Men's college basketball
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

Today in Sports - Julius Erving becomes only player to win MVP award in NBA and ABA

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2023 10:00 AM EDT
May 27 1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long...

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

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, May 26 - June 1

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2023 10:05 AM EDT
May 26 1925 — In Detroit’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb becomes the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits. He finished his...

FILE -Crews prepare the field at Bank of America Stadium for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. (Diedra Laird//The Charlotte Observer via AP, File)
ACC backs plan to offer increased payouts to schools for postseason success

By Aaron Beard May. 24, 2023 02:37 PM EDT

CAPTION CORRECTION: CORRECTS DATE OF STATEMENT: FILE - Georgia's Anthony Edwards (5) celebrates with Mike Peake (30), who drew a charge on an Alabama player during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Athens, Ga. Former New Mexico State and University of Georgia basketball player Mike Peake will not face charges in connection with a fatal shooting on a rival college’s campus last year, according to authorities in a statement issued Monday, May 22, 2023. (Kristin M. Bradshaw/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)
Ex-New Mexico State basketball player not facing charges in fatal shooting

May. 23, 2023 01:48 PM EDT

FILE - Southern California athletic director Mike Bohn, left, chats with Gary Barnett, former head football coach at Colorado, as players warm up before the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. Southern California athletic director Mike Bohn has resigned. USC confirmed the 62-year-old Bohn's resignation Friday, May 19, 2023, roughly 3 1/2 years after he succeeded Lynn Swann in the high-profile job. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
USC athletic director Mike Bohn resigns after 3 1/2 years in charge

By Greg Beacham May. 19, 2023 04:49 PM EDT

Marcus Ericsson, of Sweden, leaves the pits during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Ericsson, Dixon keep Ganassi atop Indianapolis 500 speed chart for 2nd day

By Michael Marot May. 18, 2023 07:12 PM EDT

FILE - Captain Brooks Koepka of Smash GC hits his shot from the 15th tee during the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at the Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday, April 30, 2023, in Sentosa, Singapore. Koepka is expected to compete in the PGA Championship next week at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y. (Ashok Kumar/LIV Golf via AP, File)
Brooks Koepka enters the PGA Championship ready to move on after "choking" at the Masters

By John Wawrow May. 17, 2023 08:03 PM EDT

FILE -Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson looks on from the sidelines during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. The Atlantic Coast Conference has wrapped up its spring meetings. Many discussions were held in private, including talks over how the league plans to close the financial gap with the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
ACC leadership touts progress in trying to address financial gap with the Big Ten and the SEC

By Mark Long May. 17, 2023 05:04 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

Big East tabs SEC administrator Leibovitz to replace Jackson

May. 09, 2023 05:19 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Big East announced Tuesday it has hired Southeastern Conference administrator Dan Leibovitz as senior associate commissioner for men's basketball...

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

Hall of Famer Denny Crum, who guided Louisville to NCAA men's basketball championships in 1980 and 1986, dies at age 86

May. 09, 2023 12:55 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hall of Famer Denny Crum, who guided Louisville to NCAA men's basketball championships in 1980 and 1986, dies at age 86. ...

FILE - Syracuse guard Joseph Girard III, right, drives against Wake Forest guard Daivien Williamson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, March 4, 2023. Clemson has added four transfers including high-scoring, ex-Syracuse player Joseph Girard III to its men's basketball roster for next season. The school announced Tuesday, May 9, that Girard, former North Carolina State forward Jack Clark, ex-Air Force guard Jake Heidbreder and former UNC Greensboro forward Bas Leyte all signed with the Tigers for next season. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
Clemson adds Syracuse's Girard, 3 others to hoops team

May. 09, 2023 11:24 AM EDT

FILE - Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman is interviewed during the NCAA college football team's NFL Pro Day in Manhattan, Kan., Friday, March 31, 2023. Kansas State and Chris Klieman are close to finalizing a new contract that would give the Wildcats' football coach a substantial pay raise while keeping him tied to the program for the next eight seasons, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday, May 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
AP source: K-State close to $44 million new deal for Klieman

By Dave Skretta May. 08, 2023 01:22 PM EDT

President Joe Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, walks from the Oval Office to attend a ceremony honoring the Council of Chief State School Officers' 2023 Teachers of the Year in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, April 24, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Bidens to host UConn, LSU basketball teams at White House

May. 08, 2023 11:54 AM EDT

Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Allen gives a thumbs up as he takes part in the procession to receive his bachelor's degree in general studies at UConn in Storrs, Conn., Sunday, May 7, 2023. (Jessica Hill/Hartford Courant via AP)
Hoops Hall of Famer Ray Allen receives degree from UConn

May. 08, 2023 10:06 AM EDT

FILE -Sierra Canyon's Bronny James (0) drives against Christopher Columbus during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Springfield, Mass. LeBron James' oldest son, Bronny, says he will play basketball at the University of Southern California in the fall. Bronny James abruptly announced his much-anticipated decision on social media Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
LeBron James' son Bronny commits to play basketball at USC

By Greg Beacham May. 06, 2023 06:46 PM EDT