Indianapolis set to be center of women’s basketball world
For the first time in NCAA history the Division I, II and III women’s titles will be decided on the same court.
For the first time in NCAA history the Division I, II and III women’s titles will be decided on the same court.
The NCAA is so flush these days that its board recently doled out an extra $200 million to Division I schools—even as the Indianapolis-based organization works to put to bed a thicket of high-dollar legal settlements.
While more than 1,500 people want Dan Dakich off ESPN's coverage of Indiana University, it appears there's a lot of support for the former IU player and coach in terms of ratings for his local radio show.
In many ways, this weekend in Indianapolis could be a pivotal moment for women's basketball.
The University of Connecticut has qualified for the ninth consecutive season, joining newcomers Oregon State, Washington and Syracuse.
The NCAA for the first time this year is offering players in the Men’s Final Four the same shopping spree-like experience offered to players in college football bowl games. Players in the Women’s Final Four will not be offered the NCAA-sanctioned gift suite likely to include hundreds of dollars in items.
The former Valparaiso player turned coach talks about his relationship with his father, Homer, in a video released Tuesday in conjunction with the NCAA tournament.
Indiana University basketball coach Tom Crean could earn bonuses totaling $635,000 if the Hoosiers find a way to win the NCAA national championship. He’s already earned a hefty six-figure bonus for what his team has accomplished so far.
Notre Dame’s green logo on its gold jersey doesn’t stand out as well as logos on other schools’ uniforms, costing Under Armour millions of dollars in exposure, said one research firm.
With a few helpful hints, local companies could actually use the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament to boost productivity. OneAmerica went so far as to unblock ESPN.com and encouraged employees to fill out brackets.
The per-session average for the men's Big Ten Conference basketball tournament hit a five-year low as IU, the tournament's No. 1 seed, lost its opener on Friday. Purdue's run to the final and Michigan State's strong following propped up the numbers.
NCAA executives insist their organization is airtight. It was revealed Monday during a popular sports-talk radio show that the leak may have come from a surprising source.
Consider the road for the Indiana Hoosiers. Did we say “road?’’ That should be “gauntlet.’’ You could make the case that no champion from any of the big boy conferences got a tougher trail.
The Indianapolis-based NCAA said Sunday night it is looking into how a copy of this year's men's basketball tournament bracket got leaked online during the network's extended selection show.
After years of fighting against tournament pools because of its staunch anti-gambling position, the Indianapolis-based organization is going to work with Microsoft's search engine, Bing, to pick winners in the men's basketball tournament.
Local event organizers had hoped for more to assure LGBT rights in Indiana, but they remain convinced Indianapolis is in a good position to continue winning bids to host NCAA events.
Fieldhouse staffers will work around the clock to host 54 youth, high school, college and NBA games during an unprecedented 43-day stretch. The events are projected to score the city an economic impact of more than $40 million.
NCAA President Mark Emmert believes mid- and lower-level members are gradually adjusting to Power Five conference school's autonomy and increased financial outlay to athletes because of cost-of-attendance stipends.
The Indianapolis-based NCAA charged the University of North Carolina in May with five violations, including lack of institutional control, but there has been little movement since.
The inquiry stemmed from allegations contained in Katina Powell's tell-all book "Breaking Cardinal Rules," which IBJ Book Publishing LLC released in October.