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The Southeastern Conference spring meetings will be held in person for the first time since 2019 in a little less than two weeks.

In the wake of a war of words between Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher and Alabama’s Nick Saban, the Southeastern Conference has issued a public reprimand to both football coaches on Thursday.

Alabama coach Nick Saban called out Texas A&M, saying the school was “buying” players with name, image and likeness deals.

The Pac-12 is scrapping its divisional format for the upcoming college football season.

Ohio State plans to hike Ryan Day’s annual salary to $9.5 million as part of a two-year contract extension that will put him among the nation’s highest-paid college football coaches.

Listen insteadUTRGV REPORTSUTRGV senior right-handed pitcher Kevin Stevens is the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Pitcher of the Week for leading the Vaqueros to a 4-1 victory over Sam Houston on May 13, the WAC announced Monday. Stevens (8-2) pitched a season-high tying eight scoreless innings of three-hit ball, with only one of the hits leaving the infield. This is the fourth time Stevens hasn’t allowed a run during a start this season. Stevens has 213 strikeouts in his career, which ranks eighth in program history. This is the second TicketSmarter WAC Pitcher of the Week honor for Stevens and the fourth for UTRGV pitching this season.

The New Orleans Pelicans are the lone playoff team among the clubs who can get a boost from lotto luck when the NBA draft lottery is conducted Tuesday night in Chicago.

The NCAA seems to have inadvertently opened the door for boosters when it comes to college athletes cashing in on their fame.

Deion Sanders said the NCAA has a problem with the way players are starting to act now that they have money thanks to the new NIL rules.

College football and men’s basketball players on scholarship in one of the major conferences can expect to soon earn a minimum of $50,000 each year he plays because of the influx of cash from booster collectives brokering name, image and likeness deals.

College sports leaders are trying to send a warning to schools and boosters when it comes to paying athletes for endorsement and sponsorship deals: There are still rules and they will be enforced.

The NCAA enacted an interim name, image and likeness policy almost a year ago, allowing athletes to strike deals with local car dealerships to major brands.

College sports leaders visited Capitol Hill, asking lawmakers to consider rules to govern name, image and likeness money for college athletes.

The commissioners of the Southeastern Conference and the Pac-12 are scheduled to meet with lawmakers in Washington They will lobby for federal legislation to regulate name, image and likeness compensation to athletes.

College football coaches are pushing for changes to NCAA rules to help stabilize rosters depleted by transfers.

Peter McIndoe, the creator of the conspiracy parody, told 60 Minutes this week how the movement came to be.

The NCAA is looking for a new president.

Emmert will remain in his role until a successor is hired or until June 30, 2023, whichever comes first.

Emmert will remain in his role until a successor is hired or until June 30, 2023, whichever comes first.

NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down after 12 years on the job.

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Iowa linebackers coach Seth Wallace has been added as a defendant in lawsuit filed against the university and athletic department personnel by former football players alleging they were discriminated against and harassed because they are Black.

Boston College hockey coach Jerry York says he's retiring.

Alabama coach Nick Saban is concerned about the current state of college football.

Nick Saban's willingness to adapt and often be a catalyst for change in college football, both on the field and off, has propelled Alabama to six national championships in 13 seasons. The 70-year-old coach is confident his program will continue to thrive during this new era of college athletics, with players having more opportunities to earn money than ever before and more power to determine where they play. “I don’t think what we’re doing right now is a sustainable model,” Saban told The Associated Press in a recent interview.

A local star was selected in the first round of the 2022 WNBA Draft on Monday.

A group of University of Arizona swimmers wrote a letter of concern last month to the NCAA after transgender athlete Lia Thomas's sweep at the recent women's championship.

Ryan Barrow and Mike Benning scored less than three minutes apart to give Denver the lead and the Pioneers awakened with five goals in the third period to rally past Minnesota State 5-1 and claim their record-tying ninth college hockey title.

Denver is going for a record-tying ninth NCAA hockey championship.

Reggie Lutz scored to break a second-period tie and Minnesota State scored three times in the third in the Frozen Four semifinal on Thursday night to beat big-city rival Minnesota 5-1 and advance to the national championship game.

The University of Kansas just won the NCAA men's basketball championship, but the results of an investigation into recruiting violations may spoil the party.

Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky has won the John R.

The college basketball season just ended, but it’s never too early to dream about next season’s possibilities, especially with such a bright future expected for University of Houston men’s basketball!

Kansas’ comeback victory over North Carolina to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship was the most-viewed title game on cable television.

On Tuesday's show: Missouri City uses new technology to improve 911 response times, City Council Member Mike Knox answers questions about issues facing the city, UH men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson talks about the Cougars' last two NCAA tournament runs, and we talk with Sean Carey of the band Bon Iver.

Barkley "guaranteed" a win for the Kansas Jayhawks, and they mounted an incredible comeback against the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The Jayhawks break a 59-year-old record in staging the greatest comeback in NCAA title game history.

David McCormack’s late inside baskets to help Kansas surge past North Carolina in the NCAA championship game followed a Final Four trend.

After a remarkable season that resulted in a second straight Elite 8 appearance Houston Cougars’ seniors Fabian White Jr. and Taze Moore sat down with KPRC2′s Chancellor Johnson for an exclusive interview.

New Orleans is an ideal city to host a big event, but a Final Four remains a terrible fit for any dome where football teams also play. [Opinion]

If the nine months that led to Monday night’s national title game proved anything, it’s that college sports are changing.

Destanni Henderson scored a career-high 26 points to lead South Carolina to a 64-49 victory over UConn in the national championship game.

The Gamecocks finished up the tournament with a 64-49 victory over the UConn Huskies.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national championship, stifling UConn for a 64-49 victory that ended the Huskies’ undefeated streak in title games.

Kansas coach Bill Self finds himself in the same spot that longtime North Carolina coach Dean Smith once did.

A growing number of college baseball teams are moving away from the tradition of catchers using their fingers and hands for pitch signs.

When he's on the mound, Clemson left-hander Ryan Ammons will feel a little tingle on his right arm. Instead, it's a reminder telling him to look at the digital display on his wristband to find out the type of pitch to throw next and where to locate it. For a growing number of college baseball teams, the tradition of pitch signs sent by the catcher flashing his fingers and wiggling his hand is disappearing.

Caleb Love and North Carolina proved they could play their outside-shooting finesse style better than Duke could play bully ball.

UNC will take on the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday night in New Orleans.

Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies have gone 11-0 in NCAA title games and will look to continue that success when they face South Carolina for the women's basketball title Sunday night.

The Jayhawks beat the Wildcats 81-65, setting up a final matchup between Kansas and the winner of the first NCAA tournament showdown between rivals Duke and UNC.

The Jayhawks and the Tar Heels advance to the final of the men's NCAA basketball tournament. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski had announced he would retire at the end of the season.

Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over defending champion Stanford.

Dawn Staley's Gamecocks have protested during the national anthem since at least January 2021 "to bring awareness to racial injustice in our country."

The Women's Final Four Tournament is taking place in Minneapolis Friday night. South Carolina and Louisville play at 7:30 p.m. ET. UConn and Stanford play second at 9:30 p.m. ET.

The sport Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is leaving is run by an organization he doesn’t much recognize anymore.

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is down to its final four teams, if you can believe it.

Jess Errico won a 48-hour reprieve by arguing the Final Four game "was of great importance to the long-term standing of the infamous North Carolina men's basketball rivalry."

Don't feel bad if your NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket has already been vaporized. The odds of predicting a perfect March Madness bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion.

University of Houston guard Taze Moore won the Slam Dunk Championship at the Final Four on Thursday night.

NCAA President Mark Emmert said investigations into allegations of major violations against several high-profile men's college basketball programs — including 2022 Final Four participant Kansas — have taken “way too long.” “It’s just been really slow in getting through that new independent process that’s wound up reinvestigating the entire case,” Emmert said, referring to the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP). The IARP was created out of proposals from the commission led by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in 2018 to reform the sport.

Wisconsin basketball star Johnny Davis is ready to turn pro after delivering a superb sophomore season.

Most student-athletes won’t turn pro, so learning resilience and other off-the-court skills is more valuable.

A year ago, glaring inequities were revealed at the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Three days after Saint Peter’s magical NCAA Tournament ride ended, the mayhem still has not stopped for university president Eugene Cornacchia.

There was a time, not that many years ago, when predicting who would win the women’s NCAA Tournament was not that difficult.

Will Smith's violent slap of Chris Rock during the Academy Awards ceremony had no appreciable difference on the size of the ABC broadcast's television audience.

Hailey Van Lith scored 22 points, Olivia Cochran made a series of crucial baskets in the final minutes, and Louisville held off Michigan 62-50 to return to the Final Four for the fourth time in program history.

Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA champion Gable Steveson of Minnesota has been named repeat winner of the Dan Hodge Trophy as the top college wrestler. WIN magazine on Monday announced Steveson had received 49 of 59 first-place votes from a panel of retired coaches, a representative from each of the national wrestling organizations, media members, past winners and fans. Three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell was runner-up and two-time national champ Nick Lee of Penn State was third.

Here are things to know for Monday, March 28:

Aliyah Boston scored 19 points and led top-seeded South Carolina to its second straight Final Four with an 80-50 victory over Creighton.

Saint Peter's saw its fantastic run in the NCAA Tournament end with a 69-49 loss to North Carolina in the East Region final.

The Final Four is set for the NCAA men's basketball tournament: Rivals North Carolina and Duke will face off in one semifinal; in the other, Kansas will face Villanova.

The loss sets up the first ever meeting between UNC and Duke in the NCAA tournament.

Villanova guard and second-leading scorer Justin Moore will undergo surgery this week for a torn Achilles tendon.

KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy has final thoughts and observations from the Elite Eight.

It was another deep postseason run for the University of Houston’s men’s basketball team, but this time, the Cougars fell just short of the Final Four.

The Saint Peters Peacocks could make history tonight if they become the first No. 15 seed to advance to the NCAA men's college basketball tournament's Elite Eight. But how did they get here?

Arkansas, Duke, Houston and Villanova are the first four teams advancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA basketball tournament.

Arkansas, Duke, Houston and Villanova are the first four teams advancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA basketball tournament.

On Friday's show: Another grand jury declines to indict Deshaun Watson, the UH Cougars' run in the NCAA tournament, a unanimous decision in a Supreme Court case stemming from Houston, and why Texas has closed nearly all of the state’s public oyster reefs for harvesting.

After a disappointing second-round March Madness exit, the two-time All-American and projected number one draft pick still has something to prove.

DeSantis signed a proclamation declaring runner-up Emma Weyant as the winner, rather than transgender athlete Lia Thomas.

DeSantis signed a proclamation declaring runner-up Emma Weyant as the winner, rather than transgender athlete Lia Thomas.

Emma Weyant — a Florida resident, University of Virginia swimmer and Olympic silver medalist — came in second.

The first weekend of March Madness was fantastic. And that includes the women’s...

UConn star Paige Bueckers is by all accounts physically fit again as her Huskies enter the women's NCAA Tournament looking for a 14th consecutive appearance in the Final Four and a 12th national title. The sophomore has averaged under 14 minutes a game since her return and scored 30 total points, 16 of them in the Huskies' Big East quarterfinal win over Georgetown.

Here's a look at what's happening on day one of the NCAA tournament.

Here's a look at what's happening on day one of the NCAA tournament.

Lia Thomas moved one step closer to becoming the first known transgender woman to win a NCAA swimming championship by posting the top time in the 500-yard freestyle preliminaries on Thursday. Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania senior who entered the NCAA women’s swimming and diving championships as the top seed in the 500, advanced to Thursday night’s final with her top time of 4 minutes, 33.82 seconds. Thomas led throughout her heat and extended her lead over Stanford’s Brooke Forde on the final lap.

For the first time in NCAA tournament history, players can strike deals to profit off their names, images and likenesses. Brands have already spent millions, and some say it's just the start.

Fans of College basketball took to Twitter to react to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's unique jerseys

How to watch the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders in their NCAA Tournament game against Texas Southern.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi reacts to the Islanders advancing to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years.

Find out how you can catch all 67 NCAA tournament games for March Madness 2022.

Loyola is a No. 10 seed in the South Region. The Ramblers are 6-2 in their last eight NCAA Tournament games

NCAA's March Madness basketball tournaments are working to get back to a pre-pandemic sense of normalcy.

Bruce Weber resigned as the basketball coach at Kansas State on Thursday, one day after the struggling Wildcats lost to West Virginia in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament to cap a third straight losing season. First, the long-time coach criticized the NCAA over its handling of the FBI probe into college basketball corruption. Then, Weber struck out at Kansas State fans who used social media to berate him and his program.

A female teammate of transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas slammed university and NCAA officials as "weak" and "shameful" for allowing Thomas to swim on the women's team, in an interview with News Nation Now released on Wednesday.

The popular goalie who led the Cardinal to the 2019 NCAA College Cup championship game was 22.