NCAA rejects mandatory 2-year commitment to grad transfers
A proposal to require a graduate transfer to count against a team's scholarship total for two years in football and basketball has been rejected by the NCAA.
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To slow flow of grad transfers, NCAA could constrain schools
College football and basketball coaches may be less likely to add graduate transfers to their teams under a change being considered by the Indianapolis-based NCAA.
Purdue’s Edwards plans to hire agent, enter NBA draft
In four tournament games, Carsen Edwards averaged 34.8 points, with a range that seemed to have no bounds as he almost carried the Boilermakers to the Final Four.
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.
IU basketball star Langford to declare for NBA draft
Romeo Langford says he will enter the NBA draft after playing just one season at Indiana University.
Emmert: Court ruling reinforces NCAA athletes not employees
NCAA President Mark Emmert says a judge’s recent ruling in a federal antitrust lawsuit again reinforced that college athletes should be treated as students.
Purdue’s Painter named national basketball coach of the year
Altogether, Purdue Coach Matt Painter has qualified for nearly $356,000 in bonus money this season thanks to the coach-of-the-year bonus plus incentives for other achievements.
Analysis shows growing gap in NCAA basketball tourney payouts
The hoops showcase is the centerpiece of the NCAA’s revenue. And, in recent years, the portion of those funds going to the five most powerful conferences in college sports has increased, according to an AP analysis of more than $3 billion in payments distributed from 1997 to 2018.
Avenatti’s Nike extortion case puts basketball’s dark side back in view
Nike Inc. may have prevailed over lawyer Michael Avenatti’s alleged attempt to extort the company. But the case has shifted the spotlight back to an uncomfortable place for the sneaker industry and the NCAA.
Purdue’s Painter could earn big bonus bucks with deep NCAA run
The men’s basketball coach already has racked up more than $160,000 in bonuses, based on his team’s performance so far this season.
March madness tips off with college sports under microscope
The Indianapolis-based NCAA faces more pressure than ever to reform its model. Legal challenges, scandals and athlete activism are convincing the public that colleges are getting rich exploiting their players.
Study: Graduation rates for men’s NCAA teams trail women’s squads
The study also found a significant but shrinking gap in graduation rates between black and white men's players.
NCAA can’t keep tournament games away from legal gambling
The Indianapolis-based NCAA is preparing for its first basketball championships since the Supreme Court allowed legal sports betting to expand. Its board of governors will be considering new gambling policies at its next several meetings.
Former Indiana Pacers star Chuck Person pleads guilty in NCAA bribery scheme
Former Indiana Pacers star Chuck Person will serve prison time after admitting to taking thousands of dollars in bribes to steer college basketball players to hire a financial adviser after they turned professional.
NCAA loses critical U.S. court ruling on athlete compensation
A federal judge said Friday that the NCAA’s rules regarding compensation violate federal antitrust law and athletes may be compensated for education-related expenses beyond current caps.
Three get prison in college basketball recruiting scandal
The men were convicted in October of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for funneling illegal payments to families of recruits to the University of Louisville, University of Kansas and North Carolina State University.
Study: Slow progress in race, gender hires in college sports
Among the study's positives: The NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis received high marks for its hiring practices.
Once a pioneer, Indiana Sports Corp. now faces stiff competition from other cities
With a big assist from the Indiana Sports Corp., Indianapolis has had quite a run, hosting more than 450 sporting events over four decades, including a Super Bowl, seven NCAA men’s basketball Final Fours and dozens of amateur world championships.
NCAA’s Emmert expresses concern over wagering, esports
NCAA President Mark Emmert sounded alarms Thursday on the potential impact of sports betting on college sports, along with how esports should be handled by schools.
Local sports analytics firm scoring big with NFL
A trio of jocks and computer geeks from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has produced computer software that has had a major impact on the top level of college baseball and softball. Now the small, self-funded firm is making a big play in the NFL with data analytics.