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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech hoops and football coaches cheering Red Raiders at WCWS
Texas Tech and two of its biggest supporters returned to Devon Park for Game 3 of the Women's College World Series on Friday night, this time with a national championship in mind.
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BYU signs men's basketball coach Kevin Young to long-term contract extension
Guard Ryan Cornish transfers to Southern California from Dartmouth
Utah Valley set to join Big West Conference for 2026-27 athletic year

Pitino says he is not interested in coaching the Knicks3m read

Hartford home of UConn Huskies basketball renamed PeoplesBank Arena1m read
American Athletic Conference taking its postseason basketball tourneys to Birmingham and Tampa

March Madness bracket expansion would add value and could be decided in next few months, Baker says2m read
ACC's new men's basketball scheduling model produces one NC State-UNC meeting, no Duke-Miami matchup
More college basketball
Big 12 men's basketball decision to drop to 18 conference games goes beyond injury prevention1m read

Former Grand Canyon guard Tyon Grant-Foster heading to Gonzaga
Sanon withdraws from NBA Draft, will play for St. John's1m read

Florida's Alex Condon is staying in school, boosting the chances of the NCAA champs repeating1m read

IU Indianapolis hires Ben Howlett as coach following his dominant run at Division II West Liberty

Washington State's Cedric Coward opts for NBA draft over Duke transfer
Green Bay seeking NCAA waiver that would allow it to play in The Basketball Tournament

New Maryland athletic director Jim Smith is ready to focus on increasing revenue2m read

North Florida head coach Matthew Driscoll resigns to become associate head coach at Kansas State

Florida coach Todd Golden reaps rewards of national title, including reloading his roster2m read

Trump hosts NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House1m read

Zakai Zeigler, SEC's 2-time defensive player of year, suing NCAA to play 5th season in 5 years1m read
Guard Jordan Marsh transfers to USC from UNC Asheville

Former Arkansas standout Boogie Fland commits to national champion Florida1m read

Arizona and UCLA to play at Intuit Dome in game honoring late Hall of Famer Bill Walton
Texas Tech extends Grant McCasland's contract again, through the 2030-31 season

Universities cutting sports, others adding ahead of $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement3m read

Maryland hires Atlanta Braves executive James Smith as athletic director1m read

Illinois rewards football coach Bret Bielema and hoops coach Brad Underwood with 6-year extensions2m read

IU Indianapolis fires Paul Corsaro for his treatment of players

Chad Baker-Mazara transfers to USC after helping Auburn reach the Final Four

Contracts? Buyouts? Study at 1 school, play for another? Ambitious pitches to revamp college sports4m read

NCAA women's rules committee proposes coach's challenge to initiate video review on variety of plays1m read

Out-of-bounds plays could be reviewed only by coach challenge under NCAA rules panel recommendation1m read

Texas regents approve basketball coach Sean Miller's 6-year, $32 million contract1m read

ACC cuts 20-game men's basketball slate to make room for nonconference games in bid to boost sport3m read

Rodney Rice joins USC after reaching Sweet 16 with Maryland

Florida raises basketball coach Todd Golden's salary to $6M annually after national title3m read

Vandy AD, MVC deputy commissioner and Maryland interim AD named to D1 women's basketball committee

$32.5 milion gift to help fund St. John's basketball training facility and student scholarships2m read

Former St. John's coach and longtime KU assistant Norm Roberts retires from college basketball1m read

Jamie Carey, associate head coach at UTSA, takes over Omaha women's basketball program

Former Arizona State guard Adam Miller transferring to Gonzaga

Iowa basketball coach Ben McCollum agrees to 6-year contract with starting pay of $3.35M

St. John's to play Kentucky next season in marquee matchup1m read

Former Wisconsin forward Serah Williams transferring to UConn

Alijah Arenas, USC recruit and son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, out of hospital after crash

St. John's adds Handje Tamba for frontcourt depth

Sacramento State hires Shaquille O'Neal as a voluntary GM, AP source says1m read
Federal judge tosses lawsuit brought by ex-college basketball players against NCAA over use of NIL1m read

Duke freshman big man Khaman Maluach is headed to the NBA draft1m read
St. John's Ejiofor excited to see what incoming transfer class can bring3m read

Former South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley is transferring to LSU

USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas is out of an induced coma after vehicle crash in Los Angeles
St. John's RJ Luis Jr. chosen as Haggerty Award winner3m read

UCLA guard Londynn Jones leaving Westwood to join rival USC for her final season

USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas injured in LA car crash1m read

St. John's adds Cincinnati transfer Dillon Mitchell from portal2m read
Nikki Blue goes from LA Sparks assistant to same job for USC women's basketball team

Flau'jae Johnson says she'll return to LSU for senior season
Area colleges
Rieber: Pitino right at home visiting Yankee Stadium3m read
SBU ousted from NCAA women's lacrosse tournament by BC
SBU baseball coach Matt Senk to retire after season2m read
Local college roundup: Softball and baseball2m read
Stony Brook women's lax wins CAA conference tournament2m read
College scene: LI's Taylor, Mennella rank high on NCAA leaderboards3m read
Pitino gets commitment from Austrian swingman Suljanovic, loses Iwuchukwu to portal1m read
NYC-raised Jackson heading home to St. John's2m read