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FILE - Betting kiosks are seen inside Caesars Sportsbook inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Cleveland. The stakes are higher in Ohio this year for March Madness — and not just because it's a regional host for the first round of the men's NCAA basketball tournament. For the first time, sports fans in Ohio are able to click on a mobile app — or tap into kiosk at a bar, restaurant or grocery store — and legally bet on the famed basketball tournament. (AP Photo/David Dermer, File)
Mobile sports bets booming in some states as others shy away

By David A. Lieb Mar. 16, 2023 09:01 AM EDT

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

Baylor head coach Scott Drew reacts to a turnover against McNeese State in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)
Gonzaga's brutal slate continues with No. 6 Baylor up next

By Dave Skretta Nov. 29, 2022 05:59 AM EST

NC State beats Butler for 5th place at Battle 4 Atlantis

Nov. 26, 2022 12:12 AM EST
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Jarkel Joiner scored 15 points to help North Carolina State beat Butler 76-61 in Friday night's fifth-place game at the Battle 4...

Washington State hits 19 3s, beats Detroit Mercy 96-54

Nov. 25, 2022 06:27 PM EST
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Jabe Mullins scored 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting — 6 of 8 from 3-point range — TJ Bamba added 18 points and Washington State hit a program...

UNC Wilmington forward Amari Kelly, left, fouls Connecticut's Jordan Hawkins during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Sanogo scores 24, No. 25 UConn beats UNC-Wilmington 86-50

By William S. Paxton Nov. 18, 2022 11:00 PM EST

Marquette's Zach Wrightsil defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Radford Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Milwaukee. They already overcame the ravages of a hurricane to win a national title at their old school. Now former Loyola-New Orleans teammates Zach Wrightsil, Myles Burns and Brandon Davis are aiming for one more improbable achievement as they attempt to make the leap from their NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) program and succeed at the NCAA Division I level(AP Photo/Morry Gash)
After winning NAIA title, ex-teammates making giant leap

By Steve Megargee Nov. 08, 2022 05:31 PM EST

Michigan State men's head coach Tom Izzo speaks during Big Ten NCAA college basketball Media Days Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Tom Izzo's unranked Michigan State team faces tough tests

By Larry Lage Oct. 19, 2022 04:55 PM EDT

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, left, laughs with recently retired Duke University men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, right, as he speaks after receiving The Order of the Long Leaf Pine award during a ceremony at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine award is the state's highest civilian honor. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
Rivalry aside, UNC grad -- the governor -- honors Coach K

By Gary D. Robertson Sep. 01, 2022 01:22 PM EDT

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

Baylor, Gonzaga players to get paid for promoting rematch

Aug. 25, 2022 03:59 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Baylor and Gonzaga will meet in a men's basketball game in South Dakota on Dec. 2 and organizers will pay players on both teams who agree to...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens walks by a monitor displaying a 2025 logo before speaking during a press conference at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Atlanta, announcing that the CFP National Championship NCAA college football game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2025. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Georgia governor touts Bulldogs 4-peat for Atlanta in 2025

By Paul Newberry Aug. 16, 2022 06:30 PM EDT

Massachusetts lawmakers reach compromise on sports betting

Aug. 01, 2022 09:57 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers reached a deal early Monday on a bill that would legalize betting on professional and collegiate sports, joining more than 30...

FILE - In this image taken with a fisheye lens, Michigan State center Derrick Nix (25) grabs a rebound in front of North Carolina forward John Henson (31), right, during the first half of the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game aboard the USS Carl Vinson, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Coronado, Calif. They're going to try to play college basketball on an aircraft carrier again, and Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans will get a return trip to San Diego Bay to face Gonzaga on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Ahoy! Gonzaga, Michigan State to play on carrier deck

By Bernie Wilson Jul. 13, 2022 07:02 PM EDT

Canisius recruit gets bail on gun charges; school drops him

By John Wawrow Jun. 23, 2022 06:22 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state supreme court judge on Thursday set bail at $100,000 for a Canisius College basketball recruit arrested for having two handguns...

FILE - Houston Baptist guard Darius Lee (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State, Nov. 29, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz. Lee was killed and eight other people were wounded Monday, June 20, 2022 in an early-morning shooting at a gathering in Harlem, New York City police said. Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to reports of a shooting on a footpath along FDR Drive and found several people wounded. Other victims went to hospitals on their own. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, file)
College basketball player killed in NYC shooting; 8 wounded

Jun. 20, 2022 12:45 PM EDT

No bail for Canisius basketball recruit facing gun charges

By John Wawrow Jun. 17, 2022 04:36 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Canisius College basketball recruit Sarion McGee was denied bail on Friday, five days after campus police arrested him for having two handguns,...

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 - UConn's Paige Bueckers stretches during a practice session for a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament April 2, 2022, in Minneapolis. 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. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
As leaders lobby, NCAA searches for ways to rein in boosters

By Ralph D. Russo May. 05, 2022 06:09 PM 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