coach Kim Mulkey celebrates after cutting down the net after the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against Iowa Sunday, April 2, 2023, in Dallas. LSU won 102-85 to win the championship. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
LSU's Mulkey talks "timing" as national champs return home

Apr. 03, 2023 06:24 PM EDT

Connecticut guard Tristen Newton celebrates after scoring against Miami during the first half of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
UConn puts Final Four beatdown on Miami 72-59

By Eddie Pells Apr. 01, 2023 11:24 PM EDT

San Diego State guard Lamont Butler, right, celebrates with teammates after hitting winning shot during the second half of a Final Four college basketball game against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Butler's buzzer-beater sends San Diego State to title game

By John Marshall Apr. 01, 2023 08:38 PM EDT

LSU's Angel Reese and LaDazhia Williams react during the second half of an NCAA Women's Final Four semifinals basketball game against Virginia TechFriday, March 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Mulkey, LSU women rally in Final Four, reach 1st title game

By Stephen Hawkins Mar. 31, 2023 09:21 PM EDT

Associated Press Sports Products Director Barry Bedlan, left, poses with AP Coach of the Year, Marquette's Shaka Smart during the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Marquette's Shaka Smart voted men's AP coach of the year

By Dave Skretta Mar. 31, 2023 12:00 PM EDT

AP Player of the Year, Purdue's Zach Edey speaks at a press conference during the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Purdue's Zach Edey named AP men's player of the year

By John Marshall Mar. 31, 2023 09:00 AM EDT

Miami head coach Jim Larranaga celebrates after their win against Texas in an Elite 8 college basketball game in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament Sunday, March 26, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Miller, Wong rally Miami past Texas 88-81 for 1st Final Four

By Dave Skretta Mar. 26, 2023 07:36 PM EDT

FILE - Betting kiosks are seen inside Caesars Sportsbook inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Cleveland. The stakes are higher in Ohio this year for March Madness — and not just because it's a regional host for the first round of the men's NCAA basketball tournament. For the first time, sports fans in Ohio are able to click on a mobile app — or tap into kiosk at a bar, restaurant or grocery store — and legally bet on the famed basketball tournament. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
Mobile sports bets booming in some states as others shy away

By David A. Lieb Mar. 16, 2023 09:01 AM EDT

FILE - Texas head coach Chris Beard looks on during the first half an NCAA college basketball game against UTEP on Nov. 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Mississippi has hired Chris Beard as basketball coach five weeks after his firing from Texas following a domestic violence arrest. The Rebels announced Beard's hiring on Monday, March 13, 2023, and will introduce him Tuesday in a public event at the SBJ Pavilion. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas, File)
Ole Miss hires former Texas coach Chris Beard

Mar. 13, 2023 12:11 PM EDT

Taylor Foehl, left, of Boston, watches watches the men's basketball game between Rutgers and Purdue after placing a wager on his mobile phone, at the Cask 'N Flagon sports bar, Friday, March 10, 2023, near Fenway Park in Boston. Massachusetts sports fans raced to their cell phones Friday, March 10 to begin placing bets as the state allowed online sports wagering just days ahead of tip-off of the NCAA Tournament next week. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Online betting begins in sports-crazed Massachusetts

By Steve Leblanc Mar. 10, 2023 06:42 PM EST

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim watches during their loss against Wake Forest in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Greensboro, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Jim Boeheim's long career at Syracuse ends, Autry takes over

By Tim Reynolds Mar. 08, 2023 05:24 PM EST