Big Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemic
The conference cited medical advice in making its decision and added ominously that the plan would be applied only “if the conference is able to participate in fall sports.”
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Top conferences ask Congress for athlete compensation law
Conference commissioners encouraged federal lawmakers to not wait for the NCAA process to play out before passing a national law that would set parameters for college athletes to be compensated for use of their names, images and likenesses.
Big Ten cancels remainder of men’s basketball tournament
The tournament started Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Fans were present for Wednesday’s games, but the conference that evening barred fans for the remaining days.
Nebraska coach leaves Big Ten tourney loss with ‘common cold’
University of Nebraska Basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg was taken to a hospital for evaluation after he left Wednesday night’s 89-64 loss to Indiana University in the Big Ten Conference Tournament.
Big Ten will play tourney games without fans starting Thursday
The decision came less than two hours after the NCAA said it would play its March Madness games in empty stadiums and shortly after the first Big Ten game tipped off at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Big Ten’s Delany says old mistakes to blame for college woes
Outgoing Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany kicked off his final Big Ten football media days Thursday by saying he thinks some serious mistakes made in the 1970s created problems today in college athletics.
Big 10 taps Vikings’ Warren as new commissioner
Kevin Warren, a former college basketball player and sports agent with a law degree from Notre Dame, will become the first black commissioner of a Power Five conference.
Knight makes first return trip to IU campus since firing
After resisting overtures from the school for nearly two decades, legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight returned Saturday to watch the Hoosiers’ baseball game against Penn State from the press box.
Big Ten football title game draws second-largest crowd in 7 years
The spectators on hand for Ohio State’s 45-24 defeat of Northwestern at Lucas Oil Stadium inched past last year’s game attendance by about 500 people, but fell short of a complete sellout.
Tourism officials expect another big impact from Big Ten Football Championship Game
Tourism bureau Visit Indy has spent about $60,000 on advertising over the past two weeks targeting Ohio State and Northwestern fans in Columbus, Ohio, and Chicago.
Big Ten’s Delany: ‘Storm clouds’ hang over college sports
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said Thursday the college basketball recruiting scandal is displaying what many see as the sleazy side of the sport.
Beer, wine sales at Purdue football games top $500,000
Purdue found a fountain of new revenue last fall at Ross-Ade Stadium, after alcohol sales were expanded to the entire stadium.
Hectic city schedule makes hosting football national championship trickier
Indianapolis officials say they’re up for the challenge of hosting the eighth annual College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2022, even as they’re planning six other big sporting events that take place within a 13-month stretch.
Knight, Keady reminisce about their coaching days
Bob Knight was at Purdue University on Sunday to talk basketball with former Boilermakers coach Gene Keady in celebration of Mackey Arena's upcoming 50th anniversary.
IU to add 5 basketball statues inside Assembly Hall
The athletic department announced Tuesday it will add five statues to the remodeled Assembly Hall this week as a tribute to the Hoosiers' five national championships and its tradition-laden program.
College sports programs, eager for cash, tap into beer
Fifty U.S. colleges now report selling alcoholic beverages at their sporting events—up from 21 in 2011. Purdue University is the latest to jump into the fray.
Big Ten to coaches: ‘Stay put, sideline isn’t a stage.’
Of the several rules changes in store for the 2017 season, stricter enforcement of the coach's box may have the greatest impact of all.
Big Ten announces new TV deals with FOX, ESPN, CBS
The Big Ten Network will triple its prime-time national TV exposure during football season and also add more prime-time basketball games, thanks to new broadcasting deals.
UPDATE: New IU hoops coach Miller nets $24M-plus deal
Archie Miller could make even more over his seven-year contract with bonuses. But the big deal comes with some strings attached.
LOPRESTI: Holtmann’s exit reinforces that the Butler Way is the highway
No one around here needs to be told the quality of Butler’s program. Its feats, its stature, its respectability. But it is still a stepping stone, rather than a destination job.