Landmark NCAA player-likeness case set to get underway
Plaintiffs say the case, which heads to court Thursday, may reduce the $6.4 billion in annual revenue that universities get from athletics by as much as 50 percent.
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NCAA wins dismissal of lawsuit over Sandusky fine
The lawsuit brought by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett failed to show a violation of federal antitrust law, U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane said in her decision throwing out the case.
NCAA overhauls bidding for championships
The NCAA is overhauling its event bidding format, and in June will bid out 500 championship events to be played over the next four years.
Paterno family sues NCAA over Penn State’s Sandusky fine
In a complaint filed Thursday, the family of the deceased coach and five members of the school’s board of trustees said the Indianapolis-based NCAA improperly interfered and grossly mishandled a criminal matter outside the scope of its authority.
Sanctions against Penn State were necessary, NCAA tells judge
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s sanctions against Pennsylvania State University for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal were needed to protect the integrity of intercollegiate sports, a lawyer for the Indianapolis-based association argued in court Monday.
Lawsuit threatens NCAA’s amateur business model
On June 20, a California federal court will determine if an antitrust lawsuit brought by former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon—who argues he should’ve been paid for the use of his likeness on game broadcasts and in EA Sports video games—can become a class action.
IUPUI to move men’s hoops to fairgrounds Coliseum
School and fairgrounds officials announced the five-year deal on Thursday. Playing in the 74-year-old landmark will more than quintuple seating capacity for Jaguar games.
Ball State kicks off fundraising drive for sports facilities
The Division I university wants to invest $20 million for new and improved complexes for baseball, basketball, football and golf, among other sports.
BENNER: Musings from the road to (and from) The Final Four
Rutgers coach Mike Rice scored almost as much attention as the champion quartet of teams.
BENNER: NCAA regional brought coaching royalty to Indianapolis
Rick Pitino, Tom Izzo and Mike Krzyzewski would be the making of a pretty good three-fourths of a coaching Mount Rushmore.
Butler coach Stevens not leaving for UCLA, sources say
Brad Stevens visited with UCLA officials this week, sources said, to discuss the school’s vacant coaching job. But several sources, including ESPN and CBS Sports, reported Friday afternoon that Stevens was staying at Butler.
BENNER: Of many shining moments, one could have shone brightest
Some years stand out as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NCAA tournament.
College coaches find way back to hoops after NCAA bans
Of the 44 former men’s basketball coaches given so-called “show-cause” orders since 2000—such as IU’s Kelvin Sampson—at least 25 found other basketball jobs, usually after the orders expired.
Demand for hotels, tickets spike as NCAA regional looms
Downtown hoteliers are expecting a sellout this weekend, and ticket brokers are reporting a spike in ticket prices even though Indiana University is playing elsewhere.
Schools use IU basketball team as classroom tool
Elementary school teachers in Bloomington are incorporating Indiana University basketball players into their lesson plans, including No. 4 Victor Oladipo. The top-seeded Hoosiers play their opening round NCAA tournament game Friday afternoon.
Butler announces move to new Big East conference
Butler University, Creighton and Xavier will join the so-called Catholic 7 schools in the new basketball conference, the schools announced Wednesday. The conference agreed to play its men’s basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden for the next three years.
Ticket brokers, city to take lumps as IU sent east
Ticket brokers took a gut punch Sunday when NCAA officials announced that Indiana University would not be playing in the Midwest Regional of the men's basketball tournament. Local tourism officials say the economic impact could drop $1.5 million.
Ex-Butler chief hatched plan to use basketball to turn around university
Twenty-five years ago, Butler University President Geoffrey Bannister had an idea to elevate the college by making the lowly men’s Bulldog basketball team a national power, then use it as a marketing tool to engage alumni, increase annual giving to the school, and recruit more and better students and instructors.
Botched Miami probe latest controversy to tarnish NCAA
The mountain of ill will piling up against the NCAA and its CEO, Mark Emmert, threatens to derail some of Emmert’s bold initiatives and could topple Emmert himself.
Reports: Butler to join new Big East as early as next season
Although it has not yet withdrawn from the Atlantic 10, Butler University will join the so-called “Catholic 7” in the new conference, according to reports in national media outlets. The school declined to comment on Friday.