Men's sports
FILE - In this March 14, 2012, file photo, a player runs across the NCAA logo during practice in Pittsburgh before an NCAA tournament college basketball game. A court decision the NCAA says will hurt college sports by allowing student-athletes to be paid “vast sums” of money will go into effect. That's after the Supreme Court declined Tuesday to intervene at this point. Justice Elena Kagan denied the NCAA’s request to put a lower court ruling on hold at least temporarily while the NCAA asks the Supreme Court to take up the case. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on

By Ralph D. Russo 20 hrs ago

Due to the new coronavirus pandemic a man wears a face mask of the German first division soccer team FC Schalke 04 and a hat with the word reading "Deutschland" (Germany) in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
The Latest: Big East opts not to play fall sports

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2020 06:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Ohio State players celebrate the team's 34-21 win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game, in Indianapolis. The Big Ten won't play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, becoming the first of college sports' power conferences to yield to the pandemic. The move announced Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, comes six day after the conference that includes historic programs such as Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State had released a revised conference-only schedule that it hoped would help it navigate a fall season with potential COVID-19 disruptions.(AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 11, 2020 08:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2014, file photo, Portland head coach Eric Reveno instructs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash. “We're looking for opportunities to make changes that will last,” said Reveno, now the Georgia Tech assistant basketball coach who sparked the movement to give college athletes a day off to vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election, even those who are right in the middle of their seasons. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)
Portland-Gonzaga 2/5/2014

Aug. 07, 2020 05:38 PM EDT

In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, CSKA Moscow's Daniel Hackett, front, drives to the basket as Red Star's Michael Ojo blocks him during their Euroleague basketball match in Belgrade, Serbia. Former Florida State center Michael Ojo has died after collapsing during training in Serbia. Serbian Media and his former teammates say the 27-year-old Nigerian-born basketball player was on Friday taken to a hospital in the Serbian capital, but doctors failed to reanimate him. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Basketball player dies during training in Serbia

Aug. 07, 2020 10:10 AM EDT

In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, CSKA Moscow's Daniel Hackett, front, drives to the basket as Red Star's Michael Ojo blocks him during their Euroleague basketball match in Belgrade, Serbia. Former Florida State center Michael Ojo has died after collapsing during training in Serbia. Serbian Media and his former teammates say the 27-year-old Nigerian-born basketball player was on Friday taken to a hospital in the Serbian capital, but doctors failed to reanimate him. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
FC Rapperswil-Jona vs CSKA Moscow 2/21/2020

Aug. 07, 2020 09:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020, file photo, Colorado's McKinley Wright IV (25) drives up the court against Washington State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Pac-12 men's tournament in Las Vegas. Wright has decided to return for his senior season after testing out the NBA draft process. He was a member of the All-Pac-12 first team and all-defensive team in a season that was shut down just before the NCAA tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Big Ten - Second Round - Game 1 (win) at Wisconsin Badgers 3/13/2020

Aug. 05, 2020 05:16 PM EDT

Alabama guard John Petty Jr. (23) works around LSU guard Skylar Mays (4) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Alabama's Petty announces his return for senior season

Aug. 05, 2020 04:57 PM EDT

No NBA draft yet as forward Yves Pons returns to Tennessee

Aug. 03, 2020 07:11 PM EDT
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Forward Yves Pons has informed Tennessee he is returning for his senior season with the Volunteers rather than try his luck with the...

FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, Creighton's Marcus Zegarowski, rear, reaches for the ball against Seton Hall's Sandro Mamukelashvili (23), during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Omaha, Neb. Mamukelashvili has opted out of the NBA draft and is returning to Seton Hall for his senior year. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Mamukelashvili opts out of NBA draft, returns to Seton Hall

Aug. 03, 2020 02:45 PM EDT

Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert returning for senior season

Aug. 03, 2020 01:39 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Corey Kispert will not pursue professional options and is returning to Gonzaga for his senior season. Kispert's...

Arizona State'e Martin to return for senior season

Aug. 02, 2020 06:08 PM EDT
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State guard Remy Martin is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season in the desert. ...

Big Ten Freshman of Year Cockburn returning to Illinois

Aug. 01, 2020 05:24 PM EDT
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Big Ten Freshman of the Year Kofi Cockburn is returning to Illinois for his sophomore season. The 7-foot, 290-pound...

Arkansas sharpshooter Joe returning for junior season

Aug. 01, 2020 03:43 PM EDT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sharpshooter Isaiah Joe will return for his junior season after withdrawing his name from the NBA draft. ...

Gonzaga's Joel Ayayi to return for junior season

Aug. 01, 2020 03:06 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga guard Joel Ayayi is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and will return for his junior decision. The...

Illinois star Ayo Dosunmu to return for junior season

Aug. 01, 2020 12:11 AM EDT
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois basketball star Ayo Dosunmu plans to return for his junior season rather than turn pro. The first-team, all...

Mitchell to return for senior season at San Diego State

Jul. 31, 2020 06:52 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Forward Matt Mitchell will return to San Diego State for his senior season after exploring his chances in the NBA Draft. ...

Stanford guard Tyrell Terry remains in NBA draft

Jul. 31, 2020 05:50 PM EDT
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford guard Tyrell Terry has decided to keep his name in the NBA draft and skip his final three seasons of college. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2019, file photo, Duke's Zion Williamson (1) battles North Carolina State's DJ Funderburk (0) under the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C. Funderburk plans to return to the Wolfpack for his senior season after considering whether to leave school for a professional career. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
DJ Funderburk opts to return to NC State for final season

Jul. 31, 2020 03:56 PM EDT

This April 28, 2019, image provided by USA Volleyball shows Amya Small at the USA Volleyball Girls 18s Junior National Championship at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Small contemplated suicide in 2019 while a member of Oregon State's volleyball team, taking handfuls of over-the-counter medication before calling 911 seeking help. She had her scholarship pulled shortly after that incident and is planning on attending Florida A&M on scholarship this fall. (Texas Star/USAV via AP)
Players describe abusive environment on Oregon State team

By Eddie Pells Jul. 30, 2020 01:13 PM EDT