Women's basketball
Brenda and Brian Lilly speak during an interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Easton, Conn. Brian Lilly Jr., 19, who committed suicide on Jan. 4, 2021, was a rower at University of California San Diego. The Lillys have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university and the rowing coach, Geoff Bond, who is no longer with the school. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods

By Janie Mccauley Dec. 07, 2022 10:48 AM EST

Peterson sparks Southern Cal to 59-57 victory over Vermont

Nov. 16, 2022 01:28 AM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half and Southern Cal rallied to beat Vermont 59-57 on Tuesday night. ...

West Virginia coach Neal Brown reacts during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Morgantown, W.Va., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)
West Virginia fires AD Shane Lyons as football team falters

Nov. 14, 2022 01:43 PM EST

Mountain West hires WCC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez

Nov. 11, 2022 12:34 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Mountain West hired Gloria Nevarez, who has been leading the West Coast Conference for the last five years, to be its next...

South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso shows off her rings as the 2022 South Carolina national championship team receive their rings before an an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
East Tennessee State Buccaneers at South Carolina Gamecocks 11/7/2022

Nov. 07, 2022 09:34 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2010, file photo, former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon Jr. sits in his office in Henderson, Nev. NIL's blossoming started with a seed: a 2009 class-action lawsuit filed by former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon that argued the NCAA should not be allowed to use the likeness of football and men's basketball players — past and present — to make money. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
EXPLAINER: Name, image and licensing in college, HS sports

By Erica Hunzinger Aug. 31, 2022 02:32 AM EDT

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talks to reporters during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days, at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 18, 2022 09:27 AM EDT

Seattle Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder poses for a photo on May 18, 2022 at Climate Pledge Arena during halftime of a WNBA basketball game between the Seattle storm and the Chicago Sky in Seattle. As Title IX marks its 50th anniversary in 2022, Gilder is one of countless women who benefited from the enactment and execution of the law and translated those opportunities into becoming leaders in their professional careers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Title IX propelled women from college courts to CEO offices

By The Associated Press Jun. 20, 2022 01:45 PM EDT

SEC approves future schedules for basketball, not football

Jun. 03, 2022 02:27 PM EDT
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference approved future regular-season schedules and postseason formats for six sports — just not football — to conclude its...

FILE - University of Louisville interim athletic director Josh Heird speaks to reporters following a meeting of the University Board of Trustees and the Louisville Athletic Association board, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. A person with knowledge of the situation says Louisville will promote Josh Heird to athletic director after serving nearly six months as interim AD. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the move has not been publicly announced. Louisville has scheduled a news conference Friday morning, June 3, 2022, for a “special announcement” about the athletic program following a special meeting of the University of Louisville Athletic Association's board of directors and personnel committee. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Louisville promotes Heird to full-time athletic director

By Gary B. Graves Jun. 03, 2022 08:40 AM EDT

FILE - Ohio State head coach Ryan Day directs his team during an NCAA college spring football game on April 16, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State is hiking Day's annual salary to $9.5 million, as part of a two-year contract extension that will put him among the nation's highest-paid college football coaches. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
Raise makes Ohio State's Day one of highest-paid coaches

By Mitch Stacy May. 18, 2022 02:22 PM EDT

Wilson, balanced Aces cruise to 96-73 victory over Dream

May. 13, 2022 10:14 PM EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — A'ja Wilson scored 15 points, Kelsey Plum had 14 points and 11 assists and the Las Vegas Aces rolled to a 96-73 victory over the Atlanta...

FILE - Then-Ohio State receivers coach Stan Drayton calls out to players during NCAA college football practice in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 16, 2011. New Temple coach Stan Drayton is one of 15 Black head coaches currently set to start next season at 131 FBS schools. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam, File)
Temple, Maryland rare D-I schools with top Black leadership

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 15, 2022 01:22 PM EDT

IUPUI coach Austin Parkinson talks with a referee during the second half of the team's first-round game against Oklahoma in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/ Mitch Alcala)
Butler hires Austin Parkinson as women's basketball coach

Apr. 08, 2022 12:39 PM EDT

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley argues a call during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Louisville Cardinals at South Carolina Gamecocks 4/1/2022

Apr. 07, 2022 12:52 PM EDT

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, right, greets fans as the team returns to the team's hotel following the Women's Final Four NCAA basketball tournament, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. South Carolina defeated UConn earlier in the night to win the national championship. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
South Carolina's Dawn Staley becomes force on, off the court

By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 07, 2022 12:48 PM EDT

Baylor, AD Mack Rhoades agree on 10-year contract extension

Apr. 04, 2022 07:12 PM EDT
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor announced a 10-year contract extension for athletic director Mack Rhoades on Monday, saying the deal would allow him to “complete his...

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
April 3 1930 — The Montreal Canadiens win the NHL Stanley Cup with a two-game sweep of the Boston Bruins. 1933 — Ken Doraty’s overtime...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2022 11:19 AM EDT
April 1 1938 — Joe Louis knocks out Harry Thomas in the fifth round in Chicago to retain his world heavyweight title. 1940 — Governor...

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