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.
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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.
IUPUI leaving Summit to compete in Horizon League
The Jaguars have participated in the Summit League ever since they made the jump in 1998 from the NCAA Division II level to Division I.
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.
NCAA Title IX report says spending up, gender gaps remain
The 60-page report, released by the Indianapolis-based NCAA, suggests some progress has been made in a number of areas when it comes to participation, diversity and equality among college athletes, their coaches and their athletic directors.
NCAA suspends Louisville’s Pitino after escort investigation
The governing body for college sports also on Thursday placed the basketball program on four years’ probation and vacated wins in which ineligible players participated.
Butler’s new coach plans to stick to old-school philosophy
LaVall Jordan made one promise to players and fans Wednesday: The old-school philosophy that turned the Bulldogs from also-rans into consistent winners will remain intact during his tenure.
UPDATE: LaVall Jordan signs on as Butler’s basketball coach
The former star player for the Bulldogs who started his coaching career at his alma mater agreed Monday to become Butler's new head men's basketball coach.
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.
UPDATE: Butler basketball coach Holtmann leaving for Ohio State
Ohio State said Butler’s Chris Holtmann, the reigning Big East coach of the year, will be paid about $3 million a year under an eight-year deal, but details still have to be hammered out.
NCAA faces new lawsuit over concussions by late football player
The lawsuit claims the Indianapolis-based NCAA—the nation’s biggest college sports governing body—knew for decades “that severe head impacts can lead to long-term brain injury,” but it “recklessly ignored these facts.”
LOPRESTI: Not your father’s training room
Want to see innovations? Turn your ankle as a college athlete. Or, for that matter, get with the program of trying to prevent turning your ankle.
UNC responds to 3rd set of NCAA charges in academic case
The University of North Carolina remains steadfast in its belief that the Indianapolis-based NCAA is overreaching in its investigation of the school's long-running academic fraud case.
No indictment for escort, staffer in Louisville sex scandal
The Jefferson County grand jury decided Thursday there wasn't enough evidence for charges of prostitution and unlawful transactions with a minor against Katina Powell and former director of basketball operations Andre McGee.
NCAA report shows athletes still breaking academic records
The overall picture shows universal improvement across the sports spectrum, even among low-resource institutions.
NCAA returns events to North Carolina after repeals
The NCAA has awarded coveted men's basketball tournament games and other events to North Carolina, effectively ending a boycott that helped force the state to repeal parts of a law that regulated bathroom access for transgender people.
Attorney wants SEC commissioner off NCAA panel hearing UNC case
An attorney in the University of North Carolina’s ongoing academic scandal wants Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey removed as head of the NCAA infractions panel hearing the case because of a conflict of interest.
IU sports facilities guru takes over lead role at Lucas Oil Stadium
Eric Neuburger has been hired as director of the stadium Stadium, becoming just the second person to oversee the city's pro football facilities since the debut of the Indianapolis Colts in 1984.
NCAA: North Carolina once again eligible to host title events
The NCAA will consider North Carolina as a host for championship events again after the state rolled back a law that regulated bathroom access for transgender people.
NCAA to review North Carolina’s ‘bathroom bill’ deal
NCAA President Mark Emmert told reporters Thursday that the association’s board of governors will have to discuss the new legislation before deciding whether they’re comfortable hosting neutral-site championships in the state again.