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Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman signs 3-year extension

Jan. 26, 2021 02:59 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman has signed a three-year contract extension, the league announced Tuesday. Ackerman was...

FILE - Florida receiver Kadarius Toney (1) celebrates a touchdown against Missouri during an NCAA college football game in Gainesville, Fla., in this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, file photo. No. 6 Florida doesn't really even try to run the ball anymore. There's an occasional handoff here and there, but the Gators are mostly one-dimensional _ and that's fine with coach Dan Mullen, Heisman Trophy front-runner Kyle Trask and arguably the deepest receiving corps in the country.(Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun via AP, File)
SEC on ABC: ESPN to be exclusive TV home, starting 2024

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 10, 2020 05:22 PM EST

UCLA will be outfitted by Nike, Jordan Brand starting in '21

Dec. 08, 2020 02:14 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA will be outfitted by Nike beginning next year under a six-year deal announced Tuesday. The Bruins football and men...

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Jon Super)
The Latest: Big Ten announces members of disease task force

By The Associated Press Apr. 20, 2020 12:22 PM EDT

Former Penn coach slapped with 15-year show-cause penalty

Feb. 26, 2020 06:50 PM EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Penn coach Jerome Allen was hit a 15-year show-cause penalty after he accepted $300,000 in bribes to get a wealthy Florida...

In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 photo, Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg talks to Cam Mack (3) during an NCAA college basketball exhibition game against Doane University in Lincoln, Neb. Hoiberg knows the track record of Nebraska basketball coaches is not good. He wanted the job anyway. He takes over a program that has not won a conference championship in 70 years or ever won a game in the NCAA Tournament. He says a sold-out arena and top-notch facilities can trump the program's lack of tradition. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Hoiberg sees untapped potential at long-suffering Nebraska

By Eric Olson Nov. 01, 2019 02:19 PM EDT

Former University of Arizona assistant men's basketball coach Emanuel Richardson leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, after he was sentenced on a bribery conspiracy charge in the college basketball recruiting scandal that hit major schools, Thursday, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Ex-Arizona assistant basketball coach gets 3-month sentence

By Tom Hays Jun. 06, 2019 01:05 PM EDT

Christian Dawkins stands outside federal court Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in New York. Dawkins and and youth basketball coach Merl Code were convicted on a conspiracy count, but acquitted of some other charges. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
2 convicted in college basketball corruption trial

By Larry Neumeister May. 08, 2019 03:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2018, file photo, Merl Code leaves federal court in New York. A prosecutor says greed led a fledgling manager of basketball players to bribe college coaches but defense lawyers say it was all an FBI setup. The characterizations came during opening statements Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in the second trial to result from a prosecution that has exposed a seedy side of college basketball recruitment. On trial are business manager Christian Dawkins and ex-amateur league director Merl Code. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
NYC jury begins deliberations at college hoops bribery trial

May. 06, 2019 04:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 5, 2019, file photo, Christian Dawkins arrives at federal court in New York. Dawkins denied on Wednesday allegations that he paid a $2,500 bribe to then-University of South Carolina assistant Lamont Evans. He told a federal jury that the money was meant to pay expenses for the family of South Carolina basketball player P.J. Dozier, a top NBA prospect at the time. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Basketball figure denies bribing coaches to get clients

May. 02, 2019 02:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2018, file photo, Kansas center Udoka Azubuike (35) drives to the basket past Wofford center Matthew Pegram, back, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan. The University of Kansas and Adidas announced Wednesday, April 24, 2019, an extension of their contract through 2031, despite an FBI investigation centered on the footwear and apparel company that cast a negative light on the Jayhawks' athletic programs. The Jayhawks have worn Adidas gear since 2005. The original eight-year agreement was extended by six years through 2019, then another extension was put on hold last fall amid the investigation. The new deal is worth $14 million annually. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
Kansas announces extension of deal with Adidas through 2031

By Dave Skretta Apr. 24, 2019 12:00 PM EDT

Jury selected in 2nd trial over NCAA recruitment

By Larry Neumeister Apr. 22, 2019 11:45 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury was selected Monday to hear evidence in the trial of an aspiring agent and a former amateur coach charged with bribing big-school coaches to...

Lawsuit after 2 casinos couldn't take March Madness bets

Apr. 19, 2019 03:46 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A casino operator is suing a tech company after a contract dispute shuttered its sports betting platform at two West Virginia casinos ahead...

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks during a news conference in San Antonio. Emmert says a judge’s recent ruling in a federal antitrust lawsuit again reinforced that college athletes should be treated as students not employees. Emmert spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday, April 3, at U.S. Bank Stadium, the site of the men’s basketball Final Four, making his first public comments since last month’s decision. Judge Claudia Wilken ruled the NCAA did violate antitrust laws and cannot prohibit schools from providing more benefits to athletes as long as they are tethered to education. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Emmert: NCAA committed to prohibiting athletes from gambling

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 04, 2019 03:04 AM EDT

NCAA to appeal ruling in antitrust case about compensation

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2019 11:26 AM EDT
The NCAA and major college conferences will appeal a judge's ruling that the governing body violated antitrust laws by limiting education-related benefits to...

FILE - In this March 21, 2013, file photo taken with a fisheye lens, the NCAA logo is displayed at mid-court before Albany's practice for a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Philadelphia. A judge has ruled against the NCAA in a federal antitrust lawsuit, saying football and basketball players should be permitted to receive more compensation from schools but only if the benefits are tied to education. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Judge rules against NCAA in federal antitrust lawsuit

By Ralph D. Russo Mar. 08, 2019 10:55 PM EST

Duke's Zion Williamson (1) falls to the floor with an injury while chasing the ball with North Carolina's Luke Maye (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Zion's freak injury ripples in basketball, business worlds

By Joedy Mccreary Feb. 21, 2019 03:38 PM EST

Ex-Oklahoma State coach pleads guilty in bribery case

By Larry Neumeister Jan. 30, 2019 11:26 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Oklahoma State assistant basketball coach pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking bribes from business advisers to steer them to star college...