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The NCAA Tournament caught criticism for what some called a disparity in how it furnished its men’s and women’s workout/weight rooms.

Six March Madness referees were sent home after some of them violated coronavirus policies

The University of Nebraska is looking to cancel its always anticipated game with the University of Oklahoma on Sept. 18.

The Atlantic Coast Conference has canceled its tournament semifinal game between No. 16 Virginia and Georgia Tech due to a positive COVID-19 test, quarantining and contact tracing within the Cavaliers program.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas’ long-awaited report on “The Eyes of Texas” has found that the school song has “no racist intent,” but the school president said athletes and band members will not be required to sing or participate when the song is played at games and campus events.

Les Miles is out as Kansas’ head coach just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure at LSU.

Creighton University has reinstated coach Greg Mcdermott only four days after suspending him for a supposedly “insensitive” comment.

ESPN’s Dan Dakich is being investigated after a college professor said she felt “violated” by Dakich’s words during a Twitter spat.

A college basketball coach is apologizing after using an analogy in which he told his players that they needed to “stay on the plantation.”

A college football referee blew a “missed” field-goal call because he was adjusting his mask instead of watching the play.

Former Notre Dame star and Houston Texan Louis Nix III, 29, was found dead in Florida three days after being reported missing by his other.

A congressional bill called the Amateur Athletes Protection and Compensation Act of 2021, introduced by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) on Wednesday, creates a wide range of changes for college athletes from the current NCAA guidelines.

Notre Dame has told video game giant EA Sports that it will not be allowed to include the university in its NCAA college football video game.

Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver Spencer Jones reportedly suffered a severe eye injury during a barroom brawl last week.

Deion Sanders claimed his personal belongings were stolen during his college coaching debut, leaving him with “mixed emotions.”

Not many people knew there was college football being played this weekend, but there was. However, what made national headlines wasn’t the game, it was a referee swearing like a sailor on a hot mic.

According to a recent study, having fans at NFL and NCAA football games last year did not increase the spread of the coronavirus.

A limited number of fans will be allowed to attend all rounds of next month’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Indiana.

Female athletes and women’s sports advocates want to advance federal legislation to protect women’s rights and transgender participation.

Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski made a personal phone call to a student reporter for the Duke Chronicle to apologize for an edgy exchange between the two at a press conference after the Blue Devils loss to Louisville on Saturday.

Jan. 21 (UPI) — The NCAA placed the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s football program on probation for one year due to multiple recruiting violations, it was announced Thursday.

The University of Nevada Las Vegas is dumping its 50-year-old mascot Hey Reb! despite that its lack of connection to the Confederate States.

Exactly two years from the day he made the Oklahoma State (OSU) basketball team, Dee Mitchell received a surprise visit from head coach Mike Boynton, who interrupted his shift at Walmart to inform Mitchell that he will receive a scholarship for the rest of his time on the team. Mitchell, a junior, made the team as a walk-on in January 2019.

Jan. 18 (UPI) — Justin Fields will skip his senior season at Ohio State and enter the 2021 NFL Draft, the Buckeyes quarterback announced Monday on social media.

Vanderbilt University’s Sarah Fuller is reportedly set to be part of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inaugural event this coming week.

“I know this much, The Eyes of Texas is our school song. We’re going to sing that song, we’re going to sing that proudly,” Sarkisian told reporters at his introductory press conference on Tuesday.

Lawmakers in North Dakota are taking up a bill to allow competing in sports in high school and college based on one’s biological sex.

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team received backlash from officials across the state who say the team’s decision to kneel during the playing of the National Anthem was offensive to the U.S. military and veterans.

Coronavirus doomsayers slammed college football for moving ahead with the season, with one “expert” even claiming that up to seven would die.

Alabama fans are facing stiff criticism over the massive street celebration in Tuscaloosa after winning the national championship on Monday night.

In a video posted to his Facebook page Sunday, Sheriff John Root, along with Jamie Mosley, who runs the Laurel County Correctional Center, burned their University of Kentucky shirts in protest. 

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has made it official — he’s heading to the NFL.

The Marquette men’s basketball team donned black uniforms and took a knee during the playing of the national anthem on Tuesday night, in response to the decision not to prosecute the officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake.

NEW YORK (AP) — On an Alabama team stacked with stars, DeVonta Smith emerged as the best player in college football.

Alabama and Ohio State fans have waited all year to watch their teams play for the national championship. However, they could have to wait just a bit longer.

In what may be a first in college basketball, both Boston University teams wore masks when they took on Holy Cross Monday.