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NCAA penalizes Iowa for '22 tampering violations
The NCAA ruled on Tuesday that Iowa committed tampering violations when head coach Kirk Ferentz and an assistant made impermissible contact with then-Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara in November 2022 before he entered the transfer portal.,Penalties include the vacation of four wins from the 2023 s...

NCAA delivers report on Iowa tampering violations
The NCAA ruled on Tuesday that Iowa committed tampering violations when head coach Kirk Ferentz and an assistant made impermissible contact with a player in November 2022 before he entered the transfer portal.,Ferentz and wide receivers coach Jon Budmayr previously resolved their respective violatio...

Elliot Cadeau, Michigan hold off UConn for national title
INDIANAPOLIS -- Michigan won it all, but UConn made the Wolverines work for it in a seesaw national championship game on Monday.,The Wolverines beat the Huskies 69-63 to win the program's second national title.,Michigan point guard Elliot Cadeau scored 19 points and shot 8 of 9 from the foul line, a...

President Trump executive order: NCAA athletes get 5 years, 1 transfer
In an executive order the White House billed as an effort to "save college sports," President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday aimed at the NCAA, student-athletes' use of the transfer portal and other eligibility issues.,The order calls on "the interstate intercollegiate athletic govern...

Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss clears major eligibility hurdle
Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss cleared another significant legal hurdle in his quest to play college football in 2026.,On Friday, the Mississippi Supreme Court denied the NCAA's petition to appeal an earlier ruling issued in state court.,The case is not over, but legal experts say it's unli...

NCAA sues DraftKings, claims March Madness trademark infringement
The NCAA is suing DraftKings for trademark infringement over the use of the terms March Madness and Final Four.,A lawsuit filed on Friday in federal court in the Southern District of Indiana seeks an emergency restraining order to stop the sportsbook operator from its "egregious" use of those tradem...

Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: Michigan State evades Colorado State upset bid
Grace VanSlooten and Kennedy Blair combined for 36 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 5 Michigan State stave off No. 12 Colorado State's upset bid in a 65-62 victory Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at Norman, Okla.,VanSlooten had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Blair 18 ...

Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: Olivia Miles' triple-double helps TCU overwhelm UCSD
Olivia Miles assembled her sixth triple-double of the season and Taylor Bigby added a career-high 27 points to help No. 3 seed TCU coast to an 86-40 win over No. 14 seed UC San Diego during Sacramento 4 region first-round play in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (30-5) will host No. 6 seed Washin...

On late 3, Virginia edges Arizona State in First Four
Kymora Johnson drilled a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 30.6 seconds left to lift Virginia to a 57-55 win over Arizona State in an NCAA Women's First Four game in Iowa City.,Marley Washenitz's corner 3 with 41.4 seconds remaining lifted the Sun Devils (24-11) into a 51-all tie. But Johnson dribbled to t...

Southern overtakes Samford late for First Four victory
Jaylia Reed scored 16 points and DeMya Carter contributed 15 on Thursday night as Southern went on a game-ending 14-2 run to subdue Samford 65-53 in an Women's NCAA Tournament First Four matchup in Columbia, S.C.,The game was tied at 51 with 6:59 left after Carla Baguda hit a layup for the Bulldogs....

Second-seeded Houston braces for upstart Idaho
Second-seeded Houston lost in the NCAA title game last season and is primed to make another deep run this year.,But don't dare ask Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson about a potential rematch against top-seeded Florida -- last year's champion -- in the South Region final.,Sampson flat-out refuses to look ...

No. 7 Saint Mary's strives for tournament breakthrough against No. 10 Texas A&M
Seventh-seeded Saint Mary's is in the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time under coach Randy Bennett, but deep runs haven't been part of the story.,The Gaels begin pursuit of a breakthrough experience when they face No. 10 seed Texas A&M on Thursday night in South Region first-round play at Oklahoma Ci...

NCAA Tournament: Names to know before the Dance begins
While filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket, it's valuable to know the names most likely to deliver in big games ahead. ,From Duke's Boozers, to Purdue's Kaufman-Renn all the way to Uzan in Houston, we're helping you identify the difference makers setting the tone in the Big Dance. ,Darius Acuff,...

NCAA appeals eligibility ruling of Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss
Mississippi's State Supreme Court holds the fate of Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss in its hands following an appeal of his eligibility status on Thursday.,The NCAA is opposing the February ruling by a judge in Pittsboro, Miss., who granted Chambliss an injunction for an extra year of colleg...

NCAA proposes strict penalties for adding transfers out of portal window
The NCAA wants football teams to stick to the window.,That's the message delivered by the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee on Wednesday, with the organization proposing stiff penalties for schools not observing the rules surrounding the transfer portal window in early Ja...

Prez Charlie Baker still wants to ad at-large bids to NCAA Tournament
NCAA president Charlie Baker rolled out the red carpet ahead of the Selection Committee exercise to set the top 16 seeds in the men's tournament field this weekend and couldn't help but dream of a bigger dance. ,Baker and members of the Selection Committee are running their annual bracket stacking d...

Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss granted injunction by Mississippi judge
A judge in Pittsboro, Miss., ruled Thursday that Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss deserved a medical redshirt in 2022 at Ferris State and therefore merits one more year of college football eligibility.,Chambliss, who finished eighth in the 2025 Heisman Trophy race while leading the Rebels to ...

NCAA denies Connor Stalions' appeal of Michigan sign-stealing penalty
An NCAA appeals committee denied former Michigan staff member Connor Stalions' appeal of the eight-year show-cause penalty he received for his role in a sign-stealing scandal.,Stalions had argued that the August ruling from the NCAA Committee on Infractions was based on "procedural errors" and a mis...

Alabama court denies Charles Bediako’s injunction for NCAA eligibility
A circuit court judge in Alabama denied Charles Bediako's motion for a preliminary injunction to continue the resumption of his college basketball career Monday, rendering him ineligible once again.,Bediako last month won a temporary restraining order from the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court that al...

Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar gets restraining order against NCAA
Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar received a 15-day temporary restraining order in his lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, a move that briefly aids him as he seeks another year of eligibility.,Aguilar, 24, filed the suit in Knox County (Tenn.) Chancery Court last week. He has an injunction heari...