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Houston guard Kyler Edwards celebrates after scoring during the second half of a college basketball game against Arizona in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Top programs leaning on boosts from popular transfer portal

By John Zenor May. 12, 2022 02:49 AM EDT

Johnuel "Boogie" Fland poses for a portrait on the basketball court at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y., Monday, May 2, 2022. Fland is among a growing number of high school athletes who have signed sponsorship deals for their name, image and likeness following a Supreme Court decision last year that allowed similar deals for college athletes. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
Marketing deals trickle down from NCAA to high school sports

By Mark Gillispie May. 09, 2022 02:50 AM EDT

FILE - Ohio State gathers before an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game against Alabama in Miami Gardens, Fla., Jan. 11, 2021. In 2019, California became the first state to pass a law allowing athletes to earn money on endorsements, autograph signings and other activities, and by July 2021, the NCAA lifted its decades-old ban. Football players earn the most, followed by women’s and men’s basketball players, according to Opendorse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Miami's Wong shows college sports hurtles toward free market

By Jim Vertuno May. 05, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

North Carolina players celebrate their victory against Duke after a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. North Carolina won 81-77. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Grammys barely move the needle in television ratings

By David Bauder Apr. 05, 2022 05:57 PM EDT

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji celebrates after their win against North Carolina in a college basketball game at the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Jayhawks' Bill Self masterminds epic championship comeback

By Dave Skretta Apr. 05, 2022 12:21 AM EDT

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) shoots over North Carolina forward Armando Bacot (5) during the second half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Hobbled Bacot comes up short in Tar Heels' NCAA title push

By Aaron Beard Apr. 05, 2022 12:10 AM EDT

North Carolina forward Armando Bacot shoots over Kansas forward Jalen Wilson during the first half of a college basketball game in the finals of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Monday, April 4, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Jayhawks rally, rock North Carolina 72-69 to win NCAA title

By Eddie Pells Apr. 04, 2022 11:54 PM EDT

Kansas tops North Carolina 72-69 for school's first NCAA men's basketball championship since 2008

Apr. 04, 2022 11:41 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kansas tops North Carolina 72-69 for school's first NCAA men's basketball championship since 2008. ...

Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) shoots around Villanova forward Eric Dixon during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
North Carolina to face Kansas in blue blood title game

By John Marshall Apr. 02, 2022 11:44 PM EDT

North Carolina beats rival Duke in Final Four, ending coach Mike Krzyzewski's career and setting up title game vs Kansas

Apr. 02, 2022 11:06 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina beats rival Duke in Final Four, ending coach Mike Krzyzewski's career and setting up title game vs Kansas. ...

Kansas returns to NCAA championship game for first time since 2012 after beating Villanova 81-65 in Final Four

Apr. 02, 2022 08:08 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kansas returns to NCAA championship game for first time since 2012 after beating Villanova 81-65 in Final Four. ...

FILE -Saint Peter's Doug Edert, right, reaches for a pass past Purdue's Ethan Morton during the first half of a college basketball game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. Kansas, Villanova, North Carolina and Duke will play in the first Final Four to take place under the new world of “name, image and likeness” endorsements in college sports. It allows college players to earn money through endorsements. And as his team's Cinderella run to the Elite Eight gained steam, Saint Peter's guard Doug Edert got into the act, announcing on Instagram that he'd struck a deal to hawk chicken wings.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
March Madness paying off for players under mishmash of rules

By Eddie Pells Mar. 30, 2022 01:01 PM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Mar. 29, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
March 30 1940 — Indiana routs Kansas 60-42 for the NCAA basketball championship. 1943 — Ken Sailors scores 16 points to lead Wyoming to a...

North Carolina's Leaky Black celebrates after North Carolina won a college basketball game against St. Peter's in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Column: Familiar Four prove NCAA tourney is not 'Hoosiers'

By Jim Litke Mar. 28, 2022 03:40 AM EDT

Villanova guard Collin Gillespie passes around Houston guard Jamal Shead during the first half of a college basketball game in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, March 26, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Final Four has a blue tint with power programs

By John Marshall Mar. 28, 2022 02:34 AM EDT

Arkansas guard Au'Diese Toney, top, dunks against Duke during the second half of a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA men's tournament in San Francisco, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Coach K makes 13th Final Four, Duke beats Arkansas 78-69

By Josh Dubow Mar. 26, 2022 11:09 PM EDT

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski gestures toward players during the second half of his team's college basketball game against Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament in San Francisco, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Duke beats Texas Tech 78-73 to send Coach K to Elite 8

By Josh Dubow Mar. 25, 2022 12:25 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2022 11:21 AM EDT
March 29 1929 — The Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup with a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers to complete a two-game sweep. 1940 —...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2022 11:12 AM EDT
March 25 1934 — Horton Smith wins the first Masters golf tournament by one stroke over Craig Wood. 1947 — Holy Cross, led by George...

St. Peter's Daryl Banks III, center right, and Matthew Lee, center left, participate in a drill during NCAA college basketball practice in Jersey City, N.J., Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Cinderella Saint Peter's dancing on boulevard in Jersey City

By Tom Canavan Mar. 23, 2022 05:24 PM EDT