House bill would bar using student fees on NIL
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NCAA says March Madness expansion 'still viable'
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Commission rejecting some athlete NIL deals
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Meet the 2026 girls' high school recruits who remind us of current college stars
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Shane Laflin
Grand Canyon making immediate Mtn. West move
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Georgia Tech hires Alpert as new athletic director
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Pete Thamel
Oklahoma AD Castiglione to leave full-time role
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Pete Thamel
Sources: Houston, St. John's headline Players Era
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Myron Medcalf
UNC: Cunningham extended, Newmark future AD
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Andrea Adelson
Pac-12 welcomes Texas St. ahead of '26 relaunch
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Kyle Bonagura

NCAAW News

Bill in Congress would bar using student fees for athletics

A bill to regulate college sports introduced in the House on Thursday would offer limited antitrust protection for the NCAA, while barring schools from using student fees to pay for college athletic programs.

NCAA says March Madness expansion to 72 or 76 still viable

The committees for men's and women's Division I basketball met this week to discuss possible expansion of the March Madness tournaments, but made no immediate decisions or recommendations.

College Sports Commission rejecting some athlete NIL deals

The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals between players and donor-backed collectives formed over the past several years.

Girls basketball recruiting: College comps for 2026 players

Comparing the games of the top rising high school seniors to current college stars, from Madison Booker to Ta'Niya Latson.

Grand Canyon making immediate move to Mountain West from WAC

Grand Canyon University announced that its move to the Mountain West Conference from the Western Athletic Conference will begin immediately instead of July 2026.

Georgia Tech hires Ryan Alpert as new athletic director

Georgia Tech has hired former Tennessee senior deputy AD Ryan Alpert as its new athletic director. The deal is for five years, sources told ESPN.

Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione to retire from full-time role

Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione will retire from his full-time role during the upcoming school year.

Sources: Houston, St. John's headline Players Era tournament

The next edition of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas will feature more than $20 million in payouts and includes top-10 squads St. John's, Houston and Michigan.

North Carolina extends AD Cunningham, hires Newmark as successor

The University of North Carolina has extended the contract of athletic director Bubba Cunningham and hired Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing president Steve Newmark as the Tar Heels' next AD when Cunningham leaves the role in 2026.

Pac-12 welcomes Texas State ahead of 2026 relaunch

After a $5 million buyout to the Sun Belt was approved, Texas State has officially joined the Pac-12 as the ninth member ahead of the conference's relaunch in 2026.

Meet Bryan Seeley, the man in charge of policing the new world of college sports

Overseeing athlete payments in college sports may seem like a thankless, nearly impossible job. But Bryan Seeley thinks he's up to the task.

Wetzel: Please don't expand NCAA basketball tournaments

The NCAA will risk an iconic slice of Americana if it expands the NCAA men's and women's tournaments again.

Relive Caitlin Clark vs. Paige Bueckers in the Final Four

With Caitlin Clark missing her anticipated matchup against Paige Bueckers, check out when the two stars matched up against each other in the 2024 Final Four.

Southern Utah, Utah Tech to join Big Sky fully in 2026-27

Southern Utah and Utah Tech will join the Big Sky Conference as full members starting with the 2026-27 academic year.

Sources: Texas State expecting offer to join Pac-12

Texas State officials have informed the Sun Belt Conference that they are expecting an offer from the Pac-12 in the near future, sources told ESPN.

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